Omaha daily bee., 1898-05-17
Viscaya Wants to Go Into Dry Dock to
Have Bottom Cleaned
DESTROyeRS TO MAKE NIGHT RAIDS
Expect to Make Things Lively for the
Blockading Squadron.
RELIEF EXPEDITION FOR PHILIPPINES
Five Battalions of Picked Men to A..
scmbie for Embnrkntion Under
Convoy of War ships Some
Time This Week.


Copyright, 1898. by Press Publishing Coy
MADRID, May 16.--(New York World Ca
blegram-Special Telegram NAVAL circles
believe that Cervera will dodge about,
I avoiding fight in case he is overmatched,
drawing the American squadron away from
| the Cuban coast and make dash to get
| into Havana, his principal object being to
allow the cruiser Vizcaya to enter the dock
and clean it's bottom and improve its speed,
as in its present condition it cripples the
movements Of the remainder OF the fleet.
| Much expectation is also founded on night
raids which the Spanish destroyers might
make upon the American blockadng squad
ron later when the rainy season sets in.
| Fast blockade runners, Spanish and foreign,
will undertake to carry ammunition and
provisions to Cuba and Puerto Rico.
| Military preparations for n relief eXpedi-
| tion to the Philippine islands are advance
ing. Five battalions each 200 strong with
thirtyeigh officers, will assemble at Barce-
Iona. Cadiz and Valencia for embarkation
this week under General Camprubi. All are
picked men, having served two years. Sew
eral batteries will go with the expedition.
also large supply of stores and soal War
ships to convoy the transports will SO from
|
Outburst of Anger.
| 1t Is difficult to describe the widespread
burst of anger against England on account
of Chamberlain's speech coming after Sails
bury's Every Spaniard from the highest to
the lowest is quite as exasperated
against everything English as against tho
Yankees. England is denounced as mean,
perfidious, selfish. base and unscrupulous.
all ranks that the British ministers may have
had some loftier, arsghted and deeper de-
sign on European and Asiatic questions
than paltry acquisitions of territory and
coaling stations in the Philippines, Canaries
and Balearics. That is supposed to be the
only object of the English statesmen. The
wave Of indignation against England and
the United States 10 such that Spanish lin
goes, papers and public opinion loudly find
fault with their queen regent and the gov
ernment for not at once rushing into arms.
Russia and France are not offering Ger
, many any bait in the Philippines short of
Manila and Luzon island that could make
the kaiser a basis for continental coalition
against the Anglo-Saxon countries. The
! Madrid government naturally cannot indulge
, in such quixotic projects and Is content
, with an active exchange of communication
with the courts of Russia, Austria, Germany,
France and Italy. Besides, IL Spain could
| only give those powers assurance that they
S could keep the popular and military classes
down the continental powers would certainly
/. interpose as soon as any serious reverse in
Manila and the West Indies and the fall
of the liberal government furnished the
opportunity to form a strong military and
conservative cabinet with Silvela Campos,
whom the European powers consider may
' be trusted to make peace.
decided change has taken place in the
continental governments attitude since they
have come to the conclusion that the best
e way to avert any understanding between
\ England and the United States is a prompt
r termination on terms securing the preser-
4 walton Of Spanish rule in the Philippines and
r puerto Rico at least, even II Cuba becomes
= independent under an American protectorate.
This explains why the powers are SO anxious
to hear of decisive naval operations in the
: West Indies.
Nothing Seen of the Fleet.
= CURACAO, May 16.-(New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) - Nothing
has been seen today Of the Spanish squadron
under the command of Admiral Cervera.
II The squadron left here last evening after
e the first class armored cruisers Vizcaya
!, and Infanta Maria Teresa had taken ON
able quantities of provisions. The rest of
\ the squadron, consisting of the first class
y armored cruisers Almrante Oquendo and
:, Cristobal Colon and the torpedo boat de-
stroyers Furor and Pluton, were waiting
, | outside for the two cruisers. When the
" squadron disappeared 1t was steering a
westerly course
= CORO. Venezuela, May 16.-(New York
World Cablegram-Special Telegram mo
q Spanish war ships have been sighted here.
!. 1t Is reported that the Cape Verde feet is
still off Curacao.
(Note)-Coro is on the north coast OF
Venezuela, directly south OF Curacao.
l. GIBRALTAR, Spain May 16.-(New York
i World Cablegram-Special Telegram. "A
y Spanish feet was to leave Cadiz today. A
d telegram from Madrid just received here res
Il ports 1t bound for the Philippine islands
n The expedition. which is said to consist OF
e troops and war ships both. will go by way
l. OF the Suez canal Its object is to raise
% the blockade by Admiral Dewey's ships II
e possible and to recover the islands. II that
70 cannot be accomplished troops will be landed
for the purpose of enabling Manila to try
to hold out against capture until the hoped
D. for Intervention by Europe may restore the
islands to Spain.
" ST. PIERRE. Martinique. May 16.-(Nev
York World Cabegram-Special Telegram
There is no Spanish fleet here today. i
may be off the coast. but has probably gon,
north. One Spanish man-of-war has beer
T. reported off the north point Of the island
u The Terror and the Alicante are still a
D Fort de France. The former Is repairing III
rs boilers and the latter is being painted white
he There was one fash signal on the hills las
80 night. This was protested against by tn,
American consul. The French man wa
e. Admiral Rigault Gonouilly arrived at For
es de France today from Porto Rico. slight!
damaged in the bombardment there. Th,
IN excitement still continues here.
ne -----
YRIc's whereabouts.
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ay ST. THOMAS, ID. w. l.. May 16.-(Nev