The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1898-05-05

view must prevail with the Spanish
government and believe any end Of the
war, upon the basis of Cuban indie.
without further notable opportunity
for the American navy to prove its
power and distinguish itself.
Judge McComas, senator-elect from
Maryland after expressing his Joy
over the result Of the conflict struck
key note of the expected result of the
cannonading at Manila Sunday. when
he said that 1t was likely to have
tremendous effect, not only in Spain,
but throughout Europe. He expressed
the belief that 1t would turn the tide
of Europen sentiment toward the
United States.
The idea advanced by Judge Nc.
Comas was expressed by others Sum
day night It is regarded by some as
likely. that the decisive victory gained
by Adm. Dewey's squadron may open
the eyes of Spain to the seriousness of
the conflict upon which she has en-
tered. In official circles it is regarded
as almost certain that trouble of
most critical kind will confront
the Sagasta government within Spain's
own borders. It is pointed out that
the Spanish people have been led to
believe that their navy was invincible,
and the bitter disappointment that
will ensue over the result of the first
engagement of the war is likely to
precipitate internal dissentions if not
revolution.
Another result Of Adm. Dewey's
victory it is thought may be action on
the part of the powers of Europe to
induce Spain to abandon what. is re-
garded as a hopeless contcs, for her.
Representations may be made to ST ain
that she would \ better rem
guish her hold upon Cuba
than to risk losing all her
West Indian possessions and the Phil
|,ippines as well. 1t is believed to be
not unlikely that the presentations
will indicate that, since Spanish houor
has been satisfied by a conflict, Spain
can now yield to the inevitable and ac-
cept the good offices of the powers %
bring about an adjustment
In the dispatches from Madrid the
statement was made that Adm. Dewey
effected a landing on the west side of
Manila bay for the men of his feet
who were wounded in the engage
ments. It was asserted in official cir
cles that this landing had two-fold
purpose. 1t was not only that the
wounded might have better care than
they could receive on shipboard, in
the face of other probable engage
ments, but also to carry out what
was known to be Adm. Dewey's pur-
pose, to effect junction with the in
surgents as soon as possib BILE. The in.
surgent forces practically surround
Manila on the land sides of the city,
| and with the intention OF securing
control of Manila as soon as possible,
Adm. Dewey was to obtain foot
ing on the island at the earliest
practicable moment AS soon as
the junction of American and insur-
gent forces, the one on sea and the
other on land, is effected, demand is
likely to be made for the surrender of
the city, and, in tn. event of refusal,
| q combined attack would be made upon
it. The result of such an attack in
in the absence of Spanish feet and
effective shore batteries. seems a fore
gone conclusion.
No news of a definite character is
given concerning the loss sustained by
Adm. Dewey's squadron, and it is
scarcely likely, in the opinion of
experts of the navy, that au-
thenthic information will be re-
ceived until Adm. Dewey has op-
portunity to communicate officially
with the department 1t is regarded
as probable that Immediately after the
engagements of Sunday Adm. Dewey
sent the revenue cutter McCulloch
back to Hong Kong with dispatches
and that the first information from
him will come from that point.
The distance from Manila to Hong
Kong is a tri6e over 800 miles and it
will take the McCulloch about two
days to make the trip.