The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-04-18
MALAGA RIOTS,
The US. Consulate Attarked-The Amer
lean Eaeuteheon Torn Down and Para
ded as Trophy-"Death TO the Pig Yam


lean Eaeut eheon Torn Down and Para,
ded a. Trophy-"Death to the Pig Yam
KEGS" ~ rs
LONDON. April 1a-The Malaga cor
respondent of the Daily Mall telegraph
ing at noon Saturday, says:
About 10 o'clock last evening (Frl-
day). large group OF young people
who had already met in another part OF
the town for the purpose OF organizing
q demonstration, arrived in front OF the
American 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 endeayored to
dlsperse them, but only succeeded In
driving the crowd from the front of the
consulate. The demonstrators then pa
raded along the Gale de Larses, the
most frequented street in Malaga, and
accompanied by very large crowd re-
assembled in the plaza de 10 Consti-
tucion. The civil governor and mayor
OF the town hastened to the street to
calm, the people. and were received with
loud cheering, but In the meantime an
other group posted themselves opposite
the American consulate. They carried q
Spanish banner and afteruttering many
patriotic cries, began 10 throw stones at
the building.
All the windows were smashed and
part Of the furniture OF the consulate
seriously damaged. When the crowd
was at the height Of Its frenzy ladder
wns brought and man getting hold Of
the American escutcheon threw 1t to the
ground amid immense cheering. The
escutcheon was paraded as q trophy
through the streets and ultimately car
ried to the crowded Plaza de 10 Con-
stituclon where Its appearance caused
great enthusiasm.
"Another group. headed by a we'll
known Carl!st. went through the prIn-
cipal streets and passed the consulate
shouting .Vlvas' to Spain. TO the army
and navy. and crying incessantly
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
was stopped and the orchestra played q
patriotic march. the whole audience
Joining in the demonstration.
'The governor. warned by telegraph,
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 theatre. From this the several con-
tlngents OF people no!sily paraded the
streets and the demonstrations contin-
ued until an advanced hour OF tho
night. the police being powerless. This
morning Saturday the American con-
sulate looked from the outside as II II
had been wrecked, the stones and bro
ken glass making quite q pile In the
sideway. -
THE commotion was renewed early
to-day. 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 rs symbolic with AmerI-
cans. The authorities have taken SER
ious measures. The mounted and in
fantry civil guard had been called out,
and the police force took positions In
the principal streets. Tho demonstrators
tried to get hold Of the municipal ban
ner and TO procure the municipal band,
but were prevented In both directions.
"At noon to-day Saturday, the DEM
onstration had practically ended, al
though the people occasionally indulged
in patriotic cries ant the streets were
full" T
The Malaga correspondent OF the
Daily Mail. In q later, dispatch dated
Saturday night, says:
by order OF the government the local
authorities OF Malaga waited on tho
American consul to-day with IN apol-
ogy for the Insult. The escutcheon has
been replaced. Tho press strongly do
nounce the strained relations between
tho countries. Tonight. however, the
popular demonstrations were again re-
newed. but the authorities acted ener-
Eetlcally" -s-ts 4.