Evening star., 1898-05-09
RIOTERS SHOT DOWN
Clash Between Them and Civil Guards
at Iinares, Spain.
TWELVE KILLED, FIFTY WOUNDED
Martial Law Proclaimed at Many
Points on Peninsula.
THE TROU U BILE IN ITALY

MADRID. May 9-The disorder in the
Spanish provinces is increasing Riots
have now broken out at Cadiz and Alicante
and the trouble is expected to spread to
parts of the country which have hitherto
been quiet.
Martial law has been proclaimed In the
provinces of Albacete and Jaen
AT Martos, nine miles from Jaen, men.
women and children have been parading
the streets. crying Death to the thieves"
The Riots at Linnres.
There was serious riotins at I.inares
twenty-three miles from Jaen yesterday
The mob assembled in 'front.' of the town
hail. and finding the doors locked tore out
the windows, swarmed into the building
and threw everything movable into the
streets The civil guards interviewed and Il
desperate struggle followed in the passages
OF the building. The rioteSs were finally
driven out by the civil guards, who fire.
queEtly fired into the mob. Some of the
rioters procured guns and returned the fire
About fourteen persons are said to have
been killed and about sixty are reported
to have been wounded. As only sixty civil
guards are stationed at Linares, the local
forces are not considered strong enough to
cope with the disturbance and reinforce
ments of troops have been asked for.
Rioters Were Armed.
Later the mob made another attack Oh
the town hall and drove out the civil
guards The rioters were well supplied
with ammunition and kept up a CALLING fire.
while shouts of Down with the taxes"
We're raised on all sides
After forcing an entrance into the town
haI the rioters pillaged the building. Sub
sequentiy they captured the residence of
the tax collector by assault They de-
molished everything in sight, stole 2.1no
pesetas and box of jewels ana attempted
TO set fire to the house
Serious disorders have occurred at
Brones, near Seville, at which place the
village priest has been stoned to death.
Revised List of the Dead.
Revised figures show that twelve men
were killed and fifty wounded. The bodies
OF the killed and the wounded persons were
allowed TO lie in the streets the fusillade
from tn town hall being so incessant tina;
1t was impossible to rescue the wounded.
The last reports received from Linares
said the fighting was continuing and that.
TrofitinS by the confusion. merchants and
others were introducing quantities of goods
ni'o the town without paying the duties.
Political Situation Unchanged.
The political situation here is unchang-
Ell. The consultation between the queen
regent and Senor Gamazo, the liberal
ltad=r. and her majesty's conference
with Senor Monterrios. the president of
the senate, have been without result
Everybody appears loath to bear the re-
sponsihilities of assuming office under the
existing condition of affairs
Port Mahon, the capital of the Island of
Minorca (8alearic Islands), is being pre-
pared for possibl. attack upon the part of
a United States squadron. The Spanish
war department has reinforced the garri-
son there considerably. 1t is said that tor
Iedoes are. being planted in all the ports,
and the artillery on the Mola has baen pre-
pared for Sc vice