The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-05-05

50 profoundly moved by war news a
theY were Sunday evening.
me hrat battle of the IIiSpano- Amer
lcah war has been fought and victor,
IleS with Adm. Dcwcy's squadron un
Ger the star, and stripc,.
Secretary Aigcr declared that it wa,
GLORIOUS victory, but. in common
with other officials Of the admini,tra.
lon, declined TO make extended com.
mcnt uIon it,
Navy and army circles. after mani
testing throughout the day the Great.
est caGerncss for news from the Pbilin.
pines, received with intense ioy the
adviccs telling OF the victory of Adm.
/ Dewcy's feet Their salts action that
the defeat Of the Spanish had been
overwhelming was strengthened bv
reason OF the news coming first almost
wholly from Madrid. and they were
quickly unrescryed in expressing their
qualification ulon the signal triumph
of the American forces.
At the Army and Navy club n larce
company was gathered and read and
commented upon the story of the en-
%agcmcntS as it was present d in the
bulletins at the club. Down town at
their homes and wherever seen. the Of
tccrS were free in Giving vent to the
pleasure they felt at the news and de- /
c.aring the confidence which they had T
entertained throughout that the Amer
lean shipS. their officers and men would .
demonstrate their superiority over the
Spanish fleet in Philippine waters
The absence of any statement
Of specific injury to the American YES
sells, in the Madrid adyiccS. was con-
strucd as convincing indication that
they had not suffered apprcciablc in
jury and this was especially pleasing
.o the naval students of the news. Not
'nly was the preservation Cf the
american ships ana men considered in
Is If happy outcome. but It was
commented upon as indicating clearly
nat Adm. Dewey and his associate Of
GERS and tn men under their com {
nand had discharged splendidly their $
cvtral duties in directing and exc /
utng the fight. In this connection @
was pointed out as little less than Y
larvclous that the American squadron p
>carcd without severe injury, because. d
withstanGing the disparity in the
avail forces the Spanish fleet. assisted .
Y the shore batteries should have :,
cen able 10 inEict severe damage 10 >,
> foe before itself being destroyed. >,
> failure to do 50 was eXpljcablc only =;
oon the hypothesis of perfect and r.
Nift WORK by tn Americans. An ,
'lnlon freely expressed Sunday night :,
naval officers is that the very de- It
,ive victory Of Adm Dewcy'S fleet =.
i'll mean probably an early end TO h,
e war, without further naval battles of
importance. The Am erican fl ,ct. it is -,
%Scsted, l. now supreme in the wat IN
> OF Spain Pacific DO cSsiOn and in ov
cations were strongly towards the do
ppng OF the Philippines from her 60.
ntrol. 1t was said that only by wl
ickly yielding to our demands in h.
ba could this loss possibly be avert IN.
Srain. il was argued, was con- co
'ntcd with situation which prom ~,
d naught save disaster in case she ia,
cted 10 force more fighting. The vii
oerioriiy of a superior feet has Dccn Wa
in the Pacific. and the sh,
nc, il is contcndcd would be incvit- An
c in the Atlantic in case the clash ina
mes. From whatever point of
W considered. the POLICY Of more
lting upon the Part of Spain, acc
inises nothing but more Spanish MA
fortune. Navy officers think this ''o'
" must prevail with the Spanish wo
ernment and believe any end of the ano
=. upon the lasis of Cuban indie OF
dcnce is 10 follow soon and that too hia'
bout further notable opportunity "o.
the American navy TO prove its -
er and distinguish itself. Ma'
ldge McComas, senator-elect from r.a'
yiand, after expressing his joy 'ho'
the result Of the conflict struck a o'n'
note OF the expected result of the IL
lonading at Manila Sunday. when repc
aid that II was likely TO have "a that
lenGoas effect, not only in Spain, the
throughout Europe. lie expressed Ing