The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-28
FIERCE BATTLE
 BEING FOUGHT
Between Fanatical Moorish Tribesmen and Spanish
 Troops at Melilla.
WITH HEAVY CASUALTIES
Special from United Press.)

Madrid July 2S.-A battle between the fanatical Moorish tribesmen and Spanish garrison at Melilla was re- stunned this morning and is still being fiercely .waged with heavy casualties on both sides, according to official mes- sages received here. General Pintos and several other Spanish officers are reported killed. No estimate of the total casualties has yet been received Spanish loss will be the heaviest yet recorded as the tribesmen are reported as fighting with reckless courage. Red Cross ambulances are on the scene and the wounded are being sent to- Chafarinas. There is an uncon- f1rmed report that two companies of Spanish soldiers mutinied and refused to go into battle. The report is be- heved as it is known that many of the soldiers are opposed to the war. To-day'S battle is being fought on the scene of the former engagements and the field is strewn with decaying bodies- Birds of prey are lowering over the fields. Soldiers on the firing lines have been attacked by these ravenous birds. The news that rein forcements for the Spanish troops are on the way has reached the tribesmen and they are making a tremendous effort to capture Melil1a before these endorsements arrive. The govern
  garrison which includes about 5000 soldiers, may hold out until the 5000 troops dispatched Monday arrive at Melilla.
 Spaniards in Melilla have taken re- fuge in boats which have put to sea and are now making toward Tangier.
 The Spanish troops made a gallant put unsuccessful effort to drive the Moorish soldiers from their stronghold on Mount Gurugu. They were driven back 'hy long range fire from the Moors but the latest dispatches said they were preparing for another attack on this stron ghold.
 The Moors are amply supplied with the latest makes of rifles and suffi- cient ammunition all of which were recently smuggled into the country. The bullets used by MoorS are of the | spreading sort and are terribly muti- lating the Spaniards who are shot. The authorities today issued a denial of the story that Colonel Marin, injured in the battle of July 23. was killed by one of his sergeants at the dying mans request to prevent him from falling into the hands of the Moors. The Col onel requested the sergeant to shoot him but the latter refused. The Colon el then asked the sergeant for his re- volver that he might kill himself. This request was granted and the brave of ficer fired bullet through his heart.
 
 ceiving this mornings discoura ging news King Alfonso left here on a | special train for Madrid with the in- tention of calling a special meeting of the cabinet It is predicted that the cabinet will resign and that d mili- tary cabinet will be immediately form ed in order that a more vigorous cam- paign against the incipient revolution | ists may be waged-
 Hendaye. July 2S.-All trains at- | tempting to leave Barcelona to-day 1 were stopped by the rioting strikers and passengers routed out and attack | ed. Several passengers were killed by | the firing and the trains in several cases were badly wrecked.
 The rioters seized a number of tram | cars. converting them into moving | forts, from which they fired on the | troops who were attempting to mount | machine guns. All the principal | streets of the city are barricaded and | firing is constant.
 l It is believed that more than hun 1 dred persons have been killed ir Barcelona in the last "A hours. It is | hard to set a close estimate of the | casualties owing to the fact that the | rioters are carrying away their in | jured and the troops and police are l attempting to minimize their losses.