The record-union., 1898-05-08
SPANISH
| ADMIT
| DEFEAT.
Gen. August TeIegraphs
His Government
That Enemy Has Seized CaVita
and the Arsenal.
An Uproarious Scene Occurs in the
An Uproarious Scene Occurs in the
Chamber Of Deputies.
A Carlist Deputy Attacks the Government.
Which Results in His EIpuI-
sion From the
Chamber.

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dispatch from General Augusti, the
| Governor General of the Philippines.
| sent by way Of Labuan, says: 'Tha
| enemy seized Cavite and the arsenal,
owing to the destruction of the Spanish
| squadron, and established a close block
ade. 1T is said that at the request of
the Consuls the enemy will not bom-'
bard the fort, provided I do not open,
fire on the enemy's squadron, which is
out of range of our guns. Therefore, L
cannot fire until they come nearer.
"A thousand sailors arrived here this
evening from our destroyed squadron,
the loss of which numbers 61S''
| conference of the authorities has
! been held at which it was decided to
| send influential emissaries to the pro-
| vinces to raise the spirit of the people.
especially those provided with arms
and endeavor to induce them to aban-
don the insurrection.
| Captain-General BIanco wires from
| Havana as follows: "One of the
enemy's ships ventured within the
AeiioN VI O1E VI our Ddli6TleS, WHICH III
f1icted slight damage and compelled the
ship to retire at full speed. Another
vessel bombarded the batteries at the
entrance to Matanzas, firing sixty-five
projectiles at the beacon light and
blockhouse, which We're struck nineteen
times and damaged. Only one soldier
was wounded
SCENE IN THE CHAMBER.
1:30 p. m.-The chamber has just wit
messed the most uDroarious scenes in
the annals of the Cortes. Senior Mella,
Carlist Deputy, in a speech made use
Of a scriptural quotation referring to
IAN unfortunate nation whose Kings
are boys" adding that women were al
ways the cause of the fall of thrones
Senior Sagasta, the Premier, supported
by majority of the chamber, protested
amid the greatest confusion against
Senior Mella's language.
The Republicans sided with the Car
lists.
The Speaker requested Senior Mella to
withdraw his words. but this the Dep
uty refused to do, saying that they
were scripturaI.
The President named Senor Melia
thrice, declaring that his refusal to-
withdraw the language he had used was
disrespectful to the reigning dynasty,
and submitted the question of the expul-
sion from the chamber of the offending
member.
A division was taken amid a terrible
uproar. resulting in the expulsion of
Senior Mella by vote of 100 to 10, the
Republicans voting with the CarIists.
Upon the announcement of the result,
both the Republicans and Carlists
walked from the chamber. The Carlists
declare they will not return unless
Senior Mella be re-admitted.
The President of the chamber explains
that the expulsion applies only to to-
days sitting This is the first expul-
sion in pursuance with the new rules
The incident created intense excite
ment, both inside and outside the cham
Der.
Senior Mella first censured the Gov
ernment for not making an alliance
with France and Russia, and severely
denounced the scheme of autonomy.
which, he asserted. far from averting
war, had provoked it. He declared that
President McKinleys messages were
full of insults, which the Spanish Gov
ernment had tolerated. He said that,
furthermore, the Minister of the Col
onies, who was at fault, was obliged
to be escorted when he goes into the
streets, while Lieutenant General Wey-
ller is obliged to hide himself owing to
public ovations. Senior Mella then
quoted from Isaiah, xiii: ''As for my
people, children are their oppressors
and women rule over them. o, my peo-
pie, they which lead thee causes thee
to err. and destroy the way of thy
paths"
Vehement protests were entered, and
Senior Sagasta cried: "Such utterances
were never heard inside this house"
Mella replied that they meant if
peace were obtained through the medi-
alton of the Powers, it would be q
dishonor to Spain. The Speaker then
linterposed. and Senor Mella was ex-
PEELED from the Chamber.
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