The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-05-18
SPANS DESPERATION.
Her Pathetic Efforts to Obtain a
I European Ally.
FESTIVITIES ARE SUSPENDED.

Royalty Sympathizes With the Queen
Regent-Admiral Cervera's Grandi.
ose Address to the Sailors of His
Squadron.
Madrid, May 18-Senor Sagasta spent
the whole day in conferences with sew
eral members of the last cabinet and in
fresh negotiations with the leaders of
the right wing Of the Liberals, Senior
Gamazo and Senior Maura, who insist
upon obtaining, as a condition Of their
Joining the ministry, well defined pro-
gram upon the following points: Tha
war, the international question, the
colonial policy In the West Indies and
the Philippines, home affairs and
finance, both for present urgent ways
and means, and for future reorganiza-
ton. Seniors Gamazo and Maura aim
at vigorous action In every respect, to
convince both the enemies and friends
of Spain that the nation itself and the
new cabinet intend to show themselves
equal to the task of facing all present
emergencies and Of arriving at definite
solutions.
The Spanish papers resolutely dis
cuss the expediency Of continental al
liances, which they affect to consider
one of the principal objects OF the flu
ture cabinet The Republican papers
urge an alliance with France and Rus
STA, at the same time agreeing with the
Monarchial papers in expecting much
from the attitude of Emperor William.
The queen regent suspended all re-
ceptions and festivities arranged for
In Madrid and the provinces on the oc-
casion of the 18th birthday Of her son,
in view of the war and the situation In
Spain. She, however, distributed 26,OOO
pesetas among the local charities and
hospitals. Numerous kilograms Of SYM
pathy were received from foreign
courts, the most conspicuous being
from the pope, Emperor Francis Jo-
seph, Emperor Nicholas, Emperor Will
lam and ex-Queen Isabella of Spain.
At the moment of his departure from
the Cape Verde Islands Admiral Ger
vera, in command of the Spanish
squadron in West Indian waters, made
the following address to the crews of
his ships: after three years Of strng-
gle in Cuba we were nearing the end
Of the trouble which certainly would
have been ended three months ago but
for Americas aid. The nation, be-
lieving she had created by underhand
means a thousand embarrassments,
but that nevertheless she would not be
able to attain the object of her ambi-
ton, at last threw off the mask and.
when the instruction was on its last
legs, commenced against us the most
unjust war in the history of the world.
Spain did not wish%for war. Her con-
duct proved this. She conceded every
thing self respecting nation could
concede, but the Americans, whose am
bition is Unsuitable, always asked for
something more, and even what be-
longed to us-that land discovered by
Spaniards, led by Columbus. Forward,
then, to the war, since we are forced
thereto by the Americans blind ambi-
ton. But let us enter the coming COM
bat as did Spaniards of old, strong In
their rights and trustful in God, who
will never abandon Just cause, and
who will aid our efforts"
The newspapers here assert that let
checks and other valuables, have been
stopped at New York and destroyed.
The papers demand that the govern
ment make reprisals upon Americans
resident in Spain.
1t is announced semi officially that
the reconstructed cabinet will probably
be made up as follows: President of
the council, Senior Praxedes: minister
of foreign affairs, Senior Leon Cas-
tile; minister of war, Lieutenant Cen
eral Correa; minister of marine, Vice
Admiral Butler; minister Of the colo
MES, Senior Gazamo; minister Of finance,
Senior Lopez Puigcerver; minister of
the interior, Senior F. r. Capdepon;
minister of justice, Senior Orchard;
minister of public instruction, Senior
Romero Glron.