Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-04-29

although 80 diminutive in size a. t,
almost elicit the sympathy ri her cap
tors. She had on board $4,000 il
! silver, 800 casks of wine, and the re
maindcr II the cargo consisted Of ba
nanaS.
\ bare spark to the mine would be
sufficient, 1T the present time, to sc
! the world atlame with the horrors o
war. Under such circumstances i
would he in keeping with the present
indications, for Japan to join force
with Great Britain, and for Germany
France, Austria and Italy to he force,
into one gigantic war that nigh
chang" the map and sweep ava!
kingdoms.
y London dispatch OF yesterday say.
there is a growing iriendlinc>S fol
Spain, which all resident Americans
even among diplomats, are compelled
to admit. Although the government
attitude towards the United State;
has been up to this time very cordial
it is now questioned whether there
may not be majority in parliament
favorable to Spain. 1t may be thai
the report is sensational.
The assurance of Capt.-Gen. Blancc
to the government at Madrid that he
can defend Havana without aid from
the Spanish fleet, is probably based
upon the forbcarance of the blockad
ing squadron, which has allowed Moro
castle to blaze away the whole week
without shot being fired in return.
\ few shots from our warships' big
guns would forever silence the anti.
quated smooth-bores OF that ancient
fortress.
The large Spanish steamer Guido
bound for Havana, with large cargo
OF provisions and money, was captured
Wednesday morning, by the L. S.
monitor Terror. The capture took
place ten miles off Cardcnas, after a
swift race during which the Terror
and the gunboat Machias fired several
shots, almost blowing the Spaniard's
pilOt-house into the water. 1t is esti-
mated that this haul is easily worth
100000.
The New York, the Puritan and the
Cincinnati, Wednesday afternoon,
bombarded the Notifications at Ma
tanzas harbor, to prevent the compile
ton of a fertilization at Punta Gorda.
Eighty-six shots were fired by the U.
S. warships, with the result of COM
pletely demolishing the earthworks
without the slightest damage from the
enemy's guns. The flagship returned
to Havana and the other two vessels
remained at Matanzas.
An American fleet, headed by the
cruiser Olympia, sailed Wednesday
afternoon from Hong Kong for Ma
nilla. 1t comprises the cruisers Balti-
more, Boston, Concord, Raleigh and
the gunboats Coghlan and Petrol, the
dispatch boat Hugh Mccullough, the
storeship Nanshan and the collier Zaa-
iro. The Spanish fleet at the Philip.
pine Islands is no match for these YES.
sells and even supported by the fortifi-
cations could not resist for any great
length of time. Rear Admiral Dewey
said before starting that he would take
Manila in thirty-eight minutes.
Such extreme exactness carries con-
viction, for he must have made very
careful study of the situation upon
which to base it.
1t is thought that the Spanish plan
of campaign will be what is called
guerilla warfare when its operations
are on the land. She is preparing to
prey upon our commerce, and it cam
not be denied that the Pacific Coast
presents the most promising results at
the present time. The large number
of merchantmen off South American
coasts engaged in the coffee, phos.
phite and rubber trade, the lumber
fleets plying from the Sound to the
Southern Pacific ports, the richly
laden steamers that 60 to and from
the Northern mines, and the thirty
or more vessels coming around from
the Atlantic to engage in that trade,
present tempting array for Spanish
rapacity. As these latter vessels
rendezvous at Seattle, it may happen
that the city's boast may result in her
humiliation if Spanish fleet should
conclude to risk the venture of levy
of tribute from the Queen City.
THE President has issued proclaim
alton giving Spanish ships in Ameri-
can ports till MAY 21st to complete