The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-05-05
SPA|A'S GREAT DANGER The Government Is Aware That It Cannot Rely
 Upon the Army.
RESIGNATION OF REGENCY
MEMBERS OF AUSTRIA,S IMPERI4E
 F.AMILY CONSIDERING TT.

FAMILY CONSIDERING IT, An Exchange of Ideas on the Subject ia Now Alleged to be Going on Between Them and the Queen Regent of spain- Best Informed Persons Believe That Another Reverse Like That at Cavite Will Cause Spain to Appeal to Europe to Arrange Terms of Peace-serIous Out breaks.
 London, May 5.-The Madrid cor respondent of the Morning Post says: "The government is aware it cannot re- ly upon the army. It is an open secret that a society has been formed within its ranks to put an end to the humilia- tions Spain has suffered at the hands of her incompetent ministers. Judging by what one hears, very terrible things may shortly happen"
 Resignation of Regency,
 The Vienna correspondent of the Daily Chronicle says: ''The idea of the resignation of the regency by Queen Maria Christina is seriously considered by the members of the imperial family of Austria with a view of averting an anti-dynastic movement and saving the throne. An exchange of ideas on the subject is going on between the queen regent and her Austrian family: but it's most influential members are decidedly opposed.'
 May Appeal to Powers.
 The Madrid correspondent of the Daily Telegraph says: Those who are best informed as to the governments view alleGA that if the Spanish arms suffer another reverse like that at Cavite the government would inform ally request the great powers to lend their services to arrange the best possi- Die terms of peace. Many Liberals con- sider that Spain having maintained her honor and justified her chivairy, can now afford to yield to superior force; put 1t Is doubtful whether public opin- ion would approve this line of action.
 Lower House of Cortes.
 Madrid May 4-Public attention centered again to-day in the congress QoWer house of the cortes). There was a repetition of the great crowds of yes- terday, the police and civic guards, be- side the secret police, mingling with the people. The galleries of the house were packed and many ladies were present. Several prominent senators occupied seats beside deputies on the floor of the chamber. Senor Revertes minister of finance in the Canovas ministry and the hero of the ex-com- municatton incident last autumn, de- tended the memory and policy of Se- nor Canovas.
 Senor Canalejas, editor of Ell HeraIdo replying, dwelt upon the weakness and vacillation of the government of Ca novas, which fostered Yankee bold ness.'
 The principal speech was delivered by Senor Romero, former minister of Justice and leader of the Weylerite fac eioii, WAlO llloInIdlIGQ IIldL AIIlGTlCd IOSa tered the Cuban rebellion and meant war from the commencement" Senors Moret's policy of autonomy he charac- terized as farce and as absolutely erroneous. As for the Cubans, he de- clared that they did not desire auton- omy and as for the rebels that they never intended to accept 1t. "The pres- ent conf1ict,' he continued, proves the real intentions of the Yankees. Spain must now face her international enemy and she should not waste single pe- seta to give the Cubans autonomy which would be one step toward inde- pendence. The war requires the energy of all classes to defend the king and the fatherland." In the course of the debate a formal promise was made on behalf of the old conservatives to sup- port the government while the present situation continues.
 Outbreaks.
 The outbreaks in the provinces are assuming alarming proportions. This is especially the case in the province of Gijon on the Bay of Biscay, where the troops have been compelled to fire on the rioters in self-defense The lat est from Gijon is that the artillery have been ordered out. It is asserted here that the riots arose from hunger rather than from political motives
 At Caceres the mob captured four teen carloads of flour. All Valencia is in state of siege. At Catalan the ri-. oters captured the mayor and town councillors and demanded a ransom. On the mayor protesting he was shot thronugh the leg. after which the gen. darmerie dispersed the mob. At Tal- evare the rioters were most determin- ed, sacking many bakeries and setting on fire several government buildings. Tn the town of Aguilas, in the province of Murcia, mob, mostly composed of women, burned the storehouses and of fees. The fisherwomen who broke out against the Octroi duties received se- were setback, many of them being in- jured.