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Show RIOT IN PORTO RICO. Trivial Incident llevral, I sellable Nalnra at I'ovto Itlon,. A serious riot occurred at San Juan, Porto Itlco, Friday, At f) o'clock In the evening Ave artillerymen and a corporal of artillery uaiued Hlarock left their guard post without ordera and charged acroas the plaia Into a atrcet In which a mob of people had assembled,. The aoldlert fired a volley Into the air, dispersed the mob and rescued Hehool Huperlnltndenl-Arm-atrong, who waa besieged by a mob In a house situated about a block from the city center. For hours previous to the rescue of Superintendent Armstrong the city 1 1 been overrun by n riotous crowd of probably 1,300 persons, who shouted "Down with the Americana," and other similar cries. The excitement originated In trivial triv-ial school Incident Imolvlng Superintendent Superin-tendent Armstrong, and Illustrating the exclteabla uature of the Porto lttcana. The superintendent reprimanded repri-manded a girl, ten ) caraof age, for disobedience and orclbly but harm lessly marched her to the front from the rear of the schoolroom. Her drras caught In a desk and waa torn and the girl rrportcd to her mother that the had beeu kicked and abused Thla excited the glrl'a mother and aentatlonal stories were circulated with tho result that when the school children were dismissed a number of boya gathered together and paraded the atreeta. They were Jolued by many loafera and full grown men and It became necessary for the police to escort Superintendent Armstrong froic the schoolhouse to hla home. |