The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-09-24
REBELLION IN SPAIN.

Madrid Causes Great Excitement-Loyal
Troops Quell the Attempt to Overthrow
the Monarchy-The Rebels Driven from
the City.
MADRID, Sept. 21.-A revolution was at
tempted Sunday evening by a number of
the Spanish troops CHARTERED in this city,
The uprising was i'll planned and ill man
aged and practically amounted to little
more than mutiny. The trouble was in
augurated by regiment of infantry quar-
tered in the Gil Bias barracks. The sol
diers reyolted, broke down the partition
wall that separated them from the quar-
ters occupied by the cavalry, and inter-
mingled with the men of the two cavalry
regiments, number of whom joined in
the revolution.
The officers of all three regiments did all
in their power to dissuade the men from
revolving, but 800 soldiers, after beating
a number of officers and woundlng three,
deserted the barracks and marched in two
bodies through the city. 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 revolutionists expected to
be joined by them. The other body went
hurrahing through the center of Madrid,
calling on the people to join in the reyolu-
tion, CRYING: Live the Repablic!" and
making all kinds of threats against the
Monarchy.
At this time the theaters and other
places OF amusement were crowded. The
populace were taken by surprise. In most
OF the public places the people focked out
in panic. In all the entertainments were
abruptly terminated. The streets were
soon filled with people, nearly all OF whom
were terror-stricken because ofexaggerated
ideas of what was TRANSPORTING.
The insurgents attempted among their
first exploits to secure possession of the
arsenals, books and barracks, which they
attacked with open fire, but all these
places were well and successfully 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 prepared to masterit. The loyal
troops were marched to the railway and
after short fight they completely dis
lodged the revolutionists, who dispersed
into the country, General Pavia pursuing.
During the fighting in the city one oil
! the officers leading theinsurgents wasshot
and killed. The rebels shot General We
larde for refusing to join them. They also
mortally wounded Count Mirasol and
was proclaimed throughout the city as
soon as the condition of affairs was
clearly perceived by the Government. The
emeute was a complete surprise to Mad
rid. Quiet was soon restored alter the
0I,,4. -. H.
ern railway. A number OF the insurgents
were taken prisoners. At this time there
is no appearance of revolution or even
of disorder.
When the insurgents fed from town
forty Of them compelled the station mas
ter to place at their disposal a special
train, with which they made their flight to
Alcala de Henares. Government troops
were soon in pursuit in another special
train.
Additional particulars of the revolt
show that the insurgents also shouted
Long live the Republic, the army and
Spaini" A large number of civilians
joined their ranks. When the author
tiles 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 Vilarde and the artillery Col.
| onel were killed. When the revolution.
lists realized that the other troops were
making no response to their appeal
they abandoned the fight in town
and scampered for the country most
OF them in the direction OF Alcaa dc
Henares, 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 com
! rades and made their escape in the dark
ness The authorities are making great
number OF arrests for completely in the
revolution, and large proportion of the
| prisoners are officers.
| 1t is learned that the revolutionists were
led by Brigadier General Villaeampa.
The Ministers, who happened to be al
! absent from the city Sunday, have been
| summoned to return Immediately. 1t has
been learned that the revolutionists, who
| started for Alcala de Henares, becoming
convinced that the Loyalists would stor
| and probably capture them, stopped theil
| train en- route, sent it back to Madrid
| and fled across the country. The streets
| of the city are alive with crowds of peo
I pie eagerly discussing the occurrence.
| Great excitement was caused last night
| by the receipt OF news that the rebels had
seized the town of Morata, near this city
Firing was distinctly heard in the direction
| OF that town, and strong force OF troops
was sent thither. When the troops arrived
at Morata they found that large mum
Der of the followers of Ruez Gorilla had
! assembled. and that their leaders were in
| dulging in speeches of the most incendiary
character. The troops attacked them
| from the town. Several of the leaders and
many of thefollowers were taken prisoners
and brought back to Madrid
/ WIGGlNS' WOFUL PREDICTION.
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