The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-05-27
CHARLESTON SAILS.
The Cruiser Given a Rousing Send
Off on Her Journey to Manila.
DECLARES SPAIN WILL DIE HARD.
The New Cabinet, According TO Senior Cap
depon, VIII Fight to the bitter End
Bishops Issue PaHtorals-Littie
Aid from cuban Insurgents.


SAN FRANCISCO, May 49, - The
Charleston is well on her way to
Manila. The big cruiser passed through
the Golden Gate at 500 o'clock yester-
day morning, after having been an
chored in the stream all night She
adjusted her compasses at an early
hour and then passed up the bay
through the Raccoon straits and past
the docks on the northern frontage of
the city. Every steam vessel in the
harbor blew au revoir to Capt Glass
and his crew. None of the forts in the
harbor saluted the vessel but the de-
monstration made by the U, 900 soldiers
gathered at the Preside was tremen-
dous. When the vessel was sighted
coming down the bay the soldiers
gathered on the beach to bid her bon
voyage. They lined the beach for a
mile and cheer upon cheer rang out
from the men who are to so soon fol-
low the Charleston to the scene of Ad-
miral Dewey's triumph. The Charles
toms big siren answered the boys on
the beach time and again and the
whistli ng was heard from one end of
the city to the other. Never has a war
vessel leaving this harbor received
such send-off as was given the
Charleston.
DECLARES SPAIN WILL DIE HARD.
MADRID, May 23.-Senor Capdepon,
minister of the interior. has denied, in
the course of an interview, that the
change in the ministry would involve
any alteration in the foreign policy of
Spain, all the new ministers being in
favor of prosecuting the war to the
end with the utmost energy. lie says:
Spain went perilously near SACRIFICING her
| honor in the interest OF peace. only making a
stand when further concessions would have in
volved her disgrace ana placement as a nation
This she will never do ana in this resolve the
new cabinet is as thoroughly determined as the
old The new cabinet entertains no Illusion
! II Is aware that weakness and poverty
are opposed TO strength and wealth. but
| Spain is in the position of a duelst bound
TO defend his honor against the gross insults OF
more powerful antagonist. who, although he
is convinced that the result is almost certain
| DEATH yet feels the force of the principle OF
| noblesse oblige. Spain prefers possible de-
feat to a certain disgrace Ministers know that
| the moral sympathies Of the powers are with
| Spain and that while hesitating to undertake
| the responsibility for action which might lead
TO a greater war they may eventually inter-
| vene from motives OF self-interest and public
| polity on behalf OF Spain.
BISHOPS ISSUE PAsToRALs.
LONDON, May 30. "A dispatch to the
Daily Mail from Hong Kong says:
| Spaniards in Hong Kong and at Ma
Mia openly boast that fleet of war
ships is on the way TO the Philippines
and the bishops have issued pastorals
TO the effect that Spain and God are
preparing TO cut out these social ex-
crescences from America" The pas
torals urge the people to give no quar-
ter and they ascribe Admiral Dewey's
humanity in refusing to lombard Ma
Mia as due to fear. At the same time
money is being spent in bribing
| the inferior leaders among the insur-
gents. There is some anxiety here be-
cause of the non-arrival of American
troops and the American consulate is
crowded with volunteers. United
States Consul Wildman is on duty day
and night.
| LITTLE AID FROM CUBAN INSURGENTS.
| LONDON, May 23.-The Madrid corre-
spondent of the Times, commenting on
the situation in Cuba, says: Whether
any large number of insurgents will
| NNSI lOl VIC 10 COHSlh-
cred extremely doubtful, but despite
SPANS hope, it is equally doubtful
whether Gen. MaXimo Gomez and the
other influential insurgent leaders
will boldly declare against American
annexation. All that can be said with
certainty is that the cabinet at Wash
ington has not found and cannot count
upon the efficient assistance from the
insurgents which it evidently expected
when it rushed into war without hav-
ing an army of occupation ready.
Reports from all over Iowa show
that the heavy rains of the past SO
hours have done great damage. The
smaller bridges have been swept away,
and in some places seed has been
washed out of the ground.