Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-02-27
IN WILD DISORDER
r,IE SITUATION IN BARCELONA BE.
COMING MORE AND MORE
DESPERATE.
PITCHED BATTLE WITH TROOPS
EyrREME MEASURES NECESSARY
TO STOP THE DISTUR-
DANCES.
PITCHED BATTLE WITH TROOPS
MANY PERSONS WERE KILLED
STRICT CENSORSHIP COVERS UP
THE REAL STATE OF
AFFAIRS.

London, Feb. pa message to the
Exchange Telegraph company from
Barcelona via PerpigEan, France. says
a fierce battle has been fought between
the rioters and troops in the suburb OF
Barcelona known as Sano.
Before the engagement the cavalry
and infantry had been posted in the
most dangerous points and a field bat
terry had been located on the plaza,
from which vantage ground the guns
could sweep the surrounding streets.
When the final clash with the troops
occurred, continues the dispatch, the
artillery was brought into action and
raked street after street. The rioters
engaged the batteries ut close range,
but were finally driven off. 1t is re-
ported that 500 persons were killed or
wounded on both sides. The entire
neighborhood was wrecked by the
shells. The ruins caught fire and this
completed the destruction.
Sale of Arms Prohibited.
Madrid, Feb. 21.-According to tele-
grams received here late last night
from Barcelona the street fighting
there continues. The heavy rain which
fell during the day helped to dispense
the rioters, and the authorities are
taking severe measures.
A proclamation has been issued or
dering all private individuals to sur
render any weapons they may possess.
under pain of severe penalties. Inc
sale of arms is prohibited.
Forty workmen's associations have
been dissolved and the members OF
their committees arrested: The dwell
tngs of the strike leaders and Of an
under guard. The battleship Pelayo
has been ordered to Barcelona.
The military engineers have assumed
.contro, of the street car service and
few cars, half-flled with soldiers, are
running. Even the funeral coaches
have to be protected by the police. NO
letters have been delivered in Barcelona
in three days, and in some ois'an'
parts of town business
Is Completely Parnlyzed.
A mitchell battle occurred in the out
skirts of the city between the strikers
and a, military escort attached to sew
-eral wagons that were bringing in pro-
visions. The contents of the wagons
were dragged out and barricades were
built across the road. The rails have
been torn UP to prevent trains from
entering the city. The strike move
ment has begun to spread seriously.
AT Castellon de la Plana, taking ad-
vantage of the night and OF the ap-
serce Of the police, the strikers set nre
to two factories with the aid of Pc
troleum. The factories were burned.
Martial law has been proclaimed at
Manresa, about thirty miles northwest
of Barcelona, and at Saragossa. Az
the latter place the troops have occu-
pied a strategic position IN order "
check the disturbances. Official tele-
grams received here describe a sllgnt
improvement in the situation at BARGE
lena, and officials seem more hopelul'
Refuse to BE COnciliatcd.
Owing to the censorship over news
from Barcelona it is difficult to ascer-
tair the real state of affairs there. IL
is quite certain, however, that all the
efforts Of the auth orities to persuade
the labor leaders into a conciliatory at
titrde have so far failed. and the eS-
tension of the strike movement Is more
likely than it's restriction. The govern
ment declines to publish figures OF the
casualties in the riots of TUESDAY al"
Wednesday. It is inferred from prl-
vato information received here tnas
forty persons were killed and 2oo
wounded during the encounters OF those
days, and that 500 arrests have oeen
made.
Women too a prominent part in the
riots and were more violent than the
men.
The pS>ecrs this morning report many
persons killed and wounded DURING
Thursdays conflicts at Barcelona. In9
Heraldo says that the captain genera
of Catalonia has asked for more troops
as the rioters are getting out of hand'