The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-20
while the Soldiers Are Away In Nor.
oceo, Riotlns Is Going on all
over the Entire
Country.
TROOPS ARE INADEQUATE
Not Enough Left at Home to Afford
Protection in But a Few Of
the Larger
Cities.

ter Canalejas had An audience with
King Alfonso after which he informed
the newspapers that the government
i is in possession Of the details of the
revolutionary plot at Barcelona and
Valencia.
The cabinet was aware of tho
names of the persons implicated in
the conspiracy, of those who furnish
ed the money for the conspirators and
where and by whom 1t had been re-
oeiveo. The ministers also knew that
an attempt had been planned to as-
tassinate Capt. Gen. Weyler of Cat
alonia.
The government, the premier de-
clared, would act vigorously. STRAIT
egical points at Valencia had been
occupied by the ;rtillery The liber-
iarian, Zspata. is the handspring of
the present syndicalist, or Union
movement Three anarchists were
\ arrested at Bilbao. The police seiz-
ed their homes as well as that OF
Senor Zapata.
The official gazette prints decree
suspendng the constitutional guar
antee throughout the kingdom, while
the general labor union has decided
to order general strike throughout
Spain. In view Of the general dis
trrbed condition of affairs Throughout,
the country and the suspension oi
the constitutional guarantee, the alb
sence of greater part of the army
: IN Morocco is causing the government
anxiety.
There are only 10000 troops avail
able, which is barely enough to de
fend two or three of the cities wher,
martial law has been declared
Troops fred on a crowd at Bilbao
that was endeavoring to free prison
ers, including strike leaders. whit
were being taken through the streets
Twenty-six persons were wounded
The situation there is grave.
Judge Slain by Rioters.
otficial bulletins from Valencia OF
the strikes and revolutionary dis
turoances there state that in the CON
mune OF Cullifra the rioters invade'
lhe residence Of the mayor, wher
judge and members of the legal fra
ternity were assembled to deal wit
strike matters. They killed the judg
ana injured two other officials. Aftel
wards these rioters dispersed
Another band of hundred rioter
held up the tram cars in Valenci
and compelled them to proceed to tn
station. BY o'clock the mob ha
become masters of the town and ha
stopped all traffic. They c'osed dow
Work at the dock yards and in tn
various shops. Showers of stone
were hurled at the stores and tt
nronrietors were compelled to clos
them.
toward o'clock the police, VIII
mad been armed with rifles, ar
the gendarmes and troops took u
positions in the streets and factorie
me revolutionists at Valencia hay
cut the telephone wires and the ra
road lines and there is serious di
order at Saragossa, where three ha'
peen killed. Much damage has bee
done at Leon and at Seville.
AT Seville last evening the XII
presided at meeting of the cabin
neld to adopt measures for the I
preston of the riots. Severe mea
ures were decided upon At Be-
ceiona everything is quiet and Il
general strike has proved fiasco
ihe announcement by Prime MI
ister Canalejas that the constitute
al guarantees were to be suspend
was decided upon because Of the re
olutionary and anarchistic charact
OF the strike, which, Canalejas sa,
Is backed by socialists and possif
also by the republican element Of t
extreme left.
IT follows orders of a mixed co
mittee of Spaniards and foreigne
with headquarters at Bacelona q
agents throughout the peninsu
whose orders are to foment genel
strike and paralyze the national Iii
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