Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-08-06
REBELLION AT END;
SPAIN MASSES ARMY


MADRID, Aug. 4.-The government to-
day issued an official announcement say
ing the crisis in Spain is now at an end
and that the country is tranquil from the
Bay of Biscay to the Mediterranean. The
release of Senior Iglesias, editor of Ell
Progresso, and a certain relaxation of the
censorship are considered the best evil
dence that the danger is past.
The minister of the interior has given
out a statement in which he says, among
other things, that not only TIE reservists
but volunteers, are flocking to the re-
cruiting stations for service in Morocco.
PARIS. Aug. 4.-The Figaro's staff cor
respondent at Barcelona reports that the
rioters violated the sepulchres of nuns,
but generally speaking did not harm living
nuns. The monks. however, were chased
from converts and monasteries, while the
women in the crowds who were especially
engaged, cried: Away with you! No long
er will you steal our needle and our
'broidery; no longer will you prevent by
your unfair competition our women find
ing employment"
In one convent there was a big stock
of candles. Women and children lighted
these and held a moc6 procession and
two mummifed bodies of nuns arrayed
In magnificent raiment, were carried with
lionaire citizen.
The correspondent says that while forty
blazing converts formed a colossal fire
which sufficed to illuminate the city at
night, the rioters INDUCED in furious at
lacks upon converts and churches.
The Madrid correspondent of the Echo
de Paris estimates that 1000 children have
been made homeless by the destruction OF
religious institutions in Barcelona. The
museum of natural history, one of the
most beautiful buildings in Spain, and the
art school were destroyed.
Another incident of the street fighting
was when one young revolutionist walked
before the civil guards and discharged
his revolver to the last ball, remaining
until he fell riddled with bullets. Many
innocent persons walking on the roofs of
houses were shot down by the soldiers
PARIS, Aug. 4-The correspondent of
the Journal, in a dispatch, gives list
of So converts. chapels, schools and
churches burned during the night.
July 2S-The silence of death reigned
| this morning in the deserted streets. but
tumult soon broke out. General Santi-
ago was leaving the barracks with a
small escort when rifle balls whistled
past his ear Very WE'LL said Santi-
ago. softly to his officers, now we will
treat these Catalonians on their merits
The revolutionists had hoisted the flag
above their building Of the Confederation
of Labor General Santiago learned that
revolutionary committee is within, turns
on the artillery and soon the structure Is
a pile of ruins. Citizens are arrested
right and left, but many of them are
released Insurgents fire from windows
terrific bombardment. The answer is a
etrrific bombardment of every house
from which came bullets or bomb. 1t is
a night of terror and fear.
July 2g-Hunger stalks. The revolu-
tionists are in possessions of the arms of
a battalion of veterans and there are
new fierce conflicts. The artillery can
onades the insurgents and from the
deathly befchings of the guns, the rioters
headed by the women and children, dash
toward the Valencia quarter and auda-
ciously set fire to the convent of the
Conceptionists. The troops pursue and
fire fusillades without pity.
July 30-More charges and more vio-
let collisions. 1 walk in pools of blood
and by walls riddled with bullets and pro-
jectiles. Not a window is open. At night
there are professions Of stretcher bear
ers transporting dead and wounded.
July 31.-The revolutionists attack con-
vents Executions take place of rioters
and incendiaries condemned by the court
martial; "A are lined UP and shot.
August l and August Calm returns
slowly to the stricken city. We will
never know the exact number of dead
and wounded. Seventy-five insurgents
have been buried. All members of the
revolutionary committee have been exc
cuted and all others gravely compromised
will to condemned to life Imprisonment.
Calm has returned, but only in appear
ance, for l think the Catalonians will
avenge themselves terribly"