The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-08-09
WILL CONSULT WITH WEYLER.
Sagasta Holds Many Conferences-Sal-
meron's Blunt Words.

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Madrid. August 90 D. m.-In the
conference betWeen Senior Sagasta and
Senior Silvela. the latter urged that it
was imperative to summon the Cortes
for the negotiation of Il treaty of peace.
General polavieja. who was present de
clined subsequently to speak OF the CON
ference to representatives Of the press
on the ground that his duty as Il soldier
imposed secrecy upon him, but General
.Azcarraga said that if Spain possessed
adequate resources the war should be
continued i'll order to secure more &C
ceptablc conditions; otherwise peace
ought to be Immediately concluded.
General Chinchilla, Captain General
of Madrid. said:
I'VE have Il brave and well disciplined
army. and it is ready to go wherever it
is sent
Later. Senior Sagasta conferred with
Senior Salmeron, the Republican leader
Who told the Premier. in the course of
Il long conference, that he blamed the
Government greatly for closing the
CorteS and sitting the press. After the
interview he said he had assured Senior
Sa@aSta that he would reserve his opin-
ION on the general situation until the
Chamber was c~onvoked. but. that neither
directly nor Indirectly. would he support
the "eXiSting ~oligarchy. which is the
cause Of all Spain'S miSfortunes.'
This evening the Premier will confer
with General Weyler. Marshal Primo
dc Rivera. Senior Gamazo, Minister of
Public instruction and Public Works.
and Senior Romero Giron, Minister OF
the Colonies.
An official dispatch from Porto Rico.
says:
"-American cavalry. assisted by the in
Surgents. have captured Fueneta and
Cabcjas, the light house station at San
Juan
MANZANILLO DEMORAIIZED.
Believed That Il Small American Force
Could Take the Place Without Diff
Guilty.
Santiago de Cuba. August ID p. NJ
delayed i'll misunderstanding war
ships Massachusetts and Dixie arrived
1T guantanamo Bay last night and inn
medlately started cOaiing.
Commander Todd Of the Wilmington,
reports that the conditions at Manzanillo,
Is IL a < vi Ill 1AioII. are IL y
lows:
There are about 1000 regulars. 1000
volunteers. and q bombarderos. or fire
men there They appear to be we'll sup
piled with cattle and provisions, but are
believed to lie short OF ammunition. Re
cent events i'll that vicinity have dis
heartened them. and it is believed that
the appearance Of an American force.
even Of only one thousand men. would
result in the capitulation Of the place.
SO far as forts are concerned. they
amount to little or nothing beyond some
field pieces temporarily placed in position
and belonging to the army. But it Is
said there are about twenty field guns i'll
the vicinity.
The last expedition to Manzanillo took
the SpaniardS there completely by sur
prise. and they thought an American
force was landing south of the town,
near \iquero.
y squadron bulletin says the Spanish
forces generally from Manzanillo &c
Trinidad are evidently in Il very de-
moraliZed condition.
Santa Cruz. the port on the Soutf
coast of the Province of Puerto Prln-
cipe. is reported to be deserted. There
is no shipping there.
Lieutenant HObson went to DAVE
county yesterday to visit his grand
mother. who is 81 years old and almosl
Totally blind. That'S the best thing he