Weather To-Day.
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LiIRD EDITION
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RALEbH. N. C., SUNDAY, MAY 29, 1898.
No. 160
SANTIAGO BOTTLE
FOUR SOUTHRN GENERALS. I
The President Rognized the Ability
of Ex-Cifederates.
■!■■
CRUISING WITH SAMPSON.
CLOSELY CORKED
By Telegraph to Ie Morning Post.
Washington, M;r 28.—The Presiden
nomtnauSM 0 ' T the £0U0wm What He Thinks About An ¬
But It is Not at Ail Certain That Cervera’s Phantom
Ships Are Anchored Inside of It.
IF II (IF mt an win noi in a ESCAPE
To be Major Gaeral of Volunteers,
Matthew C. Butle' of South Carolina.
To be BrigadierGenerals of Volun
teers: James R. Wite, of Texas; Nel
son Cole, MissouriAnd Wm. C. Oates,
Alabama. . ;
Wm. C. Oates wa! formerly Governor
of Alabama and shred several terms
as Representative n Congress. He
fought on the Confederate side during
the war and reachej the rank of Coiu-
nel.
Matthew C. Butte was for twelve
years Uinted St^es Sentaor from
South Carolina. Hi reached the rank
of Major General ij-the Confederate
army. /
BLANCO SPOILING TO FIGHT.
nexation of Hawaii-
MUON Of PM POIIIICS
Rumors of Sundry Battles With Widely Different Results Seem
To Be Entirely Unfounded.
■■ ■■ ■ ID HE ««« ■ « ■
By Telegraph to The Morning Post.
Key W‘st, May 28.—The two Ameri
can corre.pondents who had been cap
tured by he Spanish in Cuba arrived
here this norning from Havana. Be
fore they eft Blanco said to them:
‘‘Tell Geieral Miles that I have
plenty of nen, guns and ammunition,
as well as courage. When he is ready
I will give lim as pretty a fight as he
can ask.”
Vants Congress to Let It Alone, Wind Up
Its Business and Go Home—The Presi ¬
dent Seems to Hold Different Views
On the Subject.
Jy Telegraph to The Morning Post.
Washington, May 28.—Persons in the
onfidence of Speaker Reed today ex-
ressed their understanding ofhis views
pun the present situation regarding
the Hawaiian matter. “The question
ii not of Hawaiian annexation at all,”
one of them said, today: “Probably
a majority of Republicans are for it
i obliged to vote, but/many prefer
rot to have the question up because
i vill lead to delay, keep Congress
The Fleet Sails Back and Forth With
out Sighting the Enemy.
By Telegraph to The Morning Post.
Key West, May 28.—The New York
Sun’s yacht Kanapaha returned today
from a mruise along the north shore of
Cuba. She left Key West the night of
May 20th., and arrived at Jaruco Cove,
twelve miles east of Havana, on the
morning of the 21st. She cruised to
Mariel, twenty-five miles west of Ha
vana, inspecting the blockade squad
ron. She returned to Jaruco Cove that
night. Meantime we observed a con
sultation of the heads of Admiral
Sampson’s squadron.
Sunday morning, the 22d, there was
MWKPIl
Senator Butler Expresses
Great Surprise.
IDE WM ■ HIM
Boy Soldier Discharged Through Sena
tor Pritchard’s Influence—Moody, Who
JOURNAL’S BOAT CAPTURED.
Seventeen Thousand Men Are Encamped at San Francisco and Five
Thousand Will Sall This Week-The President Nominates Three
Southern Men for Brigadiers-Butler, of South Carolina, to be a
Major General-Spain Resents the Pope’s Suggestion of Suing for
By Telegraph to The Morning Post.
New York, Jay 28.—A special to the
Times say’s tie Journal’s yacht Buc
caneer was captured by a Spanish
warship off Pcrto Rico. The captain
claimed German registry. All aboard
were sent to Germany under guard.
Spain will ask Lerlin to investigate.
The Journal deflares that the report
ed capture is untrue.
Peace.
By Telegraph to The Morning Post
CURT REPLY TO THE POPE.
