The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-09-07
THE WAR CLOUD.
it Casts Its Shadow over Spain and
Germany.
streets of Madrid a Scene of Rioting
and Excitement.
The German Arms Torn Down and
Burned.

cupy 1t in the name of Spain. The Spanish
olncers were dilatory in landing troops, and
on the 24th of the same month a German
| gunDoat arrived. Although it was o'clocl
| IN the evening, the German commander in
stantly landed a body of marines and sailors
ana holsted the German flag over the island
Inc Spanish officials made an energetic pro
test against the action of the German com
mander, and, on the latter's refusal to recedt
IRON the position he had taken, telegraphe6
| 70 Madrid for Instructions A conflict be
| tween the Germans and Spaniards at zap is
feared. On the receipt of the above news
the ministers were Immediately summoned
10 cabinet council, and King Alfonso was
auxlsed OF the strained situation.
The excitement was intense and the popu-
| latlon wild with rage. A large crowd gath
cred In front of the German embassy, at
lacked the building, and tore down the coat
OF arms and dragged it through the streets to
the Puerta del Sol, where they burned it in
front OF the office of the minister of the in.
terror, amid yells of ''Down with Germany 2
After venting their spleen there, the mob
proceeded to the French embassy and cheer
ed trantlcally. The crowd had by this time
grown 70 considerable proportions, and,
Tears beng entertained of a serious riot,
troops were ordered out to clear the streets.
The crowd slowly retired before the military,
Dut a rl0t may occur at any moment. The
situation Is very grave.
The London Standards Berlin correspond
ent says; spain has finally and decidedly
declined to submit the Carolines affair to ar
bltration. Spain argues that the question of
Spanish jurisdiction over the islands has
been fact too well known to admit of dis
Soot H. idon Ielf government ofhclals still
T;f+t; gile i''e't " Mar over tne dispute;
arrested before 1.-The crowd retired The
council OF ministers has adopted PROPOSE
1 elol " couIt-lnartial the governor OF zap
alu eHe collLiuahuers OF tne Two Spanish
nI4 f Mditn aIIlyea t1ere on tne 2lst
mediatal, ~ Hus4i Ile IaIter IN not I'M
IN tne lsiand Win span
e fslI soldierS on tnelr arrival there, and the
~ pt t nolSslg te spanish nag and
1,a Cno oelAeIalnGy oI SPAN oyer tne
sSlaaiI. so,aad,, M iG heRofI lnaG tne German
- oo ,ad lae ~ ee CaIoline lslaIlus
. u niirinou. i,,,1le'.to ,o4;.
"a An I'M Important meetlng Oh Leading Liberals
@ Has ilelu Io-aiay gay at the residence OF Senior
oaSaHta, o,,SSeti ;AlIer ulscusSlng the Caroline
Ie tf ~ MS l9SoIFSu thag Ine occupation
~ eldiid eli9 l9lallu q zap Dy German gunboat
eiloua4 pe rolS1aeIea equivalent to declara-
@ elon u War' that II crisis III the govern
tllt itn should occur ana the Liberals be called
INTO power, they would withdraw Count De
Den benqlnaI' the spanish ambassador at Berlin,
anu, anu hanq count oolms Sonnewalde, the Ger
man lni alhDaSsador at Madrid, his passports.
Inc resolutions also declared that the Lib
eFals y, would order the Spanish authorities at
tIe the FhllIpplneS TO recover the territory of
tle oarollne Islands taken possession of by
uerlilsliy' ana TO use force, ii necessary, to
regain IL, Inc adoption of the above resolu-
tions mas created a great sensation. The
government mas dismissed from the SER
wee by telegraph the commander of the
TWO spanish men-of-war stationed at zap.
count o0lms SonneWalde, the German am
DaSSador, has returned to the legation in this
Guy from La GranJa. He was escorted by a
stf0ng military guard.
hlnS Alfonso has also returned to the city,
ana Is now presiding at a cabinet council.
