The Indianapolis journal., 1899-01-19
WILL SHOW BOLD FRONT
SPANISH MINISTER'S DETERMINED TO
BLUFF THEIR OPPONENTS.
Sagasta's Legislative Programme
Five Spaniards Rewarded for Act
ing as Spies in America.

LONDON. Jan. 19.-The Madrid CORE
spondent of the Standard says: "Senor Sa-
gasta and his colleagues have decided to
show bold front to the opposition by reso-
luteIy submitting to the Cortes the whole
programme of the Cabinet, embracing many
important bills, as if they no longer appre-
hended an attack. The opposition parties
are chagrined to find that Senior Sagasta
still enjoys the confidence of the crown. AS
soon as the Cortes has approved the bill
for the cession Of the Philippines the Queen
Regent will ratify the peace treaty and
Duke Almodovar de Rio, the foreign min
lister, will present to both houses a red book
containing all the diplomatic correspondence
of the past year and all the data concern
ing the treaty negotiations, enabling the
Cortes to discuss the governments conduct.
AS all sections of the opposition, including
the Carlists and Republicans who withdrew
during the last two sessions of Parliament,
have signified their intention to resume their
seats, the debates will show the attitude of
parties and decide the fate of the Cabinet.
Senior Sagasta says he will submit bills adj
hitting foreign wines free of duty for the
purposes of the wine trade, reforming the
judicial organization in the direction of
making the administration of justice free
from political influences, establishing oblig-
atory military service and gradually reduc-
ing the number of officers, reorganiZing and
increasing the navy, reforming municipal
affairs and increasing the number of sena-
tors allotted to the peninsular provinces so
as to replace the twenty-eight colonial SEN
ators The Cortes will also be asked to
authorize the immediate settlement of the
Cuban and Philippine debates and to sane
tion other financial measures preliminary to
a thorough reorganization Of national
finance"
The Madrid correspondent of the Daily
Mail says: Among those recently rewarded
for military service during the Hispano-
American war are five Spanish officers who
volunteered without asking a reward, to go
to the United States after war was declared
and to supply information to the Spanish
government. They formed a commission
under Lieutenant Colonel Don Louis Ser
rano. They visited continually New York
city, Washington, Jacksonville, Key West.
Tampa and other points, changing their
posts every few days. They had many mar
row escapes from detection, notably on one
to face a New York World correspondent
whom he had known in Havana. The jour
nalist chivalrously feigned Ignorance. In ad-
bought and sent to Cuba q considerable
amount of ammunition. The largest con-
signment was ready to leave when peace was
signed
The Spanish Cabinet, according to the
Madrid correspondent of the Daily Mail, has
decided to submit a bill to the Cortes sane
tioning the cession of the Philippines before
presenting the peace treaty for ratification.
The Paris correspondent of the Daily
Graphic says: 'One of the principal chiefs
of the CarliSts here informs me that every
thing is now ready for a rising in Spain
that Don Carlos is absolutely resolved to
take the field, and that all are waiting for
the signal"
The Spanish minister of war. General Cor
rea, announces that he has ordered the cap
tain general to vigorously apply the military
law. prohibiting officers from participation