The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-09
VIEWS ACROSS THE water
Crisp Comments Of the Press Of
Germany.
SOME ADVICE FOX SPAIN
The Berlin Papers Advise Spain TO Re-
pei Intervention OF the United
States-Racket Over tho
Insurance Cases.

Berlin, March SIT is believed and
almost desired in official circles here
that King Humbert will be unable to
find an Italian statesman To form IL
ministry who will he willing to ron-
Struct "a cabinet ON the basis of Il con-
tinuance of the war in Abyssinia and
will consequently, after an interreg-
mum of u week be obliged to recall
Signor CriSDi. vino after strengthening
his cabinet, will order General Baldis-
sera to seize the first chance to fight
Il successful battle with the Shoans and
then terminate the African campaign.
AS representatives of the official and
popular views in German Of the atti-
tude of the United States houses of con-
SreSs in regard to Cuba the expressions
of the Norwaerts. the principal socialist
organ, may he contrasted. The latter
journal, affecting national impartiality,
accuses the Americans of pursuing
schemes of trade and conquest under
the guise of Il feeling for oppressed
and suffering humanity. Spain accord
ing to the Gazette ought to repel the in
tervention of the United States between
herself and the Cuban rebels upon lines
similar TO those upon which the United
States rejected the intervention of
France and England in behalf of the
SecesSiOnistS of the southern states of
America. The Vorwaerts on the other
utltiS tildt tIt Nott vi tIlt llttu
states senate favoring the recognition
of the belligerent rights of the insur-
gents In Cuba, was of such enormous
moral import that Snain will hence
forth be able by any possible successes
in the field to accomplish the subsection
of Cuba.
This utterance of the Norwaerts may
mean to imply that a revolution in
Spain is among the possibilities. hut
il must hp nrcpntp,l = rninrlnSr N tha
reports now current Of an alliance be-
tween France and Spain against the
United States The VOrwaerts adds:
such an idea as Il Franco Spanish al
lance against the United States Is fan
tastic. The great republic was founded
with the aid of the French. who have
ever since looked toward the sister re-
public"
TIL t. INSURANCE CASE.
Baron Wonder Recke Wonder Horst,
Prussian minister for the interior. has
forwarded a communication to Wash
ington through the regular diplomatic
channels. stating that he is astonished
to find that n certain state of the Amer
can union is seeking To negotiate direct
ly with the Prussian government
through special envoy, thus ignoring
the established usage. The minister
says he has not taken cognizance of the
1ttl lHdl NloNfIIbt NoTIbIl HIS NOT YET
acted upon the proceedings of the AL
bany senate and assembly, and in turn
admits that there was a chance that
the DEGREES cancelling the licenses of
two New York insurance companies
might be repealed. but, he adds. since
the Interference of the amateur special
envoy from New York state to Berlin
the position has been so completely al
tered that the Prussian government
q ...l,t
now be represented to the public that
the influence of an amateur diplomat
had caused Prussia to yield.
Even at the risk of Governor Nor
tons application of the recent res6lu-
tion of the Albany legislature refusing
to renew the licenses of Prussian in
SuranCe companies doing business i'm the
state of New York this decision, he
says, will i'm the meantime be adhered
to.
MOBS AT VALENCIA.
Madrid. March S.-The actions of the
mob element in Valencia became so
threatening today that martial law
was proclaimed i'm that city tonight. A
crowd numbering 10000 persons met
outside The bun ring and attempted to
enter that place for the purpose of
holding IL meeting to express anti
American Sentin' -nts. The authorities
flau issued an tTutT lOTDluulllS tllt UDlu-
ing of such meetings, but no attention
was paid TO it. The sendarmes at the
bull ring refused to allow the mob to
enter and We're told that they We're
S'ators to Spain. Then several persons
iii .he crowd cried: Long live the re-
pubic" whereupOn the gendarmes
charged the mob. The crowd answered
with several revolver shots and one of
the gendarmes was seriously wounded
in ba Tho cifnn had
SIlmed such a menacing aspect that or
ders We're given to the gendarmes to
fire upon the mob. A vOlley was fired
from the carbines carried by the gend-
armes and the crowd scurried for shelf
er.
1t is not known positively whether
anybody was shot or not. but 1t Is be-
Iieved that the volley was fired over the
heads of the rioters.
Later the courage of the crowd re-
turned and with augmented numbers
the mob marched through the streets
shouting Long live Spain, Death to
the Yankees. The police and gend-
armes separately opposed the crowd,
hut their efforts to restore order were
not of the slightest avail.
The governor of the province then
proclaimed martial law. and any fur
ther riOting will be dealt with sternly
by the military power.
The governor acting under impera-
tive orders from Madrid had concen-
trated strong force around the Ameri-
can consulate. The crowd attempted
To pass these guards, but were unable
To do so.
Tonight the city is quiet. the mob not
having the courage to face the troops.
There were several small disturb
ances today at other places but the au-
thOritieS were alert and determined and
the rioters We're easily dispersed.