The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-02-11
Madrid Students Demonstrate and
Stone the Police, Several
of Whom Are Hurt.
TWENTY-SIx ARRESTS MADE
Franciscans Attacked on the
Streets of ValladOlid-Dis-
turbances at Barcelona
and Valencia.

Madrid, Feb. 1l.-Late last evening. at the
close of a meeting of the Students Union
On the occasion OF a lecture dealing with
the anticlerical play Electra the stu
dents demonstrated and stoned the police.
-Four policemen. including two Lieutenants.
and three students. were badly injured. A
number of others were slightly hurt. but
were able to go to their homes. Twenty
six arrests were made, and several of the
persons in custody will be court-martialed.
1t was 2 o'clock this morning before quiet
was restored and mounted gendarmes la
trolled the streets all night.
Similar demonstrations occurred last
evening on Alcala street.
The authorities. evidently alarmed, took
extensive measures last night to cope with
a revival of disorder.
The Communal Club has presented a pc
tition to the Minister of the Interior against
religious congregations on the ground that
several OF these are engaged in business.
The petition asks for the suppression of un-
authorized bodies, notably the Society Of
Jesuits.
Ell Imperial protests vigorously against
the stoning of the carriage of the papal
nuncio yesterday. pointing out that he rep
resents the person of the august Pontif.
Speaking generally of the situation in
Spain. II says: Disasters and misfortunes
have exhausted the patience OF the country,
for no attempt Is made to remedy them.
General Indignation prevails"
Other Liberal organs refer to the disquiet-
Ing conditions. Ell liberal publishes an ar
ticie under the caption, THE People in
Ebullition."
AT valladolid yesterday, at the close OF
the lectures. the university students DEM
onstrated against clerical establishments
stoning the converts and monasteries. II
was necessary for the gendarmes to charge
them, and a municipal guardsman was
wounded. Thereupon the students marched
to Jesuit College, shouting Long live lib
erty" and Down with the Jesuits."
They shattered the windows with stones
and did not dispense until the rector of the
university personally appealed to them TO
be prudent and granted them holidays.
To-day. In Valladolid, the Franciscans
who appeared in the streets. were stoned
and compelled to take refuge In the Town
Hall. At the conclusion of the bull tight
there. the gendarmes charged the crowd
which had stones the windows Of the
tradesmen. 70, refusing to close their
shops.
At Barcelona, yesterday. a group of stu
dents demonstrated in front Of the semi
nary. shouted Long live liberty and
Down with clericalism." They were dis
1t is said that a luncheon will soon be
given by a grandee OF Spain. in honor Of
Senior Galdos. author OF Electra" and
that representatives of the Republican and
Liberal groups. among them Senior Romero
y Robledo. Will be presented, with a view
OF planning a campaign against all forms
OF reaction.
The project of valladolid has authorized
an anti-clerical meeting. on condition that
1t is not held In the street.
Anti-clerical demonstrators in Valencia
yesterday stoned the projects carriage.