The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-06-10
SPANIARDS
WEAKENING
Cabinet Delegates Power to the
Duke AlMOdOvar do Rio.
STILL another APPEAL 70 AUSTRIA.
Under Secretary of State to Aid
\ Spain's Minister at Vienna.
INSTRUCTIONS TO AUGUSTI.

The Captain General Of Philippines Is to
"Act According to Circumstances" a
Mild Euphonism For "Surrender'-A
Famous Spanish Republican Leader De-
clares the Nation Is Heading Straight
Toward Big Disaster.
London, June 1O-The Madrid corre-
spondent Of The Daily Mail says: There
Is now little doubt that Spain, seeing
the hopelessness of further continuing
the war. is approaching the powers
with view of obtaining an honorable
peace. The cabinet council yesterday
finally authorized Duke AlmOdovar de
Rio to expedite diplomatic action, and
In consequence the duke Is now con-
ferring with certain ambassadors and
ministers in Madrid.
Instructions have been telegraphed
to the Spanish minister at Vienna, and
orders likewise given to Senor Augera,
the under secretary of state, to proceed
at once to the Austrian capital. Spain
Is unquestionably looking to Austria
for assistance in her distress. 1t is un-
likely that any appeal Will be made
to the pope as the earlier Intervention
Of his holiness met with discouragng
reception in America.
Probably Captain General Augusti
will be ordered to make the best terms
he can with Admiral Dewey. A min
lister has informed Inc that if reinforce
t, I,,t, 10. I, Iii
lppines August would be ordered to
hold out to the last, but as they We're
not, August would act according to
circumstances"-a mild euphonism for
surrender.
All the forces opposed TO the govern
nent are showing signs Of restlessneSs.
Marquis de Cerralbo, the chief agent
Of Don Carlos, assures me that while
The war lasts the Carlists will remain
quiet, but should dishunorable peace
be negotiated they will act ''in accord.
Rnee with their ideas of duty" This
Is a plain statement. and should not
be lost sight of, since it is hardly pos
sihle that the government will be able
TO negotiate a peace which the people
will not regard as crushing.
correspondent had an interview
last night with Don Nicolas Sameron
AlDnso, the famous Republican leader.
thinker, philosopher and reformer. He
thinks Spain is heading straight to-
wards big disaster, and sees no hope
of escape for her. The voice of the
people, he contends, is unhcard, for he
holds that if elections were really free
p large Republican majority would be
: n~S sitting in the cortes. Whatever
party is in power can, in Spain. always
DDmmand a majority, by means of
methods he thought too well known to
need particularizing. Hence. he said,
comes the. apparent lethargy of the
people, who feel they are helpers and
helpless before the bureaucratic meas
anres which weigh like a nightmare on
the country. But when this lethargy
Is dispeled Senior Salmeron thinks
that the results may be very terrible.
and a disastrous campaign. in his
opinion. will bring this to pass.
Tne conversation did not end without
some allusion to his bee noir-the
clergy. He sent for some parliament
tavy papers bearing on the budget and
pointed out that OF a tota! revenue Of
B67.OO0,OOO pesetas Spain spends unpro-
QRSllNtly over uIe-HdlI VIZ. Interest
On debt, 400, 900 900; civil list, 10000, 600:
clergy, 4l,OOO, 900; military clergy L.
100000. Against this outlay he put the
significant fact that on education, all
told, the country only spends 100000
pesstas. THE primate Of Spain has q
larger salary than the prime minister"
be said. Were this money spent as
the Catholic clergy spend it in your
pountry there would be less to say
against it. But l fear it Is not So"
The press generally aild public opin-
Ion are outspoken on the disagreeabla
news from the Philippines, bitterly
blaming the remissness of the present
government, without throwing the
whole responsibility upon 1t. Public
feeling, though aroused, is displaying
m ominous camness, waiting to know
the worst, but when that is known
there will be developments.
The cabinet council was occupied
with long discussion as to the mill
tary situation in the Philippines. Cen
eral COrreay, minister of war, denied
khat Captain General Augustus posi-
hon was desperate, and Senor Sagasta
added that Manila had means of de-
Tense until the arrival of reinforce
ments. The council then adopted i'm
portant measures, which are kept Sc
cret, Captain AunOn, minister of ma
rine, being au hOrized to take what
Bver measures he considers necessary
with reference to the Philippines. and
1enor PuigCerver, minister of finance,
being authorized to come to an agree
ment with the leaders of the majority
in the chamber for the passage Of the
budget Scnor Sagasta declared that
the government had mo Intention of
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