St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-03-02
INTENSE EXCITEMENT OVER THE
ACTION OF THE UNITED
STATES SENATE.
BARCELONA IN A TURMOIL.
DEMONSTRATION AGAINST CONSUL
BOWEN MADE BY A RIOTOUs
MOB.
OLD GLORY TORN IN SHREDS.
WINDOWS OF THE BUILDING ARE
sMASHED-POLICE DIsPERSE
THE CROWDS.
WILL WAR BE THE REsULTs
Officials at Washington Regard the
Situation as Serious, but Not
0minOus.
OLD GLORY TORN IN SHREDS.
WILL WAR BE THE RESULT

MADRID, March. If one may
judge by the things that have been
said and some of the things that have
been done today, the Spanish people
are enthusiastically determined to go
to war forthwith with the United
States, and to speedily avenge the in
suit which. 1t is fancied, has been
offered to the naughty pride of Spain
by the United States senate in deter
mining to recognize the Cuban pro-
Visional government as a belligerent
power and to ask the president to use
his good offices with Spain to obtain
recognition OF Cuban independence.
Some of the organs of public opin-
ion declare that the bankruptcy of
the Spanish government would not pre-
vent the Spanish people from taking
up the quarrel on their own account
and fitting out expeditions and main
tanning them at their own expense
While combating the insolence of the
assertions of the United States. The
day has been characterized by many
manifestations of public wrath and ex-
iards have gone to the extreme Of
using violence upon the consulate Of
the United States and stoning il, break
ing several windows in the building.
No bodily harm was done to anybody
except to certain members of the
crowd, which was charged by the po-
lice.
There seems to have been a notable
increase of excitement and patriotic
ardor among the people since yester-
day. when the news Of the senate's
action was first made known How
much this may be due to the fact Of
its being a Sunday, with its accom-
panying absence of occupation, and
gathering of the people in public places
offered, can only be conjectured. Such
stress of feeling as has existed to-
day, If 1t continues for any length of
time, cannot but afford a serious men
ace to the peaceful relations of the
two countries
The Spanish authorities seem to have
felt apprehensions of the form the
peoples wrath might take, and pro-
vided special safeguards for the sup
preston Of disorders and especially
resentative Of the United States gov
ernment.
WARLIKE PREPARATIONS.
The preparations of the government
are not all of a peaceful character,
however. 1t is significant that the
minister Of marine, Admiral Jose Maria
Beranger, has issued orders for the
training squadron to be prepared to
sail. 1t is regarded as probable that
this squadron will proceed shortly to
| Cuba.
1t has also been ordered that all
other war ships available be forthwith
armed and equipped and put into con-
dition for active service. In addition
to this, about fifty merchant steam
ers, available for the government serv-
ice, will be provided with naval arma-
ment.
For the military branch of the serv-
Ice, fresh expedition of 10000 infantry
and 5000 cavalry will be equipped and
put on war footing and will be kept
in readiness to leave on the shortest
notice. In view of the excited state OF
the public mind, the United States le-
cation in this city has been placed
under the special surveillance of the
police
The student class seems to form a
large proportion of the infiammatory
element which Is making so much
noise. The students of this city are
! busily at work organizing a great dem
! onstration Of protest against the vote
! of the United States senate. At Val.
/ encia yesterday all the students of the
university paraded the streets and
then gathered before the United States
consulate, shouting: Death to Uncle
Samr viva Spainr' and Long live
the army?'
Senor Canovas del Castillo, the prime
minister, his informed a journalist who
interviewed him, that the government
now has sufficient resources. for wal
! purposes to last until the end of May
when they will ask the Cortes for a
fresh credit. The premier also said
that he thought further reinforcements
would not be required for the present
Last evening showed a high degree
| of popular excitement in this city in al
places. The bands at the numerous
cafes made it point to play only ma.
tional airs, and evidently they could
have chosen nothing more to the taste
of their usually gay and careless Gus
| toners, for the patriotic music unfail-
ingly aroused the greatest enthusiasm
all within hearing arising and standing
uncovered while 1t was played, amid
shouts of Long live Spain,' and
Down with the United States.''
If Hon. Hannis Taylor, the United
States minister to Spain, had gone t.
the opera house last evening, he would
certainly have had a very unpleasant
time. Evidently some persons though
he had done so, for they were waiting
outside the opera house after the per
formance was over and had organized
a hostile demonstration with which t
greet Mr., Taylor. But, whether HI
considered it unwise to inhame tn,
public mind by an appearance, or fol
some other reason, the United State:
minister spent the evening at home.
REVIVE FREEBOOTING.
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