The record-union., 1898-05-10
Meanwhile Rioting Continues in
Most of the Provinces.
Martial Law Proclaimed in Seville and
Saragosa, and Will be Gradually
Extended Throughout the
Country.

Madrid, May Ut was announced
here this afternoon that the Cabinet
Ministers have placed their portfolios
in the hands of Senior Sagasta, the Pre-
mier, with the view of a probable re-
construction of the Ministry.
1t is said that the first steps toward
the reconstruction of the Cabinet have.
already been taken.
The Queen Regent consulted late this
| afternoon with Senior Montero Rios.
President Of the Senate, who advises a
reconstruction of the Cabinet. 1t is
probable that the Cabinet will be re-
formed, with Senior Gamazo included,
after the lower house has adopted the
| indemnity bill.
| Senior Sagasta denies the rumor that
Marshal Martinez Campos will replace
Lieutenant-Ge General Daban as Captains
General of Madrid
| An impressive mass was held this
morning in the Church of ST. Joseph for
the repose of the souls of those slain
at Cavite. The church was filled with
sailors in uniform
A dispatch from Porto Rico says a
good fighting spirit" prevails there.
thanks to the munitions brought by
the cruiser Alfonso XIII. and the strong
Notifications. The dispatch says that
the Spanish merchantmen which es-
| capped from the armed American liner
was the steamer Paulina, which has
arrived at San Juan de Porto Rico.
IT
Fajaro, from which point a Spanish
warship chased the American east
| ward.
| TROUBLES CONTINUE.
| LONDON, May 10.-The Madrid cor
respondent of the Daily Mali says:
| Martial law has been proclaimed in Sc
vile and Saragosa, and will be gradu-
ally extended throughout the country.
The most significant fact of the present
moment is that the military party is be-
ginning to use its undoubted strength.
| General La Chambre, who has lately
returned from the Philippines, convened
yesterday Sunday meeting of the
military members of the Cortes, at
which it was resolved to accentuate
their solidarity on all questions directly
or indirectly connected with the army,
such action to be wholly irrespective Of
independent politics.
At future meetings they will invits
| the cooperation of naval members of
| the Cortes, considering that there is a
community of interests between the two
| branches of the service. This new de-
velopment foreshadows a serious factor
which any future Ministry will be-
/ compelled to consider.
The disorder in the Spanish provinces
| is increasing. Riots have now broken
| out at Cadiz and Alicante, and trouble
is expected to spread to parts of the
country which have hitherto been quiet.
| Martial law has been proclaimed in
the provinces of Albacate and Jaen.
| At Martos, nine miles from Jaen,
men, women and children have been
parading the streets, crying, Death to
the thieves!'
There was serious rioting at Lfnares,
| twenty-three miles from Jaen, yester-
! day. A mob assembled in front of the
|
! stoned the windows and swarmed into
| the building and threw everything NOV
| able into the streets. The civil guards
interviewed, and a desperate struggle
| followed in the passages of the building.
| The rioters were finally driven out by
| the civil guards, who frequently fired
into the mob. Some of the rioters pro-
cured guns and returned the fire. Four
| teen persons are said to have been killed
and about sixty wounded The local
| forces are not considered strong enough
| to cope with the disturbance, and rein-
| forcements of troops have been asked
| for.
SPANS INTERNAL TROUBLES.
! LONDON, May 9.-The Biarritz corr
respondent of the Daily Mail" dilating
on SPANS internal troubles, says: But
for the necessity of getting the war
credits voted in the Cortes, Senior Sa-
gasta would have decreed the suspen-
/ sion of the constitutional guarantees.
thus placing the whole country under
| military jurisdiction. The difficulties
| for the poor are worse than those or
the Government The latter. by VAR
ious expedents, can raise money; the
/ former are unable to obtain either food