The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-06-14

by Spanish Cabinet-The
Press and Public Becoming estiv
Under Disagreeable News-SuPpress-
ed Excitement.

Madrid, June 9, 2 p. n-The nswsp4
pers are printing violent articles, demand
Ing that responsibility for the presen
SITUATION be determined. Political cir
cles express themselves as being salts.
fed that the power VIII not permit The
United States to hold rhe Philippine
Islands"
. p ma long cabinet council 10 con
STEER the Situation, especially the re-
sources required for the campaign and
the war plans, was held today.
The minister OF marine Submitted i'm
portant documents for the consideration
or The ministers. II Is that
ne VIII soon go TO Cadiz. ostensibly TO in
Specl the defenceS Of that place. but, Il
II SAD, he may possibly make an i'm
portant decision during his stay there"
The minister Of marine will also devote
SonsTuvldoI aptentfon to the available
naval reserves.
S p. m--The press generally and pub
lie opinion are outSpoken on the disagree
able news from the Philippines, bitterly
blaming the remISsneSs OF the present
government without the whole
responsibility upon il. Public feeling.
though aroused, is displaying an onfnous
caimness. waiting to know the worst. but
"hen Inis IS KNOWN there Will be devel-
opments.
1t Is generally believed that important
Occasions were taken at the cabinet coun-
Gil.
9 p. m.-The cabinet council was occu-
pied with a long discussion as to the
ml!Ftary situation III the Philippines.
General Correa. minister of war denied
that Captain General Augustus position
was desperate, and Senior Sagasta added
that Manila had means of defense until
the arrival Of reinforcements.
The council then adopted important
measures, which are Kept secret. Captain
Aunon, minister Of marine. being author
lied ITO take whatever measures he con-
Sldered necessary with reference to the
Philippines, and Senior Puicerver. minis
ter OF finance, being authorized to come
to an agreement with the leaders of the
majority IN the chamber for the passage
of the budget.
The government has received no official
dispatch Of a new bOmbardmen of San
tiago.
London, June 1O.-The Madrid CORE
spondent of The Daily News t~elegraphing
by way of Hondaye, France. says:
The message to the government from
Captain General August as to the situa-
ton at Manila, was held back and, it is
Alleged, was greatly toned down for pub
lication. 1t has aroused the national
anger, for the Spanish cling i~nstinctively
to the Philippines, though they are ready
enough to abandon Cuba, which is re-
garded as a monster that yearly devours
the youth of Spain.
Clearly there isno alternative but a SER
render ITO Admiral Dewey. The govern
ment seems unable to take a resolution.
but drifts and hopes something will
turn up.
There is a feeling Of anxiety over the
possibility of an American attack upon
some Spanish ports. Captain AunOn,
minister of marine, is going Ito Cadiz to
inspect the d~efences. Perhaps he will
then proceed to Corunna. People begin
to talk of Santiago as a naval Sedan"
Madrid, Jun 9, II p. m-Captain Aunon,
minister of marine, Started for Cadiz at
l O'clock this evening. He will remain
at CadiZ until Admiral Camara'S squad
ron is ready to sail. General Correa, in
the meantime, is fulfilling his duties at
the ministry of marine. The fifteen YES
sells forming the squadron will start to-
gether, under sealed orders, which will
only be opened when the squadron is Well
out to sea. 1t is understood that the
forces will then be divided,