The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-09-18
SPAIN And GERMANY.
Ihe Former Country UphOlds her
Rights to the Caroline Islands.
Refusing to Apologize Unless those
Rights are Rso0gnized
atches from Madrid agree with earlier

.atches from Madrid agree with earlier
reports from that city to the effect that a
messenger was sent to Berlin requesting
Germany to disavow any intention OF estab-
fishing a suzcrainty in the Carolines, and
saying that Spain would refuse to apologiz
for the recent insults to the German
embassy unless such declaration is
made. The dispatch also says that
the Spanish note concludes with the
expression of a hope that Germany will recog-
nize the prior rights of Spain, even in the
islands which German cruisers ave occupied.
A correspondent says; 81 hear upon high
authority that Spain if Germany admits her
rights, will spontaneously insert in the OIL
ctdL Gueotte an apology in the name OF the
king, government and country Tor the Insults
to the German embassy.
The friendly action of Premier Canovas
has alienated the Spanish navy, thus ad-
ding to the danger of the situation. Adj
miral Topete, under secretary of the marine,
has resigned his office on account of the
friendly terms embodied in the Spanish re-
ply to Germany.
A military rising in Madrid has occurred.
1t was limited to one of the barracks, and
was caused by a few drunken soldiers, who
seized their arms and shouted: death to our
chiefs!' The authorities, who had feared
that an outbreak would occur, were pre-
pared for the rising, and vigorously sup
pressed it before it had time to assume for
midable proportions. Every precaution has
been taken to prevent its recurrence.
A dispatch from Madrid says that the
Spanish commander at Manila telegraphs
that when it was found that the German flag
had been hoisted at zap the governor of the
Carolines, Senior Babrilles, visited the com
mander of the German gunboat Itlis and ac-
cused him of piracy and breach of
international law. The German COM
mander replied that he had
simply obeyed orders. A hot argument en-
sued, ending in a s%cufle, when the German
commander retired to his cabin. The gov
ernor then boarded the Spanish man of-war
San Quentin and requested the captain to
fire on the ills. The captain refused,
the governor of the Philippines hav-
ing ordered him to avoid a conflict.
Babrilles ordered the crew to fire, whereupon
the captain drew Il revolver and threatened
to shoot the first man vino obeyed or repeated
the order. Babrilles again ordered the men
to fire, when the captain shot BabrllleS in the
shoulder. Babrilles was afterward taken as
a prisoner to Manila.
A Berlin dispatch states that the crown
prince Frederick William has replied to the
note from King Alfonso. The crown prince
assures King Alfonso of the friendly desire
of Emperor William not to encroach upon
Spanish rights. A detinit settlement of the
pending questions, he says, can only be
reached by a full agreement between the
great powers.
Count Denomar, the Spanish ambassador
at Berlin, has been notified that a courier
has crossed the frontier bearing a note OF
apology from the Spanish government foi
the atfront to the German embassy at Madrid