The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-05-11

A Ds,Ie ,a:e Condition OF EGAl-s-The
0aeen R,Esnt M.5 sessgn-.The T. oob.e
is all oAu,ei By TIE Spanish Di'a'sor At
Maria.
TIE Spanish government is having
great trouble at Madrid and other
pisces :e.ause of the disaster that
overlook the Spanish feet a: Manila
The Queen Regent is even in danger
and may leave Spain at any time.
4 cispa'ch from Talyera announces
that rioters there have committed seri-
Gus disorders. They attacked and
seized the railroad station, burned the
cars and then set FIRE to several pri vate
houses and q ca'e. After that tie
rioters tried to break mo prison and
release the convicts, bat were preven-
ted by the civil guards. Many persons
we're arrested.
Owing to the threatening attitude
OF the population Of various towns,
! the authorities have proclaimed mar
tlal law in the province of Valencia
Riots have occurred at Caceres, bat
they are said to have been suppressed
by tie gendarmes The miners around
Oviedo, capital OF the province OF that
name have struck work and disorders
are feared. Reinforcements OF troops
have been hurried there.
a reLeIal OF the riotlng at Gijon,
lhs fortified sea port OF O7iedo, on the
Bay OF Biscsy, is feared and state Of
siege has been declared at that place.
The fisher women are taking the mes.
active part in the disturbances which
are due TO the dearness ot provisions
and the opposition of ths people to
the Ociroi tax. All the bread at Gijon
is baked at The military depots, as the
rioters are threatening to pillage the
regular bakeries. All the stores are
closed and business is about suspen-
ded.
The situation in the provinces is
unchanged and everywhere the dis.
satisfaction is gro Hing, especially over
the price of bread Acts against au-
thority are becoming more and more
overt. At Caceres, capital OF Estrs
Madura, the populace marched into
the railway station to prevent the ex
port of provisions and overpoWered
the soldiers on guard, capturing Il
carloads Of wheat fl .ur.
Ali Valencia IS IN state Of saige.
At Catalan the rioters captured the
mayor and town councillors ana de-
manded 2 ransom. On the mayor
protesting he was shot through the
leg, after which the gendarmes dis
persed the mob. At Talevara the riot
ers were most determined, sacking
many bakeries and setting On FIRE
several government buildings. In The
town of Aguilas. in the province OF
Murcia, q MOB mostly composed of
women, burned the store houses and
c&ces.
The fsherwomen who broke out
against The Octrol dues at Gljon re-
ceived the most determined assistance
from tobacco girls. Together hey
sacked several bakeries and burned
all the Octroi of6c:s, with all the pa
pers belonging to the foreign ships
loading in the harbor. Tne civic
guard was hotly stoned at the prison
aud the rioters marched eff with the
IRON bars of the jail. When the troops
appeared they were holly stoned, re.
plying with ire and wounding many.
The mob lhen attacked the govern
nent buildings and smashed the win
dows. The troops again fred, this
time from the balconies, and wound
ing many, bat the women kept on
throwing stones. The Justice house
at Tslverits was attacked because it
vas supposed tina! grain was stored
there. The troubles are expected to
Increase.