San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-25
PORTO RICO PICKS UP.
Will Resist Autonomy To
The Death
ACTIVE PREPARATIONS FOR
RENEWING H0STILIrIES
TO SPAIN.
Preparations Being Made To Sweep
Spanish Forces From The Is
lani--The Chiefs In Consul
tatiOn In New York But
Gives Away Nothing.
v York, Oct. 25.-The Herald

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The Porto Ricans of this city are
talking about another uprising in
Spain's minor colony in the West In
dies. They throw out dark hints about
an expedition that is daily expected to
land and talk with confidence of being
able to sweep Capt. Gen. Marin and
the five thousand Spanish regular
troops into the sea. The Spanish VOL
unteers, who number about seven thou
sand on the island, are not taken into
consideration, but they are dismissed
by the plotters as men who never fight.
Several Porto Ricans have arrived in
the city within the last week with news
from the island that has stirred up fires
of revolution among the eXiles who are
here. They declare that Porto Rico
will not accept autonomy and that an
uprising will take place before Spain
has an opportunity to inaugurate the
proposed reforms.
The revolutionary juta, of which DR..
y. JullO I1chhd 10 tic anu
which has been inactive since the abor-
tive attempt of March "a. has been
aroused by the news from the island.
Meetings have been held, messengers
dispatched, and an air of mystery sur
rounds those who are in the project of
wrestling Porto Rico from the grip of
Spain.
1t is even limited that schooner Sill
yer Heel, which was supposed to have
left this port a week ago with war
material for the Cuban insurgents,
may not be bound for Cuba at all, but
may be intended for Porto Rican
waters.
Much Importance is attached to the
Importance of Jose Davila,, a wealthy
merchant and coffee-planter of Juanta,
Porto Rico, who has been in the city
for six months and who disappeared
the day before the Silver Heel sailed.
One rumor places him on the schooner
while another is to the effect that he
has gone to Jamaica to fit up an expe-
ditiOn. 1t is said Davilla will be join
ed by Juan Roig who is now in this
city, and Jose Budet, who was describ-
ed as the hero of the Yanco uprising of
last march.
1t is said the services of Cuban in
surgent with the rank of major-general
and two Santo DOMINICAN generals
have been secured for the coming re-
volutiOn and that aid will be obtained
from Hayti and San Domingo as we'll as
from this country. One of the reputed
leaders among the revolutionists is An
tonic Mattel LlutcraS, a merchant of
Porto Rico, who is now in this city.
He refused to talk yesterday.
DIR. Henna, the head of the junta, al
so declined to talk.
One of the Porto Rican residents
of this city said he had received a let
ter from the island stating that the
Spanish authorities have resorted to
the 'compOnte" method of treating
their political prisoners. The letter
states that Seniors Matos Bernier, Gull
lermo Velasco and Tomas Carbon,
have been subjected to the treatment,
which is the same that is alleged to
have resulted in the death of DR.. Ruiz
in Havana. The punishment was in |
ficted, it is alleged, for the purpose of |
forcing the prisoners to tell where a |
quantity of ammunition had been bur-
led, but the men refused to give any |
Word was received yesterday that |
Manuel Catela, who was sent to Porto
Rico with messages from the junta, and
for whom the authorities were looking
had succeeded in making his escape
to Hayti.