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Show BOW THE LSMKKALDA GOT COAL, Only Enough to allow liar lo tit Out af Aeapulco Harbor. Washington. May 28. Doctor Stat-eldo, Stat-eldo, Venezuelan minister here, inform tfcj) aMiociated press, that dispatches received re-ceived today from reliable source in Mexco slate that the Mexican government govern-ment hatl ordered the insurgent Chilean cruiser Ksmeralda to leave the hartor of Aeapulco. Tho commander of tho vessel saiti he was willing to leave, but hi hip had no sails and could not depart without steam power. The government gov-ernment then allowed the I'.snieralda to take enough coal to carry the order into effect. Sue received two hundred hund-red ami fifty tons. Her ordinary consumption being fifty tons per day. The Esmeralda sailed on tho 2ilth inst. immediately after receiving her coal allowance. al-lowance. Cirr op Mexco, May 28. Ml Partido, a semi-official government orgau, publishes pub-lishes the telegrams which passed between be-tween the mayor of Aeapulco, tho governor gov-ernor of the state of Guerrero and President Diaz in reference to the Esmeralda's Es-meralda's elforis to obtain coal, showing show-ing that the instructions of the government govern-ment were to resit any attempt ou the part of the Esmerelda to take coal by force and intrusting tho people to aid the government forces in repelling an attack "without paying attention to the Beetiritv of tho town." Tho 'Anglo-American, however says tho government allowed the F'.smeralda to coal. Kkw Vokk, May 2. An Aeapulco dispatch dated yesterday Bays the Esmeralda Es-meralda frightened the authorities of this town to such a degree that at ti o'clock this evening the Chilean war ship was coaling. Sho will probably leave here tomorrow. |