The herald., 1898-05-07
STRIKING MINERS
START WHAT MAY BEASPANISH
REVOLUTION
DYNAMITE IS EMPLOYED
TO WRECK THE RAILROADS AND
OPEN JA1Ls
TROOPS ARE NOT AVAILABLE
For the Cry "Death to Soldiers" Is
Raised in the Streets Of
Madrid
Special to The Herald

Special to The Herald
MADRID, via Biarritz, May g. .
The chastisement of this smitten land .
has no abatement Disturbance is
. reported everywhere, and rioting is
. ever on the edge of revolution. The
storm center is now in Murcia. The
. flag of revolt is reddenins the breeze.
. Authority is defied and the downfall .
of the dynasty is expected. The
. striking miners started the fighting, .
but they are now but a small part of
. the great uprising. The telegraph .
. lines have been cut, and the railroads .
. destroyed to prevent the hurrying .
into the uprising country of great
on the scene are in great danger, and .
. may by this time have been annihi- .
lated, as the miners have large
. quantities of dynamite, and know .
. how to use the explosive. This was .
shown by their work on the railroad. .
They have completely demolished .
bridge after bridge, and wrecked a .
. tunnel which it will take weeks or .
. months to clear. They also used .
. dynamite in an attack on the Jail, .
bursting In the doors and killing the .
guards. Then they let the prisoners .
loose. The largest storehouse in the
. place was broken into and the pro- .
. visions distributed among the needy. .
. Gideon is calling and calling for
. troops to put down the rebellion, but
no troops can be spared, for in Mad .
. rid's treets Is heard the cry, Death
. to soldiers" One more disaster like
. that at Manila and the dynasty is
. doomed. The queen regent sees this,
. and is vacillating between flight and
. resignation. Sagasta is frightened. .
. The ministry stakes all on some move .
by the navy. .
The Pope's Advice
NEW YORK, May 6-(By Associated
Press.) A Rome special says that the
pope has sent telegram to the queen re-
gent of Spain earnestly advising an i'm
mediate appeal to the European powers.
His holiness is said to have promised his
support and that Of the powers to obtain
an honorable solution of the difficulty.
In the Cortes
MADRID, May Elm a powerful speech
In the cortes Moret denounced the attempt
to make the government responsible for
the existing situation, defended autonomy
and appealed to the patriots of the nation
and chamber to assist the government. The
speech was enthusiastically received.
Moret, in the chamber challenged a d.
rect vote Of confidence, declaring that the
government would resign if it was not car
ried
Sp. MIN the senate today Senor Pull
gierver refused any explanations as to the
war intentions of the government In
been taken in view of the industrial crisis
due to the diminution of the stock Of coal,
he said the government was inquiring into
the question, and, if necessary, would pre-
vent the expectation of coal.
In congress. Senior Capdepon, minister of
the interior, asked the deputies to suspend
judgment as to the Manila engagement un-
til detailed reports had been received.
10 p. MIN congress Senior Moret, min
lister for the colonies, in speech regarded
as the best in his political career and re-
peatedly interrupted by enthusiastic cheer
ing, insisted that the throne, occupied
by only young and promising monarch
and afterwards by his widow and child,
must not be blamed for the policy of dif-
terent governments" Their responsibility
existed, he declared, as the burden Of ali
and each should bear his share, instead of
trying to shift the blame to a neighbor
He defended autonomy as granted to
Cuba" generously, under the friendly ad-
vice of the powers, in order to deprive the
Americans of pretext to foment discon-
tent and rebellion.
Autonomy, he maintained, had achieved
consideration and Improved the economic
situation. He pointed, as a proof Of its
success above all others to the 'Ioyal
friendship and assistance of the Cubans
In the present war against the United
States"
With regard to the question of unpre-
paredness, Senior Moret candidly confessed
that he had not believed until the very last
that war would come as he considered the
Americans 'incapable of attacking Spain
without the slightest cause,' but when
convinced that the United States was bent
upon despoiling Spain, then the entire cab
met, he said, seriously prepared to repel an
unjust attack, purchasing and fitting out
warships and procuring war material, !r-
respective Of cost" resolving "to make ii
strong stand and converting peace-lov-
ing people into warlike cabinet"
Senior Moret resumed his seat amid
thunders of applause, deputies crowding
tround him, loading him with congratula-
lions.
10 p. m.-Senor Gassett, editor of the I'm
parciai, withdrew his proposal for the i'm
parchment Of Admiral Bermejo, the min
lister Of marine. and Admiral Beranger,
The. Power