The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-30
NEWSPAPERS OF SPAIN.
Few in Number in Proportion to
Population.
New York Sun.

New York Sun.
Spain is a country of 100000 population,
but there are fewer newspapers published
DIN it, daily, weekly and bimonthly, official,
Semi-official, secular and scientific, than are
published in the single American State of
Illinois, which by the last federal census
had q population of 3,S00,00O. And many, if
not most, of the newspapers published in
Spain are newspapers in name only. for
their most distinguishing characteristic is
that they do not contain any news, being
devoted to what is called matters in gen.
nit of the publication of the paper any day
of the week or any hour of the day-it
doesn't make much difference which.
Spanish cities, exceeding by the recent
census the population of Madrid by several
thousands. But the two Barcelona papers
Loro (the PARROT, Catalan journal de-
voted to jokes, and Ell Modo Espanol (the
Spanish Fashions) AS the Spanish fash
ions have been precisely the same for sew
eral centuries, without the slightest devia-
ton in cut or color, fabric or article, the
urgent necessity of publishing a newspaper
devoted to them is not entirely clear.
Other Barcelona papers are the Voice of
the Neighborhood, the Bludgeon, a satrtcal
journal with a grewsome and CORY name,
Publicity the organ of the Republicans
with circulation smaller than that of the
New York city Record, and the Family Pic
torial. In Madrid, the capital a newspaper
which has been frequently referred to in
the cable dispatches from Spain during the
past few days is La Epoca, a Conservative
journal, which makes claim TO a ctrcula-
ton Of 5000. 1t is a four-page paper of
blanket style and makes feature of
foreign dispatches-when it gets them. Ell
Globo, journal of Liberal tendencies has
a much larger circulation, though smaller
in size than FL Liberal or the Impartial,
two other papers well known to European
readers generally who are familiar with
Spanish journalism.
The propensity of Spaniards to indulge
in bcmbastic titles is reflected somewhat in
the press of that country. Cadiz, a town
nj % &C III "a ri
ford, Conn, has two daily papers, one
known as the Defender of Cadiz and tine
other as Clamor. One of the Madrid pa
pers, a paper almost wholly devoted to ale
lusions to the past and greatness " of
Spain. is called the Future Century. and
spectivey. as the News and the Future A
favorite title among the provincial papers
of Spain is Publicitad (publicity). which
can hardly be regarded a wise selection
of title for a country which receives fewer
foreign Geographic dispatches In week
than the city of New York gets in day,
and In which q press censorship exists of
so stern a quality as 10 diyest Spanish pa
pers generally of all claim to independence
In matters relating to the government.
There are, approximately, 100 papers In
Spain, of which 800 are described as news
papers. SOC as scientific journals (mostly
monthly journals). 100 are religious papers
and go deal with fashions Spanish fash
ions), satire, poetry. music and art sub
jects. Nearly one-half the papers OF Spain
are published In Barcelona or Madrid. In
the latter city there is one paper published
in French and liz Gibraltar under Eng
lish control there is one published in Eng
llsh. The average circulation Of a Spanish
newspaper is 1900 co0ieA