Rock Island Argus., 1898-05-04
SPANIARDS RESTLESS,
Change Of Government Some.
thing in the Possibilities To
ee Reckoned With
INTERNAL SITUATION Is SERIOUS

Cable 20 Manila Cut AID Nothing Received
from Taere-Report Denied That a Dis
patch Has Been Received Announcing
rs Capture-Hho Cut the Wire Is Not
Known, but the Spaniards Suspected by
a Diplomat
Vienna. May i.-Itis believed here that
the Spanish dynasty is nearing the end
London. May Especial dispatch from
Brussels says high Spanish dip.omatlst
there declares Spain practically in state
of revolution. End Of the regency has
begun.
London. May A special from Mad
rid says that if a military dictatorship
comes it wcu.d most likely he under the
queen recent with Campos or Poavieia
as premier with full powers.
London. May A special dispatch
from Madrid says the internal situation
is causing the Spanish government al
most as much uneasiaess as the exter-
nal. The demonstrators Monday night
openly showed tendencies,
cheering Weyler and demanding Sa-
gdstas resignation
total caLinet crisis is imminent. It
probably will end in a considerable
modification of TIE rrcccat government
1t may poss bly, lead to the formation of
a national ministry under the p,esiden-
cy OF Campos. Parliament is certain To
be closed soon. The country opposes
the idea of republic. 1t had enough
Of the republic in 1873. and would
prefer Don Carlos to such change.
Washington, May i.-Yester6ayp passed
without a single word from the Ameri-
caii feet in the Philippines. and in view
of the long-continued interruption in
cable communication the officials are
beginning to resign themselves to the be-
lief that they must wait for their off
cial news until boat arrives at Hong
Kong. This will not necessarily he
naval vessel, fer it is not believed that
y
riral as soon as he can be reached by
cable-cCulG have spared any of his
ships, even the MoCulloch. tc carry dis
patches before the bombarQment is
ended. In ordinary times there is plenty
of communication by steamers, and the
officials VIII be rather surprised if some
news is not at hand by this means to-
day. If Admiral Dewey wants trcops
10 hold what he may gain in the Phil
ippines he will be sent as many as he
needs directly from San Francisco. and
it is very likely that state volunteers
Will make up the quota The cabinet
talked about this yesterday, ana is
only waiting 10 hear what Commodore
Dewey wants.
France Has Reports from Manila.
The French embassy is the only for
eign establishmentinW Washington which
has received official dispatches on the
battle Of Manila. These came from the
French ambassador at Madrid. and were
drawn from Spanish reports. 1t was
stated from Berlin that the foreign Of
flee there had oabled reports to all the
German embassies, but the German
embassy here had not received a word
on the subject up to a late hour yester-
day. The British, French and German
governments have consuls at Manila.
but the cable interruption cuts them
Off from any communication with their
government. Who has cut the cable is
source of. much speculation.
A leading diplomat said cir
cumstances would indicate that the
cutting had been done by Spanish off,
cials on instructions from Madrid. in or
der to stop the transmission Of further
news of the disaster. and in that way
calm the storm of popular INDIGNATION
at Madrid. Repeated rumors were
afloat during the day TO the effect that
the British embassy had been advised
Of the fall of Manila just before the ca
BILE communication broke Sir Julian
declared that he had absolutely no such
Information.