The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-29
The Cortes to BE Asked To-day to
ExpeI Representatives of Amer
lean Newspapers.
FLEET STILL At ST. VINCENT
1T is NOW REPORTED TO BE WAIT
ING FOR REINFORCEMENTS.
POrtugars Action I'm Closing Cable
lie Creates n Sensation.

LONDON, April 29.-The Madrid CORE
spondent of the Standard says: THE parlia-
mentary outlook is less satisfactory de-
spite the praiseworthy efforts both the gov
eminent and Senior Silvels are making to
induce the opposition to reduce the wonted
dilatory debates with a view to getting
voted rapidly those bills and authorizations
which are indispensable to enable the gov
eminent to carry on affairs in the present
critical circumstances. Unfortunately, Senior
Robledo as we'll as some Carlists and Re-
publicans, seemed determined to prove re-
Prospective and cause irritating debates
simply to further personal and party aims.
Perfectly needless of the grave conse-
ouences of such unpatriotic attempts to
weaken the government in the presence of
war with America, they content themselves
with insisting upon protracted debates on
the address. In the lower house the extreme
opposition groups and some generals also
insist upon a fresh discussion of Cuban af-
fairs
A dispatch 10 the Financial News from
Madrid says: 1.-The run on the provincial
branches of the Bank of Spain continues. 1t
is supposed to be plot by American bank
ers to ruin Spanish credit. In some towns
the students and mobs have prevented the
public entering the banking houses to
change the notes. Senior Puigcerver, the
minister of finance, says he is confident of
being able to provide the resources neces-
sary.'
The Madrid correspondent of the Daily
Mail says: 'Senor Cadornga will ask in the
Cortes tomorrow for the expulsion of GER
tain foreign correspondents. His request re-
fers to the representatives Of American
newspapers"
An Associated Press dispatch from
Madrid says: In the Senate to-day Gen
eral Donoso eulogiZed the captain OF the
transport Montserrat for running the block
ade. Admiral Bermejo, minister of marine,
replying, said the government had decided
to confer decoration on the officer. Senior
Toca declared that the American blockade
of part of the Cuban coast was contrary
to international law and calculated to cause
great injury to neutrals. He hoped that
neutral powers would act in behalf of their
own interests and urged the government
to issue a circular note to the powers ex-
planning the situation. Admiral Bermejo
promised that the government would take
up the question with a view of communicate
ing its conclusions to the powers General
Blanco cables that the position of the Amer
lean squadron is unchanged
The perfect confidence which appears to
be felt in Madrid at the outcome of the
war between Spain and the United States
is reflected by the Liberal moderate Repub-
lican) when contrasting Spanish calm and
American excitability. IT says: Spain is
patiently awaiting the attack which Amer
lea is noisily threatening to make stimuli
taneously on Cuba, Porto Rico and the
Philippine islands with her undiscipilned
forces. while her preachers and merchants
finding the task more difficult than they
had calculated, are already quoting the 81
BILE to prove that peace is good thing Tor
civilized nations On the American sloe are
hodge-podge, brag, buster, hyprocisy ana
funk: on the Spanish side are complete
unaninity and readiness to die Tor the
country trusting in God"