I SCHLEY THINKS THEY’RE THERE
■ Washington, May 28.—Cervera is still That Much Is Learned From His Re-
supposed to be shut up in the harbor port to the Navy Departij»
of Santiago de Cuba, with no pros- By Telegraph to The Morning.post.
■pect of escape; but no one in Washing
ton, either inside or outside of admin
istration circles, can say {positively
that he is there. For all the best in
formed persons here know, the Span
ish fleet may be on the broad Atlantic,
-scurrying back to Spain, or it may be
in some other Cuban port, Cienfuegos,
for instance.
■■''The last evidence that Cervera, is
bottled up in Santiago isrthat there
Washington, May 28.—Considerable
disappointment is felt by naval officers
over information received from Schley
this afternoon that he has been unable
to discover whether Cervera’s fleet was
in Santiago or not. Correspondents
Spain Did Not Tike Kindly to His
Suggestion of Suing for Peace.
| By Cable to The Morning Post.
London, May 28.—Information comes
from reliable sources in both Madrid
and Rome that the Pope made an earn
est attempt, to induce Spain to sue for
peace just a fortnight ago upon the
basis of surrender of Cuba and the
retention of Porto Rico and- the Philip-
pines. He received only
curt Ie-
have been unable to learn the contents
of the message, but positive -informa
tion was obtained that Schley did ont
say without qualification that he had
Cervera bottled up.
The news is not wholly disappointing
however; for it was learned from the
same source that Schley had indicated
his ships having been seen e sew ere - his belief that the Spanish fleet was
.•since their reported arrixa ^^s+m at Santiago. It was evident from.
>port more than a xxe^-x ago. . t ‘-3 * tlie phraseology used by 'Schley that
had put to sea after their arriva at he w as morally certain the enemy.had
^antiaao. or if they had never been ,
there, it is not provable that rney 0ff Santiago yesterday, and was
would have escaped observation ^ brought to Kingston, Jamaica, by the
our fast scout ships. They could not , auxia iiary cruiser Harvard.
Ihave been no circumstantial reports, of
ply to his telegram, while a long letter 1
which followed the despatch has as yet
met with no response. The Pope per
sonally is very anxious about the fate
of the Philippines, where religious peo
ple are by far the largest owners of
land.
His own report from Washington
indicate that the .Government is rather-
disposed to keep the. Philippines, while
all information obtained by nuncious
on this side, with the exception of the
one at Berlin, justifies him in the be
lief that no change of ownership will
be tolerated by the powers. It is un
derstood that the German Emperor has
pines is one for the belligerants alone.
.continue cruising about in waters on, Arran gements have been made by
this side ot the Atlantic without being Schley for learning definitely whether
■.seen, and besides it would be impossible
to keep moving without replenishing
their supply of coal. It seems to be
Cervera is still in the harbor and the
navy department expects definite ad
vices on that point tomorrow. The
suggestion that Cervera has divided
his fleet does not meet with credence
most reasonable then to accept their
■reported presence at Santiago as a fact
until there is better evidence that they :
•.are not. ‘
I Many conflicting reports of thewhere-,
abouts of the fleet are current today,
but none of them is such as to relieve
the situation from doubt A dispatch
■from Kingston, Jamaica,\of this date
•says:
■ “Reliable information says twelve
■American war ships are outside of San-
tiago t and Cervera almost certainly in-
side. The Harvard arrived with im-
■ portant dispatches for Washington.”
A Key West dispatch says:
I “Cruisers arriving this afternoon re-
I port that Cervera is not at Santiago
for Cienfuegos.”
| While the harbor of Santiago is not
I an extensive body of water, the diffi-
Iculty of ascertain what shipping lie at lean ships , but ont Schleys
1 nnMmr is due to the tact that squadron, are blockading that port.
in naval circles.
Reports from Madrid that the re
serve fleet has left Cadiz causes no un
easiness in official circles. Under the
present system of fast scout ships, it
is believed that a hostile naval force
will be reported a reasoanble length
anchor within is due to the fact that
hers all the summer and prevent them
fro-n looking after their*; districts, and
at ’.he same time not anpex Hawaii, if
the bill cannot pass.’ ^Action on it,
moreover, will prevent speedy action on
the revenue bill. It seems bad nolitics
to bring it up solely to cause trouble.
