The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-07-21
TO Il II IG N.
Spanish Affairs.
Severe Fight and Republican victory
Excited Meeting of the COrtes and an
Attempt to BLOW Up the As
sembly, etc.

LONDON, July ia special edition of the
Daily News, issued this afternoon, announces
that large Carlist force has been defeated by
the government troops at Iqualada, in the prov
ince of Barcelona, after a battle of eighteen
hours duration, during which the town was fire.
quently taken and lost by the opposing forces.
The number of dead and wounded left upon the
field was so large that all the vehicles, of every
kind, in the town were pressed into the service
for their removal.
LONDON, July 20-(Special to N. Y. Herald.)
Onr reports regarding the battle at Igualada ON
Friday, vary greatly according as they come
from Madrid and government sources or by
CaIlist channels through Perfgnan. All agree
that the place was attacked by the united Car
list columns under Prince Alphonso, and that
there was desperate fighting for eighteen
hours. One part of the population assisted in
the defence and the other part sympathized
with the Carists. Madrid reports state the
result both ways, but circumstancial account
by the way of Perpignan, says that the place
was captured by the Carlists with prisoners,
IA cannon and 1900 stand of small arms.
MADRID, july 19.-The ministry is constitute
ed as follows: N. Salmeron, President; Fer
nando Gonzalez, Minister of State and of FL
nance; Berges, Minister of Justice; Masonare,
Minister of the Interior; Gonzalez, Minister of
War; Oviedo, Minister of Marine; Palanca,
Minister of Colonies.
In the Cortes the vote for President of the
Council of Ministers stood 119 for Salmeron and
SO for Ply Margall. During the debate on the
ministry there was great excitement and alarm
occasoned in the Cortes by the explosion of
an Orsini bomb at the door. Who perpetrated
the outrage, or what was their object, is not
known.
MADRID, July 19.-In the Cortes the debate
was opened tonight on the new constitution,
which consists of 101 clauses. Seniors Rio Ro-
nero and Robledo made speeches against it, 1t
is reported that the discussion will continue
several days.
Independent CantOns Proclaimed.
MADRID July 20-The provinces of Andalu-
STA, Muncia, Valencia and Catalonia, have pro-
claimed themselves independent cantons in an
ticipation of the adoption of the new federal
constitution. Declaration of independence
were issued at Seville, Cadiz and Barcelona.
A Sound Republican.
A Republican volunteer has shut himself up
in the powder magazine at Estela, and threat
ems to blow it up rather than surrender to the
Carlists.
men, is marching on the city of Bilboa. He
has ordered his agents to purchase torpedoes
with which to close the port when captured.
BAYoNNE July 2O-Don Carlos is at Charita,
near Elisorido, in Navarro about twenty miles
north of Pampana Fighting was resumed on
Tuesday at Igualada. The Carlists had en-
trenched themselves in the suburbs and ex-
pected the town to surrender unless speedily
recovered.
LONDON, July 19.-Private advices from
Vienna dated the 18th, say that up to that time
there had been 81 cases of cholera reported, AZ
of which had proved fatal. In single hotel
there were AZ persons attacked with symptoms
of cholera and six children had died. The hotel
was closed.
Various Matters
LONDON, July 20.-It is now positively an
nGunced that Parliament Will be prolonged to
the first week in August
Samuel Willberforce, ID. D. Bishop of Win
chester, fell from his horse yesterday and was
killed. He was riding with Earl Granville
from Leatherhead to Lord Covers country seaS
where Mr.. Gladstone awaited him. Inc 9i n4Ise
was going at full speed at the time tlie Disnop
fell. His neck was broken and aea'h was III
Simultaneous.
The master builders have accepteo 'n T; Terms
of compromise with the journey men. Inc ma
sons have NOT vet come to an agreement.
Lord Westbury, formerly Lord Chancellor of
En@land. died to-day, aged 70.
uyunIada Captured by the Carlists.
LONDON, July 20.-The Carlists have captur
cd Ieualada with $50 prisoners
The Chinese Laborers Demand silver.
HAVANA, July 20.-The Chinese laborers on
the estates are getting dissatisfied with being
paid in paper currency. They contracted for
their wages to be paid in silver, and unless the
planters fulfil their agreement disturbances are
likely TO occur. Ee