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SCRAOTON. VA.. MONDAY. MORNING, MAY 1(5, 1898.
TWO CENTS.
SPANISH SCHEME
CONGRESS FORECAST
DEWEY CAPTURES
ANOTHER PRIZE
War Iterenuo Ulll Will Occupy "
Attention ol thn 8enite--Tho
lion Will Conildor IU-
wnilnn Aniiexntton.
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DID NOT WORK
Blanco's Men Endeavor in Vain to Decoy American Vessels Within
Range of the Big Guns at Morro Castle Welcome News
from Hong Kong Reinforcements to Be Sent
to Dewey at Once.
(Copyright. ISO?, by the Associated Press.)
Key West, Flu., Mny 15. On board
the Associated Press dispatch boat
Kate Spencer, off Havana, May 11, S
I. m. (Via. Key West, Fin., Mny 15, C
n. m. Captain General Blanco, two
hours before sundown tonight at
tempted to execute a ruse, which, If
successful, would have cleared the
front of Havana of six ships on that
blockading station. Unable to come
out to do battle, lie adopted the tac
tics of the spider and cunningly
planned to draw the prey Into his
net, but though a clever and pretty
scheme after an original proposition,
It was practically a repetition of the
trick by which the gunboat Vlcks
burg nnd the little converted revenue
cutter Morrill were last week decoyed
by a Ashing smack under the big
Krupp guns of Santa Clara batteries.
Thanks to bad gunnery, both ships
on that occasion managed to get out
of the range without being sunk,
though some of the shell burst close
aboard and the VIcksburg's Jacob's
ladder was cut adrift. The wary are
never caught twice In the same trap.
Late this afternoon the ships on the
Havana station were dumbfounded to
see two ships steam out of Havana
harbor and head east. Dense Bmoke
was streaming like black ribbons from
their stacks, and a glance showed that
they were under a full head of steam.
By aid of glasses Commander Lilly,
of the Mayflower, which was Hying
the pennant, made out the larger ves
sel of the two, which was about 200
feet long and about 4,500 tons displace
ment, to be the cruiser Alphonso XIII,
and the small one to bo the gunboat
Lcgazpl,, both of which were known to
be bottled up In Havana harbor. At
first he supposed that they were tak
ing advantage of the absence of the
heavy fighting ships and were mak
ing a bona lido run for the open sea.
As superior ofTlccr.'ho immediately sig
nalled the other ships on the station,
the VIcksburg, Annapolis, Wasp,
Tecumseh and Osceola, which were
moving In to form a column nnd eu
echclou. with gunboats on tho right
flank. The little squadron moved in
obliquity toward the fleeing Spaniards,
keeping up n running fire as they went.
The Alphonso nnd her consort circled
in shore about live miles below Ha
vana, nnd after running In for half a
mile headed bark for Morrn Castle. Our
gunboats and thin skinned vessels of
the mosquito fleet did not follow them
In. Commander Lilly saw the wily
Spanish ruse was to draw them un
der the guns of the heavy batteries,
where Spanish artillery officers could
plot out the exact range with their
talameters and pot them. So the re
turn was made In line ahead parallel
with the shore. Commander Lilly had
not been mistaken. As his ships came
abreast of the Santa Clnra battery the
big guns opened and fired thirteen
shells at a distance of about five miles.
Tho range was badly judged as more
than half the shells overshot the mark
nnd others fell short, some as much ns
a mile.
The Associated Press dispatch boat
Kate Spencer witnessed the action,
which lasted over an hour.
(WOD NEWS FROM DEWEV.
Tho Plucky Admiral K till .tinnier ol
thn Situation at .Mnniln.
Washington, May 15. The dispatches
from Hong Kong brought welcome
news toduy from Admiral Dewey to the
people, nnd particularly to Secretary
Long nnd the naval officers who are
watching tho admiral's movements
with so much interest. While no np
prehenslon existed ns to his security,
nevertheless reassurance of safety is
always pleasant. The telegrams indi
cate that Dewey has lost nunc of the
prestige gained in his memorable light
of two weeks nr.o and that while bo
refrains from tuklng the city of Ma- l
una, lias It practically at his mercy.
