The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-04-23
GLAD lie is ALIVE.

GLAD6llE is ALIVE.
Minister Woodford's Perilous Journsyto
the French Frontier---Thc Train Attack
eli by tho Garlic Eating &Canniiis bf
Spain. 81
BAYONNE. France, April q. THE
farewell OF the United States mlnistsr,
General Stewart L. Woodrord, to Spain
was in keeping with the dignity he DIS
played through the crisis. When asked
H. he had anything to say, he simply
raised his hat and said: Good Bye
The segovlaincident was comparatively
unimportant. The students OF the Mill
tary school, in full uniform, packed the
depot. They were silent until the train
started, when there was an enthusiastic
outburst of cheering for Spain and Cu-
ba. 81 Z, y ~ Z
The Valladolld affair. however, threat
ened to be quite serious. Thousands pf
excited people attempted to invade the
railroad station and the twenty civil
guards. who accompanied the train.
were compelled to form up. In front fof
General Woodford's carriage, with
drawn swords while other civil guards.
Of the local force. issued from the de-
pot, to protect the train. The guards
dldeverything possible to keep back the
mob. whose yells and shrieks resoupd-
ed on, 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 Hall.
the recorder of the city OF London, had
a narrow escape from being hit bvl
stones and Mr.. Montague Hughes Crack
enthorpe, Q. c.. had q similar expect
ence. III
An Exciting Incident.
q Genera1 AWoodford knew nothing bfi
the disturbances until he, reached no
losa. There a sergeant Of the civil
guard. accompanied by a private dstee5
tive boarded the train and demanded.
that Mr.. Joaquin Moreno disembafki
from the cars. James, the generai,s coi-t
ored valet, thereupon awakened Gener-;
al Woodford, who hurriedly dressed,
while matters were being explained To-
him. The general then formally pro-
tested, through the medium OF the cor
respondent Of the Associated Press.
against the attempted interference with
his suite, declaring that Mr.. Moreno;
| was his private secretary and British,
| subject. The Spaniards claimed thathes
was a Spanish subject, but the general
refused to give him up to the police and
placed himself In the doorway OF the
compartment in which Mr.. Moreno was
travelling, declaring he would only
surrender the latter II forced to do;so.sit
The minister then asked the corres-
pondent of The Associated Presssto fex-
plain to the Spaniards that he had plae-
ed Mr.. Moreno under the protection{s {st
the British flag, and that if they toe,ks
him. It would only be by usng1pcs-.
sonal violence to the United SStates
minister. who proposed to protect Nj.
Moreno until the frontier was crossed n
II an artist had been present at{tflat;
moment he could have secured material
for striking picture of the galIant:
general blocking the doorway against
the dons, and the smiling encourase-
ment OF his friends, standing quite
handy to him and ready to protect HIM
u an attempt had been made to touch
the minister. The picture might have
been completed by reproduction lof
the ,grinning feature OF James, delight
cd at the prospect OF a brush with the:
Spaniards. az d
General Woodford whispered to the
correspondent OF the Associated Press.
who afterwards drew the Spaniards{in-
to a7corner and explained to them the
serious nature of their action, pointing.
out that It might lead to complications
With Great Britain. This argument pre-;
vailed and the troublesome visitors
withdrew. # z IA ;s.is
When San Sebastian was reached Mr..
Woodford and Mr.. Moreno felt consid.:
erably relieved. 4 %i Z 3
Sample of Spanish Honor.
HENDAYE. Spanish Frontier, April
22-General Stewart3L I. woodford; the
United States. minister to SPAIN accom-
panied by his staff and others, reached
the frontier at O'clock this morning
In safety, after some exciting experl-i
ence. The Spanish police attempted No
capture member OF the.Iegution, and
at Valladolid the train was attacked 81
Mr.. Moreno was the member of Tho
United States legation singled out by
the Spanish police for. capture, on the
ground that he Is subject of Spsin;
but the attempt was frustrated owing
~ rtHe piesellCe OIL fIllnu pI olc minister,
At Yalladolld, the United States min
ister's train was attacked and stoned,
Windows were broken and the civil
guards We're compelled to protect lhis
carriage with drawn swords. GendraI
Woodtord, however. slept throughput
the disturbance. ESsE So
The Moreno incident threatened toI be,
serious. The Spanish police made aS de-
termlned effort to capture Mr. Moreno:
but General Woodford stood insaI Ithe,
doorway of the carriage, declaring. he
should only be removed by force. a de-
tachment OF police accompanied 3 the
train from Toloso to San Sebastian
where the police officials left, on seeing
that the general was determined to J
maintain his rights, b.
!AtSegovla the students OF the Emlli-
tary college gathered on the platform.
cheering for Spain, and there were saN-l
eralSslmllar incidents al; other stopping
places. Il AZ III III IA,
Bl 1t was n great rellef:to the minister's
party when the general finally reached
French soil, but General ,Woolford, ,uar-,
,sonally, seemed unconscious of ;lpHy
danger. 3ji.. 5{ aS,s I'M FsBl
bi PARIS April 22.-Gencrals Stewart I,7
Woodford, the United States minister 10
Spain, accompanied by the partySN|ith
which he left Madrid, arrived An tSlis
city at 3Ia5 o'clock this evening. N IsI\l