Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-11-14
SPANISH TROOPS WANT PAY.
Stirring Times in he City Of Havana Be-
tween Soldiers and Sailors.
GENERAL @OlAs DRAWS HIS SWORD.



Havana. Nov. ~. via Key West. Fla.
Nov ii.-Thc mutiny Of the ofden Pub
leo forces which Tor two days threat
cncd the peace o. this city. has resulted
Ia the dissolution Of that body today.
when. after tho payment OF some
arrears and the promise OF full Haul.
dalton. the revolving iro0ps laid down
their arms. Capt. Gen. Bianco then Or
dcrcd all the foot and mounted regl-
mcnts OF she orden Pubiico to be dis
banded. that organization eeasing TO
exist from this date.
As originally planned. II was intend
cd that che mutiny should have extend
I'd 10 the guarlia Ciyll and the artillery
regulars. ana 70 would Ia that event
have assumed much greater importance
aud nigh. perhaps have lnaugurated a
reign OF terror and bloodshod In the
island.
For some timo pas, the uprising OF
the troops In consequence Of the nom
receipt OF their pay. has been feared.
Not only IL their pay owing for months.
ana Ia some cases years, but the re-
serve pay Of the soldiers. hteir savings
since the date OF their enlistment. which
were looked upon by them a. sacred.
have been appropriated OF stolen. aa tho
men say. by the government. which now
turns deaf ear TO their protests
What amount their reserve pay
reached Il u impossible TO estimate. but
Il IL known that II aggregated millions.
This Il what has been prceipitating
riots. causing muilny here. impelilng the
men to lnsubordination at Neuyltas. and
which may yet give rise 60 further Vide
spread disturbances fthc island.
Tho Havana muiiny, which was start
81 yesterday. was prcclpltatcd BY Gen.
AolaH, the military governor of the
city, whose ncry temper ana brutal
treatment Of officers. Il the source of
dhlly appealing discomfort. At mid
night on Wednesday, Gen, Arolaa, at
the head OF q battalion Of regular In
fantry. having been appriscd OF the In
tgniion uf the troops To Join In the mu-
tiny and demand their pay, surprised
the artillery outpost stations along tho
Ncdadu road, including the Santa Clara
ana liclna Chorrora batteries. dinarmed
them and placed them under Buryell-
lance.
Tho next morning (Thuraday) tho
third company OF the Oficn puhlicO.
number about 100 men. drew up before
the captain generals palace and de-
mAndcd their overdue pay.
The men were orderd 20 retire, but
refused Gen. Arulas, Who arrived on
tho scene almost simultaneously, In an
excess u rage, lifted his baton OF of
nee and nayagcly attacked some Of che
onlookera. seriously hurting a govern
ment employe, who had rushed out of
the palace from curiosity.
hy this time the Place De Arms was
nlled with widely excited crowds. who
loudly condemned and cursed Gen. Aro-
laa
At that period OF the excitement tho
ordeu publlco with ixed buyOneta, as
sumed an attitude of deep hostility to-
ward Cen. Aroias. whom the men con-
hidcrod responsible for the disgrAcefu
way in which they had been treated.
That moment Gen, solano. Capt. Gen.
blhnco'a chief 0f stan. appeared az the
palace door and Commanded abe the at
tentlon o. the men. lie addressed them
~ conclliatory tones, upbraldrd them for
their characterization, and condemned
ing.
Then. placing himself at the head.
Gen. Solano himself marched the men
back 60 their quarters. where he again
addressed them, promising them they
The day passed qustly without any
further Incident until dusk.
The mullnous or,ien Publico had then
learned that Den. Arolas had called In
over 1000 regulars from the suburbs.
Relieving that Gen. Arolns meant 20
disarm thnn, the orden Publioo again
left thelr quarters, each man with $50
rounds Of ammunition IN his bolt. and
lined up In the street opposite the ar
mory, ready 60 oner resistance II nec-
essary,
shortly after nighifalI. Den. Aroiaa,
az the head Of the regulars and pre-
ccded by bhnd Of musk playing ma
tlonui airs, arrived before the orden
Publlco's headquarters, where he halt
"a, Before him stood the mutinuoua
third company grim and sullen, Turn.
Ing 90 ;hem. Gen, ANllas reminded
them that they were regulars and
veterans not mere policemen. ms they
had been tauntinEly referred 90.
The Orden Puhllco then gave three
cheers Tor Spain and the army. which
were Justify answered, To the disgust
Of Gen, Ar0las. however. right on tho
heels Of these "vlyaa' the regulars
chcered their comrades and the Orden
Publlco answered IN turn,
Gen Arolns, mad with rage, ordered
HE men 10 charge, but they refused 10
obey lie phon ordered thrsn 70 IRE,
which they also refused 60 do,
Gen. Arolas then realized he had lost
his moral Influence over the men, and.
after calling the officers aside and con-
fsrlnE with them, Tor few minutes,
he lett for the palace, accompanied by
his stan and seven officers
About two blocks from the scene OF
the mutlny. Gen. ANolas's party came
upon an Innocent and unauspecting
member u The orden Publleo, VINO was
unaTmei. Mad with fury Gen. Arolaa
drew his sword and savagely attacked
the man, 'nhlctlng on him severe
wounds from which the victim OF the
assault died this morning. In the mix
up, Lieutenant Malta, Gen. Arolas's