THE TROUBLE IN SPAIN.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2570, 3 August 1909, Page 5

THE TROUBLE IN SPAIN.

CABLE NEWS.

THE REVOLUTIONARIES AT BARCELONA. A HORRIBLE PROCESSION. United Press Association — Copyright LONDON., August 1. The Madrid correspondent of the “Telegraph” stated that there were 10,000 revolutionaries at Barcelona on Wednesday, parading. They carried tho remains of their victims. They placed bodies, legs, and heads on long poles, and with “vivas,” and whistling the “Marseillaise,” they passed under the nos© of the military commander, who was at the head of the troops. Nobody dared fire a volley into the revolutionists.. The latest news from Barcelona states that order has been restored. MADRID, August 1. Mounted police at Barcelona charged a. barricade. Their horses caught in tho wire entanglements, and they were nearly all thrown and stabbed on the ground by workmen. The crowd booted tho police and civil guard, but gave cigars and refreshments to the soldiers. The latter frequently fired in" the air.

THE FIGHTING AT BARCELONA. ATROCITIES OF THE REVOLUTIONARIES. (Received August 2, 9.50 p.m.) LONDON, August 2. The “Daily Telegraph” states that General Santiago, with three regiments of cavalry and four of infantry, gave battle to the revolutionaries at Barcelona. The latter fought with great courage, kept ■ up a terrible fusilado from balconies, windows, and barricades, and compelled the soldiers to retire for a time. Finaly artilery compelled their surrender. Tho revolt then spread to the industrial towns along the coast and to the mountain districts. Many towns in Catalonia proclaimed themselves small republics. Thirty-eight churches and convents were burned. The revolutionists sometimes violated and murdered the nuns'*and the young pupils. Many of the nuns were forced to flee at night in male attire.

BARCELONA ISOLATED. SURROUNDING COUNTRY IN THE HANDS OF THE REBELS. (Received August 2, 10.20 p.m.) MADRID/ August 2. Barcelona still is isolated by land and s&a. The surrounding district is in the hands of the rebels, who intercept communication by roads and railways. The city is suffering from hunger. Exorbitant prices are being paid for food. ■ Forty revolutionists were shot without trial on the Montjuich fortifications at Barcelona, including Senor Iglesias, manager of the newspaper “Progress,” belonging to Senor Leroux, the republican leader. AFFAIRS IN MOROCCO. SPANISH SOLDIERS “ABSENT THEMSELVES” DURING BATTLE. The “Times” Melilla correspondent states that there has been no fighting since July 27th, when 30 officers and 500 men were killed. Semi-official telegrams from Madrid state that many of the missing returned, having merely .absented themselves during the battle.