The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-05-05
DESPERATE RIOTING.
Mayor and Town Councillors Cap
; tured and Ransom Demanded.
SOLDIERS FIRE ON THE RIOTERS.


storchonses and Onices-Mob stones
tho Civic Guard-Resignation of tho
Queen Regent Seriously Considered.
Madrid May 5.--,rhe outbreaks in
The PROVINCES are assuming alarming
p proportions. This is especially the case
In the province of Gijon, on the bay of
Bscay, where the troops have been
rompeled to fire on the rioters "in self
defense" The latest news from Jigon
lG thai the artillery has been ordered
nut. At Talavera de Ia Rovna one OF
the Jesuit religious houses has been
burned. 1t is asserted here that the
.lGts arise from hunger rather than
rom political motives.
Everywhere the dissatisfaction is
growing especially over the price of
bread. Acts against authority are be-
coming more and more overt. AT
Caceres capital of Estre Madura, the
populace marched into the railway
station to prevent the export of pro-
visions and overpowered the soldiers.
The fisherwomen who broke CT
against the octori dues at Giion re-
reived the most determined assistance
from the tobacco girls. Together they
sacked several bakeries and burned all
the octroi offices, with all the papers
belonging to the foreign ships loading
In the harbor. The civic guard was
stoned at the prison and the mob
marched off with the iron bars Of the
fall. When the troops appeared they
were hotly stoped. replying with fire
and wounded many. The mob then at
tackled the government buildings and
smashed the windows. The troops
again fired. this time from the bal
comics. and wounded many, but the
women kept throwing stones.
At Catalan the rioters captured the
mayor and town councillors and de-
nanded ransom. On the mayor pro-
testing he was shot through the leg,
after which the gendarmes dispersed
The mob.
In the town Of Aguilas. province Of
Nurcia, mob mostly composed Of
women burned the storehouses and
offices.
1t is reported that the Republican
and Carlist emissaries are endeavoring
to incite mutinies in the garrison there.
Several agitators have been arrested.
The Carlists organs, and The In
parcial and Liberal predict grave
events. The cabinet, however, is dis
posed to energetically maintain order
and hasten the vote on the financial
bills, in order to suspend the corte:
and give the crown end executive
power full freedom of action.
The Madrid newspapers are very
pessimistic in their comments upon the
situation in the provinces and the de-
bates in the corteS, and 1t Is believed
the resignation of the cabinet is i'm
mlnent.
The idea of the resignation of the
regency Of Queen Maria Christina is
being seriously considered by tho
members of the imperial family of
Austria, with a view of averting an
anti-dynastic movement and saving
the throne. An exchange of ideas on
the subject Is going on between the
queen regent and her Austrian family,
but its most influential members are
decidedly opposed.
Those who are best informed as to
the goSefsii..eit. |. tt--sAe.. te5
the Spanish arms suffer another re-
verse like that at Cavite the govern
ment would informally request the
great powers to lend their services to
arrange the best possible terms OF
peace, Many Liberals consider that
Spain, having maintained her honor
and Justified her chivalry, can now az
ford to yield to superior force, but II
IA doubtful whether pubAc opinion
would approve this line of action.
The government would be content to
ccde cuba to the United States. but
would not pay indemnity. because un-
able. Those well informed regard the
war as practically terminated, and
that toward the end of May 1t Will be-
come history. What will follow, now
ever 1t Is difficult to foYesee. All the
elements of a LONG civil war in SPAN
are unfortunately becoming visible.
The government and the Liberal party
are popularly hated, as being respon-
sible for the war. The Republicans
possess no durable chances OF success.
The Conservatives and Carlists are the
great parties of the future, and some
of the Conservative groups are graVl-
tating toward Carlism.
The budget committee of the lower
house has refused to sanction the pro-
posed contribution Of years taxation
in advance, but has decided to charge
again 20 per cent Of all taxes with the
exception of those on dutiable COM
nodlties The queen regent has signed
various measures bearing upon the
army in Cuba.
The Marquis Cerralbo is reported to
have said that there is no truth i'll the
report of a Carlist rising in Catadon,
and that even the local governor had
declared 1t Republican rising.
III striking speech In parliament
yesterday Senor Romero, leader of the
Neyleritcs, said that Cuban autonomy
was a farce, and called on all classes
of spanlards to defend their king and
fatherand against Spain's internation-
al enemy.
The Cortcs will probably pass q
measure prohibiting the expectation of
corn, flour, rye, maize and potatoes.
1t will also suppress the import duty
on them.