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ao Maqr,r' Of ivy Barcelona saim.n today %''i pab.
iished a decree ordering the inhab-
itants of the city to return to their
homes. After "a hours, anyone
found in the streets is liable to be :
shot on sight.
Madrid, July 31.-ln view Of the
grave situation at Barcelona,
which is steadily growing more So
rious, the naval infantry has been
ordered to that city.
Senior Lacierva, minister Of the inte-
rior, now termed h Spanish Trepoff,
today announced that any newspaper
printing reports disagreeing with Of
fetal information would be prosecuted
and the editions suppressed.
Treasury Has $1e,0o0,0o0.
A statement was issued this
morning by the ministry OF finance.
designed to stop the fall Of Span
ish securities. It says the treas
ury balance Is SIS, 5000, 900, Of which
$13, 600, 600 is in gold. No extraor-
binary taxes are contemplated.
Since the declaration of martial law
throughout Spain yesterday, the CEN
sorship over news has been more Sc
we're.
The complete mobilization Of the
Spanish army has been ordered. All Of
ficers on leave have been recalled. The
reserves Of all classes have been sum-
;moned to the colors. The railroad lines
in the north of Spain are strictly
guarded n no one is allowed to enter
Spain without permission of the mill.
.tary authorities. l.
Garrisons at Burgos, Logrono, Wit
'toria and other towns are under arms.
The censor forbids telegraphic COM
m%unicatton with Bilbao.
Royalty to Madrid7
The royal family Is hastily return
ing to Madrid from San Sebastian. It
is reported that Premier Maura has
rendered his resignation, but that King
Alfonso has declined to accept It. 4
Paris, July 31.-The internal insure
frection in Spain now completely over
shadows the war in Africa In the eyes
OF Europe. The decision OF Premier
country under martial Law and employ
the army to repress the revolt in Cat
as an alternative to conyokin~
parliament, may provoke an extension
OF the instruction which would en-
danger the dynasty.
preparations now being made in Ma
,drfd to quell the disturbances include
the dispatch to Catalonia Of the entire
third and fourth army corps and the
Madrid cavalry brigade, under COM
,mand of Prince Charles, of Bourbon.
Prince Ferdinand, of Bavaria. is one q:
the squadron commanders of this bril-
gade. ~
Will Spare None.
The scale upon which the military
intervention is planned proves that tie
government entertains no illusion, ana
is ready to take the responsibility q
putting down the revolt ruthlessly.
: Both official and frontier reports
leave little doubt that the workmen's
Organizations and revolutionaries land
Catalonia. The withdrawal Of troops
for the campaign in Africa left
less than 5000 men in the garrison at
Barcelona, and the mob, after commit.
ting all sorts of excesses, including the
burning and sacking of churches every1
where. erected barricades in order td
hold their positions.
London, July 31.-Information re-
ceived through diplomatic channels in
London tend to a%ccentuate the gravity
OF n situation in Spain. It is inti-
mated that there IL reason to fear the
garrison at Madrid itself has been tam
pered with by the insurrectiontsts.
Cerbere, France, July 81, Spanish
Frontier.-Spanish couriers arriving
here today report that artillery is bat
tering the barricades behind which tn
insurgents are desperately fighting
Barcelona. -
Heavy fighting is now in progress on
the Rambla in San Anne Square and
the Gale Del EDino. The number OF
dead and wounded cannot be estimated
Five converts and several private
residences have been burned at Llanza,
Madrid, July. 31.-oafeiai dis.
patches received here today, admit
that the battle between Moorish
tribesnnen and the Spanish forces
outside Of Melilla, July 27. WA :
disastrous defeat.
The Moors cut off the commuIca-
tons with the Spanish. outposts. and
the main force of the Spaniards wax
driven back under the walls az the
city, where fighting continued desner-
ately in the city. -
The Spanish killed and
numbered almost 5000, which takes
no account Of the men at the advance
posts who evidently were cut Off and
abandoned to their fate. Melilla is full
OF wounded men.
HEAT KILLS TWO.
Chicago. July M.-No immediate relief
was in sight today from the Oppressive
heat which yesterday caused two deaths