The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-11-16
Cuba.

spirited controversy is going on between La Prenso
and Et Sg of Havana on the subject of white immigrants
into the island The former will not have any other Euro
pean immigrants than Spaniads being afraid that those OF
other nations might civze the country and open the
of the Cubans how find way to their independence
the So the chief organ of the Libra the contrary
supporting European immigration without restriction The
Pnsa, having denounced the Masonic Lodge of Sagua la
Grande the manager Don Gil Gep has been threatened
from all quarters by anonymous writings and challenges
Last week three young men made their appearance at the
Office and challenged Mr. Gep who under the circumstance
promised to satisfy them by private letter. as ne afterwards
did. Mr. Gelpi is Spaniard.
The appearance of the first number of El Occdente
nounced for tomorrow. This journal is to be edited by Mr.
Jose de Armas Cespedes but the regular issue will appear
until the LIST of November The Occiden pretends sustain
the Cuban Radicals who will have nothing to do with Spain
But where there censlre which kills the ideas and
thoughts it perfectly impossible to omit those of OPP
ponen party Any journal here that should not loudly hail
old Span has to keep silent in politics. appear in weak coors
and suffer subdued like E3 Sglo.
The taxes vigorously collected Tardy taxpayers
complying with the payment of their amounts within
days. are threatened with the seizure of their mmovabe
properties which effect number of of penalties
and nqusona officials have been appointed who threaten
the females in barbarous and shameful manner.
The Captain General has prohibited the expectation of
specie by each steamer for Europe and the United States to
be published in the newspapers of this capital.
All the country murders of daily occurrence, and
several be found reported ournasevery day
under the heading "Coreo de la Ysa."
The riot which took place in the jail of Santiago Cuba
has been followed by fatal consequences 1t reported
here yesterday that eighteen of the rioters had been shot, and
forty had their of confinement extended This only
would be strange The Government of that province
suspected the mob to have been in connvance with resi-
dents of that city, outside of the prison. although this
doubtful, not to say impossible.
The day before yesterday at o'clock M, sad tragedy
took place in consequence of of those nrgues carried
here by Government employees to raise from
all parts An order given by the political Governor to
destroy the Abisu Circus because it nteered with the in
of the Tacon Theater Tin virtue of offer made by
Mr. Jose Acazar Mr. A. Lara, Chief of the Adminsra
taon) Abisu protege of the Provisional Captain
General and the former had pulled down the circus
he had been ordered to do by authority of the political
Government Lara ordered several Cinnamon of the
changang demoish the circus and at the tme
that Albs should make any complaint he ordered the
Commssary of the Ward take forty Cinnamon and demol
h the clearinghouse which stood at the foot of the
Temene Rey in order give possession Albu of lot
which the latter had bought The Commssary of Police not
being familiar with the profession of engineering began to
pull down the walls without securing the roofs consequently
these down, falling the unfortunate Cinnamon of
whom nine killed and seventeen wounded some of them
seriously the rest came off with slight injuries But Mr.
Lara is reported to have by the operation $6O
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