The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-03
EARLIER MANILA BULLETINS

Madrid, May 2.-The authorities her.
have adopted the most extreme military
precautions to check the increasing pub
lie Indignation at the disaster to tht
Spanish feet off Manila
Martial law will be proclaimed II the
government is provoked over hostile
demonstrations in the streets. The feel
ing Of discomfort prevails everywhere
The military feel equally with the civil
elements the effects Of the disaster in
which, according to one announcement
"our inferior war craft although they
fought pluckily, persisted through lack
of foresight in responsible quarters"
The general tone Of the papers, even
in the case Of the ministerial press, is
calm.
Madrid, May 2.-2:SO p. m.-The news
papers express a determination to
avenge the defeat of the Spanish fleet
The conduct of the Spanish admiral in
sinking the remnant of his fleet in order
to prevent its capture is highly extolled
by the press.
The Impartial advises the government
TO arm al 1.-The available shipping, and
convert the vessels into an auxiliary
feet for the purpose of capturing and
destroying American merchant vessels.
Madrid. May Is a. ma dispatch to
the Liberal from Manila says that Ad-
miral Montejo, the Spanish commander,
acknowledges that the Spanish fleet has
been completely demolished. He adds
that the crew Of the Spanish war ship
Mindanao has been saved.
The British consul at Manila, F. H.
Rawson-Walker, has conferred with
Commodore Dewey. The object of their
conference is not known.
Further advices from Manila to the
Liberal say that the United States feet
has taken up a position in front of Ma
Mia and has established a blockade of
the port
The population of Manila is fleeing
from the city. A bombardment of the
town is expected to take place today.
The publication of the Liberals dis
patch from Manila removed the last hope
of the Spaniards and it is now admitted
on all sides that the Spanish feet has
been completely destroyed and that 1t is
probably only a question of hours as to
when the Americans will occupy Manila.
The fact that the Liberal, which is
Premier Sagasta's organ. admitted the
complete defeat of the Spaniards, gives
additional significance to the frank an
nouncement
Madrid, May $50 a NIT is now
raining. which may prevent the End of
r, -, Ar.1f
which have not been prohibited, al
though both gatherings are liable to re-
suit in prolific demonstrations.
Senior Romero Y Robledo, the Conserv-
alive leader and former minister of JUS
tice. is expected to inaugurate a sensa-
tional debate in the chamber tomorrow,
IN which he viii be backed up by the
Carlists and Republicans.
General weyler. whose popularity Is in
creasing, viii also provoke a debate in
the senate.
Madrid, May 2.-lo a. m.-The govern
ment news from Manila is apparently
behind that of the newspapers as the
latter's dispatches arriving in Madrid
at 1:40 yesterday morning were not de-
livered until 9 O'Clock in the evening.
While ministers yesterday evening were
discussing Governor General Augustus
dispatch, rumors reached the cabinet
that the newspaper men had received
news of the second engagement Cen
eral Correa and Admiral Berme}o i'm
me1iately communicated with their de-
partments and found that fresh dis
patch was being deciphered Premier
Sagasta ordered the dispatch 70 be
brought to the council for decipherins.