The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-06-24

Madrid, June 22.-The governor of
Santiago de Cuba has cabled the gov
ernment as follows: Yesterday morn
ing the American transports carrying
troops, took a southeasterly direction,
but twenty warships remain before
Santiago de Cuba"
This leads TO the supposition that
the Americans are threatening to make
a landing between Guantanamo and
Daiquiri in order to form base OF op-
erations with a view TO a simultaneous
landing al Asserradero. Reports that
there is a failure of provisions at San
tiago de Cuba are inaccurate. Wheat
is exhausted, but maize is abundant.
In the senate today a proposal for
has been under consideration, the chief
argument in its favor being that
Spain imports tobacco largely from
the United States.
In the chamber of deputies, the poll
cy of the government in the Philip
pines has again been under discussion.
Senior Canalajas denounced the SOW
from responsibility for the present sit
uation by closing the cortes.
The press of this city protest today
that there is no foundation FOR the re-
ports coming from foreign sources that
it is the intention Of the queen regent
to abdicate. 1t is semi icially de-
clared that her majesty is determined
to unf1inchingly carry out the duties
of her position.
GERMANY'S JEALOUSY OVER THE
PHILIPPINES.
London, June 23.-The Berlin corrc-
spondent of The Times, commenting
on the continued discussion OF the
Philippine question, says:
There would be a storm of indigna-
| ton in the German press il the United
| States were to become master of the
| Philippines while Germany got moth
| ing. in the view of many German
| politicians anything would be better
| than that, and they would even pre-
| fer to see the intervention Of several
| European powers to protect the life
| and property of their subjects from
| the rebels, followed by the acquisition
of a naval station for each OF them
| There is, in fact, a strong inclination
| to repeat the Chinese drama at Kiao
| Chou wherever an opportunity Is ar
| fOrded. Relatively to what Germany
| already possesses she has "veryth rs
to gain by such a policy of fair shares
| all around.
| There can. however, be little doub
| that no European power or combna
! ton of powers would venture to pre-
| vent the United States and Great Bri
| tain from settling the future Of th'
| Philippines conjointly, or at least. un
der the protection of their conjoin
| naval forces. Continental opinion
! would not only speedily acknowledg'
the strength Of an Anglo American al
| lance, but would be practically unan
| imous against incurring the risk Of tn
| commercial consequences of a breacl
| with the United States"
| OUR POLICY IN THE PHILIPPINES
! The Washington correspondent o
| The Daily Mail. on the authority OF ;
| prominent member Of the cabinet
| says:
The government has not yet for
| mulated a definite policy as to th'
| Philippines and Porto Rico. but, while
| indisposed to retain the Philippines, i
| will not allow them again to be sub
| ject to Spanish rule. If the independ
, ence of the Philippines proves fail
| ure, the islands perhaps might be
| sold, preferably to Great Britain. Porte
L
owing to it's proximity to the United
! States and its strategic value"
THE QUEEN TO RESIGN THE RE.
| GENCY.
| The Vienna correspondent Of Th'
| Daily Telegraph, says:
All the information that reache.
| here from Madrid proves beyond
| doubt that the position of the queer
| regent has become altogether unten
| able and that her majesty will resign
! the regency within a very short pc
| riod. 1t may prove feasible TO estab
| lish a regency council under arrange
| ments Of the bill for the existing dy
nasty, but according to present indica
! tions. this appears questionable. II
| wei Informed quarters here IL is be
| lie ID that the next defeat for tn.
/ Sp. Qiards will upset the condition.
/ prs ailing in Madrid, where the situa
! ton is already extremely confused"
! London, June 22-The Berlin CORE
: spondent Of The Standard. says: "Th.
I queen regent has privately caused
A.: those sOvereigns who are her relative:
/ TO be directly sounded and thos.
| whom she regards az friends 10 b,
| indirectly sounded, as TO whether they
| are willing to mediate, hut the stag.
! Of diplomacy negotioatiCns has not We
/ been reached and il is very doubtful
J whether il will be for some time Il
come
The semi-official Post hears from
! Antwerp that persons commIssiones
! by the Washington government TO en-
| list seamen on neutral soil are said Z
have enlisted more than 1000 German
sailors fer the American navy and IN
| auxiliary cruisers. This would cxplai
: the ClrEcul-v German r2pfafnz ha y