Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-05-07
ASKING INTERVENTION.
Report That the Spanish Queen Regent lia
Again Appealed to the Powers.

Report That the Spanish Queen Regent Has
Again Appealed to the Powers.
London, May IA special dispatch
from Vienna says the queen regent has
again appealed to Emperor Francis Jo-
seph in favor of European intervention.
The Austro-Hungarian foreign minister
has addressed note to the powers On
the subject.
Madrid, May 7.-Moret in the cham
Der yesterday challenged a direct vote
of confidence, declaring that the gov
ernment would resign if it was not car
ried
London, May IA special dispatch
from Paris says that the seizure of the
Lafayette has intensified the bitter
feeling against the United States. An
cry expressions are heard. The United
States embassy is under special police
protection in view of a possible hostile
demonstration.
Canary islands report that the Ameri-
can consul at Las Palmas has left sud
denly with the plans of the harbor.
There are 1900 Spanish troops in Grand
Canaria alone. The authorities are
pushing forward the Notifications. and
making desperate attempts to raiserev-
enue-taking British property without
compensation.
Washington. May 7.-One feature of
| the session of the cabinet yesterday
was a discussion of the attitude of the
| senate in providing the ''sinews Of war
for defraying the expenditures of the
war. The president has received posi-
tive information that the senate COM
mittee on finance, which is still strug-
| CLING with the revenue bill, will report
! that measure with the bond feature
| eliminated.
Washington, May 7.-After another
day CT waiting in the navy and state
departments the doors were again closed
in the evening yesterday without awori
from Commodore Deweyor any other re.
liable source as to what happened al
Manila after the cable broke During
the course of the day there were erumor:
that the cable communication had beer
restored. but these were soon found Il
be baseless and the excitement sub.
sided. One comfort the officials take il
the situation, although il is of a mega
tive character, is that the lack of com
munication is a probable evidence tha
the Spaniards. at least, are not in con
troll of Manila, else they would speedil,
communicate that fact to the rest o
the world through the cable. If the de
lay means anything it is believed no
to be more serious than that Commo
dore Dewey has been delayed in car
rying out fully his plans for the occu
patton of Manila.
Must Give the Commodore Time.
In other words, it may not have bee
possible for the commodore, within tn
space of five days to effect the destruc
. ton of the Spanish feet, the silencin
, of the forts at Cavite, the seizure Q
Corregidor, the capture of Manila, an
finally the restoration Of cable commun
: ication. If he has been delayed beyon
, Tuesday CT Wednesday in carrying ou
this extensive programme il is not a
all surprising that he has not bee
, heard from through a dispatch boa
l The state department is in close touc
with Consul Wildman at Hong Kon.
who is expected to supply the earlies
tpossible news from the Philippines. TIL
: only message received from the consl
; yesterday was one informing the depar,