The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-08
MILITARY
DICTATOR
Only Hope ofthe Spanish
Dynasty.
WANT AND DEFEAT.
The Twin Evils Have lnfuriated
the POpulace.
CADIZ SQUADRON COMPLETE
ASSASSINATION, However,
is Kept Secret.
THE SPANIARDS CAPTURE PANAY
The Headquarters OF the Insurgents In
the Philippines Said to Have Been
Taken by Them-Morc Rioting
in Spain's Provinces, Women
| Assisting i'm the Work Of
Destruction Meas
ures TO Prevent
Starvation--Ex-
port ofFood
stopped.
THE SPANIARDS CAPTURE PANAY

HENDAYE. FRANCE. May 7.-(Near
the Spanish Frontier )-Advices which
have just been received here from Ma
drid by mail. in order 60 escape tho
Spanish censor. say the general opinion
I'm Madrid Is that military dictatorship
is coming in order to contend against
spreading disturbances arising from hun
ger, the defeat OF the Spanish fleet at
Manila and the political plots ~ various
descriptions.
II is added that Marshal Martinez do
Campos. the former Captain-General Of
Cuba, win probably be at the head OF
the dlctators. and that he would be sup
ported by Cabinet composed I'm the
main cf military men as the last chance
OF saving the dynasty.
RENEWED RIOTING.
MADRID. May TO A. M.-The Pro-
vnccs arc stlll in state OF disorder.
Renewed riotlng is reported from va
rious points and there have been fire.
quent conflicts between mobs and police.
At S6ria, capital Of the Provincn OF that
name, about fifty miles from Logrono.
the rioters have burned the market build
ing and the barracks Of the troops. Hero
again the women Joined in the riotlng.
The feeling is especially bitter against
the spectators in grain.
CUBAN BLOCKADE INVALID.
MADRID. May $50 L. M.-It Is as
serted here that some OF the Powers have
decided to support the Spanish conten-
tion that the Cuban blockade is Invalid
because II Is ineffective.
Admiral Camara to-day takes COM
mand OF the Cadiz Squadron to which
ne was recently appointed. the concen-
tration Of the feet being completed. The
destination Of the squadron is kept a
secret An official dispatch received
here by way OF la Buan. an island and
British colony. six miles from the coast
Of BOrneO says the Spaniards have c@p-
tured the Island OF Panay, one OF the
Philippine groupe, which Is said TO have
been the headquarters OF the insur-
gents against the government OF Spain.
TO PREVENT STARVATION.
MADRID. May IA royal decree which
was gazetted to-day announced that "heat<
maize. oats, rice barley -four beans and
potatoes are hencefOfth allowed free en-
try 10 all Spanish ports on the Peninsu-
Ia and interdlcting the expectation OF
wheat. maize, oats. rice, barley. Hour
beans and potatoes.
DON CARLOS GENEROUS.
MADRID. May 1.-The Marquis Cerral-
bo the representative OF Don Carlos. said
to-day to an Associated Press correspond
dent that Don Carlos had strictly in
siructed his leaders TO do nothing "a
weaken spaln's effort TO defend her honor
and possessions nor TO give the govern~
ment a pretext To blame the Cariists for
the peninsula troubles which were pro-
voked by the misgovernment Of others.
The Carlists he said. intend 10 adhere
10 the programme. but they are not al
lowed liberty OF speech. and will with
draw from the Cortes under protest and
issue manifesto. The Marquis further
said that the government welcomes op-
portunities 10 blame national caiamities
upon the Carists. who intend 20 main
tain a peaceful attitude and await de-
yelopments.