If die Senate passes it under Lodge’s
lead, it will have free way in the House.
In a word, the question is not of an
nexation, but of sound party politics.
All talk about quarrels between Ding-
ley and Hitt and Speaker Reed is the
result of the overzeal of those inter
ested. The main thing is for Congress
to pass the revenue bill, make the ap
propriations, avoid a long session, free
Washington from local politics, and
leave the President and his advisers
tired to prosecute the war to a success
ful conclusion. Annexation questions
wii’ then take care of themselves.”
The President and the admiinstration
have publicly made known their desire
to have Hawaii annexed -immediately
by having their friends in Congress
present an annexation proposition as
an amendment to the war revenue bill.
Before the fight is ended there will be
an expose of affairs that will serv-
to clear the atmosphere and demon
strate just who the friends and oppo
nents of annexation are.
a big square rigged merchantman
twenty miles north. Six shots were
fired before she hove to for warning.
No further incident occurred till Mon
day morning, when there was a con
sultation, and at 9 o’clock Sampson’s
squadron headed slowly east and held
its course steadily 7 until Wednesday at
6:30 o’clock in the morning, when we
were 180 miles east of Havana. In the
meantime the fleet had increased to
fourteen vessels, large and small, be
sides newspaper dispatch boats. The
squadron moved in double column, and
it was a beautiful spectacle. Then
we turned west again and three other
ships joined the fleet, and
day three more.
We cruised slowly west
Thursday, when a sailor on
reported smoke in the east,
within the
until noon
the lookout
and a min-
ute later several more in the east.
All
turned east and continued east until
after sunrise on Friday. Nothing fur
ther was seen of the smoke. Various
reports about a Spanish squadron were
circulated in the fleet, but were not
verified.
At noon Friday we were off Carde
nas lighthouse and remained there till
night. There was much disappoint
ment in the squadron at the failure to
find the Spaniards.
SPAIN’S LACK OF MONEY.
Is a Major, Comes
slon.
For His Comrnis*
Special Telegram to
Washington, May
The Morning Post.
28.—“I am greatly
surprised at the North Carolina Demo
cratic convention not adopting reso
lutions looking to fusion,” said Senator
Butler today. “The convention did not
represent the rank and file of North
Carolina Democrats who are true to
silver. In declining to unite all the
silver forces, the convention ignored
the advice of Bryan and National
Chairman Jones, and has given com
fort and encouragement to the common,
enemy.” *
“Did not the Democratic leaders run
the convention?” he was asked.
“It was controlled,” he replied, “by
corporations and railroad attorneys,
goldbugs and other enemies of Bryan.
The same influences endeavored to con
trol our Populist convention, but fail
ed. Without an alignment of silver
forces Bryan could not have carried
North Carolina in 1896 and he or no
other silver man can hope to succeed
in 1900. This is evidently what some
of them want to effect.”
Senator Pritchard declined to express
an opinion.
SPAIN IN DISTRESS.
Expected Help From the Powers
Farther Off Than Ever.
By Cable to The Morning Post.
• London, May 28.—Reports from Mad
rid confirm previous reports of the de
sire of the government-fov peace. It
is construed here as a fresh hint to the
continental powers. Despite the in-
WILL BE SHELVED.
Washington, May 28.—Developments
today under the surface indicated that
the Lodge and Morgan amendments
to the revenue bill, intended to secure
the annexation of Hawaii,, will be laid
on the table at proper time, so as not
to interfere with the. revenue measure.
The impression is gaining ground
that the administration is intending to
secure control, if not possession, of
Hawaiian islands by executive act as
a war measure if Congress does not
act;- A number of Congressmen dis-
Pi esfileiTi, amrrtc“- .the
afterwards this meYsV'Y.. of annexa
tion of the islands was everywhere
mentioned.
Dissensions in the Cabinet May Lead
to a Crisis.
Madrid, May 28.—Financial differences
inj the Cabinet threaten to bring about
a ministerial crisis.
