The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-05-05

MADRID, May 2, e p. m.)-In polit-
ical circles important developments
are hourly expected. Senior Romero
Y Robeedo. leader of the Weylerite
party, will interpolate the govern
ment in Congress tomorrow on the
events at Manila, and the Republicans
will participate in the debate, which
is expected to have important results.
1t is asserted that the burning of
the Reina Maria Christina off Manila
was due to American petroleum
bombs, and that number of thatch-
ed huts belonging to natives were set
on fire in the same way.
Senor Aguilera, the Civil Governor
of Madrid, did not take pSrt in the
procession to-day. All his energies
were required to watch closely popu-
lar feeling, which is certain to explode
and to require propiciatory scape-
goat.
4p. m-The celebrations in honor
of the Spanish officers-Ruiz, Daoiz
and Velardes-the victims of Murat's
massacre, proceeded to-day as usual
in spite of the bad news from the
Philippines. A procession was head
ed by the civic guards, twelve abreast,
followed by the orphans, the Madrid
charities, veterans, municipal func-
tionaries and officials and others.
Several regiments of troops brought
up the rear. The streets were packed
but there was no outward display of
sorrow
The procession passed off amid glo-
rious sunshine, but there was no
patriotic speeches. The minds of the
people are too full of the disaster to
think of anything but avenging the
surprise at Manila Bay.
A dispatch from Hong Kong to the
Daily Mail dated Monday, says:
Commodore Dewey's fleet is off
Correigido Island, hotly engaged with
the forts there. Electrical expert
ments show that the cable has been
cut at or near Manila
A later report, current in the House
of Commons, at midnight, that an
official telegram had been received at
the Foreign Office from the. British
Consul General at Manila, announc-
ing the capitulation of Manila, is
unconfirmed.
! But it is known that several cable
messages have passed to-day between
Balfour and the British Ambassador
in Madrid, in which the British Gov
ernment is understood to have advis-
ed the Spanish cabinet that honorable
submission is the best way of safe
guarding Spanish interests in the
Philippines, as well as those of other
Powers concerned.
EZ InpGrci0l says it believes the
| formation of a national ministry is
possible.
/ The greatest importance is attached
to to-night's cabinet council, at which
it is expected a decision will be
reached as to the reply to be made to
the request of Captain General Au-
gust, of the Philippines, for instruc-
tions as to whether he shall submit
to Commodore Dewey's demand to
surrender all the war ships in the
Archipelago and to give up Manila.
MADRID, Sunday night, via front
ier, May 2. - Utter CONSERVATION
reigns here since the full truth of the
Manila disaster has been divulged.
The cabinet was in possession of
detailed particulars this morning,
copies being sent around to the
ministers houses to avoid causing
excitement by hurriedly summoning
the cabinet. A consultation was held
at noon at the palace with the Queen
Regent present, and only after dis
cussion of nearly two hours duration
was it decided to make known the
bad news, and then it was only filter
ed out.
The first popular cry was that
treachery alone could account for