The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-08-07
SPANS TROUBLES
Government Given Much Anxiety
by the Recent Riots in
Valencia.
They Are the Result of the Work
Of Cuban Insurgent
Leaders.
Republicans Taking Advantage
Of the Situation The United
= States Blamed.

MADRID, Aug. 7-Trouble Of serious
nature is being fomented in Spain, par.
ticularly in the province of Valencia. by
agents Of the Cuban insurgents. The
: minister of the interior, Senior Co.'S
Gayen, replying to question in the
chamber of deputies, admitted that a
number of riots had occurred in Valen-
cia, and when asked to explain the
cause of the disturbances, said that they
We're caused by friends of the Cuban in.
surgents, who hoped thereby to prevent
the departure of further reinforcements
Of troops for Cuba. Hitherto, the pop
ular demonstrations have been attrib-
uted entirely to protests against the i'm
position of new taxes, a step made nec-
essary by the financial strain the gov
ernment has been subjected to through
carrying on the campaign against the
insurgents of Cuba. But while the gov
ernment is only willing to admit that
the riots have been instigated by the
agents of the Cuban revolutionists, it is
generally admitted that the roots of the
trouble are much deeper, and that it Is
being nourished by the
Natural Feeling of Alarm and Dismay
at the apparent utter inability of the
government to cope with the situation
in Cuba. That the large Spanish army
in Cuba must be still further and
heavily reinforced is looked upon here
as being q confession of weakness upon
the part of the administration, and as
an admission Of the growing strength
of the Cubans. In addition, many
letters have been received in different
parts of Spain by the relatives of
Spanish soldiery, serving with the
army in Cuba, and they tell such ter
rible tales of sickness, privation, in
competency and mismanagement, to
say nothing Of lack Of pay, that a
dangerous feeling against the govern
ment has arisen and is gaining strength
day by day. Under these circum.
stances, the agents of the Cubans do
not have much difficulty In carrying
out their plan Of causing popular out
breaks. They steadily
Fam the Flames of Discomfort
by pointing to the apparently unnecces-
sary hardships which the Spanish troops
in Cuba are compelled to endure. The
Republicans, also, are taking advantage
of the situation to push their propa-
ganda, and the combined movements
are making more headway with the
masses than the government will admit,
although it is already betraying symp-
toms of alarm, and has sent stringent
instructions to the projects to promptly
and effectually suppress demonstrations
which may occur in their districts. and
to have no hesitation in calling upon
the military for support. A number Of
conflicts between rioters and the police
and soldiers have already occurred,
shots have been exchanged, several per.
and large number of arrests have been
made. This, the revolutionists hope,
will serve to
Call Attention to Their Cause.
and enlist in their behalf the sympathy
of the people. The roads in Valencia
are being patrolled by gendarmes,
troops are pursuing armed bands of
revolutionists in the mountainous dis.
tricts Of the same province and further
trouble is apprehended. Madrid, up to
the present. has been quiet, but signs
are not wanting that the spirit of dis.
content is abroad, and that the efforts
of the government to gain support by
trying to throw the blame for every.
thing upon the United States. the chief
bugaboo of Spanish politicians, will no,
much longer avail.
Blame the United States.
The Spanish officials, as usual, are
blaming the United States for the trou.
bles in this country, basing the asser.
tions made on the fact that among the
leaders in the recent riots was DR.. Ber.
nardo Toledo, said to be an American
force of Cuban insurgents. 1t ID
claimed that money. arms and ammuni.
tion were served out to the rioters from
the house which he occupied, and q
search of the building is said to have
resulted in the discovery of q number
of letters from the United States, Cubs
and the Argentine Republic, showing
that the outbreaks here have been
Planned by the Cuban Leaders,
and that the movement is widespread
and capable Of assuming most serioul
proportions. The Cuban agents, how
ever, are doing everything possible t
counteract this movement and are urg
ing the people to place the blame for tn,
excessive taxation. the military b.und
ering and the politica! bluster where i
really belongs, upon the shoulders o
the Spanish government, and not to b
mislcd by such foolish inventions as tn,