The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-09-14
TURBULENT STATESMEN
Another Uproarious Session of the
Spanish Senate.
wEYLBR DEFENDS THE GENERALS

senor Gonzales Declared the Army
Had Been worsted First by the In
surgents and Then by the Americans.
U1spano-Americnn Protocol Passed.
Madrid Sept. 14-There was another
uproarious session of the senate yes
terday. Count Almenas, referring to
his statement of Monday giving the
names of the generals he recently said
ought to have their sashes tied around
their necks, instead of around their
waists naming Weyler, Blanco and
Primo de Rivera, after which he also
included Admiral Cervera in the cate
CORY, said General Linares was also
incompetent and ought to be arraigned.
Thereupon General Weyler and others
loudly protested against these charges,
and General Weyler called on Count
Almenas to name those generals who
were accused of failing to do their
duty, and he added, if the accusations
were true and the culprits could not
be legally punished the generals would
take the matter in their own hands
and infict proper punishment.
A great tumult ensued, the senators
standing, shouting and threatening
each other. The president of the sem
ate vainly strove to restore order and
broke his bell in attempting to do so.
When the debate was resumed Senior
Gonzales attacked the army. He said
1T had been worsted first by the in
surgents and then by the Americans.
| The speaker asked what had become
of 100000 men sent to Cuba. He blamed
| General Weyler and the late premier,
ter was unimportant while in power
and might have done what he pleased.
The premier, Senor Sagasta, reply
ing, said that neither Senior Canovas
| del Castillo nor himself had ruled long
enough to change the character of the
race, which was the true cause. he
claimed, of the disaster to Spain. I'VE
are" the premier said. IAN analmic
country. We were attacked when act
ing as an honest man would. We de-
Tended ourselves. 1 have lost my pres
tige but it is because 1 believe the
path l am following is the best"
General Weyler then made a speech
of great violence, which provoked such
an outburst that the premier had to in
tervene and called upon the gentleman
to explain. General Weyler replied
that he had not threatened the gov
ernment institutions, but only those
| who had attacked the army.
The minister for war, General Correa,
said the government alone was respon-
sible.
The Duke of Teutan, the former min
lister for foreign affairs, defended Senior
Canovas del Castillo, whereupon Senior
| Gonzales made another attack upon
the deceased premier, declaring that
the latter had foreseen the loss of Cuba
and had planned with Senior Sagasta
to sign the surrender. The loss of Cuba,
Senior Gonzales continued, was Just
| punishment to those who failed to
| profit by the doctrine that the colonies
should not be governed by oppression.
The Republicans, Carlists and bolt
ing Conservatives of the chamber OF
deputies have issued a manifesto CIV
ing their reasons for opposing the gov
ernment. Its publication has been pro-
hibited.
Senior Sagasta, in an interview, said
no claims advanced by the United
States after the peace protocol was
signed or the cortes met to elect peace
commissioners should be entertained.
Advices received from the Philippine
Islands say the insurgents would re-
| lease only a few of their prisoners.
For instance, they will shortly set free
the Spanish employees who are In their
| hands. --.--
Major General Merritt, 1t is said, goes
to Paris empowered to ask, in the
name of the insurgents. an American
protectorate over them, the Philippine
| Islands.
The chamber of deputies yesterday
adopted the Hispano- American proto-
col by 151 votes against AS.