| Show WAlt OTI IllTMINS MHKVIIIMJ I Interest In the pending war Ii I nan divided between the Atlantic and the Pacific operations The United States squadron consisting of five warships war-ships under Command of Commo doro Dewey previous anchored at lllrs north of Hong KonE bas been ordered to tho Philippine Inlands and Is I now on Its waj The Spanish iwels 1 In that vicinity number six but at till are Inferior to the Baltimore the beat one on the American aide the IIum hers are regarded as being vratlcalty equal 1 end the Spanish craft are not more heavily manned than ours The orders are to attack the Bpinlardi as n4on an found and o the distance 10 be covered Is I not very great there Is I probability of an early collision Mhleh will assuredly be a fight to n finish when It takes place If the Spanish ships are not found then the Amerl con ore 10 proceed 10 Ianlla file capltal of the Islands situated on the southwestern Bide of Luzon the most northwesterly Island of the group here they areto act In concert with 30000 Insurgents with the Intention of rip falling the place and turning the bpm lards I out first there then everywhere else elseThis This all I has a sunlclently businesslike business-like sound to satisfy tho most exacting exact-ing clamorer for a Philip and ileojulve campaign The dispatches announce I that within two or three days a tattle will be fought hI the antagonists In chief at some point off the Philippine Philip-pine cot aid the authorities at Washington weem to be confident of the result If It shill prove to be a decisive victor cither vva > the moral effect In favor oC tM winner uoull be I very great and might cause an entire change oC Cront here anti abroad hlle a klrmlh or an tneonehh joinder of forces no matter which side might I have the advantage would be likely to Produce no more serious I consequences I conse-quences than neldahle increase In the volume pC niar Iullelln leonUn all eyes are figurative turned to the hrort Pacific and all earn are open to hear the din of the strife and Its out com Thj rillllpllne are a i regular archl Wage consisting oC mums 1200 Islands 1 oC great y varlng llmnlon the Urgent being the one spoken of Iuzanand Mindanao the total square mileage being 120000 Inhabiting these 19 a population of about 10000000 and the products are exceedingly luxuriant and 1 tn n great extent trolleal mRklng the Islands a source of great ealth to fjiln Undoubtedly she will ptialn ery nr muscle and nhr oC he being to retain control Lot nhe Is caught badly unprepared and It I need not be eurprllng If her hold on the Philippines were rhakon on before that on Cuba by u ronsl lerable time The Islands are situated on Urn western west-ern side of the China sea ehlenI between 1 be-tween latitude to degrees 32 minute and 110 degrees 33 minuter north and longltud 111 anti 121 at unit constitute con-stitute the most northerly Position of the great Mavlaslan group |
