The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-23
GEN. woopFoRp SANE.
The Ex-MinisteF Arrives at Paris
After an Exciting Journey.


After an Exciting Journey.
PARIS, Apri! 22.-General Stewart L.
Woodford. ex-United States minister to
Spain. accompanied by the party with
which he left Madrid, arrived in this city
at 7:45 o'clock this evening. The party had
several exciting experiences before it
crossed the frontier at 5 o'clock this morn
ing. The Spanish police attempted to cap
ture Mr.. Morena, a member of the legation,
ana at Valladolid the train was attacked.
The police wanted Mr.. Morena on the
ground that he is a subject of
Spain. but the attempt was frus-
trated owing to the presence of Minister
Woodford. AT Vallodolid the United States
minister's train was stoned. Windows were
broken and the civil guards were compelled
to protect his carriage with drawn swords
General Woodford, however, slept through
out tho disturbance. A detachment of police
accompanied the train from Toloso to San
Sebastian, where the police officials left,
on seeing that the general was determined
to maintain his rights and protect Mr.
Morena. At Segovia the students Of the
military college gathered on the platform
cheering for Spain, and there were several
similar incidents at other stopping places
1t was great relief to the minister's party
when the general finally reached French
soil. but General Woodford personally
seemed unconscious of any danger. The
general in bidding farewell to the corre-
spondent. who accompanied him to the from
tier. requested the Associated Press to ex-
press his sincere thanks to all the repre-
sentatives of the press, European and
American for their uniform kindness and
good faith during his stay in Spain.
The farewell of the minister TO Spain was
in keeping with the dignity he displayed
throughout the crisis. When asked if he
had anything to say ne simply raised his
hat and said: Goodbye" The Segovia in
cident was comparatively unimporIant. The
students of the military school, in full uni
form, packed the depot They were silent
until the train started, when there was an
enthusiastic outburst of cheering for Spain
and Cuba. The Valladolid affair, however
threatened to be quite serious. Thousands
of excited people attempted to invade the
railroad station and the twenty civil guards
who accompanied the train were compelled
to form up in front of General Woodford's
carriage with drawn swords while other
civil guards of the local force issued from
the depot 20 protect the train. The guards
did everything possible to keep back the
all sides. Stones were thrown at the train
and windows were broken. A newspaper
man was wounded in the face by broken
glass; Sir Charles Hail. the recorder of the
city of London, had a narrow escape from
being hit by stones, and Mr.. Montague
Hughes Crackenthorpe, Q. c., had similar
experience.
General woodford knew nothing of the
disturbances until lie reached Tolosa, There
a sergeant Of the civil guard, accompanied
by a private detective, boarded the train
and demanded that Mr.. Joaquin Morena
disembark from the cars. James, the gem
erals colored valet. thereupon awakened
General Woodford, who hurriedly dressed
while matters were being explained to MIN.
The general then formally protested.
through the medium of the correspondent
OK fhc Associated Press. against the at
tempted interference with his suite, declar-
lC0ntlnucd on Firth Pnwe.)