The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1898-06-13
Government Declares 1t Has No Idea Of
Suing for PeaCs.
RELIANCE I'M YELLOW FEVER
It Is Asserted in Madrid That the
Disease Is Killing Simpsons Men.
STARVATION RIOTS BREAK OUT
Cabinet Crisis Predicted, and Silvela
Is Named as the Man Who Will
Form New One.

Madrid, June 1.-THE campaign inaugu-
rated by some of the foreign newspapers
In favor of peace between Spain ana inc
United States is not approved mere AZ
cording to the opinions of several generals
Spain is capable of continuing the war IN
Cuba for two years, even under the most
unfaVorable circumstances. Ihereloie e.
they add it is useless to talk OF peace
unless it implies a return 10 the status quo
ante-bellum.
The government, 1t is added. has not re-
ceived any suggestions of peace from the
powers, and iii political circles 1t IS "e-
clarel that if such suggestion were re-
ceived the government would poHtey ne
cline to entertain it on the ground that
Spain has decided to pursue the war 10
the bitter end.
Dispat hes received here from Cuba
annou4.ce that yellow fever is rava3-
ing Rear Admiral SIMPSONS fleet, the
province of Santiago being, it is claim
ed, the hotbed of the disease.
An official dispatch from Havana today
says:
THE Spanish warships Condo de Nena-
ditto NucVa Espena and Ligrra nave mace
attacking the blockading squadron. But
the Americans refused 70 fIght ana ic'liNu'
The same dispatch continuing says:
'.EIeven American merchantmen nave ar
rived before Santiago de Cuba. 1t Is pc
Neved they are transports Conveying troops
cautions are being taken TO prevent lh9ln
from cffcctnS a landihS.
Sagasta Losing His Grasp.
Senior Sagasta has so far succeeded IN
gtaving off any further crisis, Senior
Gamazo patriotically declining to make
mischief by urging his financial views in
opposition to those of the minister OF
finance Senior PuiGccivor, but there IS a
strong feeling that the present cabinet Will
crulnb!e away at the first bad news.
Everything points to Senior Silvola
as the coming man, though a military
cabinet may be necessary first to sup
press the elements Of disorder winch
are sure to break out.
Catalonia is near starry alton The indie
fatigable Senior Romero Robiedo con-
t.nues attacking the government. lie mas
given notice in conjunction with Senior
Manuel Uria that he VIA move that con
slderlng the extraordinary and difficult
state of affairs prevailing III the Philip
pines he will urge the government to adopt
urgent means to settle the conflict arisen
In those islands"
So far Senior Sagasta has been able to
keep the peace between his ministers of
public woI.;s ana finance thus bearing out
what he aud in the Interview already sent
some days ago, but 40 one considers the
present cabinet has any lasting noWer. The
silver question is likely to give it a fur
ther shake.
Starvation riots have again broken
out in the province of Murcia, and by
all accounts, they must soon occur on
q large scale in Catalonia.
Everything points 10 disturbed state of
affairs at no distant date when the only
government that can keep even the SEM
blance Of law and order here will be a mill
tary dictatorship.
The Puerto Rico delegates have had q
meeting to call attention to the fact that
the promised autonomy has not been in
force in that isle and steps will be taken
to press on the government the tufllment
OF It's promises TO an island which has al
ways been remarkable for its fidelity to
Spain.
The number Of poor daily fed at
the Santa Cristini asylum, Senior Agui-
leras's pet institution, now reaches
5000.
In the chamber OF deputies today the
government was intcrr0gatnd as to whether
the United States had notified the powers
of the blockade of Cuba and whether the
powers recognized the blockade as effective.
Duke Almodovar de Rio the foreign MIN
lister, replied that since the Paris confer
ence conditions had radically changed and
the powers had not yet decided whether the
blockade Is effective. The government he
SAID was resolved to uphold SPANS rights
and he added mat he aid not believe It was