Show REIGN OF TERROR Americans at Porto Rico Fearing j Harm Seek Britis6 Protection New York April 9A dispatch to I the Iieraid from St Thomas says I So serious has the situation become i in San Juan de Porto Rico that the I United States consul there P C Hanna sb Jh Cs1 na has been ordered to this island I where the rule of Denmark will insure I his safety I Fearing an outbreak against foreigners I foreign-ers especially against Americans Consul Con-sul Hanna and all the members of the I American colony spent the night onboard on-board the British steamer Virginus They did not dare to remain In their homes not knowing what direction the fury of the inflamed populace might Military rule which always prevails in Porto Rico has now become most stringent The censor will not pass ann news an-n I am forced to use special boats to this island to file my dispatches I dis-patches Even with the greatest efforts the police po-lice and the troops have not been able to prevent bloodshed Weylerlsm Is blamed for the failure of autonomy and the troubles following follow-ing The elections are known to have been falsified the military forces taking I tak-ing possession of the polling booths to insure the success of their candidates The indignation of the people at the government forcibly imposed on them is beyond bounds The number of persons In the prisons throughout the island has been increased in-creased 50 per cent There have been riots and bloodshed in the principal townsPence Aquadilla Cayey and Hegabaya The arrival of a torpedo fleet frdm Spain it is believed would cause an uprising against both Americans Amer-icans and British if they had not all got safely away before that time |