The Washington herald., 1909-07-29
RIOTS IN SPAIN
WORSE EACH DAY
Orders for Troops Reveal
MutinOuS Spirit.
STATE OF CIVIL WAR EXISTS
DiSsgreeable Feature Of the Revolt
Is the Hostility Displayed Toward
ReIISion-Cburchcs and Colleges
Have Been Wrecked and Professors
and Students Flee for Their Lives.

London. July 2S.-with revolutionary
riots at home and unsuccessful fighting
in Morocco. Spain is now in the midst
Of a crisis which becomes worse every
day
II the crisis is proporuonate 90 the
measures taken by the government. its
gravity is quite exceptional for only
peril OF the FIRST magnitude could justify
such a measure as placing the whole
country under martial law
Official dispatches show that Gen. Ma
rina. unsuccessful in his first encounter
with the mountainee~s. has been forced
TO retire and TO appeal 10 Madrid for
large re-enforcements. Orders for troops
10 leave Spain in response % this appeal
at once revealed a mutiaous spirit among
the soldiers and people.
A state Of nothing less than civil war
now exists IN Barcelona and Catalonia
generally. which, while it Is the richest
and most enterprising province Of Spain.
is also the most dislOyal il never having
been reconciled TO the general govern
ment al Madrid
Communications with Barcelona are
still interrupted. but news which is avail
able from official sources only, says that
firing was audible at 10 o'clock this even
ing. Collisions were taking place In
the town and suburbs.
The minister Of interior announced this
evening that latest kilograms from Bar
celona we're received at midday.
Troops were then firing on the barri-
cades IN the streets. He added he be
lieved the authorities were using artil-
lery against the barricades.
Eleven Killed; Fifty Hurt.
Barcelona news received at Cerbere. on
the French frontier. states that eleven
were killed and fifty injured in one COLI
sion between a mob and the police The
troops refused 20 fire on the rioters, who
cheered them and shouted, Long live
the army" The town is without lights,
the street cars are not running, shops
are closed. and business is at a COM
plete standstill.
A dispatch of Fridays date from Melila
received at Henday, France Tuesday
night. says that at least 1890 troops
viii be required before Mount Curugu
can be stormed and until the Moors can
be dislOdged from the heights, no de-
cisive blow can be struck.
The Madrid correspondent Of the Daily
Mail sends the following under Tues
days date. which is iluminative of the
extent Of the reasonable attitude of the
rank and file
Breach Of discipline is the order Of
the day in the Spanish ranks. both in
the Melllla and Madrid barracks. There
are four or five soldiers shot daily for in
suLordination. It is also declared that
whole battalion refused to fight at
Melilla and fed. leaving its colonel. who
refused TO follow its example, to be
killed.
Hostility Toward Religion.
The Madrid correspondent of the TeIe-
graph says a very disagreeable feature
OF the revolt is the hostility toward
religion.
Churches. colleges, and converts have
been wrecked or burned. Among the
latter is the great college des EscaIapios
de San Antonio. The professors and stu
dents only escaped with their lives by
a miracle.
The church Of San Pablo is In flames,
and numerous other churches and con-
vents are burning. In the Pueblo Nuevo
Popular Excursion Sunday, August list.
Baltimore and Ohio II. II.
S1.00 to Harpers Ferry CharlestOwn,
Summit Point. Stephenson and Winches-
ter and return. Special train leaves
Washington a. m. returning same day.