Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-09-10
THE SPANISH CABINET
Senior Sagasta Prepared for
Its Fall:
MINISTRY A CORPSE"
sensational Speeches In the Chamber of
peputies by Senior S;ivcla and senor
Cannlejas islanco APP
peais TOR AID
MINISTRY A CORPSE"
(Hy Te(egraph)

MADRID. Sept. 9.-The fo,,ou,n ..
s'd,ethent mas been made by an i'm
portant Spanish official:
Senor Silvela. Nthe leader of a sec
con OF the Conservative party) refuses
the government the support OF his M
y. although he is fully aware or the
atiiicultles of the situation He lie
u ..''I. prompted by the desire to OBJ
ea'i, power We will do all in our pow
or L" realize his desire with short 40.
lay The country will then Soc hnw
soon the man. who is now posinp as a
,'lnerai' viii be transformed into a
dcSp"tic Dictator"
General Polavicja has handed a
,"pS ~ nus manifesto To the newspaper
men, put the censor forbids it's p,,h-
l'c:,ti"n. The censor also forh;ds ,ts
tra!lsnissiun by telegraph. It il nroh-
h".e mat the general intends to read
!, ."uat IN the Cortes, but it is certain
the government will prevent him frn1,,
so doing and will insist unn, :, $685..
session. NA"'i q SECRET
ne Liberal today again makes the
assertion that Premier Sagasta vii, ra-
sign as soon as the chamber dopts the
peace bill ps' s1Ae
MADRID. Sept. S. via Barriatz The
governments severe measure ~ nra.
vent REPORTS of the secret sessions 81
the Cortes are nullifled by the Senators
ana deputies Of the opposition who are
eager to inform the foreign correspond
eillS us III what goes on.
Yesterdays session 1T the chamber
en"eu with senior Silvela attacking the
government and claiming the Sarasta
ministry is q corpse. and we do not dis
'uss corrseS. We bury them"
senior Canalejas, who is Il lieutenant
~ rolavle)as new party, urged an In
curry into the sources OF the charges
against the army and navy.
ne debate apparently weakened the
government
IT is reported that at yesterdays cab
met council Senior Sagasta told his col
leagues that they must be prepared for
the fail of the cabinet.
General Blanco has appealed to the
government for funds representing
that the situation in Cuba is most dis
tressing. Senior Romero Giron. minis
ter OF the colonies has asked the treas
ury for l00.0O00O0 pesetas. In reply he
received 10000. 900
The Bank of Spain nominally holds
but the sums supplied TO me govern
ment on this guarantee are already ex-
hauSted.
MADRID. Sept An the chamber
of deputies Senior CannlejAs, in the
course Nf IL long speech of violent and
unmensured abuse, denounced the
government collectively anu individu-
ally for its conduct during the war and
now in the peace negotiations.
He produced a sensation by assert
ing that when Admiral Cervera asked
for instructions OF war the minister for
the colonies replied to him May God
help you. @
The sitting was suspended. Senior
Canalejas will continue his speech to-
morrow.
The Senate held secret session.
LONDON, Sept. 1O.-The Madrid cor
respondent OF the Standard says:
The government recently forwarded
/ to Nj. Cambon, the French ambassador
at Washington a long and strongly ar
gued statement respecting the Philip
pines. which he will communicate verb
ally to the Washington government
Spain protests against the capltula-
ton of Manila because 1t was made two
days after the protocol was signed. 1t
says that the revenue from the Manila
customs may continue devoted to the
service Of the Philippine loan Of 1887:
and. finally. it insists upon the United
States compelling Aguinaldo to liberate
| l,00G Spaniards now in his custody,
| most of whom were placed there, the
! note asserts. by Admiral Dewey.