Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-19
SPANISH EXCITED.
THEY DON'T LIKE SUPPOSED AME-
RTCAN PEACE TERMS.
War TO THE DEATH,
This They Say They Prefer to Yield
ing TO What They Consider Unren-
sonnbIc Dcmnnds-Brend Riots mt
Huefva and Elsewhere.

Spanish ports.
The newspapers here assert that the
United States intends to demand an enor-
nous indemnity "in order to have the pre-
text to seize the Philippine Islands as a
guarantee"
The supposed American peace terms are
greatly exciting the public. and the opin-
Ion Is expressed among the people that
war to the death would be preferable to
the ruin of Spain.
UNCERTAINTY IN MADRID.
LONDON, July 1S.IThe Madrid CORE
spondent Of the Times says:
THE public here is in painful state of
uncertainty regarding Santiago. The
American dispatches are contradictory,
and there is almost no information from
| Spanish sources. 1t is suggested that the
delay is due TO the fact that the Cabinet
communicates with General Toral only
through Captain-General Blanco, who has
large discretionary powers, but this expia-
| nation Is unsatisfactory.
"One thing is toerably certain, and II
augurs Ill for the speedy conclusion Of
peace. The Cabinet at Washington seems
more exacting about conditions than GEN
eral Shafter, and this is regarded as indi-
eating anything but conclliatory dispo-
| sition on the part of President Mckinley
| at critical moment, when a little gene
rosity might turn the scale in favor of a
| peaceful solution, ana when the local
negotiations between the two generals at
Santiago might develop into larger nego-
| tiations between the two governments.
SPANISH PUBLIC OPINION.
1T Is impossible, owing to their re-
serve, TO say what the ministers here re-
gard as reasonable conditions; but L OBJ
serve among their private friends an idea
worth mentioning. In any peace negotia-
lions, say these, the point of departure
ought to be the publcly-avowed object OF
the war on the part of the United States
namely, the emancipation of Cuba from
Spanish rule. IL President Mckinley re-
stricts himself TO that object, there will
be no serious difficulty in coming TO an
agreement; because Spanish public opjn-
Ion. official and unofficial. has come TO
recognize that Spanish rule In Cuba can
not be re-estabished. If, on the other
hand, war undertaken for the specific
purpose OF liberating Cuba develops into
a war of ruthless conquest and annexa-
ton, the Spanish Government and people
VIII defend themselves to the utmost.
rms seems to me at the present moment
the dominant note Of public opinion"
~ CiSDOADE A
The Daily Chronicle this morning saws
1t believes that the conference between
the Queen Regent and General Weyler
means that her Majesty is trying by her
personal influence TO dissuade the hive
ma" from violently adopting the Carlist
cause and taking his military adherents
with him.
The Chronicle says: "Spains anxiety
as to Gibraltar IS quite groundless; but
II she insists on planting batteries to
threaten our harbor and coaling station, |
we shall be obliged to stop it."
BLANCO FOR PRESIDENT.
The Gibraltar correspondent of the Daily |
News says:
"A private letter from Habana received |
here asserts that a compact has been
concluded between General Maxine Go
mez and Captain Blanco. The |
writer of the letter says that Blanco,
after peace has been arranged, will be
elected President of Cuba, just as Dom
Pedro was elected viceroy of Brazil
"A popular English yachtsman tells me
that while he was visiting here the Span
sh Consul, on behalf of the Spanish Gov
offered him the command Of a
BREAD RIOTS AT HUELvA.
LONDON, July 1s.-The Madrid cor
respondent Of the Daily Telegraph, tele-
Sunday, says:
Riots have broken out at Huelva, capt.
al of the province of Huelva, In Anda-
usia.
"The inhabitants marched to the NUM-
ipal buildings. shouting for cheap bread
Rioters TO the number Of 1900 sacked
many private houses.
"1leV were finally dfcparSaJ H., ty,o |
military, and energetic measures win be
AIKEN to prevent q renewal of the dlstur-
,ances"
The rise In the price of necessaries
5 causing eifervescence at Taragona,
'alencia, Seville, and elsewhere.
CENSOR CUTS OUT COLUMNS.
special dispatch from Madrid says the
appearance there Friday night OF several
newspapers with blank columns, repre-
enting portions Of news suppressed by |
he censor. caused a sensation.
The following day Lieutenant General !
'hinchilia, Military Governor of the city,
ad interviews with leading editors and
and discussed the situation. He
a desire to apply the new regu-
atoms with the least possible rIgor but
he result Is that IA bitter feeling prevails.
nd, as one effect OF the censorship, the
apers insnuate they know more than
hey dare assert.
FL Nacional suggests that the entire
rcss cease to appear until the censorship |
abolished.
FL Liberal significantly reminds the gov
that the last time the newspa-
ers appeared with blank spaces was the
ve of the September revolution, when |
ne revelutionists were headed by Senior
agasta. "Queen Isabella's implacable
nemy."
TURBULENCE GENERAL.
MADRID, July IS, 3 7. M.-The increase
the octroi rates, or duties on produce
lken into the towns, Is causing turbu-
nee in the rural districts OF Spain. !
The populace of the province of Huelva
Is rebelled against the imports of corn |
nd -four, and attacked and set fire to a |
lmber OF public buildings The troops {
al to be called out 10 repress the dis {
der
The Pals, organ OF the Republicans, is ,
ldeavoring to secure the support OF the :
my and navy for its party purposes. |