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"J Double Sheet TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR. NO. 227. DEWEY'S GRAND VICTORY Brings With It a Long Train of Complications ALL THE NATIONSIf THE WORLD Ready to Fight For a Share in Possession of the Islands Spain Rounding Up Her Forces For a Desperate Attempt to Dispossess Dewey and Regain Con trol of Manila SPECIAL TO THE HERALD Washington, May 14.—The administration is finding fresh cause for worry over the far Philippines. Dewey's magnificent victory has brought about dangers of international complications as threatening as have arisen over the land grabbing in China. If Spain is to lose the islands, Russia, Ger many, France, Great Britain and Japan are interested to the verge of war in their future ownership. No combination can be suggested which will permit any of the powers named to obtain exclusive control of the great archipelago. Each power is jealous of every other, and the United States may be forced to take possession finally, or else return them to Spain. Assurances that all is quiet at Manila do not satisfy the administration. The 7,000,000 natives are in a ferment. They are arming and rising. Anarchy is imminent and the powers feel impelled to protect their interests. The result, it is anticipated, will be the assembling at Manila of the heavy Asiatic squadrons of the powers. In that evnt, Admiral Dewey would have the humiliation of seeing his squadron sixth in point of strength, being exceeded by Great Britain, Japan, Russia, Germany and France, in the order named. The military experts of Europe scout the idea that a corps of 12,000 men will be sufficient to maintain order in the Philippine islands. As soon as the natives realize that they are not to be given independence, but that the islands are to be used as pawns in the greater game ot international war and politics, {here js reason to believe they will be as antagonistic to the United States as to Spain. A Spanish Attempt at Recapture Barcelona, May i£ (By Courier to Perpignan, France.) (Special to The Herald.) —1 learn of good authority that the war minister is organ izing five battalions ot 5,050 men each, one from each of the following towns: Barcelona, Valencia, Madrid, Cadiz and Burgos, to be embarked at Barcelona on tne 16th for Cadiz, whence they will sail, escorted by the Pelayo, Emperor Callus V., Alfonso KM. and several destroyers, for the Philippines.- Felix Beltram de Lts arrived uTßarcelona on Thursday to take command of the Neumancia. The transatlantic liner Covadogna has sailed for France for repairs, aud. the Leon,XIII, sails for Barcelona or Mar. sei'les on Friday for coal. . Both will return immediately in readiness for instructions from the government. English Interests at Manila Hong Kong, May 14.—(Special to The Herald.) The lives arid property of Englishmen in Manila are now in such peril from the Spaniards that a British force will b; sent from Hong Kong to protect them if American troops do not arrive there within a short time. The natives of the Philippines will not aid the Americans effectively until their leader, Aginaldo, lands. He is still at Hong Kong, unable to get a steamer. Spanish soldiers are insulting the English in Manila and killing natives on the outskirts. The American con sulate in Hongkong is besieged by Americans now in the Chinese and French service who are eager to go to Manila. Consul Wildman could enlist a regi ment of picked men in one day. Rumors of Intervention London, May 14. (By Associated Press.)— The Paris correspondent of the Sunday Sped al says he learns from a trustworthy source that Great Britain and Germany have arrived at a formal agreement with the United States to put a stop to the Hispano-American war within two weeks. There are no fresh developments and the rumors of European interven tion to put a stop to the conflict between Spain and the United States may be dismissed as mere attempts to provoke official utterances on the subject. Troops Ordered to Manila Lincoln, Neb., May 14.—Marching orders came today from Wash ington to the First Nebraska regiment of infantry whose destination is the Philippines. The troops will move tomorrow, or as soon as the quarter master's department at Omaha designates the route. SPAIN'S FLEET, WHICH IS NOW REPORTED TO BE OFF THE VENEZUELAN COAST THE HERALD SPAIN IS PREPARING A GREAT COUP [• MADRID, May 14.—(Special to The Herald.) The papers hereare violently attacking the gov - cj • ernment. There is the greatest anxiety in official circles. Despujois says he feara the war will be more » * « prolonged than was expected. Spain will never yield, he said. The rumors of an armistice are an abso- . » * » lute Yankee fabrication. A great coup is in preparation. If It faila the worat Is feared, even revolu- ■ • » • tion. But the army and all true .Spaniards .