The admiral expresses the belief that
tho rebels are hemming In the city by
land, but the fact that he says explicit
ly that they have made no demonstra
tions, goes to disprove thoroughly the
published reports thut they hail al
ready entered Manila and begun a
career of bloodshed and rapine. The
best evidence of the effectiveness or
the blockade maintained by the Ameri
can admiral und nlso of the work of
the Insurgents in surrounding tho city
Is shown In the statements In the dls
patches that provisions are scarce In
the city of Manila, which seems to In
dicate to Admiral Dewey an early sur
render by the Spanish authorities.
Another published report seems nlso to
be refuted by the ndm.lrnl's advices
and that Is that the rebel) hnvo rnlded
Cavlte, where tho Spanish navnl sta
tion was located and where, presum
ably, lnrge supplies of arms and am
munition woie kept. If the rebels have
been supplying themselves with arms
It must have been with tho admiral's
consent ns his dispatch is originally
dated from Cavlte, Indicating that he
Is still In possession. The greatest sat
isfaction prevails here over the good
work being done and the effectiveness
of the blockade being maintained by
him.
AID FOR DEWEV.
The officials are making nil possible
haste to rush troops to supplement Ad
miral Dewev's forces, so that If this
Spanish governor does surrender, the
former will not be dependent upon the
small number of marines which he can
Illy spare from his ships, but will have
the assistance of soldiers In holding
his position und maintaining order. It
Is confidently hoped here thut the City
of Peking, chartered as a transport
vessel, will be able to clear from San
Francisco In n very shott time, to be
followed In rapid succession by the
other three ships engaged for a simi
lar purpose. The Peking can carry 1,000
men, which, with the marines aboard
the Charleston Just about to sail, will
be of considerable assistance to the
admiral, but far from the number
which he will need. The total number
of men to be sent will aggregate prob
ably 12,000, as Major General Wesley
Merrltt, who Is to command the ex
pedition and subsequently to be made
military governor, regards that as the
least which can maintain order In a
city like Manila, made up of so many
discordant elements. Over ten regi
ments of infantry and four batteries
of artillery from tho volunteers have
been ordered to concentrate at 'San
Francisco and from these and the regi
ments now In the extreme west will
bo taken the men for the Philippine
expedition. It is expected here that
practically all the volunteers will go.
Secretary Long was at the navy de
partment several times during tho day
and, In nddition to the dispatch from
the admiral, he authorized the pub
lication of the statement that tho tor
pedo boat Terror, belonging to the
Spanish fleet, was disabled at Port of
France, Martinique. The dispatch Is
as follows:
SPANISH BOAT DISABLED.
"Spanish torpedo boat Terror dis
abled nt Port of France, Martinique."
There was a disposition among some
of those who saw this stntcment to re
gard it with suspicion, suggesting that
the report of disability was Intended
simply as a blind and that tho Span
ish government had caused It to be
spread so that no complaint could bo
made to France on account of the stay
of the boat nt a neutral point. None
of the officials, however, would express
themselves on the subject.
Secretary Long also made public a
message which had been received from
Key West telling of the departure of
the I'nlted States vessel Uncas, In
command of Captain Bralnard. She
is bound for some point in Cuba with
n view to securing the release of two
American prisoners under a flag of
truce, in exchange for Spanish pris
oners held by this government. The
statement given out by the secretary
on the subject was as follows: "Tho
United States steamship L'ncns left
(Key AVest) shortly before midnight
last night with Instructions to send
Hag of truce, with regard to exchange
of prisoners."
At the state and wnr departments
the nfllcials were on hand In many of
the bureaus for the greater part of
the day. Secretary Day and Assistant
Secretaries Adee nnd Crldler were nt
their desks. Secretary Day said that
he had no Important news to commun
icate to the press, nor had he any
comment to make on the advices from
Madrid telling of tho resignations of
the entire Spanish ministry.
In Adjutant General Corbln's of
fice, in the navy department, action
In the assignment of volunteer troops
to the various mobilizing points was
taken during the day. The order of
assignment shows thnt there has been
some change regarding the points to
which volunteers shall bo sent, ns a
great portion of them go to Chlckn
mauga, while those who will come to
Washington are less by ten thousand
than was originally assigned to this
city.
SPAIN'S TERMS OF PEACE.
Berlin. May 13. It Is alleged hero Hint
tho ambassadors at Madrid offered to
medlato If they received the Spanisn
niundato and that. Scnor Kngasta re
plied that Spain was willing to make
peace provided the Cubans were allowed
to choose their own government.
-H--M-M-H-t"H-ft-H-M""t-tl-t.
WEATHER FORECAST.
