The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-12-02
WILD SCENES AT MADRID
Streets OF the City T~hronged All Yester.
day by Aobs of Shouting People.
Black and Red Flags Waved and Demands
Made for Justice to the P~oor-Seyeral
Conflicts with the Police.


The Streets Crowded with Shouting Crowds
OF People Waving Black and Red Flags.
Special 10 the indianapolis Journal
MADRID. Dec. Tins has been n day of
uninterrupted tumult and apprehension
throughout the city. Thousands of men did
not go to work ct the usual hour, but
waited in groups at street corners near
the center of the city. They were
joined BIZ crowds of ~Ioafers. Anarchists
and rowdies. Thousands gathered at the
Puerta del Sol and began shouting against
the Ministry and the municipal authorities.
The police tried to disperse them, but were
repulsed. Red and black flags were waved
as the police retreated. and cheers for an
archy and the revolution were gwen. Re-
Inducements were called. but before they
arrived most of the crowd had drifted into
side-streets.
At2 o'clock the crowd gathered again,
eleven or twelve Thousand strong. Black
flags were more numerous. and many of
the men were armed with clubs. The
crowds urged up the street to the munich
pal building. shouting. Down with the
government" "Down with the city
thieves" Crush the upper ten thousand"
Give rs our rights" etc. The building
was closed and a call was sent out for
military and police protection. Before the
was raised, and the mob started down tho
Gale del Arena shouting. singing and
waving flags. Stones. clubs and pieces OF
metal from workshops were thrown through
the windows on both sides of the street,
respectable citizens were thrown down and
trampled or compelled to join the mob, and
several shops IN side streets were forced
open and plundred. When half way to the
plaza, where the palace is located, the rear
end of the mob was intercepted and dis
persed by police, who broke in from a side
street with drawn sabres. The struggle
between the police and people lasted ten
minutes. as the men fought stubbornly
With whatever weapons they could find.
Two policemen were knocked senseless
with stones, and two market women. who
had Joined the mob. were cut down with
sabres.
Meantime the foremost 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 punish
ment of the municipal officials who were
stealing the peoples money. A body of
mounted police charged up and down the
gle dispersed them. Several persons
were injured IN the fight and twelve rioters
were captured. During q desultory demon
s%tration Senrr Sa gasta. the ex-Premier.
rode by. He was greeted with cheers from
all sides and many followed him, calling
out their approval of his course in sdvo-
eating the prosecution of the municipal au-
thorities.
The bitterness against the government is
intense among the laborinR and artisan
classes. The change in the Ministrytof the
Interior apparently will accomplish moth
ing toward averting q Cabinet crisis, a.
popular feeling against the whole present
government is so thoroughly aroused that
it can be allayed only by the retirement Of
the Cabinet in O body.