The San Francisco call., 1898-06-15
MADRID PRESS
 URGES PEACE Sentiment of Leading
 Newspapers. PUBLIC OPINION CHANGING YET THE MASSES ARE GAINING
 COURAGE. They Are Led to Believe That the Americans Are Beginning
 to Encounter Serious
 Difficulties.
PUBLIC OPINION CHANGING
YET THE MASSES ARE GAINING
 COURAGE.
Copyrighted, 1898. by James Gordon Bennett.

Copyrighted 1ssS by James Gordon Bennett.
 MADRID, June 14.-Instead of the general feeling here being pessimistic it is that the Americans are only be- ginning to feel the pinch of the shoe which, the further she goes, will hurt her the more.
 That three papers-the Pals, the Ma cional and the Vida Nueva-take as texts for the feature of the day the showing that public sentiment is being rapidly molded to accept the inevita- ble. The Pals is rabidly republican and all along violently jingo. The Vida Nueva is new paper, born upon the present condition of affairs. Its pro- gramme is to renovate Spain; 1t is the voice of young Spain. At the end of an impassioned patriotic article, it says:
 Peace is what our country needs to- day. All men of character and strength should support it, thus putting an end to the terrible suffering of this unfort- unate country"
 The Herald agent is pilloried in the Correo, which says that not only from Gibraltar but now from Lisbon the Heralds correspondents send news of the Spanish ships and their arma- ments. It reproduces Lisbon telegrams to the Herald.
 The Bourse was buoyant to-day and up one point on rumors of interyen- tion of the powers and reported Span ish victory at Santiago. The Govern ment holds no confirmation of such ru- mors.
 In connection with the prospects of peace a long consultation between Senors Moret and Sagasta to-day is commented upon. Private telegrams tell of a conference at Manila between the German Consul and Governor August.
 The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Duke Almodovar de Rio. told the news paper men to-day that the Spanish Government had not taken any step in the direction of peace negotiations. The Minister said he had not received any confirmation of the reported third at tack on Santiago.
 The Minister of War, General Correa, declared the situation at Manila better than was supposed. He said Captain General August had concentrated 20,- GOO men for the defense of the city and his batteries of artillery were asserted to comprise 199 long-range guns.
 It was officially announced to-day that Senor Dubosc, the former Spanish Charge d'Affaires at Washington, and Lieutenant CarranZa, the former Span ish naval attache at Washington, have been invited" to leave Canada, owing to the Canada authorities having in- tercepted a letter which Lieutenant Carranza addressed to the Minister Of a,a a dition of the American Notifications.
 The optimism of the press is increased by a belief that Germany intends to prevent a bombardment of Manila by making a naval demonstration. The newspapers urge sacrifices, with the view of securing Germany's assistance and political leaders express themselves in favor of offering Germany the fol- lowing concessions in return for her taking the initiative in forcing Ameri- ca"
 Firstly-Naval stations and coaling depots in Spanish Oceaniea.
 Secondly-Spanish concurrence In the development of Germany'S commercial relations with Morocco.
 BERLIN, June 14.-Advices received from Shanghai by the Frankfort Zei- tung say news has been received there from Manila to the effect that there Is fighting every night around the town. The insurgents, it seems, are trying to capture Manila and to establish an in- dependent government before the Americans land.
 The German Consul at Manila. it is further reported, has 300 Germans and Swiss on board refugee steamer in the harbor.
 VIENNA, June 14.-The Neue Freie Presse says that Spain has requested the powers to urge the United States to occupy Manila, should the town sur render, and not to allow the insurgents t1 do