The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-03
King Condemned to Die by
ASSaSSin'S Hand
AND HIS QUEEN IS HATED
Situation Extremely Grave--0rder Re-
stored in Barcelona, but in the CoUn-
try Districts and Other Cities
Riot Still Reigns.

Bayonne. France, Aug. 3--Relablc
news regarding the sitagtion in spain
received here yesterday morning from
san sebastian represents conditions as
extremely grave throughout the north
efn part OF the country, where al the
TRADES unions have given notice OF the
! b inning OF general strike.
] The government has seized all the tel
eeraph and telephone wires in the at
tected provinces TO prevent The leaders
of the strike movement FROM communi.
eating With one another The transmits
ion Of newspaper dispatches has been
stopped entirely, forcing suspension
Of a majority Of the journals.
The greatest excitement reigns among
the working classes Reports received
here direct from Madrid say that king
Alfonso il greatly depressed over the
interior situation He desired TO throw
his personal popularity in the scale. and
It was with difficulty that he could be
dissuaded from going to Barcelona in
person. Premier Maura told him it would
be equivalent to suicide to enter that
hotbed Of anarchy.
1t is reported in many quarters that
both the king and bis premier have been
condemned to death by the revolution.
aries. The hatred of the queen because
Of her apparent heartlessness in TIM
crisis is increasing
Some Of the highest officers Of the
army are protesting vigorously against
The maintenance Of the censorship, They
regard this restriction as foolish and use
less and giving play to the widest and
most exaggerated stories. Gen, Lopez
Dominguez and Gen. Polavieia. members
Of the superior council Of war, have
protested formally against the CENSOR
ship, saying that they had received die
patches from officers al the front insist
ing that all the anxiety had been caused
through the useless censorship. They.
declare this only has aggravated matters
and that it would b better TO tell the
entire truth,
0ran, Algeria, reports that the steam.
er Emir came is there yesterday from
MelilIa and her officers, referring 10
the fighting there between the spaniards
and the moors on July p, say the for
mer made the mistake Of advancing in
solid masses through a gorge dominated
on both sides BY hills, whence the enemy
moved them down as fast as they is
sued from the pass. The unfortunate
soldiers Of Spain did not know where the
fnsiiades came from. The butchcry was
terrible Many Of the Spaniards had
only Just disembarkeu and were without
rations
From San Sebastian. Spain, via the
French frontier come further particulars
regarding the situation in Melilla. The
arrangements for caring for the wound.
ed are most deplonble. There are but
few doctors on the scene and medicines,
surgical instruments and other appli-
ances are almost entirely lacking Dur
ing the fighting Of July "a, the staff Of
General Marina, the commander OF tie
spanish forces, was deeimated and some
companies lost half their strength and
three quarters Of their officers. An the
reports speak Of the bravery Of the men
and officers, but dwell upon the stupid
ity Of the antiquated tactics employed
and the disorganization Of the commits
sariat.