The Prescott daily news., 1910-07-28
THOUSANDS OF ARMED POLlTi CAL REFUGEES GATHER
 ON FRONTIER.
WEYLER HEADS TROOPS
Butcher" of Cuban lll-Fame, Is in Command in Disaffected Region -Situasion Threatening
 at Barcelona.

Cerbere, Franco-Spanish Frontier, July 2S.-Several thousand we'll armed. desperate Spanish exiles are gathered on the French side of the frontier, ready to invade their own country.
 In Barcelona. the industrial center of Spain, general strike and man moth t-government demonst a,ion has been planned for the same date.
 The invaders intend to march straight to Barcelona and join forces with the strikers. The government has been concentrating troops for two weeks and the senling of 10000 vet erans into Barcelona was probably the first step toward pulling down the re bellion with an iron hand. There Is every prospect of desperate fighting between the exles and the govern ment forces, and the disorders that are expected all over Catalonia will probably exceed in bloodshed last summers rioting Many people doubt indeed. if this years revolt will be crushed out before the present Span lSn dynasty IS ONerJnFOWH.
 Many Are Assembled.
 Just how many eXiles will join in the march from here upon Barcelona it is impossible to determine. Senor Claremont, the leader of the rebels, says there will be 10000. His esti- mate is probably too high, but it is fact the men have been reporting here for more than a month and already 5000 or 10000 are on the scene. Off cials of the Maura administration Ill Spain admitted recently in the Cortes that 10000 Spaniards were exiled from Barcelona for complicity in last summers outbreak. Few of them went further than the French from tier, settling here in the hope some day they might re-enter Spain.
 The main question Is whether Claremont and his aides can hold the rank and file together in the face or the formidable showing Alfonso's sea soned troops are sure to make. The general opinion here is they will sue ceed The rebel band consists main ly of Catalonians, the best fighters in Spain, and most of them have already seen service in the kings army. The prospective invasion is to follow a for nal demand from the exiles them selves for a general amnesty for last summers outbreak.
 Gives Warning of Force.
 Knowing the eXiles are made up ot irreconcilables, the government re- fused. Claremont thereupon gave mo- tice that unless the government yield ed by July 29, he would resort 10 force
 The general strike at Barcelona was decided upon for the express purpose of aiding the movement by giving the government trouble to look after at home, at the time the invasion begins on the border. The energy with which the city's population generally con ducts a strike leaves no doubt it will be an exceedingly dangerous affair Large quantities of arms, ammunition and bombs have been concealed in the city, in readiness for use against troops.
 Altogether, the situation is ominous. General Weyler the captain general at Barcelona. asserts he does not be- lieve the eXiles will dare cross the frontier or that the strikers will re- sort to violence, but the extent and completeness of the military precau- tions he has taken, suggest he speaks far more enthusiastically than he feels.