The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-07-11


Fact That They Will Rise II the
| Terms of Peace Entail Anx Los.
| OF Territory-The Queen Regent
| Has Abandoned Hope of Anx .c-
| tive Aid From the Powers.
| PARIS, July 10.-The Madrid corrc
spondent OF the Temps says: The end
| is lmpatiently awaited, even the gov
ernment no longer attempting to dis
gulse It's conviction that, after the fall
| or Santiago,t the time will have come
Tor thinking about overtures of peace.
especially as all the European chanceI-
| tories advise this course
The meetings that are being held at
Bayonne in the provinces of Navarro
and along the frontier greatly disturb
the ministry. The partisans Of Don
Carlos are making no secret OF their
intention to rise If the terms upon
| which peace is conducted should en-
| tail loss Of territory.
Capt. Gen. Blanco cables that It Will
be impossible for reinforcements to
! reach Santiago in time to aid In the
defense, the duration Of which will de-
pend upon the supply of food and am
munition, unless the garrison attempts
desperate sortie.
The Temps, commenting upon the
foregoing dispatch from its Madrid
correspondent. says:
What should decide neutral cabi-
nets to give wise counsel to Madrid
Is not only the fact that the latest
dos al 80 !,
ly changed the complexion of the situ-
alton, which is already grave enough
for Spain, but the further fact that
there are trustworthy indications of
| beginning Of reaction in favor OF
peace in official circles
MADRID DEPRESSED.
MADRID, July 10.-Information from
the most reliable sources is to the ef-
feet that the darkest pessimism per-
| vades Madrid officialdom. The hope
lessness Of the war is finally recog-
nized, and the peace idea now seems
to predominant in the cabinet, and ne
| gotiations- are considered urgent. The
cabinet is likely to last until peace Is
| secured.
| 1t is now recognized that Santiago
| de Cuba is completely beleaguered and
cannot hold out owing to the lack OF
! provisions and munitions of war 1t
| is considered certain that the Amer
| leans will blockade Cuban and Porto
Rican ports, cutting off their sup
| plies while the authorities are con-
| vinced that an American fleet is COM
! ing to the peninsula.
| No confidence is felt that the pow
| ers will interfere, even if defensele5s
| seaports are bombarded, and therefore
what measures of defense are possible
are being adopted
] WORD FROM BLANCO.
A report has been received from
| Capt. Gen. Blanco In which he says
| that the bombardment of Santiago de
Cuba was not resumed at noon yes
terday and that an exchange of pris-
oners had been effected. He also said
that American reinforcements have
debarked and that the Americans have
erected defenses and placed batteries
upon commanding points.
The dispatch adds that the naval
commander at Havana reports the otfi-
! GERS of the cruiser Almirante Oquendn
dead and the commander and other ofli-
GERS of the Infanta Maria Teresa
wounded. The Reina Mercedes, Gen.
! Klanco says. was destroyed in Santiago
harbor in order to prevent the entranoe
| of the American fleet.
AUTONOMY TOO LATE.
Marshal Martinez Campos, in the
course Of an interview at San Sebas-
tian, said it was impossible that ne
gotiations for peace should be entered
upon by the Spanish and American
governments for the reason that the
time had not arrived yet. He had al
| ways advocated reforms for Cuba since
1869, but not autonomy. He fully rec
ognized that autonomy had not yield
ed the expected results, partly in con-
sequence of the island war; and partly
because it had been granted too late.
In 1896, he said, the late Senor Cano-
vas, when premier, had proposed to
him to introduce autonomy, but he
| (Campos) declined to do so, consider
ing the time unfavorable.
| Gen. Campos denied a remark at
| tributed to him that he was less con-
| cerned at the loss of Admiral Ger
vera's squadron than at the position
of the queen regent.
IT believe he declared that Spain
and the monarchy are intimately con-
nected, but l am first Of all Span
lard. My affection for the queen re-
gent is great, but my affection for my
country is greater
CARLISTS A MENACE.
The Imparcial says: "The Carlists
are a great source Of anxiety to the
government"
1t AYERS that an aide de camp of Gen.
Maxine Gomez has asserted that there
will be a new insurrection in Cuba
against the Americans, as the Cubans
believe the Americans do not desire
the independence of the island, but
its submission to American rule.
Ell Liberal says that peace is I'M
| possible If the United States claims
| possession of Cuba.
1.-The Spanish army is determined to
resist such a claim, but even should
| the army cease to exist, there would
be 10000 volunteers, fully prepared to
uphold the Spanish flag and to reject
| peace"
In the event of the Spanish soldiers
quitting the islands, says Ell impartial,
| the war would be continued by Its in
habitants, who do not wish to become
| Yankees.
The cabinet council today, the minis
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