The Liberal- takes a very gloomy
view of the situation. It says:
‘‘The sovereignty, perhaps the inde
pendence, of the nation is hanging in
the balance. Enemies menace it ev
erywhere abroad, and there is famine
Washington, May 28.—Owen Shines,
of Kinston, has been granted a pension
of $6 a month.
Senator Pritchard has secured the
discharge of Private King, of Company
K, of the First North Carolina Volun
teers, who enlisted under age.
Maj. Moody, of Waynesville, arrived
today After
his Commis ¬
sion he will go at once to the front.
NORTH CAROLINA POSTMASTERS.
SAT DOWN ON MARSH.
at home. A solution
cannot be foreseen.
of the problem
Industry, com ¬
spired warnings to the contrary Spain
expected their friendly intervention
early in the war, as the Spanish bur
dens grow heavier the outlook of war
of time before it caji get to any port is darker for Spain.
on this side of the Atlantic. The fact The disappointment of the govern-
that the battleship Pelayo is with the ment increases while the powers give
Cadiz fleet will compel the formation
renewed evidence of their purpose to
Forsyth Republicans Don’t Like Silver
Men—Twin City Light Infantry to
Report June 7th.
Special Telegram to The Morning Post.
Winston, N. C., May 28.—The Twin-
City .Light Infantry received a tele
gram today from Adjutant General
Cowles, instructing the company to re
port at Raleigh June 7th. The com
pany will meet tonight to take action
in the matter. Lieutenant Norvell
opened a recruiting office this morning.
Nine applications were received up to
noon. It is proposed to increase the
to proceed slowly.
NOT IN THE BOTTLE.
Now They Say Cervera Has Not Been
at Santiago.
By Telegraph to The Morning Post.
Key West, May 28.—Positive infor
mation by a despatch boat from San
tiago says that no Spanish squadron
was there Tuesday, so far as could be
i judged from outside the harbor. Amer-
1 the entrance is very narrow and the
[view of the bay from the outside is
I obstructed by hills that extend to the
I water’s edge. The channel, besides be-
r ing narrow, is rendered difficult of
I navigation by hostile ships, and the
I hills along its shores are strongly forti
fied. The only thing that can be done,
therefore, is for Schley’s ships to keep
guard to see that none go in or come
out until it is learned whether the
Spanish fleet is there or not.
Some time next week Schley will be
provided with the means of discover-
The best authority
no probability of
says there is
the Spaniards
because when
be unable to
going to' Santiago,
there they would
communicate with Havana, as the in-
ing the secret of Santiago harbor. To
day a number of balloons for the use
of our ships in Cuban waters were de
livered to the naval authorities at New
York by Maurice Mallet, the French
aeronaut. Theyw ill be sent at once
to Schley and Sampson. With these
at the command of our naval officers,
it will be an easy matter to deter ¬
strictly observe neutrality.
SUPPLIES LANDED.
Spaniards Show Fight, but Are Routed
by Cubans.
By Telegraph to The Morning Post.
Key West, May 28.—It is reported
that the Brooklyn. Schley’s flagship
landed sixty thousand rounds of am
munition, rifles and food for the in
surgents after, a hot fight below Cien
fuegos Tuesday. The fort on the south
side of Cienfuegos Bay was knocked
to pieces- by the Marblehead. , The'
Spanish cavalry was routed simultane
ously by seven hundred Cubans. Many
Spaniards were killed; no American or
Cuban losses.
surgents hold all the country back of
the city. The Spaniards could com
municate with Havana if they should
go to Cienfuegos, but it is known that
Cervera was not at that port Tuesday,
and it is absolutely certain that he
can’t get there now without a fight.
Scouts might find him in Porto Rico
ports soon with success, as the Span
iards must soon go to port for coal.
Many think they are returning to Cape
Verde, and it is not impossible they
were off of Cuba Wednesday, but not
likely.
It is now certain they are not
on the southside of Cuba.
This inror-
mation comes from high authority.
TRANSPORTS SECURED.
Five
Thousand Men For Manila
Leave This Week.
Will
By Telegraph to The Morning Post
Washington, May 28.—The govern-
mine whether the prey has flown or ment is now in a fair way to obtain
not. In the meantime every precaution I th6 shit’s 11 7166113 w lending a
will be taken to prevent the escape of
the Spanish fleet if it is in the harbor.
