The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-04-19
THE Spanish PARLIAMENT
Summoned to Meet in
Extra Session.
GEN, WEYLER AT MADRID

Az hhCo
neal to the Powers of Europe-She
VIII Recede No Further-Ni'lent
Demonstration i'm the City OF Va
lencia.
Madrs April 14-9 a. m.-The news
papers here regard war as 1ne'Icaoie'
The last dispatches from washington
have created profound excitement
throughout Spain. The Spaniards pro-
test against the "Odfous imputhtIon
setting forth that Spanish officers were
,asnonsfble for the loss of the Maine.
Tt is asserted here that proof can be
furnished TO show that no torpedoes
have been laid in havana harbor.
The official gazette tomorrow will
publish a decree organizing a national
subscription to increase h strength OIL
the Spanish fleet.
NOon.-Ieneral Weyler, the former
cartain general Of Cuba, arrived in
Madrid today, apparently being calico
here by the government. He was met
at the railroad station by General Pratt,
i'm full uniform, and many friends, mill
'tary men and civilians. The governor
of Madrid prohibited the demonstra-
ti0ns which it was proposed to make,
and adopted precautionary measures.
There was a detachment of police at
the station; there were policemen IN
the streets, through which the general
passed, and police officers were station
ed even within the entrance to tne
generals residence. From h rail-
road station the former aptarn general
was driven rapidly to his home. 'When
questioned ON the subject, General
Weyler refused to a he was called
to Madrid by the government, but he
added, speaking to the correspondent
of the Associated Press: Il have IN
deed offered my services to the queen.
/ consider war with America ineyltable,
or Cuba is lost to Spain. L belleVe war
is preferable to a continuation of the
prolonged tension between Washington
and Madrid"
> u. ma cabinet council, at which
the queen-regent presided, was held
this afternoon. The Queen-reg9nt
signed the national subscription
decree ITO increase the navy.
1T was decided to hasten n
~re-opening of the Spanish parliament.
The date for the assembling of the
tOI LCS a <hliAA ObAi "OS
will now be summoned ito meet Wed
nesday next, April 10th.
Senior SagaSta made a statement on
the subject of the recent developments
of the Cuban situation, as affected by
events I'M Washington. He declared
THE situation tWtas very serious, and
while pOintting out THAT 1.-The debates
lin con gress have no legal value he
said he deemed 1T advisable to expedite
the ~re-Opening of the cOrteS, lin order
to ALLOW the national opinion n It's
representa- to declare the WIFI of
the people, and to narble the govern
ment to act in accord with the nation"
"a cabinet minister who was inter
viewed, on emerging from the council
said: 1.-The true climax is approaching.
But Spain is calm. She has dome ev-
erything to avert war and is now con-
fident i'm her right and in the JUS
tice of her cause. She is ready to de-
fend her soil and her honor. When the
American government communicates
it's decision, Spain will stand ready to
meet all eventualitieS."
1:4O p. m.-The correspondent of the
Associated Press here has had a long
intervieW With Senior Silvela, the con-
sentative leader. AS a man who has
held power, and who may before long
be in office again, Senior Silvela'5 views
are important at this juncture. He
1lldWHUdIll6u llNdl opdIll IFdu 1IbotlHe every
concession in favor of peace, consistent
with her national honor.
Il know" said Senior Silvala, that
the army is so Well disciplined that it
will act loyalty with the government
i'm all cases; and / knOW that all par
ties, except the extreme revolutiOnists,
feel the necessity of supporting THE
present ministry in the face of the en-
emy. / know, too, that most of the
1Np1i ttiC.a1 nlauTtjpc I'm rSrdaip aI~a aiy-arp
that a dynastic change would mean the
fail of m~Onarchical institutions in this
country"
$40 p. m.-After the cabinet council
the ministers re-aSsemb1ed at the min
istry for foreign affairs and there dis
cussed the question of sending a note
to the great powers, communicating
the decisions arrived ait during the
days cabinet meeting and explaining
the situation from THE Spanish stand
point.
The preamble of the for
the cOnvOcation of the cortes to be pub
lished in tomorrow's official gazette,
assumed a very determined tone in JUS
tifying the c~onvocation
enc Sagasta, on leaving the palace
said that Senior Gurlon, the minister
of foreign affairs, would report to the
European powers the attitude assumed
by the United States.
REVOLUTTONARY DEMONSTRA-
TION.
London, April 14.-According ITO a Spe-
cial dispatch this afternoon from Mad
rid, there was a big revolutionary DEM
OnStration ait Valencia, capital of the
Spanish province of that NAME, yeSter-
day evening. Large crowds assembled.
a red flag was displayed and waved,
and the 'Marseillaise'' was sung. The
police, 1T is added, dispersed the peo-
pile who took part in the demo nstratiol
and captured the red flag.
Madrid, via Bayonne, France, April
14.-The anti-government press is rabid
and the whole town is very warlike.
The q~ueen-regent heads the national
navy fund with a donation of a million
peSetas and the Infanta sabel con-
tributes $4,000 pesetas. Senior Gullon,
the foreign minister, had a conference
late today with Sir Henry Drummond-
Wolff, the British ambassador; NJ. Pa
1ppA0Atoro tho ENrppo1 aYpha Sca1nr ar1