Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-05-14
MARTIAL LAW IN MADRID.
Troops Invest the Public Buildings and
Excitement Prevails.

Excitement Prevails.
New York, May 5.-A special to
The World from Madrid ga, s:
The troops are held in the ba
racks ready to march at any In
slant against the mob or the revo
lutionists. Cavalry and infantry
patrol the streets from nightfall
to sunrise. The public building S
are crowded inside with foot and
mounted police. The rest of the
precautions, though less visib g,
are equally srict, because thu
Court aud the Government appre-
bend graver movements still If q
fresh reverse occurs in Cuba or to
the fleet.
High handed measures are con
sidered necessary to keep the ad
versaries of the monarchy and
the masses down until the moment
comes When the rulers of Spain
can declare that honor is satisfied
and that the time has come to ap
peal to European Governments to
step in and secure terms of peace
honorable to Spain.
The last twenty four hours have
been anxious CUES for the min
listers and the authoritirs n
Madrid. Premier Sagasta went
twice to See the Queen and offered
to resign If she believed a consrr
vative or military Cabinet could
better defend the dynasty and the
monarchy than the Government
whose members stick to their posts
only FROM a seuse of loyalty to
the Crown and self respect, a.
they do not wish to be accused
of abandoning the reins of at
in the midst of war.
The chief fear is of popu al
revolution, which everybody can
see Is brewing. The civil author
tiles in Madrid got 80 alarmed al
the attitude of the Repub icaus
and Carlists that they frankl,
told Senior Sagasta they could
not ans er for order much longer
Havana is we'll supplied with
ammunition for both the large
and small arms. On Monday al
American newspaper man wac
captured as spy, aud will prof
ably be shot.
Thrall left Havana disgui. ed
as cattle drovcr. He "hlreu OUT
with Il man moving bullock- to a
grazing place. He speaks Spanish
perfectly. H. deserted his employ
er in the nigh aud struck out for
the coast, climbing the range
coast hills and postponing ali
efforts to sleep because of his de
sire not to fall into the hands OF
Spanish soldiers. Near Bacurano
he was fred on by sentries, but
escaped unhurt. Creeping to the
sea, the American saw two
ships IN the otfing, which proved
to be the Mangrove and
Wilmington. He hoisted a hand
kerchief on a stick and waved 1t.
For an hour the handkerchief
waved in vain. Then he pulled
off his shirt, tied it to a stick with
the handkerchief, and waved the
two. Then came an answer from
the Mangrove. The MaDgroye
notified the Wilmington, aud the
latter sent boat to the 81 ore and
took him off.
Numerous shells have been fred
into the Cuban shore east of Has
vana during the last two days by
the Wilmington. The Whining
ton, having been a river boat, can
go almost anywhere inshore, and
her patrol is from in front Of
Moro about twelve miles along
The coast eastward. AS she keeps
less than 1000 yards from the
shore she is continually watch
ed by the Spaniards, and
has a good opportunity for
watching them. Little squadrons
of cavalry oan now and then be
seen following along the water
front, shaking their csrbines at
the Wilmington, and now aud
then firing few bullets. When
this is done the Wilmington trains
one of her guns aud let's fly. The
result is that there is a great
scampering of Spanish horses and
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