Washington, May 13,-Forccast
for .Monday: For eastern Pennsyl
vania, partly cloudy weather and
showers; southerly winds. For
western Pennsylvania, partly
cloudy weather, possibly light
f showers; light easterly winds.
.,.
ilni Jnr ork Drilroved.
Muncle. Ind.. May 15,-The warehouso
of Ball Bros., big fruit Jar gluss work',
was destroyed by tiro this morning. Tho
loss will amount to about kim.00i), Tho
warehouse contained fully one-bulf year i
nrnrtimr Inuiiranra amnll.
NEW PROOF GIVEN
OF BRITISH FAVOR
England Vetoes Another Attempt at
European Intervention.
THREE POWERS. SEVERAL DAYS
AGO, ASKED ENGLAND TO JOIN
Til KM IN DEMANDING THAT THH
I'NITBD STATES WITHDUAW Ol U
FLEET FROM T1IK PHILIPPINES
AND CONFINE OCR OPERATIONS
TO THE WEST INDIES ALSO THAT
THE DEMAND BE ENFORCED BY
THE COMBINED FLEETSTHESE
PROPOSALS REJECTED BY THE
VNANIMOl'S VOICE OF THE BRIT
ISH CABINET -THE MINISTRY
EQIA1.LV VNANIMOL'S IN FAVOR
OF GRANTING VS FIJI J.- BRITISH
SUPPORT IN RESISTING INTER
FERENCE. New York, May 15. The Sun prints
this cablegram from London: The
moment Is at hand when the Ameri
can government and American people
must decide the destinies of Christen
dom for at least a generation to come.
It is absolutely Imperative that the
attention of the L'nlted States should
be turned from the daily events of the
Spanish-American war to the vustlj
greater Issues which Involve the futur:
political history of the entire world.
I have repeatedly urged upon the
readers of these despatches. In the
lUit few weeks, the importance of the
treat crisis In the affairs of mankind
of which the present war Is only a
s'.nr.le feature. It will serve, perhaps,
to demonstrate this Importance if 1
Mot.tion a single fact, knowledge of
which has been confined until now to
dii Ionatie circles. It Is this:
Had it not been for the sharp vets
"' the British government, the l'nlted
Slates would have been confronted,
several days ago, with the illlllcult
problem whether to withdraw Dewey
Itruimlnlously from the Philippines or
front combined Europe. I make this
statement on the authority of t.vo
P'oniinent members of the Salisbury
cabinet that Its ccurncy Is beyond
question. Moreover I'd full far short
of conveying an adequate Idea of the
manifold perils, plots and counterplots
which the situation contains.
MIL CHAMBERLAIN'S SPEECH.
Some of thet-e dangers were Indicated
Friday in Mr. Chamberlain's remiuka
ble speech, which is tho most pessimis
tic and alarming utterance from a
member of the British ministry in this
generation. His open charge of bud
faith against Russia, amounted to u
challenge.
But the whole object and aim of Mr.
Chamberlain's speech were to advocate
an alliance with the I'nlted States, and
there is no doubt that he won the
heartiest approval of his hearers. There
Is no doubt, also, that It is because tho
British government Is earnestly desi
rous of the consummation of ,,uch nn
alliance that the fact Is now permitted
tq be known that Great Britain alone
has averted the active Interference of
Continental Europe In the present cam
paign between Spain and America, Tho
most superficial observer now under
stands that It was only the fear that
the United States nnd Gient Britain
would be driven Into an nlllance which
prevented the unfriendly sentiments
of the continental powers from finding
nn expression ere tills. It Is doubtful
If even this fear will avail till the end
of the war.
The shock of surprise caused by Mr.
Chamberlain's announcement of the
radical change In British policy, a
change which marks a new epoch In
political history. 1ms for the moment
silenced public comment both In Eng
land nnd on the continent. Next week,
when the full slgnlllance of hi momen
tous words Is realized In Great Britain
and Europe, the world will talk of
nothing else. Tho plans of the nations
will be revised. Vast schemes of am
bition and aggrandizement will bo
abandoned or modified. The policy of
every emperor nnd every cabinet in
Europe will be suspended to nwalt tho
SUMMARY OF THE DAY'S DEVELOPMENTS.
All members of the Spanish cabinet resign.
Secret service men watch Spaniards at Montreal.
Ohio advance guard of cavalry arrives at Chickamauga.
Spain is incensed at the rumors of a possible alliance between England and America.
