The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1896-03-20
.ANTl.AHERICAN DEMONSTRATIONS /
STOPPED In VALENCIA
A Mob starts for the American Con.
4 sulate - Polise ana soldiers 0p-
pose Their Progress ana Ssvcrna
i People Are Injarea-The Mob
Breaks Into . Ball Pen. when .
!; state Of Siege IL ProclaimeJ.

personal message to Joseph Pulitzer
from the president Of the council Of
state ut Madrid, authorizing Its pub
;licAtt0n. The statement is as follows:
I'VE have as vet no official nOtifics,-
ton Of the Intentions of the American
government, and cannot therefore take
cognizance Of, or protest by note
against ans Of tie proceedings, of the
senate and house Of representatives of
the United States. We have taken no
official notice whatever Of the proceed
ings and speeches in Washington dur
ing the past week. Nor have we
sounded the European powers or
courts regarding their support, in any
form. All we have done is to show
to the American government and to
Minister Taylor that we have endeav-
Ored to enforce respect for the Ameri-
can legation and consulates. repressing
SO sternly the disturbances that we
have ordered the Madrid. Granada,
Barcelona aud Valencia universities
closed, and we will close all UNIVERSE
ties, schools and establishments
whose students dare to make demon
strntions hostile to the United States.
We will send to prison and prompt
trial all the authors and FRONTIERS Of
such disturbances. We believe they
are prompted by the advanced Repub-
licans. Nothing will be omitted on
our side to show our desire to preserve
cordial relations with America. I am
convinced we possess sufficient means
to quell any hostile demonstrations.
The government Of Spain regrets and
has made all the amends possible for
the manifestation already made of
the indignation which the speeches at
Washington naturally excited among
the ever loyal people Of Spain.
'"The situation now Is one of eX-
IRENE delicacy. Indeed. cannot define
how far it is possible for the govern
mcnt Of Spain to permit amicable and
careful mediation of foreign power.
however honorable and DISTINGUISHED
IL may be, without incurring the grave
risk Of being accused of submitting to
outside interference, pressure and die
tatiOn in the midst of civil war. The
United States are Il great power, and
until they recognize the object and en-
courage the aims of the insurrection-
lists in Cuba, they are friendly to
Spain. After the recognition of the
bclligerents in Cuba by the United
States it would be impossible for the
government of. Spain to accept the
good offices of President Cleveland or
to permit any interference whatever.
Nevertheless, I still hope some means
will be found by the president to
avoid alternating the friendly relations
with the United States which Spain
has shown this week that she prizes
highly
Valencia, March 1O..-This city was
again in turbulent state over the con-
ditiOn Of the relations between Spain
aud the United States. A mob gath
cred and was proceeding toward the
American consulate with the intention
of causing a disturbance there, but
force of police and gendarmes op-
posed their passage through the
streets. 4 desperate struggle ensued
and several persons We're wounded.
The mob succeeded in entering the
Plaza de Toros by destroying the
gates leading to the bull ring. They
then held meeting in the arena. A
state Of siege was proclaimed.
Bilbao. Spain, March 11.-Therc was
another anti-American riot here Sun
day. and it was of greater Importance
than the previous sO-called patriotic
disturbances caused by the action Of
the congress of the United States in
regard to Cuba. About 1900 people
took part in the afternoon in the pop,l-
lar demonstration. The mob proceeded
In the direction of the United States
consulate, evidently intending to stone
that building, but the authorities had
taken the precauti0n to send a strong
force of police to guard the building.
and another detachment of police was
stationed across the streets leading to
the consulate. Therefore when the
mob neared the United States consul
ate, 1t was confronted by the police
with drawn swords. The mob halted
and then began pelting the police
most vigorously with stones and
pieces of brick. The policemen, how
ever, held their ground. and a squad
of the officers charged the rioters. The
latter began firing pistols at the po-
llcemen, two Of whom were wounded.
This caused the police to charge in Il
body. and. using their swords with
good effect. the rioters were dispersed,
yelling and hooting at the authorities,
and shouting "Down with the Yam
KEGS" and Long live SPAIN" The
police. who made number Of arrests,
experienced considerable difficulty in
escorting their prisoners to the depot.
During the whole of the afternoon
there was more or less disturbance.
1t was decided to keep both the po-
lice proper and the gendarmes con-
fined to barracks until further orders,
as there seemed to be danger of an
other outbreak.
= The mob at Bilbao continued to defy
the authorities to-day and made vio-
lent demonstrations in spite OF the
armed threat Of the gendarmerie.
The disorders were renewed near the
American consulate and determined
effort was made to reach the building
where the consulate is located. The
gcndarmes showed equal determina-
ton in frustrating this attempt, and
succeeded. But this was not done
without serious collision between
tue mob and the gendarmes in which
twenty Of the former are known to
have been injured. though it is not
stated that any fatalities resulted.
Nine of the gendarmes were also in.