Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-05-06
LO)||NG and A | l|H j o. \ {
Spanish Troops Kept Busy by BY.
. Rioters.
THEY DEMAND CHEAP bREIlf
Miners and Factory Hands as; J
on a Strike. S..
The FATE Of PORTO RICO
~ =
Spanish Officials Fear Tint Admiral
sampson's Fleet Ia About to Seize sE
San Juan, the Capitol of the sissIs}5..
Colony. Queen rresides Over
a Cabinet Council.
THE FATE OF PORTO RICO
Sy Teleyranh

MADRID, May 5S5:Os M M
a.ssurpances caused by the high pr,x,.
ano scarcity OF food continue ina ms
rral, .sl. provinces There have Deens
aieIosnt conflicts between the r1orers
ana the civil guards and lootfnr ann
shooting are reported from yarro1Is
| points. tnN, 'a, 1oas
AZ barcelona there has been a renewed
demanding silver. esr~l14 1870
~ A. "A mob of about 5000 miners
| mas made tumultuous demons ratron
| az 4Murca. capital Of the province OF
lnat name, thirty miles from the. port.
OF Garehasena. They attempted to. ser
nre TO the railroad depot and other
buildings and then began a 1novernena
| toward sCarthagena. "A strong force or
troops, however. prevented the rioters
from moving on the port. "A number.
or men We're wounded.
| Dh:turoances are also Threatened uu
| CarthaSena, where martial law haR
| been proclaimed. l7ES5
Similar scenes have occurred at Oy1-.
edo and Leon, and at a number of other
towns where factory l1ands have
struck work. The strikers are paradlng
the streets demanding cheap bread ana
stonins houses. The steps taken nv
| the authorities have resulted in tne
restordtion of peace at Malaga, where
| the British steam yacht Lady OF Glenn:
! ell, was recently stoned and driven our;
of The harbor. 1t appears that the Mar
aga mob thought she was an American
vessel. -
P. M.-Conslderable anxiety is ex-
pressed here as TO the fate OF Porto
Eco. II is feared that Rear Admiral
SamnSon's squadron has gone to seizs
san Juan, the capital OF the colony.
end the Spanish COAL supplies ut thaS
port Admiral Camara who is to take
command tomorrow Of the Spanish re-
serve squadron at Cadiz will hoist his
.1n lSska Il il>, tJas-l IS->1,~
His appointment has caused much sat
isiaciion among the naval men OF
Spain.
Rioting continues at the seaport
town Of Gijon. Province of Ovieta0.y
where yesterday the iisherwonlen and
the tobacco girls sacked several baker
les and burned all the Octroi offices, q
5 +. M.-.At a cabinet council today,
over Which-the Queen Regent presided.
The premier, Senior Sagasta, explained
the war situation and announced the
safe arrival at Porto Rico of the Span
ish Transatlantic Company's steamer.
Alfonso Mi, having on board, it in
said. relnforcements Of troops and a.
] Very valuable cargo, including ammun1-t
! lion and supplies. s5
| ing OF the Cuban parliament. and the
Queen Regent signed the war re-
sources bill. The Cabinet afterward
held another meeting and deliberated
upon Il llEdHclehl SITUATION ana a Nilc
measures taken and contemplated to
preserve public order in the localities
where disturbances have occurred. n
3 P. M.-The debate on the govern
ments policy was resumed in the Con-
gress today. the sitting being mainly oc-
cupied with the continuation Of Senior
Fomeroy Robledo's speech.
He severely criticised the government
for its lack OF foresight, and after put
ting various questions to members Of
the. cabinet as to the governments
plans he announced that he would ask
the. Cortes to vote on an income tax.
ENf1ADRID, VIA PARIS. May SIT Is
alleged that the government Of Cuba
and Porto Rico have cabled that there
is mo need to fear landing of
American troops in those islands; that
two ironclads, two cruisers and three
transports will leave Cadiz forthwith
to chase the Yankees from the Philip
pines and then lombard Californian
ports" 3S