The record-union., 1898-05-27
The Cabinet Council Discusses the
Proposed Note to the Powers.
The Madrid Press Urges the Cutting of the
American Cable Crossing the A.
iantiC If Cuban Cables
Are Severed. G

LONDON, May 26.-There are re@
newed sinister predictions of an i'm
pending revolution in Spain contained
in special dispatch from Madrid to-
day. Emperor Francis Joseph of Aus
tria is said to have strongly advised
the Queen Regent to prepare to fly, and
her mother, who is now in Madrid. is
reported to have given her the same
advice, but, it is added, the Queen Re-
gent is determined to remain.
Continuing, the dispatch says: "The
defeat of the Spanish fleet. which the
best-informed people regard as only a
question of a few days. is bound to
Iprecipitate an outbreak"
PROPOSED NOTE TO THE POWERS
MADRID, May 26-According to Ell
Epoca," the Conservative organ. the
Cabinet council to-day, the Queen Re-
gent presiding, discussed three points
in the proposed note to the Powers, the
manner of the bombardment by the
American squadrons. the alleged use
of the Spanish flag by the Americans at
Guantanamo, and the cutting of inter-
national cables by the Americans
In the Chamber of Deputies Senior
Cassen, director of the Impartial"
denounced the alleged acts of Amer
lean warships as being contrary to in
ternational law He also moved that
a pension be granted to the family of
the Captain of the Reina Maria Chris
tina, who perished at Cavite.
The Minister of Marine, Captain Au-
non, accepted the proposition.
In the Senate Count Almenas intro
Iduced the question of privateering, urg-
ing the Government to adopt privateer-
ing, lin view of the American pro-
Iceedings."
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Duke
Almodovar de Rio, said the matter was
Iinopportune and could not be debated.
Count Almenas insisted, but the
President of the Senate refused to al
low the discussion to continue.
1t is currently reported here this af-
ternoon that the Spanish Government
has ordered all the Spanish steamers
from 1000 tons up, capable of making
a minimum of twelve knots. to be i'm
pressed as auxiliary cruisers. The
Spanish commanders at the various
points, it is added, have been instruct
ed to take charge of such steamers.
whether mail boats or otherwise.
SPAIN URGED TO RETALIATE.
MADRID, May 26.-The newspapers
here continue the urging of the cutting
of the American cable crossing the At
lantic, if the Cuban cables are sew
cred.
The "Correo" suggests that the visit
of George J. Goschen, the First Lord
of the British Admiralty, to Gibraltar
is connected with a coup de main
against Tangier. with the object of
Strengthening Great Britains position
in the Straits of Gibraltar.
A dispatch to the "Hecaldo" from
Havana says Carderas, near Natanzas.
has been strongly fortified. The dis
patch adds that twe.ve Amaric,Ih war
ships made a demonstration off Glen
fuegos on Wednesday.
A dispatch received here from Manila
by way of Hongkong, says hundred
Spanish soldiers evacuated Corregidor
Islands, at the entrance of Manila Bay,
on May 10th, because they were with
out ammunition. n rebellion OF grave
dimension, the dispatch adds, has
broken out in the province of Pana-
eastman, where the insurgents are Iil-
! laging houses and massacreing the
Spaniards.
Rear Admirak Dewey, it is announced
from the same source has ordered an
other attempt to be made to land, with
the view of furnishing arms 10 the in
surgents.
In the province of Zanbale, The Span
iards assert, the insurgent Philippine
chief Matabalo, who refused TO submit
with the others in December last, has
come in with his followers. and has
made submission to Cap-ain-General
Augusti.
Ship Captains at Manila, it is said,
have been informed by the Captain
General that all the Caroline Islands
have revolted, and that the natives
are engaged in all kinds of violences
and >depredations.
Confirmation has been obtained here
in dispatch from the Island of Mar
Unique, French West Indies, of the de-
parture of the Spanish gunboat Terror
from Fort de France, after repairing
there.
The Postoffice here has authorized the
dispatch of letters to Cuba and the
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