The morning times., 1896-03-09
STUDENT MODS IN SPAIN
Queer Things About the Young
Peaca Disturbers.
w ear Spoons ia Their Hats Cost umes
similar to Those Worn by Re
mote Student Ancestor.
New York Journal.

If we must have iHterna tiOnal unpleas-
antnesses, il is matter of regret that
we should have one with so picturesque u
land as Spain. and especially that the
chief promoters OF unpIrasan antness should
be the Spanish students, who are the most
picturesque OF al students.
Spain is the one land of Western Europe
where conventional modern dress has not
cnslaved the population, and the students
are conspicuous among the wearers or the
more ancient and artistic forms.
To this day those students dress as they
did in the days Of the immortal Don
QuiXote and OI the little less memorable
Gil Bias. They wear in their ibree-cOr-
neTed hats the same spoons. indicative OF
tie primitive character Of their table
habits and Of the simplicity OF the uni
Yersity furniture.
Their uniform, besides the hat, is OF
black, with knee breeches and a cape.
They have the same pleasant habits OF
scrcnading. the same ability to become
intoxicated on Il very small quantity OF
wine, and the same disposition 10 get into
all possible trouble.
IL is but too true that this week those
students have been induIging in dcmOnstra-
tions against the United States and its
citizens which. if repeated might drive US
10 the painful necessity OF reducing SOME
OF the ancient and beautiful universities
OF Spain 10 small stones. BarcelOn1
j the seat OF the most 0ffending univcF-
sity. and in the event OF war, Barcelona,
! being a port. would catch il hot.
\ week ago the population ~ RarCelonl
indulged ia riot as protest aSaiTlSt
the action of the United states senate
regarding the ttelligerrnCy OF CUba- bar
CeIona Is the thicf port of Spain. con
taIning over 2-5.t0O inhabitants. nj the
srat OF the now most important university r.,
although Salamanca Is the most ancient
I and famous.
The students, in their three-corn cred
| hats and black Cloaks. We're the leading
/ rioters They marched IN body. crying
| Down with the United StateS.' spit
! on Shcrman,'' and similar pieas sautries.
! The reports also state that there Were many
! bandits present in the Plan CJtalUna WHERE.
i the chief demonstration occurred. Truly
/ Ii must have been a picturesque gathering.
! and n American artist womb aimo,J Lave
/ forgotten the insult L. his nationality
/ In The artistic pleasures the sighJ would
/ have afforded him
The students secured large Spanish
! and q large American flag. With elaborate
fcFocity they Proceeded to burn the Anieri-
can flag amt then marched arouud the city
/ bearing their own flag in triumph and
Z
| cries was Death TO UnClt Sam.''
! When they made au advance in the GiTeC-
| tion of tie American conSG late they were
! charged by the police with drawn sabreS
and dispersed. TIE total destruction OF
! American flags by various groups was
| considerable, but We can tcat ten 80 that
| buSinoSs as sooU * the American public
| is educated Ia know 4 Spanish flag when
! ii sees il.
| On Wednesday the Barcelona Students
| encouraged by the lenieRcy SHOWN them
| held 4 riotoRs demCnSt ration in front oi
| the university.
! The police cndeayOred to GiSperse them
| and were received with volleys OF stones
! They charged with drawn swords and tht
| students rctrcated into TIE university ant
| closed the doors. The police broke then
| open and entered, but Were met on The
| threshold by The rector OF the university
in his robe Of office, VINO ordered then
out.
| They left. and soon the students canls
| out again and fought them. The victory
| was in the balance when strong body ol
| mounted gendarmeS arrived and ceareC
out the students. Many were injured b!
4 the horses.