The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-08-05

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Madrid, July 31.--The military
governor OF Barcelona today pub
lished q decree ordering the inhabl
itants OF the city. to return to their
homes. After "a hours, anyone
found in the streets 10 liable to be
shot on sight. .
Madrid, July 3t.-In view of the
grave situation at Barcelona,
which 10 steadily growing more se-
rious, the naval infantry has been
ordered TO that city.
Senior Lacierva, minister Of the inte-
rior, 20 termed the Spanish Trepoff,
today announced that any newspaper
printing reports disagreeing with Of
hcial information would be prosecuted
and the editions suppressed.
~ Treasury Has $18,ooo,000.
A statement was issued this
morning by the ministry of finance,
designed to stop the fall of Span
ury balance is SIS, 900, 900, OF which
$a,600,000 Is In gold. No extraor-
binary taxes are contemplated.
Since h declaration Of martial law
throughout Spain yesterday, the CEN
'sorship over news has been more Sc
we're.
The complete mobilization Of the
Spanish army has been ordered. All Of
fcers on leave have been recalled. The
reserves of all classes have been sum-
Lmoned to the colors. The railroad lines
In the north of Spain are strictly
guarded and no n is allowed to enter
Spain without permission of the mill
.tary authorities.
Garrisons at Burgos, Logrono, Wit
toria and other towns are under arms.
The censor forbids telegraphic COM
munication with Bilbao.
Royalty to Madrid2
The royal family Is hastily return
ing to Madrid from San Sebastian. It
is reported that Premier Maura has
rendered his resignation, but that King
Alfonso has declined to accept It.
Paris, July 31.-The internal insur-
lrection In Spain now completely over
shadows tho war In Africa in the eyes
of Europe. The decision of Premier
Maura's cabinet yesterday to place the
country under martial law and employ
h army to repress the revolt In Cat
alonia an an alternative to conyoking
parliament, may provoke an extension
!of the instruction which would en-
danger the dynasty.
Preparations now being made In Ma
,drid to Quell the disturbances include
the dispatch to Catalonia of the entire
third and fourth army corps and the
Madrid cavalry brigade, under COM
mand Of Prince Charles, of Bourbon.
the squadron commanders of this bril-
gade.
Will Spare None. @
h scale upon which the military
Intervention Is planned proves that the
government entertains no Illusion, and
Is ready to take the responsibility OF
putting down the revolt ruthlessiy.
Both official and frontier reports
leave little doubt hat the workmen's
organizations and revolutionaries and
anarchists made common cause in old
Catalonia. The withdrawal OF troops
for the campaign in Africa left
less than 5000 men in the garrison at
Barcelona, and the mob, after commit
ting all sorts of excuses, including the
burning and sacking of churches every
where, erected barricades In order to
hold their positions.
London, July 31.-Information re-
ceived through diplomatic channels in
London e to accentuate the gravity
of the situation In Spain. II is inti-
mated that there Is reason to fear the
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pered with by the insurrectionists.
Cerbere, France. July 3D. Spanish
Frontier.-Spanish couriers arriving
here today report hat artillery is bat
tering the barricades behind which the
insurgents are desperately fighting I'm
Barcelona.
Heavy fighting Is nov In progress on
the Rambla in San Anne Square and
the Gale, Del Epino. The number of
dead and wounded cannot be estimated.
Five converts n several private
residences have been burned at Llanza.
Madrid, July 31.-OffeiaI dis
patches received hers today, admit
hat the battle between Moorish
tribesmsn and the Spanish forces
outside Of Melilla, July a, was
disastrous defeat.
The Moors cut off the commuica-
lions with the Spanish outposts, and
the main force of the Spaniards was
driven back under the walls of the
city, where fighting continued desper-
ately in the city.
The Spanish killed and wounded
numbered almost 1000, which takes
no account of the men at the advance
posts who evidently were cut off and
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