Show THE ANTIPODAL WAR WAB I 1 the somewhat monotonous reports of the trend of west indian military operations r ince rince the great engagement ot of monday at santiago de cuba was waa mitigated somewhat today by receipt of advice advises regarding another bombard n t on a large scle scale at caiman manera era on the day da following tuesday Tu eady this town r la ft about thirty miles east of santiago t f tod bad is similarly situated except that babo th bay Is much larger the forts as tot aa the othet other ease case command the apt hes to the bay and these also as befort before were silenced and practically killed Kil ned fro W that in mhd absence oti of ob and explosions there ts Is or nothing left tor for the american 1160 fl feet to do but to enter in and take possession eslon it is further reported that the fp spanish anish intended to destroy the rather than let it tall fall into the hands A 0 of the americans and that the T 1 population civil and military 6 v abed V NTO othio his it would seem that the iab now have about as many fig places as they are likely to S for awhile and the naval forces force dmn their attention to other mat rag antonion att enlon Onion seven diore eadd moye troops are on the way ll 11 e L island and d getting ashore with 7 1 equipments I 1 q q I 1 would seem to be no r 4 matteo of uri uncertainty i 1 w the other side of the globe ie athe 6 8 t the 1 statement ment that manila has baa are dered ato 0 o the rebels or will do so 90 early day aay anticipating which the soldiers diers had bad deci decided did to surto the americans pro probably bally re as the lesser of two evils the aie oth otha inevitable it is a e e for news to travel and iad in regent bent contused confused cont used state of affair ft ang tut that la Is transmitted should ace held ih serve reserve until ot of 4 ae aa 0 capitulation CaPitulO tx of at the city ite 16 y t i i only a matter of a short time whenever a movement in force is or was waa made against it it must fall but aa to when and how this will take place it if it has not taken place already is a matter mailer in which admiral dewey win will have a word or two to say whenever he says it and tells us of it we may then consider that the particular thing has been done perhaps however the rebels have not waited for a concert of action and have pushed over the def defense nse and into the city and taken full possession in which case dewey would undoubtedly have a job on his hands that might necessitate his waiting for the arrival of the charleston at least it is not at all likely that the americans efter after destroying the spanish fleet and thus making all ail things else easy will consent to rebels or any other people reaping the fr fruits of our achievements and the right man is on duty there to t 0 see that it is not done the capture of manila by either americans cr insurgents or b both 0 th would doubtless inspire the spanish government with one more hope that there being so many foreign powers whose subjects have great interests there some one or more will intervene at the eleventh hour it is rather lat late e in the day and spain is too far gone to look for assistance because of any such flimsy pretext it is not at all likely that private individuals or private in teresta will be disturbed except unavoidably and this is nox not a cause of war spain would act wisely to give up while yet it may retain something |