The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1885-09-12
SPAIN AND GERMANY.
War Between the Two Powers Imminent
Occupation of Yap the Cause.

Occupation of Yap the Cause.
A Madrid dispatch says: Official dis
patches received by the Government, state
that the German gunboat landed troops on
the night of the 24th Of August and
hoisted the German flag there. The
Spanish vessels "San Fuenten" and "N1an-
illa," were at zap at the time. The cap
tains Of the Spanish vessels and the Span
ish Government protested with energy
against the occupation. The Spanish gun
boats cleared the deck for action, and the
"Manila" was about to fire upon the Ger
man gunboat, when she was signaled to
desist, which she did most reluctantly. A
third Spanish vessel, "Velastoro," has ar
rived at Yap Bay. The news causes the
widest excitement throughout Spain.>
Crowds gathered in the streets of Madrid
all night long, frantically gesticulating and
calling Emperor William, the Grown
Prince and Bismarck the vilest names.
Several thousand people, shouting "Death
to Bismarck" and "Viva Espana," mobbed
the German Embassy, smashing windows
and breaking Into thousand pieces the
German arms on the Embassy building,
and trampling the fragments under their
feet. The Embassy was completely y mob
bed, the furniture and mirror being dashed
to pieces. The people almost foamed at
the mouth with frenzy. Several of the
soberest Spaniards with whom talked
were confident that the affair must now
end either by war or revolution.
The National Zeitumg, commenting on
the scenes enacted in Madrid on the re-
ceipt of the news of the German occupa-
ton Of zap, says: "Spain must g i've Ger
many the necessary satisfaction for the
events of last evening,
The events in Madrid are causing SEN
sation in Paris. An arbitration tor the
settlement of the Carolines question is
now considered impossible, and the po-
sition Of King Alfonso and his Ministry is
regarded as precarious. The leading Span
ish residents in this city say that war be-
tween Germany and Spain or a revolution
is now certain.
An important meeting of leading Lib
erals was held on the 9Th inst. at the resi-
dence Of Signor Sagasti. After discussing
the Carolines question, it was resolved
that the occupation of the Island of Yap
by the German gunboat should be con-
sidered equivalent to declaration of war,
and that if a crisis in the Government
should occur and the Liberals be called in
to power, they would withdraw Count de
Benomar, the Spanish ambassador at Ber-
lin, and hand Count Solmo Sonnewalde,
the German ambassador at Madrid, his
passport. The resolutions also declared
that the Liberals would order the Spanish
authorities at the PHILIPPINE Islands to re-
cover the territory in the Caroline Islands
taken possession Of by Germany, and to
use force if necessary to regain it.
Later dispatches respecting the German
occupation of zap, states that the Cover
nor of that Island wished to resist the
landing of the German marines and sailors,
but that the commander of the Spanish
man-ofwar, "San Quentin" which was
the only vessel Of that nationality in the
harbor at the time, refused to agree with
the Governor as to the adoption Of such
course or to lend the latter assistance. 1t
is generally believed that the commander
of the Spanish man-of-war, "Velasco,"
which was expected at Yap on August ,6,
carries with him energetic orders.