The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-12-16
RECEPTION AT THE PALACE
IT'S ALLEGED HARMONY CONSID-
ERD TO BE OMNIBUS.
OTHER GENERALS, ALSO, MAKE.PR0TES1S
A Rumored Attempt to Dynamite the American
Consulate at Hayana-'A Bomb Found--
ADisclaiming Warning From SPAIN
A Manifesto Expected
A Manifesto Expected

Madrid, Dec. 15.-The WeylerlSt Or
gan La Nacional, believes that General
Weyler expressed his ideas on the situa
ton to the Queen regent with great
frankness and notably his indignation as
a soldier against president McKinley's
unjustifable insults" and the govern
ments indifference to the army's honor.
La Nacional adds:
General Weyler is satisfied with his
reception at the palace and the day has
been a bad one for the government"
1t says also that General Weyler and
the Minister of War, General Correa,
had an interview that was ''unsatisfac-
tory to BOTH"
TO DYNAMITE GENERAL LEE.
parently made to contain samples OF
some description, was found this morn
fng, at Casa Neuya, where the United
States consulate is situated. An ex-
animation of the box showed it to con-
tain tube filled with AN explosive sub
stance. Fortunately the cover was not
i
splintered open. Underneath the cover
was piece of sand paper, intended to
light a box of matches and thus bring
about an explosion.
On November oath last, tube said
to contain dynamite was found on the
premises of the United States consulate
at Havana by man who was subSe-
quently arrested by the private watch
l,,,f hn off Fol
was cassed as a joke and the man
arrested was believed toahave been the
individual who placed the tube where it
was found. In order to guard against
any possible attempt hostile to the con-
sulate or it's inmates, the Spanish Off
Gals took precautions to protect the
building and Consul General Lee.
GENERALS yEXED AT MESSAGE
Biarritz, France, Dec. 15.-Mail adj
vices received from Madrid, kilograms
and telephone messages on this subject
being forbidden, say the Spanish mill
tary journals, especially the most i'm
podtant, the Correspondence Militaire,
declare that twenty generals have come
to an agreement to engineer protest
against President McKinley's message
to Congress, which is considered insult
ing to the Spanish army. 1t is added
that certain marshal was asked to CO.
operate, but he merely replied that he
would consider the matter. General
Weyler answered a similar request, say
ing he desired in the first place to learn
the opinion of certain personages, the
law not allowing military men to send
a collective petition to the Minister of
War.
Political circles are much excited at
rumors of a manifesto to the country
which is said to be in course of pEepara-
ton.
The semi-official Correspondence De
Espana only indirectly alludes to the
agitation.
QUEEN RECEIVES WEYLER.
Madrid, Dec. 15.-The Queen regent
today received General Weyler, the
former captain general of Cuba. The
audience lasted an hour and three quart
erS.
An official note was issued tonight
describing as Inventions and exagger-
atoms intended to mislead the people,
the sinister rumors as to the relations
between Spain and the United States,
the supposed effect Of President McKin-
ley's message, the agitation in the army,
the attack on the American consulate IN
Havana, and the report that flibusters
sunk the floating dock there.
1t urges the people to distrust the for
eign press and to rely on news direct
Iy emanating from Madrid and Ha-
vana."