Several regiments from Mt. Gretna pass through Harrisburg en route for Chickamauga.
Steamer Gussie returns to Key West, being unable to land stores for insurgents in
Cuba.
An effort is made to draw American vessels under the big guns at Morro Castle, but is
unsuccessful.
The United States auxiliary cruiser Yale puts out to sea from St. Thomas under sealed
orders from Washington.
Spanish gunboat Callao enters Manila harbor, being ignorant of the outbreak between
Spain and the United States, and is captured by Dewey's fleet.
response which America may make to
the British overtures.
Hence It is not exnggtratlon to say
that the political destlnlei of the old
world as well us tho new rests ut the
present moment in American hands.
ENGLAND COMMITTED.
It is piemoture, perhaps, to discuss
today the details and nature of the
alliance which Great Britain desires to
make with the l'nlted States. The chief
point which It is desired to determine
at this Juncture Is whether the public
sentiment of America will sanction
any nlllance. If It will, I do not go
too far in saying that the terms can
lie arranged either now or nt some
more suitable moment In the near
future.
The British cabinet has definitely nnd
unanimously committed Itself, In prin
ciple, to un Anglo-American alliance If
it can be made upon terms honorable
and advantageous to both countries.
The British government having com
mitted Itself to this radical new de
parture, has no disposition to drive a
sharp bargain. It is probably quite
willing that the I'nlted Stutes should
determine the scope of the proposed
partnership, the general desire being
to make it as close nnd Intimate as
possible.
There is little doubt that Great Brit
ain wilt be glad to enter a full offen
sive and defensive alliance. On the
other hand, If America preferred, she
would negotiate a partial or contin
gent alliance for special purposes of
defence nnd mutual Interests. The
point which Great Britain would prob
ably urge with the greatest emphasis
upon America would be that she speed
ily equip herself as a first-class naval
power.
NO CURB ON T'S.
Tho proposition to send a demand to
Washington to limit the campaign to
tl c West Indies, and to enforce the
demand with the combined Meets, came
i.) the British government from thivo
(overs. I speak on the h'ffhest im
thcrlty when I say that it was re
lented by tho unanimous voice of the
Br'tinh cabinet. Moreover, I aiottlt
no confidence In saying thn. the in':.
Islry was equally unanimous In favor
of granting the United States the full
est British support In resisting any
interference from neutral powers.
It should be explained thnt the idea
of European Interference was not
prompted by nny really friendly senti
ments for Spain. Continental Europe
ii convinced that the complete down
fall of Spain Is a foregone conclusion.
It Is expected that she will be stripped
of all her possessions outside her
domestic borders as the retult of tho
war. The powers are already dteruss
ing the division of the spoils between
themselves. The only hope is that they
may quarrel. The points v. loreon they
iifjree are that the (.'tilled Stntes shall
'etaln nothing outside tin; West In
dlev. i.nd Great Britain shall get noth
ing least of all th I'nlllpplnes. In
.'act. thf attitude of Eun-ie may now
let be described not as Piitl-Brltish,
h-t as broadly hostile to the Anglo
Saxon race.
EXCITEMENT ON THE COAST.
Inhabitant Alnrmnd nt Ship Target
Practice.
Provlneetown, Mass., Mav 15. A re
port reached here today that heavy
tiring hud been heard off Chatham and
Nantucket. The San Francisco, which
wus In the harbor, immediately put to
sea and when well down the cape met
the Prairie on her way to this port
from a cruise to seaward. Commander
Train of the Prairie, reported that the
ship had target practice off Chatham,
Reports of tho thing came from many
points along the cape and created great
excitement in this town until the two
ships came In late In the ufernoon.
CAI'bVERUETuiEf.
Pour Spnniiu Cruisers Are Still Oil
the. Venctiiiiin Const.
Curaeoa, Mny 15. The Spanish cruis
ers Mnrla Tercsn, Viscnya, Almlrante
Oquendo and Cristobal Colon nnd tor
pedo bout destroyers Pluton and Ter
ror, which arrived off tho harbor yes
terday morning, are still here.
Only tho Marin Teresa and the Vis
oaya were ndmltted to the port. They
have bought coal, provisions and medi
cines nnd still remain In port. The
other warships are outside waiting.
