The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-07-03
TENSION AT MADRID
feeling That at Santiago All
will be Decided.
ROMERO Is VIOLENT
MINISTER'S LEAVING ALL TO
i ADMIRALS AND GENERALS.
COMPLAINT OF BREVlTY OF DISPATCHES
Queen Ready to Surrender Her Throne for the
Good of Spain. Indignation of The
Newspapers -Despatcees
from August.

Madrid, July . p. m.-An official
dispatch from Santiago de Cuba, dated
July i, and just made public here, says:
yesterday the enemy advanced with
in Il league of here. At this moment
the cannonade is commencing against
Caney, where there are several com
panies under General Vara De Isey.
simultaneously, the American squadron
approached, flying fighting flags, and nJ
doubt for the protection of the move
ments of the troops.
Captain General Blanco telegraphs
that nothing is known of General Els
carlos column, which started from Man
Fam 10 to reinforce Santiago de Cuba
Another dispatch says:
yesterday, (night) twenty-five Ameri-
can ships were in sight of Havana.
3 p. m.--Later in the day dispatch
was received direct from General Lin
ares. saying nothing was known of the
whereabouts of General Escario and his
troops.
General Linares and Captain General
Blanco report that the Americans are
using captive balloons for accommodating
purposes.
The following dispatch has been re-
ceived from Manzanilo:
''Three American ships appeared yes
terday before Manzanillo. The garrison
and the gunboats are preparing to resist
during the fighting yesterday we had
two men killed and one man seriously
and two slightly wounded in the town
'Three American ships have lombard
ed the coast near Tunas and Tayabacao,
probably for the purpose of landing
arms"
AT u banquet in Madrid last evening
Senior Romero Y RObledO. made vio-
lent ant-government speech. accusing
the Ministers of inactivity and being
without an original idea. and leaving
everything to the admirals and generals.
Continuing. Senior Robledo insisted
that when the moment arrives. Spain
ought to treat directly with the United
States for peace.
p. MN the absence of an official
dispatch giving details of the attack on
Santiago de Cuba, the newspapers here
express great anxiety, which is increased
by the report that no reinforcements
have reached the beSeged city from
ManZanillo or Holguin. The papers
complain of the extreme brevity of the
Spanish advices. 'leaving all Europe at
the mercy of American eXaggeratiOns.' -
Everyone here seems TO feel that the
decisive game is being played around
Santiago de Cuba and that the fall of
that city connot fail to effect the very
existence Of the government here. but
tins far perfect tranquility prevails.
The Madrid newspapers also severely
censure the return Of the three Spanish
torpedo boat destroyers and the two
coal laden transatlantic steamers which
are said to be back at Port Said. and
much Indignation is expressed at the
time lost by Admiral Camara's fleet in
Egyptran waters.
The Minister for Foreign Affairs has
caused it to be announced that the only
difficulties met with in Egypt were due
to the representations of the American
Consul against the duration of the
squadron's stay and the purchase of
coal.
The passage of the canal. the Minister
explained, could not present any diff
Guilty.
4:30 p. ma dispatch was received
here to-day from Gen. August, dated
Manila. June 26, va Hong Kong. in
which he says: "Tha situation contin-
ues as critical as announced in my tele-
gram of June 10.
Fifteen German. French, japanese
and British war vessels are anchored in
| the bay. Through them there is fire.
quent communication with Hong Kong
Gen. Monet, after fighting several
| battles has arrived at Macabore with n
| thousand men where he is in entrench-
ments. In the event of the enemy adj
| vancing on the capital. / have ordered
| Gen. Monet to force his way through to
my help, though | regard such in opera
| ton as difficult"