Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-05-03

of Intervention by the Powers-The
American Navy the Equal of the World
No Longer Doubted by European Ma
tions-Dewey May BE Promoted to an
Admiral-Flags Displayed In Honor of
the victory at Manila In Washington.
LONDON, May accommodate Dewey,
according to a reported dispatch from
Madrid, gave Captain General August
"a hours to comply with an ultimatum,
which demanded all warlike stores and
the entire stock of coal in charge of the
government officials The ultimatum
asserted that no money levy would be
made upon Manila.
The dispatch says it is believed in
Madrid that the government has al
ready cabled Captain General August
authority to comply with the demand,
no other course being open. Grave
events may follow public knowledge of
this compliance.
HoNGKoNG, May 3.-There is no news
Of the American squadron beyond a
private telegram from Captain Ooncha
of the Spanish cruiser Don Juan de
Austria to his children at convent
school here. 1t is assumed from this
that the Americans were accommodating
The entrance and trying the southern
side of the island, which is six miles
wide, and surrounded by rocks and
shoals, though not believed to be mined.
There is no news either of the Span
ish squadron, but according to the latest
advices it could not take the offensive
in any case The cable to Manila is
now interrupted.
The steamer Esmeralda, chartered by
the banking companies here to bring
away the specie from Manila, reached
there and it is believed that she has
been boarded by the Americans.
LONDON, May 3.-The Madrid CORE
spondent of The Times, describing the
engagement at Manila, says:
'3The Olympia, the Boston, the Ra-
leigh, the Concord, the Petrol and the
Monacacy entered the bay under cover
Of darkness by the smaller and safer
Bocachica channel. The forts of Core
gidor island gave the alarm by firing on
the intruders, but they seem to have in
fiicted no serious damage. The Ameri-
can squadron moved up the bay and at
3 O'Clock III the morning appeared be-
fore Cayite. Here, lying under the
shelter of the forts, was the Spanish
squadron.
Admiral Montejo, few days be-
fore, went to Subic bay to look for the
enemy, but learning that they We're vast
ly superior in force, had prudently re-
turned and placed his ships under the
protection of the forts. This was his
only chance of meeting the enemy on
something like equal terms, and it did
not suffice.
'sSoon the Americans opened fire.
The Spanish replied vigorously and the
combat continued without interruption
for four hours, during which the Don
Antonio de Ulloa was sunk, the Cas-
tilla and Mindanao were set ON fire and
the Reina Maria Christina and the Don
Juan de Austria were seriously dam
aged. One or two of the smaller craft
were scuttled by their crews to escape
capture Others took refuge in small
neighboring creek emptying into Baker
bay, where, presumably, the American
ships were unable to follow them. But
not one surrendered.
WASHINGTON, May 3.-It is a curious
fact that the nation most directly inter-
ested of all the great powers in the COM
bat that took place at Manila should be
among the last officially to know of the
result. Up to the close of office hours
absolutely the only information that our
government had received of the brilliant
victory of Commodore Dewey and the
winning of the battle of Manila on May
day came to the government through
the medium of the press dispatches. II
the report is true that Commodore Dew.
ey has begun a bombardment and block.