The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-08-07
DISCONTENT IN SPAIN
The People Think They Have Been
Deceived and Are Very Angry.
EVERYTHING IS ALL WRONG
The United States Has Been Held
Up as a Hugaboo. But Nobody
10 Fooled Any Longer-Ri-
OTIS Are Resulting.


Spanish army In Cuba must be still
further heavily reinforced is looked up
on here as being a confession OF weak
ness on 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 relatives
OF the Spanish soldiers serving with the
army In Cuba. and they tell such ter
rible tales OF sickness. privation, in
competency and mismanagement. to
say nothing Of the lack of pay. that
a dangerous feeling against the govern
ment has arisen and is gaining
strength day by day. Under these CIR
cumstances. the agents OF the Cubans
do not have much difficulty In carrying
out their plan of causing popular out
breaks They steadily fan the flame
OF discomfort by pointing to the appar-
emily unnecessary hardships which the
Spanish troops In Cuba are compelled
TO endure.
The republicans are also taking ad-
vantage Of the situation to push their
propaganda and the combined move
ments are making more headway with
the masses than the government will
admit, although II Is already betraying
symptoms OF alarm. and has sent strin-
gent instructions to projects promptly
and efectually to suppress demonstra-
tions which may occur in their dis
tricts and to have no hesitation In call
ing out the militia for support.
A number Of conflicts between riot
ers and the police already have &C.
CURED. shots have been exchanged,
QayArol r,orunus hnuA haovx u,n,,nAal -,
both sides and O number of arrests
have been made. This. the revolution
lists hope. will serve to call attention
to their cause and enlist In their be-
half the sympathy of the people. The
roads In Valencia are being patrolled
by gendarmes. troops are pursuing
armed bands OF revolutionists In the
mountainous districts of the same
province and further trouble 10 appre-
hended..
Madrid. up to the present, has been
quiet. but signs are not wanting that
a spirit of discomfort is abroad and
that the efforts Of the government to
gain support by trying to throw the
blaHA for everything upon the United
States, the chief bugaboo of the Span
ish politicians will not much longer
avail.
In a factory near the city Of valen-
cia the authorities have discovered a
quantity Of arms and ammunition and
similar stores are believed to be In ex-
istence in different parts Of the prov
ince. The arms referred to are known
to have been smugled into Spain quite
recently and are Of foreign manufac-
ture, showing their shipment to be part
Of the plan OF the campaign being con-
Ss,ct "A hxr tha Chsbo In,
The Spanish officials. as usual. are
blaming the United States for troubles
In this country. basing their assertions
upon the fact that among the leaders
of recent riots was DR.. Bernardino To-
ledo. said to be an American citizen.
whose brother 10 In command Of force
Of Cuban insurgents. II Is claimed that
money, arms and ammunition were
served out to the rioters from the house
which he occupied, and search Of the
building Ii said 10 have resulted In the
discovery OF O number Of letters from
the United States. Cuba and Argentine
republic. showing that outbreaks here
have been planned by the leaders Of
the Cuban insurgents and that a move
ment Is widespread and capable Of as
suming serious proportions.
Another feature Of the situation here
is the efforts being made In certain
quarters to arouse the masses against
Protestants and to them. as already
stated. are attributed Spains reverses
In Cuba and the growing insurrection
here The Cuban agents, however. are
doing everything possible to counter
act this movement and urging people
to place the blame for excessive taxa
ton. military blundering and political
bluster. where II really belongs, upon
the shoulders OF the Spanish govern
ment. and not to be misled by such
foolish inventions as statements ema-
mating from semi-ofilcial sources, and
for a time generally believed. that the
agents Of the United States govern
ment were overbidding agents OF Spain
wherever the latter tried to purchase
warships for the Spanish government.