The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-05-22
SPANISH STATESMEN
Indulge in Fistiouffs While Discuss
ing Our Senate's Action.
CHALLENGE TO A DUEL FOLLOWS.


N..A - e. -
e 0olue iha' Meet
ing ~ ohheoessafy' enough the Duke
OF Tetuan Boxed Senator Gamma,
Ears,
MADRID, May 22.-1n the Spanish SEN
ate yesterday there was a heated and
tumultuous debate regarding the reso.
luton passed nv the Ir,itsa stato.
senate to reoogni,o IN C,,h. III
srsn+s mr.. saL... s>,,
n.,,., ,," "a' io'io"ou ny GIL
"'sous'ioh ia 'he ioppies. Ihis
tea 10 u dispute between the Duke of
Ietuan. the minister for foreign affairs,
and Senior Comas, a Liberal senator,
which ended In the duke boxing tbe
senator's ears. A great commotion on
sued and the sittin, ~ t,a ,a,,to ,,,a.
,a.s o se"'e was
Tha exoi,,ns ,,o,s.. ,,., ,
na,aa In ~. e., 80 "n'h ouilhi-
NV tha totau,nnt - ~. @. 1.., p'osoneu me
tuan that senor soaasta.s .nsaot ~
other aav IN tha IIhsna,a speeon .ae
pted IN hr,p. obo,t tLo . e'.,D -. ~,
Americo, eanata ia '"o
General inc p,oao ,,,s, n,,.
thing nov bannon,n, ;s A. =. ~ ',',
ardice ana fsahIaness ~ ,h., Wv o,,a,.,
ment"
Senator C,nas s,id. "vo,, n,,u Al.
ous. that tomorrown
I'VE will discuss r." ran,ied +,o
Duke of Tctuan "hpt 7 will accont 5,o1
Nor l. either" retortsd senotor
Comas at the ton of bIs voice
At this uoint The Duke M Tst.r,
male with eyc,tem.nt boxod hoth &C.
of Senator Cemas and fall ovbaust.J
10 the floor. The son Of ron,as ,Lro,,
himself upon the duke and struc,, him
a heavy blow with bis Act sayorai
senators interviewed and a esnaral so,,f-
fle ensued. with great confusion ana
II was some time heforo order n,as -,
stored,
The Duke of Tetuan subsequently, ra-
signed as minister of fnreign affair,
as a result Of the above incident ,n5
senor Canovas the nrenior will tol,o
the portrolio nd interim
The Liberal s.n,tore hold a ,o..,,
and decided 70 attend mn ,,oro aon
sions of tho senata until fuu .ot,,foa
s,on has been accordsd ~ Sanatsu
romas and the IihoraI ,rt,, ~, ts.
D,,ke of Tetnan Tbo hi,tnrnoss ,ran.
sns out of tba .pfo,, rasuI,ad t., a..
sending of a ohoIIarra hu ca,ota.
Couas ana lie .ccnntonoa H., .ho 49,,
Seconds vera saIactad - arr.nus t.n
nrel,,ninor,e. M ,a,ensa 10
rstber ona a,,an sousnna civ -, ",
that as ,he aqsrassions wera rec;r,,n,.nI
n duaI was unneoos.or,, o'''
sanator c6n,as 10 proea,r ,,,
who in Iuns last in ,hs c,rn,isL aon
ate sunnortad tho ornanarnant - az
nddrssa asl,ins th,t tr.,,,os u.,.p ~
United States might he cancelIsd IN
the ground that thev uara so,noa on
of conf,ict and endangered the noace
Of snnin ond tho TTnitea stataa H.
made a snpecb bitterly assorltina tha
limited States and waIcoming tba COW
v,,ct which ha IooLad an q, jna,i.ohI.
Senior Cauovas Sapor s,gaetaa tho
president of the senate had a Iony ron
ference on the srtect of tho Tstnan
a,onas affray late vestardov q oftarnoor
Int tII maintain the ureatest rasor,,a
The senate resumed its session lost
eyen;np but mo referanca wa. r,aao -
tba lnc,sent w
, Senor Morat " prordors,.t +o.r
minister asked tho ooyarnr,ent ~, ho.
half of the Tiher,Is in tho ob.n,har -,
a.nutias Ia erh,,;t oil Tho ro,,an, .si,,
sng IN The rehoI,ion IT,, r.,,ha IA ~ 49,,
,linlomatic roI,tions u,ith Snair u.,f,,
the powers.
, Senor Canovas the premier, reply
ing, said the government could only
attach credit to suchinformatlon as was
unpt ~, fJn.toix. r...,