-vsjll never desert the throne. Prime Minister Sagasta has „ , •j « made some sort of an arrangement by which the minlatets will continue to hold office, and the threatened r , q . crisis will, for the time being, be averted, hut there may be a change In the portfolios of marine and r , », » finance. These, however, will not alter the policy of the cabinet. „ , oj« The government has authorized Augusti, the governor of the Philippines, to concede any re- tj * forms which circumstances may render advisable, so long as they are compatible with the sovereignty P « p» of Spain. The state of public feeling is improving. After the bombardment of Porto Bico, a French ship »j , tj • sailed with her crew cheering for Spain. It is thought to be quite easy for the Spanish squadron to raise , tj » the blockade of Cuba. Military authorities declare that war preparations are still incomplete. They con- J . »j m sider that the naval encounters that have so far taken place by no means prejudice the chances of sue- ej 9 ... „ cess of the army in Cuba. They say the Americans are making a great mistake in thinking their tri- , J« umph assured. j, 4 m The price of bread has again risen, but the Increase has provoked no further disturbance. Noth- t - ; t-,« ing is known in official circles of the reported capture or detention of the American cruiser Harvard. «, , LOS ANGELES, SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 15, 1898 "WILL I EVER FORGET IT?" To the Great Satisfaction of Our Navy Officials IT IS Off THE COAST Of VENEZUELA Watching For a Good Chance to Sneak Past Sampson's Squadron For the Time feeing the People Will Be Left in Ignorance of the Movements of the American Warships BY ASSOCIATED PRESS SPECIAL WIRE. Washington, May 14.—Definite official information reached the au thorities here late this afternoon that the Spanish squadron had been sighted off the island of Curacoa, one of the Dutch West Indies, lying off the coast of Venezuela. This information was regarded as of vital importance, as it not only fixed the position of the enemy, but disclosed the purpose of the Spanish admiral to elude Admiral Sampson's fleet and make his way through the Caribbean, probably to Cuba. The island of Curacoa was originally Spanish and is peopled mainly by descendants of Spaniards, though it is now one of the Dutch possessions. The Spanish admiral's course was also influenced by the fact that the French cable starting from Caracas, Venezuela, touches at the island of Curacoa, thence proceeds northward through the Caribbean to Hayti, with spurs running east and west to Porto Rico and Cuba respectively. He is thus en abled to get in touch from Curacoa with the Spanish authorities in Cuba and Porto Rico, and through them directly with the Spanish admiralty at Madrid. No immediate battle with Admiral Sampson's fleet is expected, and the Spaniards, as seems likely, have succeeded in passing south of the American fleet and are now well to the westward of it. As the enemy is in reach of the cable, the navy department regards it as of the most vital concern that . the exact whereabouts of the American ships should not bs made known dur. ing the next few days. Thus far they have felt handicapped by the fact that ► the Spanish admiral knew the whereabouts of our ships, while we were'in doubt as to the locality of his. The officials here regard it as essential dur* ing the next few days to reserve this condition, so that the Spanish admiral will be moving in the dark, while our officers will be posted as to his move ments through the Caribbean. The American Fleet The department doubtless is informed as to the whereabouts of Ad miral Sampson's squadron, but it does not see fit to give out any informa tion on the subject, and the same rigid silence prevails as to the whereabouts and destination of Commodore Schley's flying squadron. The game has reached such a critical stage that premature publication as to the wherea bouts of our ships might cause inestimable loss and failure of the present plans. In one respect the maneuvre of the Spanish fleet is a relief to the naval officials here, as it tends to show the safety of the battleship Oregon. She is proceeding from the north coast of South America to join Sampson's fleet and is somewhere in the neighborhood cf Martinique. Had the Spanish squadron remained at that point there would have been serious danger that the Oregon would have been intercepted; now, however, she is well out of the way of the Spaniards so long as she follows the usual route. It is not to be supposed that the navy department, with a knowledge of the whereabouts of the Spanish fleet, is going to allow any of its hard worked little cruisers and gunboats engaged in blackading duty on the Cuban coast to fall victims to the huge Spanish ironclads. The com manders will be promptly advised of the approach of the Spaniards, and it may be set down as sure that unless the department is satisfied that Samp son or Schley can head off and crush the Spanish fleet, the Cuban blockade vessels will be given permission to take care of themselves and get out of harm's way. Gutting the Gables The determined attack made by the Marblehead and other vessels on the ocean cable running seaward from Cienfuegos, shows that the govern- —New York Herald. SPAIN'S FLEET IS LOCATED 24 Pages | PRICE FIVE CENTS