The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-21
They Are Speedily Dispersed and Captured by
the Loyal Troops, but Several Officers Are
Killed Before Order Is Restored.
Debate in the British Commons on the
Second Reading of the Land Bill.
Mr.. Parnell and Mr.. Gladstone Speak Strongly
in Support of the Measure-PasSage Be-
tween Churchill and the Ex- Premier.
REVOLT IN SPAIN.

REVOLT IN SPAIN.
A Badly Managed Insurrection Which Is
Very Speedily Suppressed.
MADRID Sept 20.-A revolution was attempt
ed last evening by number of the Spanish
| troops quartered in this city. The uprising was
i'll planned and ill-mansged and practically
amounted to little more than a mutiny. The
trouble was inaugurated by a regiment of n
fantry quartered in the Gil Bias Barracks. The
soldiers revolted, broke down the partition wall
that separated them from the quarters occupied
by the cavalry, and intermingled with the mon
of the two cavalry regiments, a number of whom
Joined in the revolution. The officers of all
three regiments did all in their power to dis
suade the men from revolving but three hundred
soldiers. after beating number of officers and
wounding three deserted the barracks and
marched in two bodies through the town. One
body went to the Prado, the principal park and
promenade of Madrid Two thousand troops were
quartered in the Prado at the time, and the revo-
lutionists expected to be joined by them. The
other body went hurrahing through the center
of Madrid, calling on the people to join in the
revolution, crying: Olive the Republic" and
making all kinds Of threats against the mon
archy At this time the theaters and other
places of amusement were crowded. The popu-
lace were taken by surprise. In most of the
public places the people focked out in panic,
and all the entertainments were abruptly ter
minated The streets were soon filed with peo-
pie, nearly all of whom were terror-stricken be-
cause of exaggerated ideas Of what was trans
piring.
The insurgents attempted. among their first
exploits. to secure possession of the arsenals
docks and barracks, which they attacked with
open fire, but all these places were we'll and sue
cessfully defended, and the rebels were repulsed.
Finally, their reverses drawing them together,
the insurgents attacked and got possession Of the
Southern railway. By this time the authorities
had taken in the situation. and had fully pre-
pared to master it. Theloyal troops were marched
to the railway, and after short fight they
completely dslodged the revolutionists, who dis
persed into the country, General Pavia pursu-
ing. During the fighting in the city one of the
officers leading the insurgents was shot and
killed. The rebels shot General Velarde for re-
fusing to join them. They also mortally wounded
Count Mirasol, and killed colonel of artillery
Martial law was proclaimed throughout the
city as as the condition of affairs was clear
ly perceived by the government. The emeute
was complete surprise to Madrid. Quiet was
soon restoged after the revolutionists were driven
from the Southern railway.
A number of the insurgents were taken prison
ers This morning there is no appearance of a
revolution, or even of disorder. When the in
surgents fed from town, forty of them COM
pelled the station master to place at their dis
posal special train, with which they made
their flight to Alcala de Honares. Government
troops were sent in pursuit in another special
train.
Additional particulars of the revolt show that
the insurgents also shouted ''Long live the Re-
public, the army, and Spain" A large number
of civilians joined their ranks When the au-
thorities summoned the military to put down
the insurrection, the rebels made stand for
awhile against the loyal troops and it was in the
first brush between the opposing forces that
General Velarde and the artillery colonel were
killed When the revolutionists realized that
the other troops were making no response to
their appeal, they abandoned the fight in town
and scampered to the country, most of them in
the direction of Alcala 6e Honares, a walled city
in New CASTLE, and but seventeen miles from
Madrid. Many of the rebels gave up the fight
long before the general retreat of their comrades,
and made their escape in the darkness.
The authorities are making great many ar
rests for completely in the revolution, and large
proportion of the prisoners are officers. 1t is
learned to-day that the revolution was led by
Brigadier-general Villacampa. He escaped on
the special train which left the city on the South
ern railway. Loyal troops are securing the
suburbs of Madrid in search of fugitive rebels
kilograms from all the provinces show that pub
lie order remains undisturbed. The Ministers
who happened to be all absent from the city yes
terday, have been summoned to return imme-
diately.
It has been learned that the revoutionists
who started for Alacala de Honares, becoming
convinced that the loyalists would stop and
probably capture them, stopped their special
across the country. The streets of the city are
alive with crowds of people eagerly discussing
the occurrences of last nighr.
The government telegraphed to the railroad
authorities to stop the insurgents who were flee
ing in the direction of Alcalda de Henares The
order was not complied with, however. as the
railway officials feared an attack by the rebels.
Upon their arrival at Alcalda de Henares the in
surgents failed to arouse the sympathy of the
people and troops, and they subsequently at
tempted to return to Madrid, but in this effort
they were foiled. the line having been cut by the
loyal troops. skirmish took place at Vicalva-
ro a village about four miles from Madrid. The
royalists wounded q number of the rebels and
took several prisoners.
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