The herald., 1898-05-07
RIOTERS ARE RAMPANT
THE GOVERNMENT IS AFRAID
20 TAKE ACTION
THE MURDER OF FISHERMEN
Only Increases Disorder and Tends to
Change Rioting to Distinct At
tempts at Revolution
Associated Press Special Wire

ASSOCldIeu TTeSS OpeCidl Wiio
NEW YORK, May GA special to the
Journal and Advertiser, from Madrid.
says:
Riot still ramps and raves through Spain
and continually threatens to break into
revolutionary war. More and more, 1t is
apparent that the Sagasta Ministry is
afraid to act. The mobs are temporized
with where II is feared that shooting will
lead to a most serious disturbance. In
Gijon, Province of Oviedo, the killing of
women by the troops during the rioting
Of the flsherwomen and tobacco girls, has
caused tremendous demonstration. The
civil guard has Joined the rioters, many
Of the guards having sweethearts among
the disaffected women.
The octroi duties were merely an excuse
for the outburst. The price of bread and
the interference with the tobacco work
was enough to start the women, but the
men were melted from below-by agita-
tors who are working for the downfall of
the government.
And the Gijon massacre instead Of put
ting down the riot has increased its vio-
lence. Cries against the throne are open.
Mutterings of revenge against the soldiery
are on all lips. One party of rioters has
attacked the Casa Blanca and almost de-
molished 1t. The infantry fears to venture
from the barracks.
The artillery made an attempt to cap
ture the gun carried off by deserters tho
day before. but the attempt was unsuccess-
full, and they returned under the shower
Of stones, and dead animals, and hot water
that was hurled at them. A band Of cut
throat bandits Is roaming about the coun-
try.
In Barcelona the yankees of Spain" are
expressing their disapproval Of the govern
ment by run on the bank, demanding
silver for notes. In the harbor, there have
been heard mutterings of mutiny in tho
navy and plot to capture torpedo de-
stroyer.
Cartagena bubbles and seeths with revo-
luton. Thirty miles away, in Murcia, q
body of miners and their sympathizers,
estimated at from 10000 to 10O, 900 men and
women, has been tumultuously shouting
death to the thieves" Down with Sa-
gasta;" who stole our tax money!"
This great throng fired the railroad depot
and threw dynamite into the Quartet.
They then started for Cartagena, the war
port.
Troops were hurried to meet them. The
angry rioters refused to dispense and with
stood several volleys before they ran. The
police place the dead and wounded at moro
than fifty, including many women. The
ringleaders rallied the mob and began
shouting: "Give us Weyler or Don Car
los" They gathered again and gave bat
tie to the soldiers. At last accounts the
troops were on the defensive and reinforce
ments were being hurried to their sup
port.
Martial law has been proclaimed in Car
tagena itself. but the authorities are pow
erless to prevent gatherings and incendiary
speeches. One crowd from the Paruue
Central stoned the house of the Mayor and
looted store where supplies for the navy
were housed.
An Aimless Action
LONDON, May ga Cadiz dispatch to
the Chronicle says:
The battleship Pelayo, which arrived
here from Cartagena last Thursday is now
at anchor far inside the bay.
This ship is of $500 tons, is the largest
craft in the Spanish navy. She has four
very heavy Hontoria guns, besides quick
firing guns, and she carries crew close
upon 600 men.
Her orders are unknown. Some conjec-
ture that she will be off in three or four
days. Others say that she is to wait until
fleet of five, including the great ship Car
los v, the Cardineral Cisneros, the human
cha and the Alfonso XIII, is formed at
Cadiz, and that they will all sail together
about May 18th. 1t seems most likely that
she will act as a convoy of reinforcements
for the converted cruiser Buenos Ayres.
The fine cruiser Alfonso XIII is held in
readiness to accompany her. There is q
torpedo boat here, too.
Trade has ceased. Hardly a ship comes
in. The best trade was with America, and
now the roads are empty.
The great ships of the Transatlantic
lines are being converted into cruisers
profitable to no human soul but the gum
maker and the contractor. There are three
of them getting ready here. The Buenos
Ayres is ready to start. 1t was expected
that she would set off today with 1000 men
for Cuba, but the awaited telegram has not
yet come from Madrid.
I am told that she will not start until a
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