Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-07-30
REVOLUTION At HOME
AND DEFEAT ABROAD
Spanish Affairs IN More Desperate
Condition Than al Any Time
Since Cuban War.
CRusHIAG REVERSE IN MOROCCO
Officially Admits Repulss
OF Troops, With Loss Of Three
Thousand Men-Streets of BARGE
iona Running With Blood, and
Country Bordering on Anarchy.

The desperate condition of Spain,
both at home and abroad, was as
closed Yesterday when the Spanish gov
eminent officially adan.ttcd the deieat
Of government troops in a great Dat'le
in Morocco, and at the same time re-
norris showed that Barcelona was com
nletelv in the hands of a revolution
ary mob, the street running with niooo
and the Spanish artillery using ma
chin guns in a vain attempt 10 check
the onslaught of the evolutionary
element.
The battle in Morocco has brought
n crushing defeat TO the Spanish
forces. The casualties on the Span
ish side reached 5000. giving The de-
feat an aspect akin to that which the
Italians met in invading Abyssinia-
The Moors flushed with their VIC
tory. are now advancing to attack
the Standards at another Strategic
rcint, Alhucemas.
The latest dispatches indicate that
MeIilla. the Spanish stronghold is so
pressed by the Moorish forces that It's
safety is in danger and its capitulation
to the Moors would not cause surprise
p The internal condition OF Spain h
bordering on anarchy. Barcelona. the
second largest city of Spain, and the
commercial rival of Madrid, is a Gen.
ter of riot.
the government already is meeting
the situation with stern repressive
measures. But the reports indicate
that the military garrison at the CAPT
tai is disafected. and the popular sen
timent is shown by reports that a
vast crowd has held an anti-war mani
festation in front of the royal palace
Spain Admits Disastrous Defeat
MADRID, July 29-OGicial dispatches
received here today ADMIT that. the
battle between Moorish tribesmen and
the Spanish forces outside of Melilla
July %, was a disastrous defeat.
The Moors cut of the communica
tions with the Spanish Outposts and
the main force of the Spaniards was
driven back under the walls of the
city, where fighting continued des
rerately in the city.
the Spanish killed and wounded
numbered almost 5000. which take
no account of the men al the advance
posts who evidently gre cut off AM
abandoned TO their fate. Melilla 4
full of wounded men
Revolutionary Movement
HENDAYE, FRANCE. July 90
Adviccs received here from con
servafive and exceptionally well in
formed source in Madrid depict th'
sitUstion. both exterior and interior
as beng more critical than at an,
timr since the Cuban war.
Although the Spanish government
seeks to give out the impression tina
the movement in Catalonia Is anar
chistic and simply n protest agains
the war in Morocco End the policy q
Premier Maura. there are reasons Z,
believe IL is a grcaf and spreadin,
revolutionary movement. which a com
binafion Of Republicans and socia
revolutiOnarics have been secretly AM
effectively preparing fer n long time
RumOrs are even current that
provincial government has been nro
claimed at barcelona. but this evi
IDENTIFY Is premature
The desperate Ncors. drunk Will
their successes. believe they car
drive the spanish forces into the sea
General Marina's mon arc worn on
BY continual night and day duty. ans
The general has asked for 5000 rein
forcemcnts