Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-04
REVOLUTION IN SPAN.
+. Predicted, # It Does Not Already
"N Exist.
,,voNs1RA1lou AGAINST GOVERNMENT
49,, no C,osed-Mobs are Shouting
'''. .pown with the poarbon''-si'"-
uatlon Is Critical

london. May 4.-The Brussels cor.
.,.Dondent of the Daily chroh, .. , sn,S
F, spO carlos, the pretender' Is Huen
~. ,n,sd by private kilograms ne mas
's' today from Madrid. A span
reem ns,,,natist Of high position said to
~ '. today, They are practically IN
nv Of revolution, and 1t is the begin
s a, the end OF the regency. me
nins agent may make final effort
queen ~ her son, but he will never
10 the throne"
' ~he Madrid correspondent OF 'ne
~. Mail. telegraphing Tuesday'says'
ps" ,s no longer any doubt that the
he, situation is causing the gov
nv" almost as much uneasiness as
elp" eternal. Last nights demonstra-
Inc - ono of the most serious In
w" time. since those openly paruci-
SH' showed their revolutionary ten
lA ,os Cries were raised of Down
T.. tho Bourbons': Long live Don
VIZ and Long live Weyler.'
'-. ers, move of the demonstrators,
-. thousand strong, was 10 the
"'s' 90 cen Weyler, with the object
H,' ssoering him. He did not appear
,he crowd then went to the resi-
80 At euor Sagasta, where the min
ware in conference, and shouted
L. ,,vor of his resignation. Senior
,,nnera. civil governor of Madrid,
ttSts mn the procession with the aiu oi
Nv nollce. who were badly stoned anu
Saa 10 charge the crowd. me hu.nori-
nau ra,,nnn met with Senior Aguii-
us' Who announced his intention OF re-
eia, saving that II cost him great
..ssnhe 10 suppress such manifestations
w ,hat ne was not able to answer Tor
~ - with the powers at his disposal
sr,ar,i,non the edict was Issued
.,.iinc Madrid under martial law, and
,hs military governor, Gen. Deban, re-
saiyad stringent orders from Gen. Cor
y, the minister Of war, for the pre-
seryation OF peace. .u l.,
aveanwhlle the cabinet council Is
si..nsainr the political situation in
snain Admiral Bermejo, minister OF
asrine and Gen. Correa, are strongly
a. favor of an immediate suspension OF
AZ constitutional guarantees, a step
HS,ch requires closing the Cortes. The
M members of the cabinet, however,
oo,sider this inconvenient at the pres
-, mnment. because 1t would wipe out
m,py years history of the liberal
narty. There is general belief that a
iosi cabinet crisis is imminent and II
vii nrobably end in n considerable
mosihcaton of the present government
rnssibly In the formation of national
nlnIstry under the presidency of Mar
sha Martinez Campos. In any case,
Parliament is certain to be closed
shortly
aThe events of the last few days
have Undoubtedly increased the popu-
lari,y q Gen. Weyler. who favors an
out and out war policy. At the same
time hfre Is no real ground for antici-
pltnr that he will come to the head of
afag Gen. Weylcr is notorious, but
not prominent person in Spanish pol
tits Politicians and the people at
lafes have been paying little attention
10 him recently. His party Is COM
pssd of few persons of no very high
SANDING.
Moreover, everyone recognizes that
Weylers cruelty in Cuba and his pol
lev as to the reconcentrados largely
Contributed to bring about the present
state Of affairs, while his alleged no.
,orious laxity with regard to public
money has made him much disliked.
Public opinion is always likely to mis-
trust him and he Is unpopular with
the queen regent. The country en-
masse is opposed to the idea of re-
public. The people prefer Don Carlos
II anything to such change.
They had enough of the republic in
B,S. The Indignation which is felt at
present is not against the present dy-
nasty but against the government and
the politicians In general.
III a military ligtatprShin ahOYild
come It would most probably be under
The queen regent, and possibly Gen.
Martinez Campos. Even Gen. Polavieja
has more chance than Gen. weyler.
such dictatorship would take the
form OF comforting the premiership on
one OF these generals with full power"
"A special dispatch from Madrid via
bayonne, says: In the mob Monday
llsnt were many officers in multi, who
were foremost in melting the people to
attack the ministers residences and
we're loudest in calling for cheers for
neyier There Is no doubt these men
atsited TO provoke the government in
W hring into the mob and so to pave
.ne way for its downfall. Some Of
mem Were arrested, but were subse-
guehtly released, the government fear
~ 70 let II be known that officers of
M army formed a part of the mob
mhl.e the streets were thus occupied,
s,.a, unrest was manifest at the vari-
aus ous barracks and the soldiers were
ISy prevented from joining the mob
GERS VA 'ne oih-
me republicans were even more
c c-sg man the officers In urging on the
c nyWu and shouting Down with the
iygTh regent More than once they
Inv, 'ne mob toward the royal palace.
back" ''e poAce oroVe them