Omaha daily bee., 1896-03-04
CATALONIANS ALL WORKED UP
Details of the Proceedings at Barcelona
Against the American Consulate.
STONES THROWN AND CANES FLoURISHED
students and Republicans Parade the
Streets and Call the Senators
Pork Merchants UntiI Dis
pcrscd by the Authorities.

Copyright, 1896, by Press Publishing Company
LONDON, March 3-(New York World
Cablegram-Special Telegram)-The dis
patches Of the Worlds correspondents in
Madrid and Barcelona seem to have been
stopped last night by press censorship, and
only reached me tonight for the transmission
to New York. That from Barcelona comes
via Marseilles, France March 8, and reads:
The quarrel with the United States is not
n question of nationally or granting bel
ligercncy to Cuba, but Senator Shermans
language has aroused the peninsula from
end to end. Even the cold, practically,
Woodworking Catalonian is excited as never
since the attack on the German consulate
in the Carolina dispute.
-, The republican factions We're behind the
thousands of excited Spaniards. who
thronged the Plaza Cantalonia on Sunday, so
the government was more vigiiant and re-
exhibition of national feeling were Infinitely
greater than at the successive departures of
noticed by the phlegmatic Cataionians. The 1is
authorities forewarned on Saturday, had
offered to put police in the United States
thanks. All the approaches, were, how
ever, guarded by civil guards, than whom
and officers were stationed on the stairway
and contiguous apartments.
- me procession, coming down the Rambla
with Spanish flags flying, was greeted with
tremendous cheers from every crowded
balcony, while small American flags were
torn from the shops. Vain efforts were
made made by the he police to prevent the mob from
Meanwhile, the Un ted States consul genei general al.
with great sang froid, looked down on the
crowd, which was shaking fists and canes
and attempting an entrance The civil
police telephoned for mounted guards The
mop mop threw stones and po, ,atoes at the United
broke the wndoWs bn 'fs the rssrs wer and
Dispersed by the arrival of the guards.
AUTHORITIES ACTED HANDSOMELY.
Soon afterward the captain general of
the colonel of the guards and the chief of
police called at the consulate and expressed
occurrence. Late in the evening groups
were dispersed, and no one was permitted
to &c nj halt 4, near the consulate. The Spanish
ties, one Of them by the civil governor him
self The consulate was guarded all night,
but the consul and a servant remained,
though there We're many offers of asylum
from Spanish friends.
c, On Monday the students, who were maxi
approaching the consulate or marching in
any other streets.
The United States consul general was
warned by the authorities not to go out
Yesterday, as he is tall and noticeable
man, but duty prompted his calling to re-
assure some nervous Americans
mare tSen spanish h,it authorities themselves are
oblging nation, not chauvinistic; on the
contrary, all classes critcse severely, even
to foreigners the maadministration of the
home and colonial government The people
are frank and very sympathetic and good |
attended a meeting of a cub
ct which 800 Spaniards were present, and he
the only American member, yet he was
treated with the utmost courtesy.
| was informed that sixty Cubans had |
offered to defend our consulate: The local
ing great pleasure in calling us pork mcr-
chants" During the procession our SEN |
htors i,,o,r;,, We're SO SO ter termed on banner; Un-
pork and he took offense and started an |
lnternecine fight in the mob
Republicans of al shades, liberals and |
conservatives are one in the firm resolve to
spend their last cuarto and shed their last |
Or OF blood to retain the Pearl of the |
Several student professions We're stopped |
today by the authorities and the Spanish
ernor has just informed me that he is de-
termined to keep order
Funds in the bourse are falling heavily,
and exchange is rising fast.
SITUATION IN MADRID.
message from Madrid dated March @
'ut delayed in transmission, says
Just when the Madrid press. with the ex-
'eption of the advanced republican organs,
was recommending forebedrance to avoid
states, intelligence of the release of the
steamer Bermuda, and its cargo
1reak. The displeasure was re-echoed by
he papers tonight, Really great anxiety
can congress. but official circles persist in
Affecting to believe that President Cleveland
VII IL iind means to aver a conflict.
much displeased because the Barcelona au-
horities took insufficient precautions to pro-
ect the American consulate against the
ra K
my tolerated in consequence of kilograms
rom civil and military authorities of Cat
were certain to take place un-
ess popu ar demonstration We're permitted
afterwards the Barcelona authorities and
he government expressed regret to the
american minister.
Several provincial governors having tele-
;raphed that, in view of the agitation in
heir towns, it was advisable to permit
demonstrations, the national government
las answered that it win use force if nee
ssary TO check any demonstration against
he United States. During several hours
oday the rector and professors of Madrid
Who wanted to make demonstrations There
we're many piquant incidents between the
tudents and police guarding the streets
Genes at Saragoa, Tarragona and Granada,
md, at Barcelona particularly, where the
olice, so well protected tne United States
onsulate that the consul expressed his
ratitude Many students have been ar
ested in Madrid end Barcelona
ENGl.lSt ARD NOT WORRIED.
There is apparently very little interest
official circles here over the Spanish
.merican controversy. The comments in
he newspapers are perfunctory and the lob
les of Parliament are almost languid The ,
lcst typical remark there tonight was per- ,
APPS this: IF Spain were as strong as the
Bited States she would as promptly demand
nd receive official apologies for the inteu, !
crate language of Americans toward Spain :
/ congress, as she herself had only few
ays before voluntarily offered to the United ,
tates for the incorporate language of a :
lbordlnate officer Of her navy concerning /
nat country" =
The general opinion here, however. is )
lat in the nature of things the American :
'public is bound to acknowledge the bel Z
gerency Of the struggling republicans in an !
ijoining island fighting for their in1e-
sndence against a foreign monarchy. There :
no hint anywhere in the press or in n
'iNate conversation, of any protest by Great I
ritain or any continental power in case the r
nited States should take that action. In a
Ct II is acknowledged in Official circles v
London that in according belllgerent
ghts to the Cuban insurgents, the United !
ates would only follow the precedent set
: England in 1864, when Sante Domingo re- I
'lted against Spanish rule and England l
eognlzed the insurgents. who freed them i
Ives from Spanish domination in the fol- $
wing year. SO long as the European powers y
cline 10 rpcDgnize the hallIparancy 20 ~ | v