The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-03-09

Excited Mobs Of Students Invade a
Church.
THE SPANISH MINISTER AT WASH
INGTON ANSWERS SHERMAN.

He Defends the Reputation of General
Weyler-spain's Naval Preparations
Americans Have Heaped Insults Upon
the Spanish People Through Misunder-
standings and Ignorance.
Washington, March minister Du-
puy de LONE renewed an official des-
patch today announcing that the govern
ment had closed the universities at Ma
drid, Barcelona, Valencia and Granada,
the Cadiz Medical school and the college
of surgeons at Madrid in the effort to pre-
vent further outbreaks against the Unit
ed States, all disturbances hitherto hav
ing been confined to young students
The government, he Declares is exerting
its influences in all possible ways to
prevent any insults to this country and
harsh measures are necessary because Of
the strong feeling engendered by the
speeches made in the United States Sen
ate. In regard to the reports about
SPANISH NAVAL PREPARATIONS
it is said if belligerency is to be recog-
nized by the United States, the addition
al duty will be forced upon Spain of
maintaining rigid and effective block
ade of Cuba. The cabled reports in no
instance convey the impression that YES
sells have been secured with any arina-
ment which would fit them for offensive
uses against the United States. They
appear to be altogether merchant vessels
adapted only for blockade uses and for
the transportation of troops.
"The Spanish government, the min
lister says, ~ can surely be relied on to
do only what is proper and to take every
precaution for preserving its honor to
all other countries aud / cannot doubt
that the government of the United States
will appreciate this and be always ami
mated by the same high sensesof public
honor. Spain may be relied on to pre-
vent her people from being carried away
by their impulses, but it must be admit
ted that the provocation for excitement
has been very great Americans have
HEAPED INSULTS
upon the Spanish people because of mis-
information and the climax has been
reached through speeches made by sever
al Senators IN the discussion of the Gu
ban resolutions, which were well calou-
lated to enrage any self respecting PEG
pie.
Senior de LONE says all the sensational
remarks in che Senate debates which
aroused his countrymen were either
misleading or altogether false, as, accord
ing TO his belief, most of the things are
which have been printed broadcast in the
last year about the cruelties of the
Spanish authorities in Cuba and the
tyranny of the military officers there.
Even Senator Sherman, whose reputation
for conservatism caused his speech to
carry great weight, allowed himself to be
imposed upon by untrustw orthy informa-
ton, says Mr., de LONE.
In terrible and unmarried inveotlve
against Gen. Weyler Mr.. Sherman said
"a book was published in Spanish which
l am very sorry cannot get from the IL
brary, written by SIP aniard by the
name ofsa.Enrique, Donderis who came
over from Spain with the Spanish troops
to see the war in 1869 and who was
so HORROR-STRlCKEN
with the high crimes which he saw COM
united that he flew to the United States
and there published his manuscript.
''Telling as is.this evidence and it shows
Gen. Weyler stripped of all the honorable
aims of military authority as brute
pure and simple. his hands forever
stained with the blond of defenseless
men and women, ETC."
Senior de LONE says he secured a copy
of the book with great difficulty It is q
little 43 page pamphlet published by En-.
rique Donderis and nowhere in it does
Weyler's name appear. 1t describes many
horrors of the last war attributed both tt
the Spanish and tho rebels but makes nc
reference whatever to Weyler Donderis
the author of the hook, was an officer in
the Spanish army who deserted and after
ward fought with the Cuban rebels
Senior de LONE thinks that Senator Sher
man may disayow his statements when
shown how utterly baseless they were
AS matter of fact, Weyler only occupied
subordinate position in Cuba before
the present instruction and in numbers
of pamphlets written by Cubans about
the previous war collected by the Spanish
delegation here none has been found con
tanning
ANYTHING ABOUT WEYLER.
In Senator Lodges speech there was {
translation from Spanish paper giving
an interview with Weyler on leaving Ca
diz to take command in Cuba regarding
his intention to pursue policy of ex
termination. Senior de LONE says he has
had all the papers and isprepared to dem
oustrate to Senator Lodge that some ont
has imposed upon him in most malic
ious and fraudulent report. In fact, in
the minister's opinion that is wher'
most of the trouble lies. He asserts tina
Gen. Weyler's proclamation against ban
dts applies only to such leaders as Manu-
ell Garoia, Mirabel Matagas and Peric,
Delgado, he says, who lie the year round