The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-08-05
SPANIARDS
ARE DEFEATED
IN BATTLE AT MELILLA WITH
LOSS OF 5000 REPORT
ED.
Garrison at Seat of Government is
Tempered With and Disorders at
Barcelona Increase.

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tent by two fears-the fate of the
army in Morocco and the situation in
the Mediterranean provinces in Gaia
lonla AT the outskirts OF ,Mehla, the
Spanish arms have suffered serious
shock These thoughtful soldiers have
either been slain or wounded and the
Moorish llordes are fighting at the
very walls OF the city itself.
News from Barcelona, the center
on the revolutionary outbreaks is ex-
ceedingly meager and unsatisfactory
One report is that the revolutionists
are using bombs and that 100 persons
were killed and 200 wounded during
the earlier stages OF the conflicts.
1t was officially announced THAT the
cavalry engaged at Barcelona sue
ceeded i'm driving into St Martin
| Square the principal bands OF revolu-
tionists against whom the artillery
opened fire, causing great losses. The
survivors surrendered
The official statement further says
that it now remains only 10 master
small groups of revolutiousts in the
villages in the vicinity OF Barcelona.
May Set up Dictatorship.
The report that provisional gov
eriiment has been established at Bar
celona and that the governor has
been assassinated is urcontirmed, but
runners are persistent that Premier
Maura Will resign and that military
dictatorship will be set mp i'll Madrid.
The internal condition OF Spain is
bordering on anarchy and the gravity
OF the srtuation suggests the bloody
days OF the Paris commune 1t rs re-
ported that "a vast crowd has held
an anIti-war manifestation in front OF
the royal palace.
The call to the colors OF the re-
servists OF 19O6-19O7 who are on leave
was without result, not single re-
servist reporting for duty.
Although preparations are being
nrade for the return of the noyal fam
lily to Madrid, their departure from
Sam Sebastien will depend entirely
upon developments in the internal
situation on Spain Queen Victoria
ard Dowager, Queen Maria Christina
ere occupied in ongandz ing "a commit
tee OF women to collect funds for the
war Victims
Throughout the day advices receiv-
ed from various quarters indicated
lias tie disturbances lin Catalonia
were quite ais SERIOUS as yesterday
although the government has suc
ceedcd in getting troops through &c
certain OF the dDSaffected points Tn;
lines eli communication, which hat
been cut EVERY where in Catalonia
have in part been repaired
Origin of the Trouble.
In Madrtd, ais we'll as other cttiet
throughout the country, there hav,
been loud mutt erings for a long tim,
past. and the serious situation ID
Morocco gave the opportunity 10
, the rising of the revofutiorlists a
Catalonia in protest against the send
ing OF urther troops to that country
The recruiting system has served t.
J increase he dissatisfaction Of TIN
ierds 20 years OF age must report 70
Spanish people i'm general All Span
MILITARY duty, but the rich usuall,
manage ito be excused If in StIbse
qltent drawings by lot, however, the,
are unfortunate they cam buy eNemp
thOn for $500. Only the poor people
therefore, serve Moreover, of necen
years, in order to ecopomize, the re
crtiits who were supposed to serv,
: three years in the army and tire,
D years Gn the reserves, were given I'm
limited leave at the end of the year
), When the war broke out in Nor
orco. therefore, the battalions, witt
a nominal strength of $50 men, ha,
. only 200 to fill the gaps, and not onl,
> were the reserves CHI leave recalled
: but Gun July 20 the next years re
cruits were called out. Most of the re
: serves are married and have chill
a dren and the despair Of their wive
a is pitlfuf The soldiers insist that tn
i emily fair way IS a compulsory ser
:, vice, which takes rich and poor alike
S Moors Attack Alf1ucemas
a dispatch received hast night fnor
Alhrchernas, Morocco says. "A
i army of 5000 iMoors is now attack
II in(g this place" Alllmcheunas is
small island fortress and prison set
element belonging to Spain 1t is sit
; uated in the Mediterranean, five mile
south east of Cape Morno. The dis
d patch Says THAT the Spanish for
opened fire as the MoorS approached
A report that King Alfonso woul
: form a military cabinet, preside,
{ over by General Weyler, are official
1 ly denied. There is no confirmation
r OF reports THAT General Weyler ha
been commissioned to crtich the in
!, ternal disorder of Spain,
r Six battalions off Spanish troop
D from the Algeciras and neighbordn,
gariisdns embarked ON steamers to
< day at Gibraltar and departed TO
. MelllSa to reinforce the SpanrlsI
lorces there The morale of tin,
troops rs described as being excel
. en-.
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