The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-05-04
DON'T NOTICE WEYLER.
Even In Spain He Is Regarded As
a Common ScOId.

London, May 4.--The Madrid CORE
spondent of the Daily News telegraphing
Tuesday says:
"There is no longer any doubt that the
internal situation is causing the gov
ernment almost as much uneasiness
as the external. Last nights demonstra-
tion was one of the most serious in some
time, since those openly par icirating
showed their revolutionary tendencies.
Cries were raised of Down with the
Bourbons,' Long live Don Carlos; long
live the Republic, and long live Wey-
Ter.
"The first move of thu demonstrators,
over a Thousand strong, was to the house
of Gen. Weyler, with the object of cheer.
ing him. He did not appear and the
| crowd went to the residence of Senior
Saagsta, where the ministers were in
conference and shouted in favor of his
resignation. Senior Aguilera, civil gov
ernor of Madrid, broke up the procession
with the aid of the police, who were bad
ly stoned and had to charge the crowd,
The authorities thereupon met Senior
| "A
Of resigning, saying that it cost him
great trouble to repress such manifesto
tion and that he was not able to answer
| for order with the powers at his dis
posal.
"Thereupon the edict WAS issued.
placing Madrid under martial law, and
military governor, Gen. Daban. received
minister of war, for the preservation of
peace.
Meanwhile the cabinet council is dis
cussing the political situation in Spain.
Admiral Bermejo, minister OF marine,
and Gen. Correa, are strongly in favor of
an immediate suspension of the constitu-
| tional guarantees, step which REQUIRES
the closing Of the Cortes. The other mem
bers of the cabinet, however, consider it
| inconven1ent at present because 1t would
wipe out many years Of the history of the
| liberal party.
| "There is general belief that a total
| cabinet crisis is imminent and that it
will probably end in a considerable modi-
fication of the present government, pos
sible in the formation of a national min
istry under the presidency of Marshal
Martinez Campos.
I'm any case parliament is certain to
be closed shortly.
The events of the last few days have
undoubt sdly increased the popularity
VI 0oA' ueyler, VINO faYOrS an ouG anu
out war policy. At the same time there
IS no new ground for anticipating that
ne Will come to the head of affairs.
General Weyler is notorious, but not q
prominent person in Spanish politics.
Politicians and the people at large have
been paying but little attention to MN
recently. His party is composed OF rev
persons of no very high standing. More
over, everyone recognizes that Weyler s
cruelty i'll Cuba and his policy as 10 1ne
reconcentradoes largely contrlbuteo TO
bring about the present state Oh ahaIrs,
while his alleged notorious laxlty With
regard to public money has maoe MIN
much disliked. Public opinion is always
likely to mistrust him and he is unpopu-
lar with the Queen Regent
| "Ihe country en- maSSe Is opposed 10
che idea of republic. The people prefer
Don Carlos or anything to such a change.
| They had enough of the republic in 1873.
The indignation which is felt at present
Is not against the present dynasty, but
against the government and the politic-
| ians in general. =,
NIf a military dictatorship should
come. it would most probably be under
tha Queen Regent and possibly Gen.
Martinez Campos. Even Gen. Polayieja
has more chance than Gen. Weyler.
| Such dictatorship would take the form
of conferring the premiership on one OF
these generals with full powers"