Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-12-08
TUMuLT in SPAIN.
| Mobs In Madrid Shout gatnst the Ministry
| Anarchists Charged BY the Police-A

Mobs In Madrid Shout A gainst the Ministry
Anarchists Charged BY the Police-A
Panic
MADRID, Dec 2.-Yesterday was day
of uninterrupted tumult and apprehen-
sion throughout the city. Thousands
of men did not go to work at the usual
hour, but waited in groups at street
corners near the center of the city. They
were joined by o'clock by crowds OF
loafers, anarchists and rowdies
Thousands gathered at the Ruerta
Del Sol and began shouting against the
ministry and the municipal authorities
The police tried to disperse them, but
We're repulsed- Red and black flags
We're waved as the police retreated, and
cheers for anarchy and revolution were
given Reinforcements Were called.
but before they arrived most of the
crowd had drifted into side streets.
At o'clock the crowd gathered again,
1000 or $4,000 strong. Black flags
We're more numerous and many OF the
men were armed with clubs The
crowd surged by the home Office shout
ing; Down with the government
Down with the city thieves Crush
the upper ten thousand:' '"Give us our
rights" etc. The building was closed,
police protection.
Before troops arrived the cry ITO the
palace" was raised, and the mob started
down the Gale Del Arenal, shouting,
singing and waving flags Stones,
clubs and pieces of metal from work
shops were thrown through the win
dows on both sides of the street, re-
spectacle citizens We're thrown down
and trampled or compelled to join the
mob and several shops inside the streets
were forced open and plundered.
When half way to the plaza, where
the palace is situated, the rear end OF
the mob was intercepted and dispersed
by the police, who broke in from a side
street with drawn SaberS- The strug-
gle between police and people lasted
about ten minutes, as the men fought
stubbornly with whatever weapons
they could find.
Two policemen were knocked sense
less with stones, and two market WON
en-, who had joined the mob, were cut
down with sabers- Meantime the fore
most part of the mob reached the open
space before the palace They shouted
for Justice to the poor" the dismissal
of the ministry and the punishment OF
| the municipal officials, who were steal
| ing the peoples money.
A body Of mounted police charged
upon them down the Gale Del Arenel
and after another struggle dispersed
them. Several persons were injured in
the fight, and twelve rioters were cap
| tured. After the fight the rioters gath
cred in groups on the street corners
and a thousand or more shouted and
sang at the Puerto Del Sol.
| During the desultory demonstration,
| Senior Sagasta, the ex-premier, rode by.
He was greeted with cheers from all
sides, and many followed him, calling
out to him their approval of his course
in advocating the prosecution of the
municipal authorities.
Crowds continued to gather in the
| open spaces until IL o'clock. Mounted
police moved in squads through the
city and dispersed them as fast as they
| assembled
All the troops in the city Were held
in readiness to respond to the first cali
for assistance. The guards at the gov
eminent buildings and the palace have
| been doubled.
! The uneaSiness felt by the weather
| classes is little less than panic. The
bitterness against the government is
| intense among the laboring and artisan
| classes.