Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-04

,,1eaeed With the proclamation
- Martial Law, Which They De-
,-ars is Unnecessary Cabinet
c.i4ie Cannot Be Long Postponed.
n1een Regent Asks the Pope to
ploss Spanish Arms The Gable
cat and No News Coming.
.iadrid. May 3.-The proclamation Of
os-ial law has caused much dissatis-
action. It being declared unnecessary,
Hlcss the government has information
If Secret conspiracy. Sundays dem
rsuadon was trivial, even compared
kim the rining disturbances upon the
occasion Of the proclamation of the
,uh9n armistiee. The newspapers are
PARTICULARLY disconnected with the state
# affairs existing, as the mere mention
If military operations is punishable
poreiy
lfoups Of people which gather
llIund the spots where the martial law
tclamation is posted, promptly dis
lse. laughing when they read the ar
ee prohibiting public gatherings. All
aterest is now centered in the debates
The Cortes.
The proclamation Of martial law ex-
rcssly prohibits the publication Of any
ews concerning the war or the move
euts Of the ships Of the Spanish navy.
Madrid is quiet to-day, and things
nave resumed their normal aspect.
The principal newspapers advise
c6lmtess, so as to void the unpatriotic
spectacle Of disturbances when SPANS
united energies are required to ayenge
1er recent losses"
II although the position of certain
hambels of the cabinet is regarded as
II Favorable, il is a matter Of difficulty
find men who are willing to succeed
lem under the present circumstances.
"a classes are demanding that a strong
Iliary attitude be taken up by men
lpable Of coping with the present sit
ition
Nobody will listen to a proposal of
sace until Spain has had another
Sarce Of measuring her strength with
1t of the United States.
Il lThe impartial independently and the
bcral (Modarate Republican, insist
hat The cabinet crisis has only been
lostponed for a few hours.
General Weyler. the former Captain
General of Cuba. is expected to initiate
he anti-government debate to-day in
me Senate.
Although Premier Sagasta's confer
ncas with the Queen Regent and Lib
heal leaders, Montero and Rios, led to
lrum0rs Of the formation of national
Government, the facts are that Senior
Aagasta placed the situation before the
fAlue5n Regent. explaining that the sig
tiGcance Of the events in the Philip
pine Islands indicated certain possible
toluIions fer the future. Thereupon
lhe Queen expressed continued conf
Hence in the government, which will
t1ntiuua as now constituted for the
present.
S nores Camazo and Montero ex-
press he opinion that the present
abinei should continue in power.
The ministers met at Senior Sagas-
.a's residence yesterday evening, and
he premier communicated to them the
esult III his interview with the queen
Teent
The queen regent and the cabinet
have agreed that the cortes should
continue in session.
Senior Salmeron ha~ given notice
tia, lie will interpelalte the govern
aeBt on The events in the Philippine
Islands, and Premier Sagasta will re-
ply yo.cng the intention of the queens
government TO pursue the war to the
bitter end.
IL is rumored that Senior Gazza will
propose that the present minister Of
marine, Admiral Bermejo, and his pre-
1ecessor, Admiral Beranger, be forced
o assume responsibility for the Phil
lppine disaster.
The patriotic feeling here is increas-
ing
The Spanish officials say that when
Commodore Dewey demanded the sur
render Of the Spanish guns, torpedoes,
etc. Governor General August re-
piled:
Come and face them"
There is no idea of surrender,
either in ministerial circles or among
the populace. On the contrary, the
War is 10 be pursued with greater
yigor.
IL is even stated by those who are
responsible for the naval movements
Aat it has been determined to avoid
Isolated combats on unequal terms and
with a superior enemy, and that they
hoW intend to throw the whole united
naval strength Of Spain into one su-
pIeme effort to crush the American
SQAadron in Cuban waters.
Until the engagement is fought, no