The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-21
labor RIOTS IN SPAIN
THREATEN THE THRONE
Disturbances in Barcelona Spread and Take On a
Serious Character PreSaging Revolution.
Troops Clash With Malcontents and Bloody Battle Ensues
Government BIames Anarchists

to the labor movement the ever pres
ent Catalan home rule agitation is
likely to prove a serious factor in the
situation. One hopeful sign is the fact
that almost alone among the minis
ters and governing authorities General
Weyler is in sympathy with the Cata-
lonian demands and is Inclined to study
their grievances. He has held military
commands in Catalonia, speaks the
Catalan language and thoroughly IN
derstands the situation.
Censorship is Strict.
The government declines In publish
hgures of the casualties in the riots
of Tuesday and Wednesday. II is in
ferred from private information re-
ceived here that forty persons were
killed and 200 wounded during the en-
counter Of those days. and 500 arrests
nave been made. All persons who were
slghuy wounded were concealed by
their friends in order to avoid prose-
cuticn.
Women took a prominent share in
the riots and were more violent than
the men. Among the incidents related
Of the disorders at Barcelona is the
case of a policeman who fell a victim
to his resemblance to an inspector
named Tiesols. who is much hated by
the anarchists The policeman. mis-
taken for the inspector, was assassi-
mated.
The telegraph lines have been cut
between Sabadell and Tarrasa. 1t is
feared the strike will next extend to
Seville and Verona, and a ministerial
crisis is not an unlikely outcome of the
trouble. It transpires that last Sun
=. Il
held i'm Barcelona. The principal meet
ing was held at Circo Espanol and was
attended by 5000 persons. Teresa CIar-
amunt the notorious agitatcr Bonfura
and other anarchists made violent
speeches at this meeting in favor of a
general strike. This idea was instant
~ adopted and the intervention of the
government agents. who always at
tend such meetings was openly
spUrned.
Troops Fight Strikers.
Lordon, Feb. 2O.-A message to the
Exchange Telegraph company from
Barcelona via Perpignan, France, SAYS
fierce battle has been fought between
the troops and the rioters i'm the sub
urb of Barcelona. known as SanO. Be
fore the engagement the cavalry and
infantry had been posted in the most
dangerous points and held battery
had been located on the plaza. from
/ which vantage point the guns could
sweep the surrounding streets
When the final clash with the troops
occurred the artillery was brought in
TO action and raked street after street.
| The rioters engaged the batteries at
close range, but were finally driven
off,
The heavy rain which fell during the
day helped to dispense the rioters and
the authorities are taking severe meas
| ures. proclamation has been issued
ordering all private individuals to sur
| render any weapons they may possess
under pain Of severe penalties. The
sale Of arms has also been prohibited
Forty workmen's associa tons have
/ been dissolved and the members OF
| their committees arrested. The dwell
| ings of the strike leaders and of an
archists are being registered and put
under guard.
The battleship Pelayo has been or
/ dered to Barcelona.
The military engineers have assumed
/ control of the street car service and q
| few cars, half filed with soldiers, are
/ running. Even the funeral coaches
have to be protected by the soldiers. NJ
| letters have been delivered in BARGE
! Iona in three days. and in some dis
| tant parts of the town business is com.
pletely paralyzed.