RUMORS OF FIGHTING.
large military force in the Philippines.
Negotiations were begun today with
good hope for success for the steamers
Australaia and Bonowai of the Oceanic
This morning a report came from 1
Kingston that Schley had forced the
entrance of Santiago harbor, had at
tacked and destroyed the Spanish
fleet and shelled the town. Cuban ad
vices are said to confirm the report,
but it is regarded merely as a rumor.
Another rumor, that came by way of
London, had it that Sampson had been
killed and his fleet defeated by Cer
vera. Dispatches received here this af
ternoon fail to confirm the rumor,
which is entirely discredited at the
navy department.
A dispatch received from Cape Hay-
tien says that there has been an impor
tant American victory, but gives no
particulars.
Company,
charter
membership of the company
one
hundred. The Stonewall Guards will
be consolidated, with the Light Infan-
merce, and agriculture are dead. The
flower of Spanish youth is giving its
life blood to the war.
“Weakened .mothers are nursing a
new generation amidst this accumula
tion of evils. Patriotism demands our
silent inactivity while the rival parti
sans of the Libera] party squabble over
petty' questions, depriving the nation
0^ a strong, united government, capable
country may wait while the govern
ment arranges its differences with par
ty politics,, but Dewey, Sampson. Mc
Kinley 7 and Salisbury are not likely to
wait.”
Officials declare that the Americans
have not cut the cable to Santiago,
which, they say, still allows Gen,. Blan
co to communicate with Madrid. The
newspapers here are again urging the
government to sever the cables be
tween the United States and Europe,
as the Americans, they declare, are
systematically intercepting communi
cations to the West Indies, the Philip
pine Islands and the rest of the world.
The ‘Postal Department has authorized
the sending of mails to Cuba and the
Philippines on French steamers.
Many here believe that Admiral Cer
vera has escaped from Santiago, and a
more hopeful view is therefore taken of
the situation.
Washington, May 28.—The following
fourth class postmasters were appoint
ed today: Joseph 0. Wilkerson, Cald
well Institute, Orange county, vice
Bettie Harris, removed; Miss Linnie
Gray, Clingman, Wilkes county, vice
Green, removed;
Wilson Watts.
Little River, vice Alexander Long, re
moved; Charles M. Steinmetz, Rose
Hill; Duplin county, vice Southerland,
removed.
SPAIN AND THE POWERS.
COMES/HOME FOR BIG GUNS.
The St. Louis to be Heavily Armed at
Cramp’s Ship Yard.
By Telegraph to The Morning Post.
New York. May 28.—The auxiliary
cruiser/st. Louis came into port thii
morning, greatly to the surprise of thi
American Line officers in the cit;
When/las heard of, she was off Molt
St. Nicholas, Hayti. Much mysterr
at fir/t prevailed in regard to the cause
of tie vessel’s arrival here. Admirti
Bunte of the Brooklyn Navy Yard e:-
plaioed, however, that the St. Lous
had come to this port merely to male
preparations for going to Cramp’s slip
yard in Philadelphia. She will thee
take on the armament with which it
was originally intended to fit her, ax
five inch rapid-fire guns. These, in xl-
dition to the battery of four six pouxl-
ers which she already carries will nuke
her an exceptionally heavy armoed
auxiliary 7 cruser. As soon as she sets
her battery the .will return to Cu an
waters. /
Forsyth Republicans met today and
elected delegates to the State. Con
gressional, Senatorial and Judicial con
ventions. Two negro speakers notified
the white Republicans that their race
must have some pie this fall if they
expected the colored vote. A resolu
tion was passed endorsing Congress
man Linney’s course, but one endors
ing Solicitor Mott was tabled. Mott
says he is a silver man, and this is one
of the reasons why the bosses here
object to him.
District Attorney Holton was notified
today by Judge Simonton that he had
changed the date again for holding the
Federal court at Asheville from the
fourth Monday in June to Wednesday,
July 6th.
CHAPLAIN CALLED HOME.
Telegram Announces Death of
His
Child—Company H Man About to Die.
From The Post’s War Correspondent.
