The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-18
Hatred of the People and Press
shown in the Adoption of the Pig
as the American Emblem.
WAR ENTHUSIASM GROWING
BOYS ANXIOUS no FIGHT AND
EVERYBODY DONATING MONEY.
Hope for Pacific Solution of the site
uatiOn Not Yet Abandoned by the
Sasasta Cabinet

LONDON, April 1S.-Thc Malaga corre-
spondent of the Daily Mail, tclegraphing
at noon Saturday. says: About 10 o'clock
last evening (Friday) large group OF
young people who had already met in au-
other part of the town for the purpose OF
organizing n 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 disperse
them, but only succeeded in driving the
crowd from the front of the consulate. The
demonstrators then paraded along the Gale
de Larses, the most frequented street in
Malaga, and, accompanied by very large
crowd, reassembled in the Plaza de la Com
stitucion. The civil governor and mayor OF
the town hastened to the spot to calm the
people and We're received with loud cheer
ing, but in the meantime another group
posted themselves opposite the American
consulate They carried a Spanish banner,
and after uttering many patriotic cries be-
gan to throw stones at the building. 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 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 ultimately carried to the crowded
Plaza de la Constitution, where its appear
ance caused great enthusiasm.
Another group, headed by welI-known
Carlist, went through the principal streets
and passed by the consulate, shouting, VIZ
vas to SPAIN to the army and navy, and
crying necessarily Death to the United
States and Death to the Pig Yankees.s
This group. largely swollen by people whu
had joined lit on the way, forced an en-
trance into the Cervantes Theater. The
representation was stopped and the orchcss
ira played a patriotic march. the whole au-
dience joining in the demonstration. The
governor, warned by telephone, made hip
appearance. Then some one cried When
the country is in danger no theatrical repre-
sensation ought to be given The crowd
applauded and in q few minutes spontans
eously cleared the theater From this the
several contingents of people noisily parad-
cd the streets and the demonstrations con-
tinued until an advanced hour OF the night
the police being powerless. This morning
saturday. the American consulate looked
from the outside as If it had been wrecked,
the stones and broken glass making quite
a pile in the sideway.
"fhe commotion was renewed early to-
day Several groups carried with them ban-
ners upon which had been printed repre-
sentations of the pig, now treated in Spain
as an emblem of America. and as synony~
nous with Americans. The authorities,
however, had taken serious measures. The
mounted and infantry civil guard had been
called out and the police force took posi-
tions in the principal streets The demon-
strators tried to get hold of the municipal
banner and TO procure the municipal band.
but were prevented In both directions At
noon to-day Saturday the demonstration
had practically ended. although the people
occasionally indulged i'm patriotic cries and
the streets were full
The Malaga correspondent of the Daily
Mail. in later. dispatch. dated Saturday
night, says: by order of the goyernmenE
the local authorities of Malaga waited on
the American consul to-day with an apol-
ogy for the insult The escutcheon has been
replaced. The press strongly denounces the
occurrences. which, 1t is pointed out. are
likely to intensity the strained relations be-
tween the two countries. Tonight, how
ever, the popular demonstrations were again
renewed. but the authorities acted energet-
icalIy."
special dispatch from Madrid says
there was another hostile demonstration
outside the American consulate at Malaga
on Sunday afternoon. The civic guard dis =
persed the mob after repeated charges.
Three people were injured. Most OF the
shops were closed