Washington, Mny 15. The war reve
nue bill will occupy the attention of
the senate this week almost to the
exclusion of other business, and there
Is no probability that the bill can be
disposed of during tho week. The In
dications now are for a two week's
debate, and there Is no assurance that
It will be concluded within that period
of time. The opponents of the bill dis
avow any Intention to unnecessarily
delay the perfection of this legisla
tion; but they do not conceal their
purpose of taking time to present their
views on the various questions In
volved, nnd It looked as It It would
be Impossible for them to do this with
in less time than two weeks. The
prlnclpnl portion of the cieoate will,
on the report of the Republican mem
bers of the committee be In favor of
restoring the bond provision.
The entire financial question will be
Involved to nn extent, und probably
most of the senators who oppose the
bond Issue will be heard before the
conclusion of the discussion. The Re
publlcan senators generally are averse
to a prolonged discussion, but the
Democrats and silver Republicans say
will be necessary for them to explain
and defend their position. Senator
Allen will open the debate on Monday
with a statement on behalf of the Re
publlcnn members of tin lommlttee
on finance, and he will be followed
by some Democratic member of the
committee, probably Senator Jones.
HOUSE FORECAST.
The most notable event In the house
proceedings of the present week will
be the Introduction of the resolutions
providing for the annexation of Ha
waii. The committee on foreign affairs
has decided to report five by the reso
lutions and will do so probably on
Tuesday. A very large majority of the
Republicans and. It Is claimed, fifteen
Democratic members favor the prop
osition and would like to take Imme
diate action, but consideration will be
postponed likely until after this week.
It Is urged by those who oppose Im
mediate consideration that the pas
sage of their resolution now would
complicate the situation as respects
the revenue bill, and would delay
greatly the passage of the latter.
Speaker Becd and Representative
Dlngley are opposed to annexation as
a proposition, and the latter Is espec
ially opposed to passing the measure
before action upon the revenue bill Is
taken.
On Wednesday the banking and cur
rency committee will present, pursu
ant to the vote concluded Saturday, a
general banking and currency bill, but
It Is understood that it will not be con
sidered this week. Final action upon
any currency measure at this session
seems Improbable.
A bill to establish a non-partisan
labor commission to study problems
with a view to suggesting appropriate
legislation affecting labor may be con
sidered this week. The prospect for
a generous treatment of iocnl bills Is
good.
POLO'S PARTY IN MONTREAL.
Myntnrioiis American Camping on
the trail ol the Spuuinrdi.
Ottawa, May 15. The Windsor hotel,
Montreal, Is just now n hotbed of Span
ish Intrigue. Flist of all, there Is the
former Spanish minister to the United
States with his suite; then there nre
the Carllsts, nnd, finally, there are tho
guests registered from New York and
Chicago, who are supposed to be mem
bers of the LTnlted States Secret ser
vice, and whose actions in relation to
the Spaniards certainly justify the
supposition. In addition to these there
are certnln English-looking men, who
mike up theii lack of numbers by the
frequency with which they calf and
hold mysterious consultations with the
Spaniards.
In the davlme the Spaniards keep
ory quiet, n thing which Is not to be
wondered at considering the unearthly
hours which it Is said the most of them
keep, for though, ns they state official
ly, they do not go out, in the society
term of tho word, yet they make many
nocturnal excursions nbroad in the
city. There also is constant travelling
going on between the Windsor nnd the
now residence of the Spanish consul
general. The strangers frcm New York and
Chicago are constantly on the watch In
the rotunda cf the hotel and elsewhere,
and should a party of Spaniards move
abroad one of the Americans will fol
low Just sufficiently close to observe all
their movements, but not to excite their
suspicion.
favorable In Nlone.
the Republican primary election held yes
tenliiy show the Indorsement of Joseph C.
Benle. of Lcechburg, for congress; vV.
Freil Turner nnd G. W. McNees for r.s
srmbly and delegates favorable to W. A.
Stono for governor.
ilrnzllinn rricmWIup for U.
Kingston, Jamaica, May J3. A dis
patch this morning from Bio do Janeiro
says that tho Brazilian Radicals am
prepnrli.g to declare In the chamber of
deputies In favor of the L'nlted Stutes.
Ignorant of the War Between Spain and tlie United States
the Vessel Steams Into Manila Harbor and Is Bagged by
the Yankee Fleet Populace of Manila Arc Eating Horse
FleshAn Attack from the Insurgents Expected,
(Copyright, 1M.. by the Associated Press.)
