The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-30
REVOLUTION
At BARCELONA
CRUSHED OUT
At Other Places in Catalonia
the People Continue to
Erect BarrlCadeS.
SPANISH GOVERNMENT
IN DESPERATE PLIGHT
WAR IN MOROCCO AND UPRISING
OF REPUBLICANS AT HOME
DARK OUTLOOK.

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! patch from Msdrid says there is a =
y persistent rumOr in Carlist quarters =
= that Don jaime, the pretender, is =
= about to issue an address to the pow =
4 ers and a manifesto to the Spanish =
\ people maintaining his claim to the =
i Spanish throne.
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Madrid, July at was officially an
nounced tonight that the cavalry at Bar
celona succeeded today in driving into
St Martin square the principal bands Of
revOluti0nists against whom the artlery
opened fire, causing great losses. The
survivors surrendered
The official statement further says that
it now remains only to overcome small
groups Of revOlutiOnists in the villages
near Barcelona
Premier Maura announced tonight this
favorable report from Barcelona.
THE arrival Of reinforcemenJs, sad
the premier, will permit the suppression
Of outbreaks"
Situation Gloomy Enough.
throughout the day. however, advices
indicated that the disturbances in Cata-
| l0nia were as serious as ever, although
| the government has succeeded in getting
/ troops through to certain Of the disaftect-
ed points. The lines of communication
which had been cut everywhere in Cata-
/ lonia have in part been repaired
In Madrid and other cities there have
/ been loud mutteriugs and the serious SIT
| uatiOn in Morocco gave the opportunity
for a rising Of the revOlutiOnists at Cata-
lOnia in protest against the sending of
/ other troops.
| The recruiting system has served TO in
/ crease the dissatisfaction OF the people
/ All Spaniards % years old must report
/ for military duty, but the rich usually
| manage to be excused. IT in subsequent
/ drawings by lot, however, they are un-
| fortunate. they can buy exemption for
$500. Only the poor people, therefore,
/ have TO serve.
When the war broke out in Morocco the
/ battaliOns with Il nominal strength OF
$50 men had only 200 to fill the gap,
and not only were the reserves on leave
L recalled, but on July 26 the next year s
/ recruits were called out. The soldiers in
| sist that the only fair way is compul-
| sorry service which takes rich and poor
alike.
Besides" say the men. they are send
/ ing US Ike dogs to be killed in Africa "a
/ please the bankers"
Awful Carnage.
| Thus, according to official advices. the
insurrection has been checked. but at a
great sacrifice Of life. After fighting des-
I perately and successfully for a long time
| behind barbados the principal mObs were
gradually driven to St. Martin square,
where they found themselves entrapped.
l Heavy detachments of artillery and cav
/ airy came up and surrounded them.
The artillery Immediately opened fire,
/ moving down the revOlutionists, who
/ sought to escape, but were met at every
/ point with shot and shell. Those Of the
/ insurgents who were not killed or serious
| ~ wounded threw down their arms and
| surrendered.
| The instruction continues in the neigh
| boring villages. whittier the troops are
/ proceeding. The commanders Of the sol
diers are under orders to spare none who
ATTEMPT to resist