The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-03-11
Dutch Consulate at bilbao stoned by
Mistake for the ONCE OF Uncle
Sans Representative.
LER's REIGN OF TERROR
MANY CUBANs wANToNLy KILLED
by SPANISH SOLDIERS.
Insurgents Routed I'm Numerous En-
gagements. According To OmcfaI
Accounts from Havana.

MADRID, March 10.-There sas a serious
anti-American riot at Salamanca yesterday
evening. The students as usual were the
leaders of rne disturbance. They carried
Spanish and American flags and burned the
latter amid the acclamati0ns OF the crowd
which gathered TO witness the patriotic"
demonstration Eventually the gendarmes
charged the rioters ana dispersed them tenn
porarily. Later the students reassembled
and gathered another mob abou. them. The
prefect hurried to the scene and exhorted
the students TO disperse; but they hooted his
utterances. cheering for Spain and denounc-
ing the United States. Finally the prefect
was compelled to call on the police for pro-
lection and the gendarmes again charged
the riotous students, who mes the onslaught
with showers OF stones Order. however.
was finally restored ana the university was
closed. The authorities fear there viii be
additional outbreaks and vigorous precau-
tons have been taken to promptly suppress
them
A pamphlet has been published here en-
titled 1.-The United States Versus Spain."
which is believed TO have been written by
ex-Mnister Valera. II points out the alleged
injustice of Congress. aud the writer says hs
believes there win be a revulsion OF public
opinion in the United States as soon as the
from an optimist standpoint. eulogizes Amer
lean women and says that the men are
amiable and hospitable to strangers when
not blinded by =elf-esteem-
A dispatch from Barcelona says that the
merchants of that city have agreed not 10
sell American products in the event OF Presi-
dent Cleveland approving the Cuban belliger-
ency resolutions OF Congress. They have
also opened subscriptions towards a fund
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| war ships. The Carlist fete has passed off
! without any incident worthy OF note
Owing to the publication OF an unfounded
| report that the United States minister, Mr..
Hannis Taylor was leaving Madrid. Mrs.
Taylor has abandoned her proposed trip TO
| BiarritZ, for fear that false Interpretation
might be placed on her absence from the
The Correspondencia announces that II is
reported in political circles there that Eng
| land is trying to mediate between Spain and
| the United State for the settlement OF the
Cuban question on the basis OF their recog-
milton of the sovereign rights of Spain over
Cuba, which would be granted an auton-
omous administration, the customs receips.
however. being devoted to the payment OF
| the Cuban debt.
The noisy demonstrations OF patriotic
fervor and hostility. TO the United States
were renewed at Bilbao to-day and efforts
were again made 10 do violence 10 the
United States consulate; The mob sue
| ing mistaken that Office for the consulate OF
| the United States, which was effectually
guarded by the police force
Another Fflibuster Sails.
| CHARLESTON, March 10-The steamer
| Commodore. which has been in port here for
several weeks. suspected Of being fill
buster bound for Cuba, cleared to-day for
| Tampa. She has aboard a cargo OF arms.
| ammunition and mahcetes. Since her arrival
from Wilmington extensive repairs have
| been made and yesterday new crew arrived
| and promptly took their places She is I'm
command Of Paul T. Ro1o. Cuban. who
| accompanied her from Wilmington. During
her stay here the greatest reticence has been
| maintained. No objection made con-
| cerning the clearance papers by the customs
| department. IL is believed tnat the C0mmo-
| dore will discharge her cargo the CuDaa
| coast before reaching Tampa.