The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-05-07
RED RIOT RAVES
THROUGH SPAIN
Kingdom SeetheS With Trea-
son and Revolution.
MUTTERINGS AGAINST
MINISTRY AND THRONE
Women Rioters Shot Down By the
Troops.
Mutiny In the Navy and a Plot to
Capture a Torpedo Destroyer
Government Afraid to Act and
Soldiers Dare Not Venture From
Their Barracks-Moret Defends
the Government In Congress In
An Impassioned Speech.

New York, May "a special to the
Journal and Advertiser from Madrid
says: Riot still ramps and raves
through Spain and continually threat
ems to break into revolutionary war.
| More and more it is apparent that the
| Sagasta ministry is afraid 10 act. hero
ically. The mobs are temporiZed with
where it is feared that shooting will
lead to more serious disturbances.
In Gijon, province of Oviedo, the
killing of women by the troops during
the rioting of the fisherwomen and to-
bacco girls has caused a tremendous
demonstration. The Guarda Civil has
Joined the rioters, many of the guards
having sweetheartS among the disaf-
fected women.
The Octroi duties were merely an
excuse for the outburst. The price of
bread and the interference with the to-
bacco work was enOl-gh to start the
women. but the men '. ere melted from
below-by agitators who are working
for the downfall of the government.
The Gijon massacre, instead of put
ting down the riot, has increased its
violence. 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
y
fears to venture from the barracks.
In Barcelona the Yankees of Spain"
are expressing their disapproval of the
government by d run on the bank, de-
handing silver for notes. In the har
Dor there have been heard mutterings
Of mutiny in the navy and of plot to
capture a torpedo destroyer.
Carthagena bubbles and seethes with
revolution. Thirty miles away, in Muir
cia, a great army Of miners and their
sympathizers. estimated at from 1000
to 10000 men and women, has been tu-
multuouSly shouting Death to the
Thieves" Down With Sagasta," who
Stole Our Tax Money!"
This great throng fired the railroad
depot and threw dynamite into the
Quartet. Then they started for Cartha-
gena, the war port. Troops were hur-
ried to meet them. The angry rioters
refused to dispense and withstood two
volleys before they ran. Reports place
the dead and wounded at more than 80,
including many women.
The ringleaders rallied the mob and
began shouting "GiVe US Weyler or
Don Carlos" They gathered on the
heights and gave battle to the soldiers.
At last accounts the troops were on
the defensive, and reinforcementS were
being hurried to their support.
MORE DISORDERS REPORTED.
Further disorders are reported from
different parts of the provinces, espec-
tally from Murcia, capital Of the prov
ince OF that name, 30 miles from Car
thagena, where a mob, composed main
ly of striking miners, has cut the tele-
graph lines, set fire to the town hall.
and the law courts, burning the arch
ives. The rioters also made an attack
upon the local jail, beating in the doors
and releasing the prisoners.
Finally, the rioting strikers have m
terrupted railroad communication with
Murcia, and have destroyed a store by
the use of dynamite, distributing the
provisions which it contained The
situation is regarded as being very ser
ious. Recently 5000 striking miners of
Murcia attempted to march upon Car
thagena, and were only prevented from
doing so by strong force of troops.