EIerylnlng IS now orderly throughout the
clty, although the most intense excitement
pTeValls.
a later dispatch respecting the German
occupation OF Zap states that the governor
OF that island wished to resist the landing
q q the German marines and sailors, but that
the commander of the Spanish man-of-war
San Quentin, which was the only vessel Of
Inat nationality IN the harbor at that time,
IeAused 10 agree with the governor as to the
aSu4QpIlon oI such course, or to lend the
4h.tet that assistance 1t IS generally believed
o vr.e,. VIZ collinanuer OF the spanish man-of-
VA Mar elasco, which was expected at zap on
ell9 zoth Oh August,carries with him energetic
oi4SIs. 49
1ile ministers and the civil and military
f.i afuittoIltleS met klng Alfonso at the depot on
,iil nls .dlIIEal I: III Ihls CITY, Large crowds of
people llled lne route taken by the royal
party IN gong from the depot to the palace,
anu ShOuted Long live Spain," The King
notwithstandng the excitanon4 MeIm Gefbs' tb' anu
nerfact ordar n,e,,aiGo s,iI 1Acitelleht Ihe moSt
Tbe NationaPI ior Fl ~ Zoit,'5. atr1u. r,o,..
ING on the scenes a~anfod u ~ Deti G9hlllenI M
receipt of the news Of tbe ~ Gernoa Malnu on on Sne
tion IF Van saw q oS ueIiaLl it occGpa-
many the necesSarv SpisF nitlSI give uSi
a,,ar3{ W nf ,+ Io0oosl! oasislaGtloh Ior tne
nanerS are siIent IN Intlo. ne ne QUIET news
0MnoS Sont - leSSnu III W C1e AFFAIR.
o,13o,it - Oeps o.4t ne STANDARDS cores
PO4iNSAio eS1SfoAuPllo tlldO SUCCESSIVE pQlGlOnS
German occcnpetion os accounts Oh the
honmbt nv tbdp ,too,h1 u aP were eagerly
eycifnS oro,,nS stodpd iSG t anu that
and dooTwaTS of eafao bno+d, eiig
ttdN fb tt a5 ~ oaieo nedteuly uIscusslng
feeling among all classes. who are iptenseIv
angered against Germany fog the stem She haSs
taken. The greatest Irritation nreevaiIs ''9 in
naval and military circles yerthe affair. The
civil guards succeeded in saving FRAGMENTS of
the coat of arms from the bonfire in front If
the office of the minister of the interior The
German legation is guarded bv cavalry in nfom
try and artillery. The German consul Raron
De-Gutschmid. in the absence If Cnunf So1ms U1
SonneWalde, the German ambassador, asked
Senor Canovas del Castillo, the president of
the council of ministers, for permission to
telegraph to his government at Berlin re-
specting the situation of affairs at Madrid.
Castillo at the same time expressing regret at
the mob's conduct
PARIS, Sept. 5.-The events in Madrid are
settlement Of the Carolines omaetioi1 - ~ InU
considered impossible, and the position of
King Alfonso and his ministryis is regarded as
precarlous. Leading Spanish residents in
this city say that war between Germany and
Spain or revolution is now certain.
LIE Paris says edltorially that France has
no reason to meddle with the Spanish-Ger-
man quarrel, and that France should recol-
lect 1870 M. de Freyclnet, the French min
lister OF foreign affairs, has telegraphed Baron
des MlcnelS, the French ambassador at Mad
rid, to observe the greatest prudence during
the dlfhcuitleS at Madrid over the Carolines
allan
Berlin, sept. 6.-The National Zeitung
thlnks 9lplomatlc relations between Germa-
ny and SPAN Will be broken off unless Spain
affords att as satisfaction for the Madrid affair.
Inc lagDiatt says II King Alfonso retains
ms s3iEereigdty ign Y SPAN 3 VII certainly make re-
paratlon, ana IN the event OF his being .depos-
ea i,Ia ueLiaany .l can eaSlly take possession OF
Nal1dDle pieuges ana tnuS compel Spain to
Ienuel saGlslactloh'
BERLIN, Nov. 6.-The Nord Deutche lei
tung, Prince Bismarck's S organ, says the gov
ernment is annoyed over the anti-German
demonstration at Madrid, but will not Judge
hastily. 1t adds that inquiries will probably
show the riots were due to certain influen-
ces. This is a hardly yelled dig at the
French. The Zeitung also saws if Spain does
not recompense Germany and punish the cul-
prits Germany will occupy the Carolines
forthwith.