The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-08-13
SERIOUS TROUBLE IN SPAIN
THE REAL CAUSE OF THE
NUMEROUS RIOTS IS BECOM.
ING APPARENT.
FRIENDS OF THE CUBAN INSURGENTS
Are Pouring Eloquent Words Into tho
Ears Of the Masses-Spain's In
ability to Cope With the Cubans
is Becoming Apparent

Madrid, Aug. G.-(Copyrighted. 1894
| by the Associated Press. J-Trouble of a
serious nature is being fomented in
Spain. particularly in the province 6f
! Valencia, by agents of the Cuban Dsur.
gents. The minister of the interior
Senior COs-Gayon, yesterday, replying IN
question in the chamber of deputies
admitted that number of riots had oc.
CURED in Valencia and when asked n
| explain the cause of the disturbances
said that they were caused by friends of
the insurgents who hoped to prevent the
departure of further reinforcemputs for
Cuba. Hitherto the popular demopstra-
tons have been attributed entirely n
protests against the imposition of raye.
step made necessary by the financial
strain the government has been subipctad
TO through carrying Oh the campaign
against the insurgents of Cuba. nrt
While the government is unwilling IA adj.
init that the riots have been instigatr1 nv
the agents Of the Cuban revOlutionists.
II Is generally admitted that the root of
the trouble Is much deeper. and thar il is
being nourished by the natural feeling of
alarm and dismay at the apparent utter
ina billty of the government to cope with
the situation i'll Cuba. That the large
spanish army i'll Cuba must he still fur
Their and heavily reinforced j. looked
upon here as being a confession of veak-
ness upon the part of the administration.
and as an admission of growing strength
of the Cubans. In addition many le,ters
nave been received III different parts of
Spain by the relatives of Spanish soldiers
serving with the army in Cuba. and they
tell such terrible tales of sickness. priva-
ton. incompetency and Acknowledgement.
to say nothing of lack of pay. that a
dangerous feeling against the govern
ment has arisen and is gaining strength
daily. Under these circumstances the
agents of the Cubans do not have much
difficulty in carrying out their plan of
causing popular outbreaks. They steadily
fan the flames of discomfort by pointing
TO the apparently unnecessary hardships
which the Spanish troops in Cuba are
compelled TO endure. The republicans
also are taking advantage of the slid
alton TO push their propaganda. and the
combined movements are making more
Roadway with the masses than the GOV
eminent will admit, although it is al
ready betraying symptoms of alarm and
has sent stringent instructions to the
IlNlNNlN " lIIblllDllA ana tllttluillN sup
press demonstrations which may occur
in their districts. and TO have no hesta-
ton in calling upon the military for sup
port.
\ number of conflicts between rioters
and police and soldiers have already oc-
CURED, shots have been exchanged sew
eral people have been wounded and
large number of arrests have been made
This. the revolutionists hope. will serve
to call attention to their cause and en-
list in their behalf the SympathieS of the
people. The roads in Valencia are be-
ing patrOlled by Gendarmes. troops are
pursuing armed bands of revoutionstS
in the mountainous districts of the same
province and further trouble is appre-
hended.
Madrid. up to the present. has been
quiet. but signs are not wanting that the
spirit of discomfort is abroad and that
the efforts of the government to gain
support by trying to throw the blame for
everything upon the United States. the
chief bugaboo of Spanish politicians, will
not much longer avail
In Il factory near the city of Valencia
the authorities have discovered a large
quantity of arms and ammunition and
similar stores are believed to be in eN-
iStence in different parts of the province.
The arms referred to are known TO have
been struggled into Spain quite recently
and are of foreign manufacture. showing
| their shipment to be part of the plan of
the campaign being conducted 10y the
Cubans in Spain.
The Spanish officials. as usual, are
blaming the United States for the
| trouble in this crisis, basing the aSSer-
tons made on the fact that among the
leaders of the recent riots was DIR.
Bernardo Toledo. said to be an American
citizen. whose brother is in command of
force of Cuban insurgents. 1t is
| claimed that money. arms and ammuni-
ton were served out to the rioters from
the house which he occupied and
search of the building is said to have
resulted in the discovery of a number of
letters from the United States. Cuba and
Argentine republic showing that the out
breaks here have been planned by the
| leaders of the Cuban insurgents and that
| they are widespread and capable OF as
Stunning most serious proportions
Another feature of the situation mere
| is the effort being made III certain
quarters to arouse the masses against thI
| ProtestantS. all Americans being cihSsgu
as Professionals and to whom. as aItau!
stated. being attributed Spain reNerSes
| in Cuba and the growing lhSurrpc'lum HUI
| here. The Cuban agents, however ulc
doing everything possible to c9IuultIayI,
| this movement and are urging the Pe"plc
to place the blame for the excessive taxa
ton. the military laundering ana the
| nolitical bluster where it really belongs
upon the shoulders of the Spanish GOV
ernment-and not to be misled by Such
foolish invectives some Seml-oiiclals
| throw out.