The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-18
DRAGGED IT IN THE MUD
Spaniards Tore the American
Shield From the Consulate.
POLICE WERE POWERLESS
The Building Was Stoned and Every
window was B~roken-The Troops
Were Called Out .
Stop the Riot.

London, April 1S.-The Malaga cor
respondent OF the Daily Mail, tele-
graphing at moor Saturday, says:
About 10 o'clock last evening friday,
a large group OF young people. who had
already met in another part Of the town
for the purpose OF organising a demon
stration. arrived in front of the Ameri-
can consulate and began to cheer for
Spain. They did not at this stage ut
ter any cry against the United States.
The chief Of police endeavored to dis
perse them. but only succeeded In driv-
ing the crowd from the front Of the
consulate. M demonstration then
paraded along the Gale de Larses, the
most fr~equented street In Malaga, and
accompanied by a very large crowd. re-
assembled in the Plaza de la Constitu-
cion. The civil governor and mayor OF
the town FASTENED TO the spot to calm
the people, and were received with Wild
cheering. but i'm the meantime mother
group posted themselves opposite the
| American consulate. They carried a
Spanish banner, and after uttering
many patriotic cries. began to throw
stones at the building.
All the windows were smashed, and
a part of the furniture of the CONSUL
ate seriously damaged. When the crowd
was at the height OF its frenzy a ladder
was brought, and a man. getting hold
of the American escutcheon. threw II
to the ground, amid immense cheering.
The escutcheon was paraded as a
trophy through the streets. and ultl-
mately carried to the crowded Plaza de
la Constitution, where It's appearance
created great enthusiasm.
Another group. headed by a we'll
known Carlist. went through the prin-
cipal stroat and .,asae6 nv the CONSUL
ate, shouting 'vivas' to Spain and to
the army, and crying necessarily.
Death to the United States" and
Death to the pig Yankees" This
group. largely swollen by people VINO
HAD Joined 1t on the way, forced an en-
trance into the Cervantes theater. TIT
representation was stopped, and the
orchestra played q patriotic march, the
whole audience Joining In the demon
stration.
The governor, warned by telephone
made his appearance. Then some ont
cried: When the country Is In danger
no theatrical representation ought to b'
given" The audience ~applauded ant
in a few minutes spontaneously cleared
the theater. From this several contin
gents of people noisily paraded tn
streets and the demonstrations con
tinued until an advanced hour of tn
night, the police being powerless. TN
morning Saturday the American con
: sulat looked from the outside as IL
/ had been wrecked, the stones an
2 broken glass making quite a pile in tn
sideway.
The commotion was renewed earl
to-day. Several groups carried wit
them banners upon which had bee
printed representations of the pig. nov
treated in Spain as an emblem of Amer
lea. and as synonymous with Amer
p cans. The authorities. however. ha
A taken serious measures. The mounte
y infantry and civil guard has been callle
T out, and the police took positions In tn
principal streets. The demonstrate
e tried 10 get hold Of the municipal bar
q ner and to procure the municipal ban'
= but were prevented in both direction
AT moor Saturday the demonstrate
! had practically ended although the pc
y pie occasionally INDUCED In patriot
= cries and the streets were full.
The Malaga correspondent OF II
:, Daily Mail in a later dispatch, date
Saturday night, says: BY order OF II
government the local authorities
Malaga waited upon the American COZ
sui to-day with an apology for the !
suit The escutcheon has been replace
: The press trongly denounces the o
:, currences, which, IL Is pointed out a
n likely to intensity the strained relation
, between the two countries. To-nigf
~ however, the popular demonstrate
~ were again renewed. blu the authoriti
y, acted energeticaily.