Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-03-02

Twenty-Five Thousand Men, who
Are to be in Readiness to Sail-.Al
Classes Unite in Demonstrations
Hostile to America.
Copyright, 1896, by the Associated
Press.
Madrid. March If one may judge
by the things that have been said and
some OF the things that have been done
to-day, the Spanish people are enthu-
siastcauy determined TO go to war
forthwith with the United States and
to speedily avenge the insult which,
it is fancied, has been offered to the
naughty pride of Spain by the United
States Senate in determining to rec
ognize the Cuban provisional govern
ment as a belligerent power and to ask
the President to use his good offices
with Spain to obtain recognition Of Gu
ban independence.
Some of the organs of public opinion
declare that the bankruptcy of the
Spanish government would not pre-
vent The Spanish people from taking
up the quarrel on their own account and
fitting out expeditions and maintaining
themselves
AT THEIR OWN EXPENSE
while combating the insolence Of the
assertions of the United States. The
day has been characterized by many
manifestations of public wrath and eX-
element and in Barcelona the Span
iards have gone to the extreme Of us
ing violence upon the consulate of the
/ United States and stoning it, breaking
several windows in the building. No
bodily harm ves core to anybody. ex-
cept to certain members Of the crowd,
which was charged by the police when
the stones were thrown at the United
States consulate.
There seems to have been a notable
increase of excitement and patriotic
ardor among the people snce yesterday,
when the news of the Senate's action
was first made known. How much
this may be due to the fact of its being
Sunday, with its accompanying alb
sence Of occupation and gathering of
the people in public places for what
amusement. entertainment or excite
ment may be offered, can only be con-
jectured. Such a stress of feeling as
has existed to-day. if it continue for
any length of time, cannot but afford
A SERIOUS MENACE
to the peaceful relations of the two
countries.
The Spanish authorities, however,
have felt apprehension of the form the
peoples wrath might take and provid-
ed special safeguards for the suppress
sion of disorders and especially for the
protection of any official representa-
tive of the United Staes government.
The preparations Of the government
are not all of a peaceful character. how
ever. tits significant that the minister
of marine, Admiral Jose Maria Beran-
ger. has issued orders for the training
squadron to be prepared to sail 1t is
regarded as probable that this squadron
will proceed shortly to Cuba.
It has also been ordered that all 9th
er warships available be forthwith arm
ed and equipped and put into condition
FOR ACTIVE SERVICE.
in addition to this. about fifty merchant
steamers available for the government
service viii be provided with naval ar
maments.
For the military branch of the ser
wee a fresh expedition of twenty thou
sand infantry and five thousand cav
airy viii be equipped and put on a war
footing and viii be kept in readiness
to leave on the shortest notice.
in view Of the excited state of the
public mind. the United States legation
in this city has been placed under the
special surveillance of the police.
The student class seems to form a
large proportion Of the innammatory
element which is making so much
noise The students of this city are
busily at work to organize
A GREAT DEMONSTRATION
of protest against the vote Of the Uni
ted States.
Al Valencia yesterday all the stu
dents of the University paraded the
streets and then gathered before the
United States consulate, shouting.
Death to Uncle Sam" ~Viva Spain!"
and Long live the armyr'
Senior Canovas del Castillo. the
prime minister has informed u jour
nalist who interviewed him that the
government now has sufficient re-
sources for war purposes to last until
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