Show t c ANTIAMERICAN RIOT AT BILBOA Down with the Yankees and i d Long Live Spain TWELVE THOUSAND IN IT AUTHORITIES DID EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO PRESERVE ORDER CrotrdK However Armed with Stickii and CudgrclK Sweep Aside < he Policemen Palling Them from Their Horse Windows Shattered Latest NCVTK of the ProsrrcHH of the Insurgents BILBOA March 9 There was another antiAmerican riot hero yesterday afternoon after-noon About 12000 people took part The excitement was started by young men at a street corner cheering every r soldier who passed Their conduct was imitated by other groups Some musicians who refuse to repeat the national anthem were hustled and beaten Riotous groups formed o the main streets cheerIng cheer-Ing for Spain and denouncing the United States The authorities did everything possIble to maintain order Almost the entire nolics force turned out and the rioters were dispersed again ana again Eventually however the mob became c r numerous and excited that the police were almost helpless After the frt demonstrations of sympathy sym-pathy with the army the crowds armed themselves with sticks and cudgels the police were swept aside and the immense im-mense crowd gathered on the leading thoroughfares and marched towards the residence of the United States consul shouting Long live Spain down with the Yankees On the way to the consuls residence they hurled stones through the windows of stores and private residences overturned over-turned the vehicles pulled several mounted mount-ed policemen from their horses and generally gen-erally behaved in a most threatening manner Stores dealing In American goods received most attention from the mob nnd the windows of the consuls house were badly shattered although the police defended the building The mob proceeded toward the United States consulate evidently Intending t rtone that building But the authorities had taken precaution to send a strong force of police to guard that building Another detachment was stationed across the streets leading to the consulate Therefore when the mob neared tho United States consulate i a confronted confront-ed by police with drawn swords The mob halted and then began pelting the police vigorously with stones and bricks A quad of officers charged the rioters The laHar fired the r fre pistols at policemen two of whom were wounded This caused the police to charge In a body using their swords with good effect The rioters were dispersed yelling and hooting At the authorities and shouting Spain Down Tlth the Yankees and long live The police who ma a number of arrests ar-rests experienced considerable difficulty In escorting their prisoners to the depot During the whole afternoon there was more or less disturbance I was decided to keep both the police proper and the cendarms confined to the barracks until further orders as there seeemd to b danger of another outbreak The United States consulate is now guarded by a strong detachment of gen darms armed are with carbines revolvers and swords and Instructed to protect the consulate at any cost Continued Their Work i MADRID March 9The turbulent clement in the city of Bilboa which created disturbances yesterday continued con-tinued to defy the authorities today and make violent demonstrations In spite of the armed threat of the gendarmes gen-darmes Disorders were renewed near i the American consulate and a determined I deter-mined effort was made to reach the building where the consulate I located lo-cated The gen darmes showed egual determination to frustrate this attempt and succeeded But this was not done without a serious collision between the mob and the ren darmes In which r twenty of the former are known to lave been Injured though It Is not stated any fatalities resulted Nine of the gee < are were also Injured With thls rebuff the mob drew off But the Inhabitants of Bilboa are still In a turbulent mood and the police authorities c au-thorities find it necessary to make ver precaution to guard against injury In-Jury consulate being done to the United States Elsewhere In Spain the situation bears a more tranquil aspect and the question of the action of the United States on Cuba Is regarded In a calmer mood A report found currency today that the United States minister Mr Taylor had left Madrid but this proved to be wholly without foundation A dispatch from Havana says insurgents 3 are in a demoralized condition and are seeking flight toward the eastern 1ekng 1ght eatern por tion of the island pr 1 Floor Shipment GALVESTON Texas March 9The Texas Star flour mills on Saturday last loaded the steamship Gyller for Cienfuegos and other SpanishAmeri can ort Before she sailed her agent at Havana cabled Great excitement prevails Dont ship flour prevals Dont In response to an inquiry another cable came Reprisals action congress con-gress From this the exporters Inferred that Infere American flour is to be excluded from L Cuba on account of the recent action of congress The ships destination was changed to other West India ports find I she sailed = h Then n this cable was Ie ccu ILCHC tiv uuier news can you proceed c II The Inference is that the local authorities resolved to retaliate against American commerce and the Madrid government Interposed Madrd j Gomez Nephew ST LOUIS March 9 Senor Gomez nephew of General Maxim Gomez head of the Cuban revolutionary party passed through the city today en routt to Chicago He arrived direct from Havana The object of his visit to this country is to learn the exact situation regarding the granting eat of < belligerent rights to the rebels He > will visit the principal cUe In the east urging the uring wealthy Cubans to double their energies for the insur Cent Speaking of the result of the war he eald I the United States recognizes us we will win But we will lose all wl alr we have gained f they fall Spain Is pending additional forces I fendlg addlonal fe to Cuba every day We could meet this ever the United States would recognize us BS a 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