Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-04-18
MALAGA RIOTS.
A Graphic Account Of the Demonstra-
ton Against Americans and the
Wrecking Of the American Con-
sulate.

London, April 18.-The Malaga corr
respondent of the Daily Mail tele-
graphing at noon Saturday, says:
About 10 O'Clock last evening (Fri-
day. a large group Of young people
who had already met in another part
OF the town for the purpose of organ
lzing a 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 d'Larses.
the most frequented street of Malaga.
and accompanied by a large crowd re-
assembled in the Plaza de la Constitu-
clon. The civil governor and mayor
of the town fastened to the street to
calm the people and were received
with loud cheering, but in the mean
time another group posted themselves
opposite the American consulate. They
carried a Spanish banner, and after
uttering many patriotic cries, began to
| throw stones at the building.
! All the windows were smashed and
! part of the furniture Of the consul
late seriously damaged When the
crowd was at the height of its frenzy
ladder was brought, and a man get
| ting hold of the American escutcheon
| threw it to the ground amid immense
cheering. The eseutcheon was paraded
as a trophy through the streets and
| ultimately carried to the crowded Plaza
! de la Constitution, where its appearance
| caused great enthusiasm.
Another group, headed by we'll
known Carlist, went through the prin-
cipal streets and passed the consulate
shouting Wives to Spain. to the army
and navy, and crying necessarily
/, Death to the United States and Death
to the pig Yankees This group, large
ly swollen by people who had joined
it on the way, forced an entrance into
the Cervantes theatre. The represen-
played a 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 inSdanger
no theatrical representation ought to be
| given. The audience applauded, and in
a few minutes spontaneously cleared the
| theatre. From this the several contin-
gents of people noisily paraded the
streets, and the demonstrations contin-
ued until the advancing hour of mid
night, the police being powerless. This
morning Saturday the American con-
sulate looked from the outside as if it
had been wrecked, the stones and brok-
en- glass making quite pile in the side
way
T, The connection was renewed early
| to-day. Several groups carried with
them banners, upon which were printed
representations of the pig, now treated
| in Spain as an emblem of America and
as symbolic with Americans. The au-
thorities have taken serious measures.
The mounted and infantry civil guard
has been called out, and the police
force took positions in the principal
/ streets. The demonstrators tried TO get
hold of the municipal banner and to
procure the municipal band, but were
| prevented in both directions.
Al noon to-day Saturday, the demon
stration had practically ended. although