The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-04-18
Attack on American Consulate.

London, April 18Th Malaga corre- spondent of the Daily Mail, telegraph ing at noon Saturday says: About 10 o'clock last evening, (Friday), a large group of young people, who had al- ready met in another part of the town for the purpose of organizing a demon- stration, arrived in front of the Ameri can consulate and began to cheer for Spain. They did not at this stage utter any cry against the United States. The chief of police endeavored to disperse them, but only succeeded in driving the crowd from the front of the consulate. The demonstrators then paraded along the Calle Larsos, the most frequented street in Malaga, and, accompanied by very large crowd, reassembled in the Plaza de la Constitution. Iii the meantime another group posted them selves opposite the American consul late They carried a Spanish banner and after uttering many patriotic cries, began to throw stones at the building.
 Great Damage.
 All the windows were smashed and a part of the furniture of the consulate seriously damaged When the crowd was at the height of it's frenzy a ladder was brought and a man getting hold of the American escutcheon threw it to the ground amid immense cheering. The escutcheon was paraded as a trophy through the streets and carried to the crowded Plaza de la Constitu- cion, where it's appearance caused great enthusiasm.
 Headed by n Carlist.
 Another group, headed by well known Carlist, went through the prin- cipal streets and passed by the con- sulate, shouting 'Vivas' to Spain, to the army and navy, and crying inces- sanity Death to the United States and Death to the pig Yankees This group, largely swollen by people who had joined it on the way, forced an entrance into the Cerventes theater The representation was stopped, and the orchestra played a patriotic march, the whole audience joining in the dem- onstration.
 "The governor, warned by telephone, made his appearance. Then some one cried When the country is in danger no theatrical representation ought to be given. The audience applauded and in a few minutes spontaneously cleared the theater. From this time several contingents of people noisily paraded the streets and the demonstra- tion continued until an advanced hour of the night, the police being pewer- less. This morning Saturday. the American consulate looked from the outside as if it had been wrecked, the pile in the sideway.
 "The commotion was renewed early to-day. Several groups carried with them big banners upon which had been printed representations of the pig, now treated in Spain as an emblem of America and as synonymous with Americans. The demonstrators tried to get hold of the municipal banner and to procure the municipal band, but were prevented in both directions.
 By noon to-day Saturday, the demonstration had practically ended, although the people indulged in patri- otic cries and the streets were full"
 Apology Made.
 The Malaga correspondent of the Daily Mail in a later dispatch, dated Saturday night says:
 By order of the government the To- cal authorities of Malaga waited on the American consul to-day with an apology for the insult. The escutcheon has been replaced. The press strongly denounces the occurrences, which, it is pointed out, are likely to intensity the strained relations between the two countries. Tonight, however, the popular demonstrations were again re- newed. but the authorities acted ener- getically.