Review of reviews and world's work . rder in the province eachmunicipality has its police and a detail of the(Iuardia Civil, a semi-military organization, withdetachments of the regular army in the prin-cipal communities. There is both a civil anda military governor for the province, and eachnuuiicipality has its Alcalde (mayor) and Ayun-taiiticiilo (council). Besides these, there is inCatalonia a force known as the Somatcn, com-prised of 30,000 civilians ... it is armed;and the maintenance of peace, or, rather, lackof atrocities, in several of the outlying townsduring the riots was due to its
Review of reviews and world's work . rder in the province eachmunicipality has its police and a detail of the(Iuardia Civil, a semi-military organization, withdetachments of the regular army in the prin-cipal communities. There is both a civil anda military governor for the province, and eachnuuiicipality has its Alcalde (mayor) and Ayun-taiiticiilo (council). Besides these, there is inCatalonia a force known as the Somatcn, com-prised of 30,000 civilians ... it is armed;and the maintenance of peace, or, rather, lackof atrocities, in several of the outlying townsduring the riots was due to its efforts. The riots lasted from Monday, July 26,to August I,—just one week; and the eventsof the first day are thus recorded: Early in the morning of this day (the 26th)shots were heard in different parts of the city;they proceeded from all kinds of arms in thehands of men, boys, and the police and CuardiaCivil. Small groups passed among the variousfactories and shops, persuading the workinL^mep 738 THE AMERICAN REVIEW OF ESCOLAPIOS DE SAN ANTONIO. BARCELONA.; (EJxtending one block and part of two others on the ronda. It was a church convent and educational institution valued at about $1,000,000.) to join a general strike, to be of a pacific a rule the invitation was well received andthe establishments closed. By lo work wasgenerally suspended, the groups increased insize, and many women were observed amongthem, wearing w^hite ribbons at the breast. The street cars, trying to circulate, caused fre-quent collisions between the strikers, the police,and Guardia Civil, there were shots exchanged,bugle calls, and more extensive firing,—a fewvolleys. The street cars were finally stopped,some cars placed across the track, and trolleypoles broken; some private carriages weredamaged. After 7 , as given out officially,there were three of the Guardia Civil and eightpolice wounded, three strikers killed and severalwounded. At noon, owing to the serious aspe
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