Acquired from Spain

Pacific Press Publishing Company · OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA · Jun 7, 1899

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 25, No. 23.

Acquired from Spain

Acquired from Spain.—For one thing Spain has been famous, namely her toreadors, or bull-fighters. Her superiority in this respect has not been questioned, and she has thus far had no competitors. Refinement and civilization, perhaps, had something to do with this. But this is true no longer. Americans have sprung into the arena—or bull-ring. In Durango, Mexico, recently, an affair of this kind took place with amateurs, Americans. The excitement and cruelty was above Spain's average. Three poor horses and four bulls were killed. The human animals escaped; and it is now announced that a series of such exhibitions will be given under American management, with American actors. Is this to be credited as one of the gains of the recent war?