Jacksonville, Fla., May 28.—Chap
lain Pruden received a telegram this
afternoon announcing the death of his
little girl and left tonight for a week.
Mrs. Pruden will return to North Car
olina.
The First North Carolina is the only
regiment that did not have a writ
served on it for failing to send a proper
requisition.
Quartermaster Harrell has an eye
on everything. Today he furished the
regiment with one hundred uniforms
brought from Raleigh.
Two of Company H’s men are dan
gerously ill in the hospital. One, John
R. Crawford, is not expected to live.
He has pheumonia.
Another Illinois regiment arrived this
evening, and with the other Illinois
RECORD BREAKING DAY.
University of Pennsylvania Carries Off
Athletic Honors.
fey Telegraph to The Morning Post.
New York, May 28.—The intercolle
giate Athletic meet here today result
ed in an overwhelming victory for the
University of Pennsylvania. The foi
lowing is the score:
Pennsylvania, 50%; Princeton,
28:
Harvard, 25 5-6; Yale, 22 2-3; Syracuse
Columbia,
Johns
Williams, 3; Cornell, 2%;
2.
Records were broken
Hopkins, 5;
Georgetown,
■run/ning,
broad jump, pole vault, 120 and 220 yard
hurdles, putting shot, hammer throw
and mile walk.
PRESIDENT REVIEWS TROOPS.
UNDEK SPANISH FLAG.
Efforts already begun to
the Queen, the City or
Cleveland and the City of Pueblo,
and these will bring the total of trans
ports up to 13.
The War Department has as yet re
ceived no information from Gen. Mer
ritt in regard to the need of mote
Eastern troops. Nearly 17,000 men are
now mobilized at San Franciscg. It is
expected the next expedition of 5,000
will get away by the middle of next
week.
Owing to the uncertainty in the naval
situation, which prevents the imme
diate dispatch of forces to Cuba or
Porto Hico, army officials have been
a^le to give almost their, entire time
to the Philippine expedition and the
raising ^ the volunteer army. This
army has reached a grand total of 121,-
000. Great energy is being shown in
1 organizing adn equipping volunteer
regiments.; .
Subterfuge b Procure a German ‘hip
for auxiliary Cruiser.
By Telegrap to The Morning Post
regiments, formed into a brigade.
The Raleigh boys are all well
are doing good work.
GLADSTONE BURIED.
and
New Yo
, May 28.—A private' de ¬
spatch receded today from Berlin says
that the Nrth German Lloyd Steam
ship Have tad passed Cape Finiserre,
off the Sp
ish flag.
The Hav
naval res
fish coast flying the Span-
he was bound for Cadiz.
belonged to the German
ve and her sale is quite
The
Her Efforts to Secure Foreign Aid to
Enable Her to Keep the Philippines.
^ k-Iv et-c^u. to The Morning Post.
London. May ^8.—The government
authorities are watching Spain’s ob
vious intention to grant to France the
permanent free use of Ceuta, and the
Russian government is exercising simi
lar vigilance in regard -to Port Ma
hon. This action is taken by Spain
manifestly with the object of securing
the support of France when negotia
tions for peace between Spain and the
United States take place, with a view
of retaining the Philippines.
England is prepared to resort to the
utmost means to prevent France from
obtaining possession of Ceuta..
(Ceuta is the Spanish stronghold on
the south side of the Strait of Gibral
tar. Port Mahon is on the island of
Minorca in the Mediterranean).
The Manchester Guardian publishes
the following as the result of official
inquiries:
“With the United States possessing
the chief harbor of the Philippines by
right of conquest, it would be an act
of war for France to seek to carry out
a transfer of territory. Nobody be
lieves in the existence of an arrange
ment, but when the United States pos
sesses the islands of Luzon and Cuba
in the autumn, certain European pow
ers may be expected to claim a share
in shaping the future of the Philip
pines.”
Madrid, May 28—Further denials are
made in diplomatic quarters here and
in Paris, Berlin and Vienna of the re
ports that negotiations are going on
for the ceding of the' Philippine Is-
Second Army Corps Inspected at
Camp Alger.
By Telegraph to The Morning Post.
