Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-29
ARTILLERY ON BARCELONA STREETS
Day of Fighting at Home and Abroad
Marks Black Chapter In Spanish
History--Poorer Glasses Sitter
Against Governments Course in
Morocco.
(By Associated Press.)

MADhlD, Jnly zS.-Ihe fevoiuttuu
In CATALONIA has reached serious
stage. There is much bloodshed ana
artillery has been employed In the
streets of barcelona to quell the cut
breaks. The city is terror stricken.
The revolutionists are reported to be
fighting desepartely behind barricades.
King Alfonxo FASTENED back 10 Madrid
from San Sebastian today, and afonce
issued a decree procla;ming martial
law and the suspension OF consfltu-
t.onal guarantees throughout Spain
Orders have been given TO the gov
errors OF the provinces TO crush the
revolution at any cost, without hesl-
tat.on and without pity.
Black Chapter In History.
Today marks black chapter n
SPANS history. for there was trag-
sdy 10th az home and abroad. The
king reched here In time to learn that
par; OF his army at Melilla had had
bloody battle with the Moors which.
though finally a victory for the Span
iards, cost the lives Of Il officers and
total of 2o0 spaniards killed OF
wounded.
An exact estimate OF the dead ana
wounded In the clashes between the
troops and rebels in Catalonia Ia I'M
possible owing to the rigid censorship
which prevents the sending Of private
dispatches and the government naz
not fixed total.
The center of the rebellion Is Bar
celonia to which place the government
is rushing extra troops.
Not Quiet at Madrid.
The greatest inqnietude reigns Ia
Madrid. King Alfonzo was closted
until a late hour with Premier Maura
and an official note was issued saying
the situation was exceeding grace and
that the rebellion must be represse6
with an iron hand, as the Catalonions
were struggling to engulf all Spain
in a revolution.
The hostility OF the people against
the Moroccan campaign is based on
resentment that the nation has been
plgaged in foreign war and that
the nations soldiers are being sacri-
feed merely because of opposition to
IriFate mining unotfttkshS-
Poorer Glasses Bitter.
The poorer classes, from which tne
regiments are drawn especially are
astter. complaining that the men vac
can pay $500 Is exempt from military
service. The greatest antssonisn bas
been aroused by the mobilization G.
the reserves. Many of the men n
the reserve forces have large families.
Touching scenes occurred when the
poor wcrkmen were called to t1o
coloTs. They wandered distractediy
about the streets leading their call
dren. whom finally they were forced
TO abandon AT the last moment how
ever. the government decided TO keep
the reserves in the home gsrrs<oa5.
and charitable people came forward
to care for the unprotected wives ana
children
"Holy War" Sentiment
Adgiccs from the front state that
the holy war sertia< NJ IL spreading
amcng the interior tribes who. as soon
as their crops are gathered are err
pccted to lock 70 the coast ana JON
she Rifians.
While Spain IS convinced that s11s
has a huge task on her hands. Il =
said BY the government that a pt4
army ~iil soon crush the Nosrs er1
II IS considered fortunate that she'
tribes arc concentrating q; Eciiii1
instead Of forcing the Spanish trooT<
70 penetrate into the Wild and IN
known interior