The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-31
WHOLESALE
 EXECUTIONS Two Hundred Spanish Riot CTS Summarily Tried, Con
 victed and Shot SCENES OF FRENCH
 COMMUNE REPEATED Socialist and Labor Leaders Have Ordered Strike in
 Biscaya Province Brandes Claims Military Strength to Preserve Order Cannot Aid Morocco
Special from United Press.)

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 Madrid, July 31.-A slightly reassur- ing tone in today's dispatches from Barcelona and other riot spots in Catalonia as we'll as from Melilla, has given the King and cabinet the first measure of relief they have enjoyed since the Barcelonian outbreak,
 E Commander Brandes, at Barcelona, sent word today, that order was b1dng re-established and that the leaders of the revolution were being taken pri- soners and executed. He says he has sufficient military strength to preserve order, but deprecated the suggestion of removing a part of his force to Morocco. From this 1t is believed there is still grave danger of another out break and that the revolutionary spirit has been temporarily suppress ed but not entirely Quashed.
 The most disturbing feature at pres ent is the prospect of a strike being declared. Socialists and labor leaders are urging such a move and a strike has actually been ordered in the pro- vince of Biscaya. ---
 Revolutionary spokesmen today is- sued a statement in which they de- c1ared that the attacks on priests and nuns of Barcelona and upon church property there and elsewhere wal not a protest against the inseparable character of the church and state in Spain and the support the church is glxing g1a, the he soyssnment M ir the the pssssst tin spain aseclsfes F; holy 2. .Ina
 A Madrid, July d.-The government slightly relaxed it's censorship on the war. news today. It is said that Pre- mier Maura. in response to public clamor, will dismiss Minister of the Interior Lacierva, against whom the people are embittered because Of his
 
 he, himself, would be in less personal danger in Meiilla owing to the growth of the trouble in the capital
 The satisfaction continues to spread in Madrid. The placing of an army on the war footing has increased the apprehension of the people to such an extent that it is believed they are ready to support either Socialist or Republican movement sooner than fa- vor the present, regime. -=zss
 General Marina is refraining rom any aggressive movement until more endorsements arrive. He Is placing guns in position to command Mount Gurugu which is at present the Moor ish stronghold. If this mountain can be taken Marina says half the victory will be won. 200 RIOTERS EXECUTED TO-DAY. Barcelona, July 31.-Two hundred rioters, summarily tried and convicted by courtmartial, were executed here this morning at 5 o'clock. They were lined up against stone wall and shot.
 There is still much rioting and blood shed in the city. Government troops are now nominaliy in control. They command all the pincipal streets where they have mounted field guns and barricades to prevent the gathering of crowds. The insurgents, however, are still in possession of hundreds of houses and are keeping up a fire from windows and roofs Unless the hos tilities cease the authorities declare they will set fire to every house in the troublesome section. The suburbs are still unsettled. Connecting bridges have been blown up and the troops are unable to reach the suburbs. There rioting is now concentrating and bar ricades of barbed wire are being erect ed. Scenes in The disturbed part of the city to-day resemble those of the French commune of 1871. The soldiers. now that they have the upper hand, are seeking revenge and are fearfully helpless victims. Even relatives of wounded rioters have been as they attempted to minister to the injured.
 The city has sustained such tremend- | ous physical damage that it will be l months before it can resume its nor- ma1 business. Scarcely a building in | the city escaped damage.