The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-13
CHOSEN TO SIT IN THE coRTES
ELECTIONS EXCITING IN SPAIN,
BUT QUIET IN CUBA.

The Candidates of the Union COnsti-
tutiOnaI Party the Only Ones i'm
the Field in Cuba-RumOrs of Riot
ing and Incendiarism in the Prov
iuce of observation-disclosures One OF
the Successful Contestants.
Madrid, April 12.-Elections for mem
hers Of the cortes were held to-day. and
we're very animated. Up to 1880 o'clock
tonight the results, except in a few iso-
lated cases, are unknown. 1t is believed
that in Madrid five conservatives and two
liberals have been returned. 1t is rumored
that the ministry's electoral agents have
been guilty. of great abuses.
Iriezias the leader of the Spanish So
cialists, has been victorious in Bilboa, de-
fsating a wealthy ship builder named
Rivas, who. it is reported. paid so per
vote
It is rumored that there are disturb
snces in Igualada. province Of Barcelona,
and that incendiaries have applied the
torch to q factory belonging to the liberal
The Official Gazette publishes the bal
snce sheets of the Bank of Spain. 1t
SHOWS the largest note issued on record,
namely, $226. 10000, against cash in hand
S35. a total Of S9l $40, 0i5.
The newspapers here are angry with the
American juries and courts for acquitting
The men who wero accused of being fili-
busterers.
The Epoca says that if there is a con-
fict between Spain and the United States,
Spanish diplomacy will succeed in a few
weeks in making the Cuban question in
teresting to all the powers having colo
nies in the new world. The paper lnsin-
uates that Spain will obtain European
A majority Of the papers express the
hope that the government will decline any
mediation proffered by President Cleve-
land
Havana. April 12.-Elections for thirty
members Of the Cortes were held to-day.
The candidates of the union constitu-
tional party were the only ones in the
field, the other parties declining to take
part I'm the elections The vote was eX-
tremely light, and there was no anima-
tion. The following deputies were elected:
In Havana-Marquis Apezteguia, Santos
GuZman, Antonio G. Lopez, Simon Ven
drele. Eduardo A. CuervO, and Rafael
Casset.
In Guanabacoa-wen Benana.
JarucO-JOse Nerges.
Guines-Juan Llado.
Pinar del Rio-Crescente G. San Miguel,
I1burcio Castenada. and Tesitonte GallegO.
Guanajay-FustnO san Pedro.
MatanZas-Romero RObuledo, Felix Sua-
rez Inclan, and Felipe Martinez.
Cardenas-Alfredo Zuleta.
COlton-Count Macurijes.
Santa Clara-Miguel Villanueva, Mar
quls de Glen Fuegos, Angel Carvajal, and
Alfredo Fatagau.
Remedios-Martin Zozaya.
Santi SPIRIT tus-AgostO de Ffgueroa.
Santiago de CuhaZAlannela Quintina,
Carlos G. Rothvoss and Francisco Ugarte.
Holguin-Javier Longoria.
Manzanillo-Pedro Novo.
Puerto Principe-Luis CanalejaS.
Several of the above served in the last
cOrtes. Among the new men Senor Cas-
set is editor of the Madrid Imparcial; Sc
nor Ftgueroa is editor of the Heraldo, and
Senior Canalajayas is a correspondent Of
the same paper. Senores Apeztegua and
Castenada are native Cubans.
Numerous encounters between govern
ment troops and rebel bands are reported
from the different provinces. There has
been considerable lighting around the tro-
cha, the military line across the island.
Parties of insurgents recently entered
the province of Havana from the east.
They appear to be gathering near the
trocha.
Gen. Arolas reports that the operations
against MaceO are continued day and
night. The town of Cuatro Caminos, pro-
vince of Havana, has been burned by the
rebels under Mirabel.
London. April 10, 3 a. ma dispatch to
the Standard from Madrid says that off,
cial data at hand indicates the election of
$50 conservatives, 65 liberals, eight dissi-
dent conservatives and five Carlists and
the election of seventy candidates whose
politics are unknown. All the socialist
candidates in Catalonia We're defeated.
Gen Francois de Bourbon a pretender
of the throne of France. was elected in
GTaCia, suburb of Barcelona.