The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-18
SATURDAYS RIOT.

Many persons were bruised and numer-
GUS arrests were made. The city is
quieter this morning.
SATURDAYS RIOT.
London. April 1S.-The Malaga cor
respondent of the Daily Mail, tele-
graphing at noon Saturday, says:
About 10 o'clock last evening (Fri-
day) large group of young people
who had already met in another part
of the town for the purpose of organiz-
ing demonstration, arrived in front of
the American 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 dis
perse them, but only succeeded in
driving the crowd from the front of
the consulate. The demonstrators then
parade along the Gale de Larses, the
most frequented street in Malaga, and,
accompanied by a very large crowd,
reassembled in the Plaza de la Consti-
tucion. The civil governor and mayor
of the town fastened to the spot to
calm the people, and We're received with
wild cheering, but in the meantime an
other group posted themselves opposite
the American consulate. They carried
a Spanish banner, and after uttering
stones at the building.
TORE DOWN THE SHIELD.
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 lad
der was brought and a man, getting
hold of the American escutcheon, threw
it to the ground amid immense cheer
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trophy through the streets and ulti-
mately carried to the crowded Plaza
de la Constitution, where its appear
ance created great enthusiasm.
Another group, headed by a we'll
known Carlist, went through the prin-
cipal street and passed by the consul
ate. shouting: "Vivas to Spain, TO the
army" and necessarily 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 Ger
vantes theatre. The representation was
stopped and the orchestra played pa
triotic march, the whole audience join
ing in the demonstration.
POLICE POWERLESS.
THE governor, warned by telephone,
made his appearance. Then some one
no theatrical representation ought to
be given The audience applauded,
and in a few minutes spontaneously
cleared the theatre. From this the
several contingents and people noisily
paraded the streets and the demon
STATIONS continued until an advanced
hour of the night. the police being
powerless. This morning Saturday,
the American consulate looked from
. In rcf6 &c ha6 ra1
the stones and broken glass making
quite a pile in the side way.
THE commotion was renewed early
today. Several groups carried with
them 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 authorities, how
ever, had taken serious measures. The
mounted infantry civil guard has been
called out, and the police took posi-
tons in the principal streets.
The demonstrators tried to get hold
of the municipal banner and to pro-
cure the municipal band, but We're
prevented in both directions.
At noon today Saturday, the
demonstration had practically ended,
although the people occasionally in
dulged in patriotic 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
local authorities of Malaga waited
upon the American consul today with
an apology for the insult. The
escutcheon has been replaced. The
press strongly denounces the occur
rences which, it is pointed out, are
likely to intensity the strained rela-
tions between the two countries.
Tonight, however, the popular
demonstrations We're again renewed,
but the authorities acted energeti-
cally."