Camp Alger, Va.. May 28.—President
McKinley and Secretary Alger this af-
ternoon reviewed the second
corps in the presence of
immense concourse of citizens.
army
an
It
was the first time since the close of the
Civil War that the President has per
sonally inspected a body of the fighting
force of the nation. President McKin
ley was received with shouts by the
soldiers, in lieu of a salute, for which
ammunition was wanting. The Presi
dent reached the camp at 3:30 and went
to the stand. The troops were one
hour and twenty minutes in passing
the stand.
Ceremony Marked by Solemnity
and Simplicity.
By Gable to* The Morning Post.
London, May 28.—More imposing
pomp and circumstance have some
times surrounded the bier of a great
man; but there was a certain sublimity
lands to France.
It is believed that
such negotiations were initiated, but
that they met with opposition in sever
al quarters.
Spain’s hope of a champion arising
in her behalf in Europe has not been
abandoned by the populace. The Her-
aldo tries to dissuade the public from
entertaining such an ’illusion.
It
says: “How can we expect alliances
when England speaks as she does,
when Germany, Italy and Austria
maintain reserve, and when Russia and
France regard the alleged American
blockade as effective in defiance of real
ity and reason?”
Vienna, May 28.—The- Neue Freie
Presse says that Marquis de Hoyos,
the Spanish Ambassador, who is about
to leave Vienna, had a farewell audi
ence with ^he Emperor today. This
was the first interview the ambassador
has had with his Majesty since the
outbreak of the war. The paper adds
that Marquis de Hoyos will be suc
ceeded by Senor I. G. Aguera, Spanish
Secretary of State, who, in turn, will
be succeeded by Senor Polo y Bernabe,
formerly Spain's representative at
Washington.
WOOD’S ROUGH RIDERS.
THAT TERRIBLE TERROR.
By Cable to The Morning Post.
Madrid, May 28.—The government
has received information that the
Spanish torpedo boat Terror has ar
rived at Fajardo, on. the East- coast of
Porto Rico, near the North side. She
I sighted four American warships cruis-
I ing off San Juan, and was compelled
I to make the port of Fajardo for safety.
By Telegraph to The Morning Post.
San Antonio, Texas, May 28.—Colonel
Wood’s regiment of rough riders, 1,065
officers and men, will leave in the
morning for Tampa. Orders for mobil
ization came today. Seven trains will
be required to transport the troops.
Colonel Wood expresses the opinion
that the regiment will not be kegr at
Tampa longer than a week.
CRISIS DEFERRED.
, , about the last honors paid to Gladstone
, , . - ©‘bter-1 today which left a deeper impression
esorted to m the titnsfer
likely to use complications.
fuge was
GUN COTTON EXPLODES.
of the Hfel. She was first soil to a
Hamburg nerchant who wa& a mere
dummy al agent for Spain.
FLEJE
By Cable
SAILS FROM CAI±Z.
o The Morning Post.
Madrid,May 18.—Official aniounce-
than the most elaborate panoply of
grief could produce. It was a celebra
tion, not a funeral. It was the victor
ious commemoration of the climax of
a great career. In the centre of West
minster Hall a plain oak coffin lay
upon a severely plain dais. Not a flow
er nor bit of drapery softened its
By Telegraph to The Morning Post.
Wilmington, Del., May $5.—By an ex-
By Cable to The Morning Post.
plosion of fifty pounds of gi
at the Dupont Powder Work!
Ais city Spanish
■^vn was matter
un cotton
rs at Car-
ney’s Point, N. J., opposite
this afternoon, William
Bn
killed and two other men injured.
The
Madrid,May —Official aniounce- rigid outlines. The service was most
ment is ri de tlat the Spanish reserve ■ impressive, grand music being a Seat
ing tet Cadiz.
squadron
ure.
wounded men will recover. The works
are busy on an order for smokeless
powder for the, government. L
Madrid, May 28.—The ministerial
crisis has bjeen postponed.
Gamazo, Minister of Public
Senor
Wo^ks,
will not make the proposed tax on
rents and other securities a
mattej of confidence. It is officially
denied that a loan of 10,000,000 pestas
gold has been arranged vWi a Paris
Bank. Spain, it is said, has gold
enough for the present.