The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-05-06
THE SITUATION IN MADRID
POLICY sERIOUsUy
 ATTACKED IN SPANISH ooNaREss

AT7ACKED IN SPANISH CONGRESS. senor hemero Asks Why, After Issuing
 From the Bay, Admiral Montejo Re-
 turned to Cavite, Thus Becoming Tar
 get for the Enemy-Minister of Marine
 Refuses to Dlvuige Whereabouts of Cana
 Verde FIeet-Report That Queen Kerent
 is Preparing to Leave Madrid,
 Madrid, May 5.-The debate cn ina governments policy was resumed in the congress to-day, the sitting being mainly occupied with the continuation Of senor Romero Robledo's speech. He severely criticised the government for it's lack of foresight and after put ting various questions to members of the cabinet as to the governments plans, he announced that he would ask the cortes to vote an income tax.
 Senor Romero asked why, after issu- ing from the bay, Admiral Montejo re- turned to Cavite, thus becoming q simple target for the enemy"
 Admiral Bermejo, minister of marine. replied that Admiral AIontejo acted en- tirely with his own discretion, no in- structions having been sent him.
 Admiral Bermejo declined to answer a question as to the whereabouts of the Cape Verde squadron.
 Senor Gullon, minister of foreign af- fairs, vigorously defended the govern ment's action.
 Fl Liberal in gloomy, article which notes "subterraneous rumblings pre- ceding social upheava1," declares that the fact of the country cannot remain longer with the weak hands and worn out intellects now governing the coun- < try"
 Madrid, via Paris, May 5-It is all legged that the governments sS of Cuba and Porto Rico have cabled that there is no need to fear a landing of Amer ican troops in those islands, and two iron clads, two cruisers and three transports will leave Cadiz forthwith to chase the Yankees from the Philip pines and then lombard Californian ports.
 The Imparcial to-day, commenting upon the speech which the Marquis Of Salisbury delivered yesterday at the annual meting of the Primrose league in London, says:
 His bitter words will arouse the in- dignation of all lovers of justice. Lord Salisbury voiced the theory that might is right One may extend his parallel between powerful and weak nations in the following manner: There are conscienceless nations which e1n- ploy ironclads as the bandit uses the knife. There are nations which sacri- flee their aspirations to justice and pride of race. The strong powers must beware of the despair of those they desire to despoil. These powers are preparing terrible close of the nine- teenth century. At both Washington and London the fact is solemnly pro- claimed that robbery is legal"
 London, May 5.--There were no new developments Nto-day in the Hispano Americon conflict. The absence of news from Acting Rear Admiral Dewey causes great deal Of speculation, the balance or opinion in clining to the view that while in no danger, he has not been able to get ef- Yectual possession of Manila. The lat est dispatches from Madrid say that the measures the cortes have adopted have had the effect of reducing the agitation in the provinces, but looking to the severe censorship such optimistic reports may well be doubted.
 The Paris correspondent of the Daily Mall says: q hear on indisputable au- thority that five of the Spanish war ships, including the battleship Pelayo and the fine cruiser Alfonso XIII, have not yet been supplied with ammunition. This was the cause of the delay in the sailing of the Cape Verde fleet and will probably compel it to return to Cadiz.''
 A dispatch to the Daily Chronicle from Cadiz, dated Tuesday, says: "The battleship Pelayo and the cruiser All fonso XIII. have left their anchorage in the bay and gone to the dockyard. The cruisers Patriota and Rapido are preparing with all speed and all are ex- pected to sail together. Cadiz is over- whelmed by the news of the Philippine disaster, the lost crews numbering many residents of Cadiz.'
 The Vienna correspondent of the Daily Telegraph says: Apartments have been reserved at a hotel here for the queen regent of Spain in case she arrives before apartments have been prepared for her in her brothers pal ace. Telegrams from the Austrian am- bassador at Madrid, Count Dubosky, indicate that the queen regent is only waiting for a suitable moment to quit Spain without detriment to the inter- ests of her son."
 Paris, May SIX Queen Isabella re- fuses to receive political visitors. She has gone into mourning for the Spanish sailors killed at Manila.
 Austrian Baron Arrested.
 New York, May 5.-A passenger on