Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-02-21
FIERCE BATTLE
IN BARCELONA.
,..,,, fire on Rioters Killing Five
Hundred.
sAEED BY ARTILLERY FIRE
-, Engaged Batteries al o'o''
NV SO, we're Driven oR-Fight-
ing IN Many place"

lao S"nse Telegraph company iro'n
iAv" via Perplgnau, France says
D' s..oo hattie has been fought pc
n''' ,no troops and the rioters In the
|'s" ", of Of barcelona, known as sano
'D pa,o,e the engagement the cavalry
p''Y' ,.,,ry had been posted IN the
guy ,, dangerous points and field pat
, ,,. mad been located on the plaza'
y wv which vantage point the guns
,oad sweep the surrounding streets
when the final clash with the troops
.nr,ed the artillery was brought
,n,o action and raked street after
s,,set The rioters engaged the batter
lc.at close range, but were finally drly-
en- Off
II 8 reported that 500 persons were
.nlso or wounded on both sides. The
er,lre nelghborhood was wrecked by
,Se shells The ruins caught tre ana
mis- completed the destruction.
Further lighting Is reported at Mat
o,o ~ miles from Barcelona), where a
quantity Of arms have been discovered
Fighting is also reported at Tortosa
ana laragona respectively, 100 and so
miles southwest of Barcelona.
"A heavy rain which fell during the
day helped to dispense the rioters, and
me- authorities are taking severe mea-
sufes,
FORTY workmcn's associations have
baen dissolved, and the members Of
theIr committees arrested, The dwell
mqs Of the strike leaders and of am
srchsts are being registered and put
under guard,
The military engineers have assumed
control Of the street car service and
FEW cars, half filed with soldiers, are
running, Even the funeral coaches
nave 10 be protected by the soldiers.
No letters have been town business is
completely paralyzed.'
STREET FIGHTING CONTINUES,
Madrid Feb. 20,--Accordlng TO tee-
grams received here late tonight from
Barcelona, the street lighting there
continues The heavy rain which fell
during the day helped to dispense the
rioters and the authorities are taking
severe measures.
PROCLAMATION has been issued order
ing al private individuals to surrender
any weapons they may possess under
pain Of SEVERE penalties The sale OF
arms has also been prohibited
Forty gOrkmens associations have
been dissolved and the members OF
tlelr committees arrested. The dwell
lng Of The strike leaders and Of anarch-
ISIS are being registered and put under
guard
The battleship Pelayo has been or
dered 10 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,
No letters have been delivered in Bar
eclona In three days, and IN some dis
lan parts Of the town business is COM
pstey paralyzed
A pitched battle occurred In the out
skirts Of the city between the strikers
and The military escort attached TO
several wagons that were bringing In
provisions, The contents u the wagons
We're dragged out, and barbados We're
putt across the road The rails have
osen torn up to prevent trains from en-
leIlng the city.
The strike movement has begun 10
spread seriously Al Castelloh de Ia
rama, taking advantage of the night
ana the absence Of the police, the stiik-
eIs set fre TO two factories with the
ad OF petroleum,
The factories were burned. At wo-
mans meeting held at Castelon de la
rama, general strike was voted.
Az sarag0ssa most of the factories
nave already closed on the demands of
he Workmen and the strikers are
eHhghg pressure to bear to compel the
factories SIN remaining open 10 close
lnelr doors The captain general Of
saIagossa has wired for achievements.
a strike commenced at Valencia, but
owing 10 the refusal of the dock labor
$40 participate II did not become gem
ual Ine police at Valencia, assisted
Wy tne troops have up to the present
uhe been able to maintain order there.
IL IS learned late tonight thar martial
aw mas been proclaimed M Manrcsa
aooul 80 miles northwest Of Barcelona)
ana at saragossa, At the latter place
we troops have occupied a strategic
ahoes
Umelal kilograms received here de-
Nlloe a slight Improvement IN the sit
uauon at Barcelona, and officials to-
night seem more hopeful
STRICT CENSORSHIP MAINTAINED
Vwlng TO the strict censorship over
1--WE 1--WE nom Barcelona It Is difficult to
SS'VsF'ain the real state OF affairs there.
wv qulIe certain however, that ali the
gaVts OF the authorities to persuade
w, ws iaOor leaders into a conciliatory at
s,uge nave 80 far failed, and the ex-
mNnsloh OF The strike movement il more
Ney than us restriction In addition
Ky. wy laDor movement the ever present
isaiah nome rule agitation Is likely to
nv'e serious factor In the situation.
sm hopeful sign IS the fact that almost
ssVne among the ministers and govern
ivy authorities Gen. Weyler Is In SYM
mHy Win the Californian demands
sau Is inclined To study their grlev-
u rs he has held military commands
~ Nalalonia, speaks the Catalan LAM
Sag ssase and thoroughly understands tbs
tn
ss ,ue government declines to publish
~ oil the casualties Ia the riots OF
t,1ssuay ana Wednesday. II is inferred
uun private information received here
s ~s. " persons were killed and 200
nnouuued during the encounters of
r 80 uays AID 800 arrests have been
~e All pegeoRs who We're slightly
f,' Sle9 were concealed by their
wv N order TO avoid prosecution.
ns o INN took a prominent share In
ne .pW' and were more violent than
AZ n u'eh. Among the Incidents related
essa s disorders at Barcelona h The
IL Vi policeman who fell. victim
named ms i,eeseinDlaEoe to an Inspector
Tie aso lly,sols' who Is much hated by
taken ~ .Nnls's' The policeman mis-.
ed. u'e Inspector was ASA sslnpt.
tween 'elegraph lines have been ON, ,,o
feared saoadell and Tarrass =,
ssenla ,ne strike win next -
crisis d n", Neloha. and a minislerial
trouble ngt an unlikely outcoms ~ , ne,
several M. N .rahsplres that last snnday