Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-05-05
UNDER NARTlALLAV
The Civil Authorities Hand Madrid
Over to the Military Authorities.
B0NBARDNES1 OF MANILA BECUS.

The Captain General Ordered 70 Comply
With Commodore Dewsy's Demands
Manils Surrendered Pope PROF.
tratsd II the News from Manila.
MADRID, May 3.-Senor Aguilera, the
civil governor Of Madrid, posted at
midnight on the walls Of the home Of.
fee the customary proclamation init.
mating that the civil authorities con.
slider the circumstances justifying the
handing over to the military authors
ties the mission Of keeping order.
Lieut. Gen. Daban, captain general Of
Madrid. has assumed charge, and the
first military patrols have just ap-
peared in Puerto del Sol. The measure
has been taken in consequence Of the at
titude Of certain political parties since
yesterday. The whole garrison is
ready In barracks. At two o'clock this
morning hussars, police and civil
guards held the principal streets and
squares. There were remarkably few
people about, considering the extraor-
binary precautions. A mob tried last
night to break into the Apollo theater
and hold manifestation. The police
prevented the attempt from being sue
cessful, but the crowd broke all the
windows before it was dispersed. All
classes, especially politicians, hope for
Intervention Of continental powers,
especially Germany and Russia. In
political circles, however, important
developments are hourly expected.
Senior Romero Robledo, leader OF the
Weylerite party, will interpellate the
government in congress on the events
at Manila and the Carlists and rspub.
licans will participate in the debate,
which is expected to have important
results The publication Of the Lib
erals dispatch from Manila removed
the last hope Of the Spaniards and tits
now admitted on all sides that the
Spanish feet has been completely de-
stroyed and that 1t is probably only .
question Of hours as to when the Amer.
leans will occupy Manila.
COMMANDMENT OF MANILA BEGUN.
New YORK, May ga Hong Kong
ulspatch says: ''Ine Dom parameng or
Manila has begun. The inhabitants
are fleeing to the country. The oper-
ators in the cable station in the midst
of the forts have fed to save their
lives" 1t is not impossible indeed,
is probable-that the only real founda-
ton for this report that the lombard
ment has begun is that cable COM
munication with Manila has been cut
off, which, it was announced, would
be done as soon as bombardment BE-
gan. But the cable may have been
cut for other reasons than the begin
ming Of BON bardment, and there is
little reason to believe, in view of the
fact that it would be in violation Of
international law to lombard without
notice. that the actual bombardment
had begun.
WILL COMPLY WITH DEwEYs DEMAND.
LONDON, May 3.-Commodore Dewey
according to a dispatch from Madrid,
gave Capt. Gen. August "a hours to
comply with an ultimatum which de-
mands all warlike stores and the en-
tire stock Of coal in charge of the gov.
eminent officials. The ultimatum as.
serted that no money levy would be
made upon Manila The dispatch says
it is believed in Madrid that the gov
eminent has already cabled Capt Gen.
August authority to comply with the
demand, no other course being open.
Grave events may follow public knowl-
edge Of this compliance. The Madrid
Liberal says Commodore Dewey, of
the United States squadron in the
Philippines, has demanded the sur.
render Of all Spanish vessels in the
archipelago, threatening to lombard
the ports II the demand is refused.
MANILA SURRENDERED.
WASHINGTON, May 3.-Late yester-
day 1t was reported the president re-
oaived cablegram via London saying
That the governor general OF tne rn1l-
ippine islands had made q complete
This is supposed to have
taken place after short lombard
ment of the forts at Cavite and Ma.
Mia The conditions Of the surrender
as imposed by Commodore Dewey were
that the Spanish should give up all
forts, all torpedoes, electrical devices
in discharging submarine
mines and that all soldiers should lay
down their arms. 1t is supposed the
insurgent army will be used as far as
possible to keep order.
THE POPE FRUSTRATED.
ROME, May 3.-The pope is Frustrated
by the news from Manila. He ex.
pressed horror at the terrible loss Of
life and said he wished he had died be-
fore seeing such awar. Both the pope
and Cardinal Rampolla, papal secre-
tary OF state, have refused to consider
any interference, declaring that the
attitude Of the Vatican is one of strict