The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-22
RumOrs Again Current that General
Head of Military Cabinet.
P0LAVIEJA BACK In MADRID
MAY BE MADE MINISTER OF WAR
IF sAGASTA GIVES WAY.
Panic at COrunna Over the Expected
Appearance of Natson's Squadron
Effect of the Press Censorship.

LONDON, July 22-Despite the denial of
the Madrid correspondent of the Times,
other special dispatches from Madrid to the
London morning papers, especially such as
come by way of the frontier and elude CEN
sorship, continue to assert that the Carlists
are active. For instance, the Madrid. corre-
spondent of the Standard says: 1.-THE gov
ernment continues to receive from civil and
military authorities in many provinces
alarming information as to Carlist prepara-
tions. Arms and ammunition have been in
troduced by many mountain passes into
Navarro, Aragon and Catalonia, it is sup
posed, with the connivance of the local au-
thorities on both sides of the frontier. The
Carlist agents and leaders know that they
can act with certain amount of impunity,
because so long as the pretender and his
representatives and newspapers in Madrid
patriotically disclaim all intention of dis
turbing the peace during the war with the
United States they feel certain that Senior
Sagasta and the authorities will not dare
arrest or molest Carlists They assume that
Senior Sagasta cannot afford to affront a
large section of the people and risk civil
war when his hands are so full. In some
few places, however, the military govern
ors have suppressed the Carlist newspapers
and have warned the Carlist juntos that
stronger measures will be taken if they per-
sist in agitation. The Carlists in Madrid
say the first risings will occur In western,
central and southern Spain, their ancient
strongholds, in order to show the extent and
power of their organization
The Madrid correspondent of the Times
says: Hope of speedy peace must be aban-
doned and more circuitous route adopted
1t is no secret that the unofficial diplomatic
exploration has not been encouraging. Senior
Sagasta, Duke Almodovar de Rio, the for
eign minister, and Senor Gamazo, minister
of public instruction and public works, con-
stituting a sort of ministerial subcommt-
tee on the peace question, are continuing
the discussion secretly, but the public is
becoming impatient at their apparent indie
csion. This uneasiness probably accounts
for the rumors of Carlist and Republican
movements, which to-day are recognized to
be entirely unfounded.
A dispatch to the Standard from Corunna
gives lively account of the stampede into
the county, owing to fears of the zap
preaching American squadron" The cor
respondent says there is a daily stream of
bullock carts with furniture and the town
is nearly deserted by the better class of in
habitants. The local papers there have
frightened the people SO much that the cap
tain general summoned the editors and
threatened them all with imprisonment if
they printed another word about Commo-
dore Watson's squadron. The exodus, how
ever, shows no sign of diminishing. A
pamphlet has been distributed among the
workingmen urging them to demand peace
at all cost owing to the terrible distress and
the lack of work and food. L. is evident
that there will be trouble in Corruna, says
the correspondent, and that the working
classes will make it unless something is
promptly done.