The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-04-22
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A Bitter Anti-American OUT
break In the Spanish
Capital
NO EFFORT AT CONTROL
The Rioting Encouraged by
the Civil Governor of
the City
GEN. WOODFORD HAS DEPARTED
JINGOIsTIC OUTBREAK AT THE
STATION TO MARK THE MIN.
ISTER's GOING
GEN. W0oDFoRD HAS DEPARTED

Senor Sagasta, I'm Addressing the
Queen Regent, Says the Boom of
the First Cannon of the War Can
Almost BE Heard-Spafn Forces
the Issue and Refuses Even to
Receive the UItimatum Of the
United states-The War Now On.
BY Associated Press.
MADRID, April 81. - Enthusiastic
professions are moving through the
principal streets, A mob gathered In
front of the building Of the Equitable
Life Insurance company and insisted
upon the removal of the American
eagle, which was thrown down and
smashed to bits.
The fragments were then carried
through the streets by cheering, YELL
Ing mob to the Military club, where
the members appeared upon the bal.
cony and enthusiastically cheered the
demonstrators, shouting Viva Espa-
ma" and down with the Yankees"
allowed the demonstrations to go on
without restraint.
The civil governor Of Madrid, Senor
Aguilera, instead of prohibiting disor.
der, allowed complete liberty Of action,
mingling among the demonstrators. He
was loudly cheered, especially when
the American escutcheon was thrown
| from the balcony Of the Equitable
building and fell at his very feet.
Aguilera, trampling upon the es-
eutcheon, addressed the populace amid
enthusiastic applause. He said:
| THE Spanish lion Is reused from
his slumber. He win shake his name
and disperse the rest of the brute crea-
| tion.''
The demonstration then continued, a
| part of the mob proposing to demon
strate in front of the American lega-
ton, which Is now under the British
nag. 1t is hoped that the crowd will
d1sperse exhausted, having nothing
upon which to wreak it's vengeance.
La Correspondence Espana suggests
the expulsion of all foreigners, espect-
ally the newspaper correspondents.
whose presence Is dangerous" 1t says
the censorship is inadequate, as the
correspondents have "other means Of
keeping up their caiumnles against
Spain, especially the American corre-
spondents."
The paper demands that a date
should be fixed for their expulsion.
giving them time only to reach the
frontier Let them follow their pro-
fession elsewhere" 1t says, land we
are confident that no Spaniard worthy
the name will act as a substitute for
Yankee press correspondents"
| LONDON, April PA special dis
patch from Madrid says the govern
ment has authorized Lieut.. Gen Cor
rea, minister of war, to call out eighty
thousand reserves.
Three vessels loaded with troops left
Cadiz yesterday (Thursday) for destf-
| nation not disclosed
There is a bitter feeling here against
Great Britain, especially on the contra
band of war and privateer questions.
1t Is the belief of the general public
that Great Britain is playing in an
underhand manner the game Of the
United States.
The queen regent has consulted with
the respective political leaders and
with the president of the senate They
advise her that the existing cabinet.
without any modification, ought to con-
tinue to meet the difficulties of the Sit
| uation.
Senor Montero Rios and the MARQUIS
| de ArmiJo, in substantially the same
| terms as Marshal Campos declared tn
| the queen regent their opinion that It
was reasonable and patriotic that the
| crown should continue to give full con-
| fdence to the Liberal party, which ex-
poets cooperation and unanimous sup
port from all other parties in the de-
tense Of the honor, integrity and dig
nifty Of the country
WOODEORD LEAVES MADRID