Hong, Kong, Muy 15. The United
States dispatch bont Hugh McCulloch
arrived here today from .Manila with
dispatches for the United Stntes gov
ernment. She reports thut the Spanish
guuhout Calluo, from the Carolina
Islands, recently entered the port of
Manila, being Ignorant of the outbreak
of hostilities between Spain and the
United States. An American warship
llred across her bows and signalled a
demand for her surrender. The de
mand being disregarded, the Ameri
can ship fired direct at the Spanish
gunboat, and the latter surrendered.
The populace of Manila Is reduced
to eating horse flesh and the prospect
of relief seems far distant.
The Hugh McCulloch also reports
that the Philippine Insurgents applied
to Bear Admiral Dewey for his ap
proval of an attack by them upon tho
city. The admiral. It appears, approved
of the plan, provided no excesses were
committed. The Insurgents then plead
ed that they had no arms, with the ex
ception of machetes, to which the ad
miral replied: "Help yourselves at the
Cavlte arsenal."
The city of Manila, however, has not
yet been attacked. About five thou
sand Spanish troops are guarding tho
road lending from Cavlte to Munlla.
There Is no truth In the reported mas
sacre of a number of Americans. There
hns only been a trilling Incident dur
ing police duty nnd nobody was hurt.
DF.WrVS CABLEGRAM.
Washington, May 13. Following Is a
copy of the cablegram received "by Sec
retary Long today from Admiral
Dewey:
Cavlte, May 1", via Hon:? Kong, May
15. Maintaining strict blockade. Rea
son to believe that the rebels are hem
mine In tho city by land, but they have
made no demonstration. Scarcity of
provisions In Manila. Probable that
the Spanish governor will be obliged to
surrender soon. Can take Manila at
any moment. Climate hot and moist.
On Mny 12 captured gunboat Callao,
attempting to run blockade. Have
plenty of coal. One British, onp French,
two German, one Japanese vessel here
observing. (Signed) Dewey.
DISSENSION AMONG REBELS.
London, Mny 1C The Hong Kong
correspondent of tho Standard says:
"After the Callao's crew landed they
were released on parole; and the Cal
lao was paraded In full view of Ma
nila city, accompanied by the United
States cruiser 'Concord. There were no
signs that the Spanish authorities in
Manila were prepared, to capitulate.
All the Spanish inhabitants and many
British German families have sought
safety In the suburbs, taking all their
belongings, in the business quarters
the buildings are covered with foreign
flags, the British predominating, with
u view of protection should the Insur
gents capture the city.
"At present there is a deal of dis
sension among tho rebel factions, some
of which are negotiating with the
Americans and others with the Span
ish authorities."
CAinXEIrESJCTNS.
oiv Problems Perplex Senor Nn-
gustn-.llo Will PriMecute the
War Willi Itfiiewed Vigor.
Madrid, May 15. All the members of
the Spanish cabinet have resigned.
It is olllclally denied that the cabi
net changes nre connected with u.
pence movement. On the contrary. It
Is declared that Premier Sagastu's
ministry, when the new cabinet Is
formed, will continue to prosecute the
war with the full resources of the coun
try. London, May 15. A dispatch to tho
Times from Madrid, which will be pub
lished tomorrow, confirms the oltlclal
denial at the Spanish capltul that the
cabinet changes are connected with a
peace movement. The Times corre
spondent says: "The conclusion to be
drawn from the reorganization that
they are seeking a peaceable solution
of the question has for the moment
been abandoned, and the war will be
prosecuted vigorously.
"There was a prolonged cabinet coun
cil this nfternoon, dealing with the
crisis, and several points were prac
tically settled. Senor Sagasta, though
weuk In health, remains president of
the council of mlnlBtens because tho
Liberals are In a majority In the cham
ber and P. would Jjo, inconvenient to
have a cabinet chief, however dlstln
gulshed, wlio is not chief of the Lib
eral party.
"Four ministers, Senors Gullon, Ber
mejo, Moret and Nlquern, will retire,
partly for personal reasons and partly
because of differences on lmportnnt
policies. Senor Sagasta will choose tho
strongest Liberals he can find, but sev
eral of the strongest, notably Senor
Gntniizo, have Intimated thnt they will
not tuke otllce ut present.
"It Is hoped nnd exported thnt Gen
eral Oiti-en, who has valuable qttall
Itcations for his present post, will remain."
SPAIN 1NCEXSED.
Hull Fighters Are Very Angry at Joo
Chamberlain' Speech -- Tuov
Claim tho Penco ol the World
Will JSo Alleclud bv Ilrit-
iHh-Anierlciui Alllnnce.
