The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-03-12

among the masses when il became
known that the United States Senate
favored recognition Of the Cuban In
surgents as belligerents. The newspa.
Pers here confirm the report that a
Spanish naval squadron, consisting of
four cruisers and a dispatch boat, is to
be sent to Cuba without delay. In ad-
dillon Spanish naval officers and ma.
rines are to be attached to Spanish mail
boats, which are to be armed and EQUIPPED
as auxiliary cruisers.
The creates. activity is being displayed
IN the government navy yards, and
every Precaution is being taken BY the
naval and military forces for the moss
serious eventualities.
The impartial to-day declares that
the utterances of the United States
Senate consist of an unqualified and I'M
reasoning provocation, adding: of The
desire for war was in response to fault
committed by Spain. the Senators
would be accomplishing their duty. But
no provocation has been given 10 The
United States and the Americans Judge
rashly of a Spanish American war.
"The distasteful language Of the
Senate ought not to surprise any one.
United States Senators are accustomed
to exchange gross insults without cross.
ing swords or exchanging balls. These
are the towards who are seeking war,
and one awaits death with more cool
ness with good conscience than with a
pocket filled with dollars
In conclusion the impartial counsels
the Spaniards to reserve their strength
and energies for an opportune moment.
FL Liberal say it is impossible to com.
pare the recognition of the secessionists
with the Cubans, and explaining this as
sertion, remarks: "Then America
congratulated Spain as a warm and
honest friend Can we do the same to
the Senate and President Clevelandi"
1t was announced this evening that a
number of Italian ship owners have
offered in the events of war, to provide
Spain with steamships to be used as
privateers.
A number of students during the
afternoon assembled in front of the
university with the intention of making
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States as a result of the Senate's action
with regard to Cuba, and their intention
was to mob the United States legation.
But the authorities got wind of the af.
fair, and a strong force of police was
turned out. All the streets leading to
the legation were blocked, and the stu
dents were informed that rioting would
be severely punished.
This city is now quiet. The prompt
measures taken BY the authorities to
suppress all disorders and prevent dem
onstrations, and the large force of police
present everywhere, having proved to
the people that lawless acts would not
be tolerated,
the day has not been so quiet else.
where in Spain and attempts at noisy
demonstrations Of protest against the
United State are reported from several
points. Barcelona has maintained
the reputation it made yesterday for TO-
menting unfriendly demonstrations
against the United States government
and the mounted gems d'armes have
been kept busy patrolling the city ant
dispensing gatherings IF persons plotting
to wreck their wrath upon the repre-
sentative of the United States Govern
ment in that city Renewed attempts
have been made by crowds during the
| day to do violence to the United States
Consulate. They were repeatedly
charged by the police and dispersed
only to form in some other place, will
the persistent determination to do thei
will upon the consulate. Such tenacit,
of purpose indicates that mischief max
ers are at work in the crowd to max
them follow up their hostile cours
against she consulate.