The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-04-01
FOREIGN.
The Spanish Labor Troubles.

Charge That They are Instigated for Po-
litical Effect Against Free Trade
Policy.
MADRID. March 31.--The Sagasta govern
menG is perfectly prepared for the agitation
which is fomented in Barcelona and the great
manufacturing towns OF Catalonia, Aragon
and Valentia by the Conservatives and FEEDER
ais who join the Protectionists for political
purposes. The shops, factories and mills were
closed Wednesday, and workmen paraded The
streets and attempted to intmidate the popula-
ton The gendarmes soon re-established or
der bv arresting about fifty OF the chief agita-
tors The government. has ordered the provin-
cial authorities to abstain from using the
troops, but to firmly resist all factlous nantes
tations with the police and gendarmes This
simultaneous demonstration In the manufac-
turing districts is aimed at the French treaty
of commerce end at Senior Camacho's new
taxes. 1t is difficult to get the details OF the
Barcelona riot OF yesterday. The mob burned
the wooden houses OF the Octrois. In the
main streets the shops were closed during part
of the day the merchants being scared by the
seditious cries of the operatives, who were
rushing about to oblige the factories to lock
ont. The majority of the mills resisted the
imposjtion of the mob Mounted police dis
persed them and arrested 90 on the spot. 9th
ers were arrested during the evening. All
club meetings and unions were prohibited or
dissolved by proclamation. IL is claimed that
licans and the International. The authorities
report tonight all quiet. The patrols me no
resistance Catalan senators and deputies
state that the rate payers and all classes inter-
ested in the manufactures intend to continue
and spread over their provinces pacific mani
festations by the closing of shops and mills, and
by resisting the COLLECTION of rates, in order to
show their displeasure against the French
treaty and the tariff reforms, which may in
jure a hundred thousand families. The opera
al As-C tfour
the financial crisis. Populations sent by the
Catalan workmen were heard by Senator Sa-
gasta and the budget committee. They seem
in earnest, and say that they represent four
provinces with several millions Of population
and the richest towns in Spain. They will re-
sist by all legal means They deprecate riot.
| ing, but apprehend serious consequences and
| lock-outs in towns noted for their advanced
ideas. The Cabinet is determined to carry out
it's free tr de policy in the interest OF 30 out OF
military authorities to repress disorders ener-
| getically. Two hundred and fifty arrests have
| so far been made.
Leniency of the Gear.
ST. PETERSBURG, March Slit is officially
| announced that the Gar has ordered the COM
mutation of all death sentences at the recent
| trial OF Nihilists with an indefinite period OF
| hard labor in the mines, except in the case OF
| Marine Lieutenant Suchanoff, in which the
| sentence was confirmed, as his position as an
| officer aggravated his crime. He is, however,
| granted a military execution, which will take
| place to-day.
Foreign Notes.
| The Globe says the police are preparing for
| further expulsions of Jews from Moscow.
The Novoe Vremya says the idea is mooted
| of compulsory naturalization of all foreigners
| who have been resident in Russia over five
| years
MINOR TEL EGRAMS.
| Indications now are that the Delaware
peach crop this year will be enormous.
The ice is breaking up at st. Johns, N; F.,
| and one hundred and nine immense iceoergs
| are floating in that vicini4y.
| Two cattle thieves were taken from Jail and
hanged yesterday at Pueblo, Col.
Thomas Ell. Rae of Detroit. Mich, a Scotch
| man. has recovered Sc, 900 against the Grand
| Trunk Railway for injuries received while
discharging his duties.
| A special to the Boston Herald says the final
| deposit in the Hanlan-Boyd race was made
last night and referee chosen. There is great
excitement over the coming race.