The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-08
san sebastian Religious Crash Failed
to Materialize and Not One
Drop Of Blood Was
Shed.
People Seemed to be Waiting for the
signal But It Was Not Sound
ed on The
Streets.

SAN SEbAS LIAM, Aug. O. uo VA
pacted religious clash did not come
Sunday. but from the cavalry, infan-
try and gendarmes who patrolled the
streets all day, they were in readi-
ness to crush any outbreak started.
About 5000 regular troops occupied
strategic points In the more thickly
populated sections of the city, while
1000 more were In reserve In the
outskirts. Except when the main por.
ton of them marched to mass in the
morning they were not greatly i'll evi-
dence, although sentr1es and patrols
were scattered about the streets.
Considerable uneasiness was felt by
the public early In the day owing to
the conspicuous number OF strange
priests and Basque peasants who
thronged the streets, but when noon
passed and tie demonstration which
had been planned for that hour failed
to materialize the citizens were quick
ly reassured. The populace thronged
the promenades and cafes, as usual;
the bands played In the squares and
women and men lounged about.
Priests and peasants meanwhile
stood about hesitatingly, as II expect
ing signal, but as none was given,
i they gradually faded out of sight. APP
parently they belonged to contigents
OF intending demonstrators who had
flocked in from the rural districts
before the word went out that the
plans OF the clericals had been aban-
doned
Aside from the presence of great
number Of soldiers, priests and Bas-
que peasants on the streets, the
town wore It's usual Sunday appear
ance Unmindful of the recent threat
ened trouble, the people went to
CHURCH, as Is their custom, and laugh
ed and chatted while they strolled in
the public squares and parks. In the
afternoon there was a tremendous
throng at the bull fight. and the last
thing that seemed to be on the minds
of the spectators, was the recent dis
turbances. They were apparently
interested only in the ordinary amuse
ments of Spanish holiday.
Overnight thre was ripple OF ex
citement, but 1t all came to nothing
in the end. 1t started when the mem
bers OF the separatist club, which Is
known here as the Masque center
threw UP the windows and shouted al
the crowds in the street: Death tt
Spain" Immediately the chatterins
crowds in the neighboring cafes
sprang to their feet and for time
there was an uproar
The civil guards, who are not easi
1y excited, rushed to the club, broke
in the doors and arrested about 15t
Of the occupants Of the building, In
cluding number OF priests. They al
continued to shout and sing seditiou!
songs, while a section of the public
looked on and cheered the business
like work of the guards. Thousands
spent the night discussing the Incl
dent in the streets. but at dawn the.
slipped away to bed and the day from
that time on was quiet and uneventfu
Senior Prieto. minister of foreign al
fairs who is here. talked to the CORES
pondent concerning the situation. H
said: "The whole agitation is reall
political. It has been fostered by TIL
Carlists and Separatists, but It is cor
fined entirely to the North. Ever,
where else 1t is quiet and undisturbe
There Is little suggestion even Of
civil war. It is never wise to be to
optimistic. but we have every reaso
10 congratulate ourselves and hop
for the best"