The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-03-13
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United States Consulate 1t Barcelona !
Attacked.

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United States Consulate 1t Barcelona Il
Attacked.
BARCELONA, Spain, March 3.-The
fever Of indignation and hate against
the United States which seems to have
taken possession of the heart Of all
Spain over the action Of the United
States Senate in passing the Cuban
belligerency resolution eliminated in
violent scenes here yesterday and an
attack upon the United States consul
ate.
The trouble did not arise out of the
spontaneous formation of the mob
which did the violence, but was the
outcome of q public meeting which
had been Influenced by fervid speeches.
The public demonstration to protest
against the United States Senate's
action was organized by the political
leaders, including Republicans and
men of all shades of political senti-
ment
1t was 8 o'clock in the afternoon
when the meeting assembled, and
there were fully Is, 900 people present,
all in a state of high patriotic enthu-
siasm, and ripe for any manifestation
of the emotions which possessed them.
They were addressed by the orators
provided for the occasion and the pur-
pose of the meeting was explained as
of protest against the recognition
erent power by the United States.
The spirit of the crowd Sook fire and
they set out for the United States con-
sulate. The leaders who had origi-
mated the meeting seemed to have
realized the serious consequences hat
might follow upon a demonstration
that took this direction, and thew
made every effort to dissuade the mob
from it's purposes; but their utmost
efforts were of no avail and the crowd
set off for the United State consulate.
The authorities of the city had, by
this time, taken alarm, and a force of
police was sent to the consulate. The
excited crowd was not lntimidated by
this show of force from gathering be-
fore the consulate and shouting,
Long live Spain," and sDown with
the Yankees"
These verbal missiles did lot long
satisfy the aroused passions of the
mob, and in a short time stones began
flying from the crowd, which broke a
number of windows in the United
States consulate. The force of police
waited for no further manifestation,
but charged the crowd under the or
ders of their officers and roughly dis
persed them, wounding several. So
far as learned there were no fatal re-
suits.
Being driven away from the United
States consulate, the crowd marched
off to the prefecture of police and
gathered at the newspaper offices.
There they listened to more fervid
oratory and got themselves worked
up to the highest pitch of excitement,
and there also were glowing speeches
INDUCED in to the honor of the army,
which were eagerly listened to and
greeted with loud cheers.
The majority Of those who took part
! n disorders were the students, and
they were most persistent in keeping
up the disorders. The police were
obliged to charge the crowds again
and again before they succeeded in
clearing the streets of the rioters.
After they were driven from the
streets they proceeded to the Gov.
ernor's palace, intending to present to
that functionary their protest against
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The persons who took part in.the
disorderly demonstrations have clearly
had the ~sympathies of the people with
them. The onlookers from the neigh
boring houses cheered them with
great enthusiasm. The balconies and
windows were filed with ladies wav-
ing their handkerchiefs as the students
passed through the streets. When
they arrived before the United States
consulate they found that a strong
body of police had occupied the en-
trance Of the staircase leading to the
roof of the consulate. The riotous
students tried to force an entrance
here, but they were repulsed by
mounted gendarmes. A lieutenant OF
the gendarmes was wounded by a
stone thrown from the crowd. The
students publicly tore up a number Of
American flags which they had pur.
chased in the town.