The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-05-05
DESPERATE RIOTING.
Mayor and Town Councillors Cap
tured and Ransom Demanded.
SOLDIERS FIRE ON THE RIOTERS.

Fisherwomen and Tobacco Girls Burn
Storehouses and Onices-Mob stones
the Civic Guard-Resignation of tho
Queen Regent Seriously Considered.
Madrid, May 5.-The outbreaks in
the provinces are assuming alarming
proportions. This is especially the case
in the province of Gijon, on the bay Of
Biscay, where the troops have been
compelled to fire on the rioters Gin self
defense" The latest news from JgOn
Is that the artillery has been ordered
out At Talavera de la Rovna one of
the Jesuit religious houses has been
burned. 1t is asserted here that the
riots arise from hunger rather than
from political motives.
Everywhere the dissatisfaction is
growing, especially over the price Of
bread. Acts against authority are be-
coming more and more overt At
Caceres, capital Of Estre Madura, the
pOpulace marched into the railway
station to prevent the export Of pro-
visions and overpowered the soldiers.
The fsherwomen who broke out
against the octori dues at Giion re-
ceived the most determined assistance
| from the tobacco girls, Together they
sacked several bakeries and burned all
the octroi offices, with all the papers
| belonging TO the foreign ships loading
| in the harbor The civic guard was
stoned at the prison and the mob
marched off with the iron bars of the
jail When the troops appeared they
were hotly stoned, replying with fire
and wounded many. The mob then at
tackled the goverpSnent buildings and
smashed the windows. The troops
again fired this time from the bal
| comics, and wounded many but the
women kept throwing stones.
At Catalan the rioters captured the
mayor and town councillors and de-
manded a ransom. on the mayor pro-
testing he was shot through the leg.
| after which the gendarmes dispersed
the mob.
In the town of Aguilas, province of
Murcia, a mob mostly composed of
women burned the storehouses and
offices.
1t is reported that the Republican
and Carlist emissaries are endeavoring
to incite mutinies in the garrison there.
! Several agitators have been arrested.
The Carlists organs, and The I'm
parcial and Liberal, predict grave
| events. The cabinet, however, is dis
posed to energetically maintain order
and hasten the vote on the. financial
bills, in order to suspend the cortes
and give the crown and executive
power full freedom of action.
The Madrid newspapers are very
pessimstiC in their comments upon the
situation in the provinces and the de-
bates in the cortes, and it is believed
| the resignation Of the cabinet is i'm
minent.
The idea of the resignation of the
regency of Queen Maria Christina is
| being seriously considered by the
members of the imperial family of
Austria, with a view of averting an
anti-dynastic movement and saving
the throne. An exchange of ideas on
the subject is going on between the
| queen regent and her Austrian family,
but it's most influential members are
| decidedly opposed
! Those who are best informed as to
the government service allege that if
the Spanish arms suffer another re-
verse like that at Cavite the govern
ment would informally request the
| great powers to lend their services to
arrange the best possible terms of
!
! Spain, having maintained her honor
and justified her chivalry, can now af-
ford to yield to superior force, but 1t
is doubtful whether public opinion
would approve this line of action.
! The government would be content to
cede Cuba to the United States. but
would not pay indemnity, because un-
! able. Those well Informed regard the
| of cd nd
that toward the end of May it will be-
come history What will follow, how
ever it is difficult to foresee. All the
| elements of a long civil war in Spain
are unfortunately becoming visible.
The government and the Liberal party
are popularity hated, as being respon-
sible for the war. The Republicans
possess no durable chances of success.
The Conservatives and Carlists are the
great parties of the future, and some
of the Conservative groups are gravi-
tating toward Carlism.
The budget committee Of the lower
| house has refused to sanction the pro-
posed contribution of a years taxation
in advance, but has decided to charge
again 20 per cent of all taxes, with the
exception of those on dutiable COM
modities. The queen regent has signed
various measures bearing upon the
army in Cuba
The Marquis Cerralbo is reported to
have said that there is no truth in the
report of a Carlist rising in Catadon
and that even the local governor had
declared it a Republican rising.
In a striking speech in parliament
yesterday Senor Romero, leader Of the
Weylerites, said that Cuban autonomy
was "A farce, and called on all classes
Of Spaniards TO defend their king and
fatherland against Spain's internation'
al enemy.
The Cortes will probably pass q
measure prohibiting the expectation OF
corn, flour, rye, maize and potatoes
1t viii also suppress the import duty
on them.
A little boy asked for bottle of get up il
the morning as fast as you can, the drnggis
recognized a household name fol Dewitt.
Little Early Risers, and gave hin. a hottl
of those famous little pills for constipation