(Copyright, IM'S, by the Associated Press.)
.Madrid, May 15. Spain Is not pleased
with the utterances on tho subject of
the pcvslblllly of an alliance between
the l'nlted States and Great Britain.
The Spanish ambassador at London,
Count Rnsron, telegraphed an extract
of the recent speech of Mr. Joseph
Chamberlain, the British secretary ot
state for tho colonies, at Birmingham,
on Friday evening Inst, to Senor Gul
lon, tho minister for foreign affairs,
who Immediately conferred on tho sub
ject with the premier, Senor Sagasta,
with the mmlt that the latter request
ed the minister for foreign affalis for
a more detailed account of Mr. Cham
meiinin's remarks. Consequently, tho
foreign minister cabled to Count Ras
con for u fuller report of the speech.
This, It Is undei stood, hut been iccelved
and the Spanish minister were to dis
cuss It at their meeting today.
Spain, it is said, upon good authority.
will draw the attention of the powers
to the transcendency of tho suggested
Anglo-American alliance with respect
to European Interests.
The Spanish newspapers and poli
tician here of nil classes discuss Mr.
Chamberlain's speech mast angrily.
They consider It to be a sequel to the
Mnrquls of Salisbury's warnings to
Spain, whose dominations, it seems,
are to be absorbed by strong enemies.
The Liberal referring to the suggc-t-ed
Anglo-Saxon alliance, says: "If an
alliance defensive nnd offensive is
signed, the same day the general c n
flagrutlon will burst out. which has
been so long suppressed by tho powers.
"An Anglo-American union will ba
faced by Russia and Germany, wltu
their nllle,, and our western and east
ern possessions now on lire will be an
Insignificant episode compared with
the conflagration In lndlu, South Africa
und China.
"If the AngloAmerlcan alliance suc
ceeds, Europe, which has heretofore
been indifferent to our causo will talco
our part not to favor us but to de
fend her own preponderance in the
world."
The Imparclal contrasts the ppcpvU f
Mr. Chamberlain with the reported ac
tion of the crew of the French cruiser
Admiral Rlgault do Genoullly in cheer
ing for Spain nfter the bombardment
of San Juan de Porto Tllco, which was
witnessed by that vessel, us being in
dicative of a coming gieat war in
Europe against the Anglo-Saxons. Con
tinuing, the Imparclal points out that
"As Spain single handed makes head
way against the I'nlted States, she
would prove a valuable factor In the
combination against trie Anglo-Saxon."
Madrid, May 15, 11 p. in. The cabi
net council this evening terminated at
hnlf past nine. A minister who was
Interviewed on the situation declared
that nothing definite hud bpon derided
upon ns to changes In the cabinet
pending a conference between the
queen regent and Senor Sagasta.
11.30 p. m. It Is now believed that
only Admiral Bermejo, minister of ma
rine, nnd Count Xiquena, minister of
public works, will quit the cabinet
REFORMS IN PHILIPPINES.
London, May IS. The Mudiid cor
respondent of the Standout .rays tit
government hns wired Captain Genual
August I at Manila, nuthorizlng him
to grant such reforms In the Philip
pines ns are compatible with the na
tional sovereignty.
AT CmCKAMAUOA.
Ohio Cavalry Advaiicu Guard Ai- '
rives nt (limp 'Minimis.
Clilckumuugiv National Park, Mny I.",
The First Ohio cavalry, the advan e
guard nt th" volunteer at my crdered
by the war department to rendoivnim
nt Camp Thomas at rived heio today v
two ectlons of sixteen cars each over
the Cincinnati Southern iullro.nl. T.ie
regiment Is oompo.ocl of eight trop.
The regiment was Immediately as
signed camp gruuuds on tho east side
of the Lnyufette toad. They wore mp
plled with tents by tjiinrtermaster l.e ,
from the lecent consignment for the
volunteer army. Very few uniforms
have been received nt the quartermas
ter's department here, but an order for
25.000 Iihh been sent in and will be lllltd
Just as rapidly as possible. In tho
meantime, tho volunteer boys will have
to get alonu with their old 01103 n best
they can.
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New York Troopn lurTninpn.
Washington, Mny 13. Tlie Seve uty-flrst
reglmnt. New York, and Second MasH
chusetts passed thrnunh hero toduy en
route to Tnmpa, The ttaln constitc4 of
nine sections,