The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-24
KING GUARDED
 BY HIS TROOPS
Fears that Young Spanish Ruler May Be Assas- sinated.
GIVES UP VISITING PLANS
Especial from United Press.)

(Specldl On1t6Q PreSS.)
 San Sebastian, Spain. July 24H(via Frontier.-Despite the rigidness of the censorship from the interior points in Spain the protests, which have been made by the thousands who are op- posed to SDain'S war in Morocco, have reached alarming proportions, border ing to-day on revolution. The gov ernment is making every effort to hide the seriousness of the situation and news of the disorders in the, interior towns is being carefully repreSsed. Everywhere the King goes he is heavily guarded by scores of secret service men and those troops whose fidelity can be counted upon. The ministers have urged him to forego his trips to the various garrisons, fearing that he will be assassinated but the Monarch declares it is his duty to see personally that the work of getting troops into Africa shall be rushed to abandoned all intentions of visiting England and other nations this sum mer as he had planned. He is putting all his, energy into the affairs of the nation and his hard work is winning no friends for him for the people are bitterly opposed to the war.
 . Troops being sent to Africa are in state or mutiny and the garrisons from which the troops are to be sent to the front have been deprived of all ball ammunition 60 prevent the mutinous soldiers from arming themselves. The soldiers are given no ball ammunition until the transports get them to Africa
 At every point from which troops breaks and had; the soldiers not been deprived of ammunition it is believed there would have been bloodshed.
 Madrid. July 24-Despite the activity or the civil guards who have made hundreds of arrests, have closed down the Republican clubs and suppressed the anti-government newspapers, the disorders in Madrid continue and the city is almost under martial law Premier Natures resolution to adjourn the courts because he fears the law makers will disappprove the war with Morocco. has only added to the discon- tent. The latest news from the besieg- ca garrison at Nelila indicates that the Span1ards have been able to hold thei- own and to win a number of important victories but that their losses have been heavy.
 News of the loss together with the fact that there are thousands of mar rfed men in the reserves who have been summoned to the front have put the women in state of frenzy and ana they are urging the men to revolt against the government.
 King Alfonso is cordially hated bv the spanish people who blame him for the governments policy to continue the Ar1can war.
 Gibraltar, July 24-The Spanish forces besieged by an overwhelming army of Moors is in a dangerous con dition. On Thursday and Friday the Spaniards. by a series of gallant sor- tees, were able to drive the Moors back for some distance. A message received here to-day from the be- leaguered garrison declares that the Spaniards have already suffered great reverses at the hands of the Moors and have been compelled to retreat from their advanced positions because Of the impossibility of entrenching themselves.
 General Marinau, who is in com mand of the Spanish force, admits that he IS in precariouS state, his am- is running low and his men are tired out after nearly a week of | fighting. While the Spaniards are determined to hold out until the last, fearing a massacre, unless rein forcements arrive soon, the besieged forces will be reduced to extremities.