Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1902-02-21
EXTREME NATIONAL CRISIS IS FEARED
General wsylsr OOnfss with Queen Regent
and Military Authorities.
TROOPS EQUIPPED READY FOR ACTION
Prolonged and Deadly Riots Produce statt
Of General Disorder.
ANARCHY PRIME FACTOR IN REVOLUTION
CONFLICTS between strikers and Sol
diers Are wsged Grave RE-
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MADRID, Feb. 2o.--Premier Sc zta is
preparing a decree establishing martial law
throughout Spain. The signature OF the
decree, It is believed, will be followed by
an extreme national crisis. It was per-
sistently said when the Chamber Of Depu-
ties closed this evening that the minister
of war, General weyler, had long con-
ference with the queen regent yesterday.
which was followed by a conference with
the military authorities today. Afterward,
IL Ia asserted arms and ball cartridges
we're served out to the troops In Madrid
who are In readiness to start at mo-
ments notice.
Advices received here from Barcelona say
the mob does not offer any serious re-
sistance when confronted by the troops, but
rioters are continually sniping at the police
and soldiers from behind doors and windows
and from the roofs Of houses, dispensing
when the troops charge.
! According to kilograms received here
Mate tonight from Barcelona street fighting
fhere continues. A proclamation has been
ISSUED ordering all private individuals to
surrender any weapons they may possess,
under pain OF severe penalty. The sale OF
arms has been prohibited. Forty work
mems associations have been dissolved and
the members Of their committees arrested.
The battleship Pelsyo has been ordered
10 Bafcelona.
Pitched Battle Occurs.
A pitched battle occurred in the outskirts
4 Of the city between the strikers and the
military escort attached to several wagons
that were bringing in provisions. The con-
tents OF the wagons were dragged and bar
rtcades were built across the road. The
rails have been torn up to prevent trains
from entering the city,
The strike movement has begun to
spread seriously.
Al saragossa most Of the factories have
closed on the demands Of the workmen and
the strikers are bringing pressure to bear
20 cause the factories still remaining open
10 close. The captain general OF saragossa
has wired for reinforcements.
onlciaI teiegrams- received here describe
. slight imPrc9ement 10 the .sieuatiqn ~
barcelona and oficers tonight seem more
hopeful.
owlns 10 the strict censorship over news
from Barcelona It is dificult to ascertain
the real state of affairs there.
In addition to the labor movement the
ever-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 ministers ana
the governing authorities, General Weyler
"A in sympathy with the Catalanian de-
rnands and Is inclined TO study their grieV-
ances.
Fatal Riots Continue.
BARCELONA, Feb. 2o.--The strikers to-
day killed three workmen who wished to
resume work. The proprietor Of bakery
who raised the price of bread was also
killed.
II "A hourly becoming more apparent
that anarchists are the prime movers In
tbe incipient revolution. The markets are
without provisions and the strikers are
preventing the slaughter OF animals.
Additional reinforcements of troops are
arriving here.
A mob stormed the arsenal at Sabadell.
not far from Barcelona, and secured forty
rhes but they were subsequently, recovered
by the troops.
Fresh fixhting between the troops and
rioters has occurred at Tarrasa and Saba
dell. Most of the ships in this harbor have
: been forced to leave without discharging 9
y their cargoes.
Rumor of Five Hundred Deaths.
PARIS, Feb. 2O.-The Patrie today pub
fishes dispatches dated at Hendaye, France,
early this morning, giving a number Of re-
ports OF the occurrences yesterday at Bar
oelona The majority Of these reports lack
confirmation.
In another dispatch from Hendaye. timed
later in the day, the Pstrie publishes as a
local rumor the statement that 500 persons
have been killed and wounded In the
suburbs OF Barcelona.
other Fierce Conflicts.
LONDON. Feb. 2O.--A message to the
Exchange Telegraph company from Bar
cslona via Perpignan. France, says a fierce
battle has been fought between the troops
and the rioters In the suburb OF Barcelona
known as sano. Before the engagement
the cavalry and infantry had been posted
In the most dangerous points and q neld
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. continues
the dispatch. the artillery was brought into
action and raksd street after street
The rioters engaged the batteries at close
range but were driven on. 1t is reported
that 500 persons were killed and wounded
on both sides.
The entire neighborhood was wrecked BY
the shells. The ruins caught hre and thil
ing is reported at Mataro fifteen miles
from Barcelonal. where a quantity OF arms
have been discovered. Fighting is also re-
ported at Tortosa and Tarranaga respec-
lively. $50 miles southwest OF Barcelona.
cERBERE. Spain. Feb. 20.-s D. m.-
Serious lighting is proceeding in ali parts
Of Barcelona. A number OF persons hav,
been killed or wounded. Troops are ar.
riving rapidly at Barcelona from all Other
districts. The outbreak today between tn.
strikers and troops began In Paraldo, AS.
alto and Rambla streets. where many shot
were exchanged. A general panic pre-
walls at Barcelona.
To stop Export of Horses 20 TraasvaAl
VIENNA. Feb. 2o.-In the Reichsrath to
day Herr Wolf. the n-German leader, CAV,
notice Of an Interpolation inviting the Aus
trian government. in conjunction with tn,
government OF Hungary. to prohibit the sx
port Of horses from Austria and Hungary u
South Africa and thus maintain neutrality