The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-29
BLACK CHAPTER IN
 STAINS HISTORY
Civil War Is Impending In Many
 Spanish Provinces
PEOPLE GREATLY AROUSED
Losses to Spanish Arms in Morocco Are Severe and People Are In- famed Because of Holdinq
 Back News of Battles.

Madrid, July 2S.-The revolution in Cat alonia has reached a serious stage There has been much bloodshed and artillery has been employed in the streets of Bar celona to auell the outbreaks. The city Us terrorstricken. The revolutionists are reported to be fighting desperately behind barricades. The troops include mounted artillery and the defenses of the rebels have been raked with shot
 King Alfonso hastened back to Madrid from San Sebastian today and at once issued decree proclaiming martial law and the suspension of constitutional guar antees throughout Spain
 Orders have been given to the governors of the provinces to crush the revolution at any cost without hesitation and without pity.
 Today marks a black chapter in Spain's history for there was tragedy both at home and abroad. The King reached here in time to learn that part of his army at Melilla had had a bloody battle with the Moors, which, though the final vic tory was won by the Spaniards. cost the lives of 21 officers and total of 200 Span- iards killed or wounded.
 An exact estimate of the dead and wounded in the clashes between the troops and rebels in Catalonia is impos- sible, owing to the rigid censorship which prevents the sending of private dispatches and the government has not fixed total.
 The government admits, however, that rioters have been killed and wounded in several cities, including Barcelona, AL coy and Calahorra.
 Details of the latest disturbances at other points are either meagre or lacking altogether. There has been riotng at Sa- ragossa, Vendrell, Rioja, Port Bou and Hanson, and a general strike was de- clared today at Blscays. At these places there has been much destruction of prop erty.
 The center of the rebellion is Barcelona to which place the government is rushing extra troops. A dispatch this morning said Barcelona reSolutionists had been de- feated as result of desperate charges by the troops, but a dispatch at noon an- nounced that fighting had begun again, the artillery using heavy guns to demolish the barricades. The peaceful section of the population fled in fright to their homes and locked and barred themselves in. A military proclamati tion has been issued at that city that no life is safe and warn ing peaceful citizens to remain under cover.
 The greatest inquetude reigns in Mad rid. King Alfonso was closeted until a late hour with Premier Maura, and an official note was issued saying that the situation was exceedingly grave, and that the rebellion must be repressed with an iron hand as the Catalonians were strug- gling to engulf all Spain in a revolution.
 Spain Torn By Strife.
 London July 29.-A dispatch to the Daily Telegraph from Biarritz describes the almost insurmountable obstacles the censorship imposed on the news service from Spain and Melilla. One of the news agencies at Madrid has been threatened with suppression, the dispatch says, if news disagreeable to the government reaches foreign countries, even by post
 The greatest anxiety has been caused in Spain by the withholding Of -he casual ty lists of the fighting at Melilla. The revolutionsts, according to the corre- spondent are complete masters of the situation at Barcelona, a bad feature of the revolt being the intense hostility dis played toward religion, Churches col leges and convents have been wrecked in every direction. The troops are acting on the defense. but are being f1ercely attacked by the revolutionists
 The correspondent is informed that the whole Third and Fourth army corps will be sent to Barcelona, together with two brigades of cavalry from Madrid, one un- der command of Prince Charles of Bour bon. Prince Ferdinand of Bavaria will also accompany the force with rank of squadron commander.
 Special dispatches from Madrid describe the situation as extremely grave. King Alfonso was wildly hooted in the streets on his arrival and the government is doing its utmost to minimize the effect of the crushing reverses suffered by the Spanish forces at Melilla. It will be obliged to send large achievements tc that point.
 Breaches of discipline are common. both