The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-03

Paris. Aug. 2--The Internal situa-
ton In spain seems to he improved.
Barcelona has emerged from her iso-
iation and the threatened general
strike at Madrid appears 70 have been
aNertea, at least temorarity.
The sirat train out OF catalonia,s cap
! ital city since the beginning cf the
| tragic events there heaet&4 the French
| ffoptier tonight. bringing censored and
Iplainly fnexacA Newspaper accounts Of
the insurrection and or the conditions
Fin the outlying parts Of Catalonia
The rest is shrouded in mystery.
Several OF the smaller cities are re-
ported to be In the hands OF the reyo-
lutionists. and many villages have pro-
claimed the district Is q republic.
Troops are being steadily distributed
throughout the rebeliious districts, and
barring new serious outbreaks. the In
surrections eventually will be forced
to capitulate. II 10 said that the au-
thortttes are determined to crush the
|insurrection before the return from
South America OF Deputy Alexandra L.
roux Chief of the Republicans at Bar
ceiona. whose period OF exile for 20.
litical reasons was set aside by the
Chamber OF Deputies last April.
Reports from San Felice, Palamos
and Casa de la selva say mat those
places are still IN the hands Of the rev.
olutionists. It IL rumored that the
Spanish gunboat Temerario has left for
San FeIice to aid the troops In restor-
ing order.
In striking contrast TO the entimate
of the victims of the disorders given
by the Barcelona newspapers which ar
rived tonight at Cerbere, 10 ont OF
Ave thousand emana&ing from private
adyices received from Madrid. This lat
ter estimte. however, is labelled per
haps exaggerated"
An official statement. issued in Mad
rid tonight concerning the proposed
general strike there. says that numer'
GUS masons failed to report for duty
today, but II is explained that this
was due to fear OF CLASH with the
I unionists.
SPANS censorship tonight is more
inexorable than ever. No news has
| been received from the various points
In the north. where the trades unions
had planned q general strike for today.
and. therefore, the actual conditions
there and elsewhere cannot be stated.
Churchea Destroyed.
Cerbere, France. Aug. 2.TThe hrst
night train out OF Barceiona since the
troubles began there. arrived here to-
night, bringing copies Of La Publicidad
and other newspapers.
After pointing out that their ac-
counts of the n8htinG at barceLoHa
had been censored, leaving II to be
supposed that they are incomplete, the
papers publish a list OF thirty-five
churches and converts which were
burned between July 80 and July 80.
After July 20. Civil Governor Gal
lardo resigned. turning over his power
to Captain General Santiago. In the
first disorders. losses of the army were
three men killed and twenty-seven
wounded, while seventy-five civilians
were buried and 127 wounded were
placed in his ships.
The number of injured prisoners in
generated In the Mountiuich fortress
July 20, was 204, and on July 80, 1872.
To these figures should be added four
dead and seventeen wounded. The
newspapers say also that the bishop
of Barcelona abandoned his palace and
ned 70 Sarrio.
The Red Cross labored devotedly
| during the hghting. The papers re-
port that calm has been re-establish-
ed. Concerning the fghting at Horta
they say an officer and soldier were
wounded and civilian killed.