Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-02-21
STREET FIGHTING
At Barcelona Continues Be.
tween Strikers and Troops.
Government Taking Strong Measures
and Hopes to QueII Trouble.
Disturbances Extends to Other Places
Troops Being Placed.


Barcelona, the street fighting there
continues. The heavy rain which fell
during the day helped to dispense the
rioters and the authorities are making
severe measures.
A proclamation has been issued Or
dering all private individuals to sur
render any weapons they may possess
under severe penalty. The sale of
arms has also been prohibited. Four
mems associations have been dissolved
and their committees arrested. The
dwellings of the strike leaders and of
Anarchists are being registered and
put under guard. The battleship Pei
ago has been ordered to Barcelona.
The military engineers have resumed
control of the street car service and
few cars half filed with soldiers, are
running. Even the funeral coaches
have to be protected by the police. No
letters have been delivered in BARGE
Iona in three days and in some dis
completely paralyzed.
A pitched battle occurred in the out
skirts of the city between strikers and
the military escort attached to several
wagons that were bringing in prOvi-
sions. The contents of the wagons were
dragged out and barriers were built
across the road. The rails have been
torn up to prevent trains from enter
ing the city. At CASTILLO de la Plana,
taking advantage of the night and of
the absence of the police, strikers set
fire to two factories with the aid of
petroleum. The factories were burned.
At workmens meeting held at Cas-
tellOn de la Plana, a general strike was
voted.
A strike commenced at Valencia, but
owing to the refusal of the dock labor
ers to participate, it did not become
general. The police at Valencia, as
sisted by the troops, have, up to the
present time, been able to maintain or
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Later-Martial law has been pro-
claimed at Manesia, about 80 miles
northwest of Barcelona and at Sara
gossa. At the latter place the troops
have occupied a stragetic position in
order to check the disturbances.
Official kilograms received a slight
improvement in the situation at BARGE
Iona and officials, tonight, seem more
hopeful.
Owing to the strict censorship over
news from Barcelona, it is difficult to
ascertain the real state of affairs there.
1t is quite certain, however. that all
the efforts of the authorities to per-
suade the labor leaders into concila-
tory attitude have SO far failed, and
the extension of the strike movement
In addition to labor movement, the
present 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 min
listers and the government authorities,
Gen. Weyler is in sympathy with the
Catalonian demands and is inclined to
study their grievances. He has held
military commands in Catalonia,
speaks the Catalan language and
thoroughly understands the situation.
The government declines to publish
figures of the casualties in the riots of
Tuesday and Wednesday. 1t is infer
red from private information received
here that 40 persons were killed and
200 wounded during the encounters of
those days, and that 500 arrests have
been made. All persons who were
slightly wounded were concealed by
their friends in order to avoid prese-
Cution.
Women took a prominent share In the
riots and were more violent than the
men
Among the incidents related of the dii-
orders at Barcelona is the case OF po-
liceman who fell a victim to his resent
blance to an inspector named 1lesel",
who Is much hated by the Anarchists.
The policeman mistaken for the Inspector
was assassinated.
The telegraph lines have been cut be-
tween Sabadell and Tarrasa. 1t Is fearc5
that the strike will next extend to Sc
willie and Verona and a ministerial crisis
is not an unlikely outcome of the trouble.
1t transpires that last Sunday a mum
Der OF workmen's meetings were held in
barcelona. The principal meeting wos
held at the Sirco Hispanol and was at.
tended by 5000 persons. Teresa Clara
mant, the notorious agitator. Bunufulla
and other Anarchists made violent
speeches at this meeting for a general
strike.
In the chamber of deputies, today.
Senior Robert. deputy from the province
of CATALONIA interpellated the government.
on the recent events at Barcelona. Re
plying to Senior Robert the minister Of
the interior Senior Gonzales on behalf
of the government accepted full respons,
bility therefor but asked for the ad-
journment of the discussion. Romero
Robledo. supporting Senior Robert. said
that the government did not have enough
guns and rifles to suppress a social revo-
luton If one broke out everywhere. Senior
Robledo denounced the censorship over
the Geographic news from Barcelona AMI
insisted that the fact that labor pro5leme
existed in other countries did not excuse
the government of Spain.
In the Senate. today. Con. Weyler. the
minister of war, said that while tie ST.
uation at Barcelona had not improved. il;
had not grown worse lie said the stre. !.
car service there was partially in opera
ton and that the bakeries and groceries
were open in spite of the strike. Their.
had been no disturbances at Aragossa
and Rous.
At Castellon De La Plana the war min
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