The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-17

HAVANA, Jan. 16.-No 'disagreeable in
cdents" have occurred to-day, and com.
plete calmness" exists. General Morroto,
General Bernal and General Salcedo have
arrived and are assisting General Blanco
in maintaining order. Yesterday, while Sc
nor Marcos Garcia, governor of Santa Clara,
was attending baseball match a hospital
employe tried 70 shoot him. General Aguir-
re and his aid-de-camp frustrated the at
tempt.
General Pando arrived at Manzaino on
Tuesday. According to reports there has
been only ''unimportant skirmishing in
that direction.
Although outwardly order is restored
here, great excitement continues, and un-
less the newspapers exercise great prudence
a general revolt is probable, with much
bloodshed because in such an event the
army volunteers would fraternize. General
Blancos position is most difficult because
his mild methods of warfare dlSQuallfy him
to use energy with a mob. The rioters in-
tend going in pacific manner to the palace
to request General Blanco to release Senor
Jesus Trillo, prominent attorney, who
has been unjustly charged by political in
triguers with fomenting mob violence. Up
to the time this dispatch is sent no Ameri-
can has been in danger nor has there been
any hostile demonstration or shouting
against them, nor have any Americans
taken refuge at the American consul. Con-
sui General Lee, the British consul and
other consular officers witnessed the dis
orders from the balcony of the Hotel In
glaterre.
on the first day of the riots. when a
crowd of 5000 men that had massed in
Central Park began storing windows and
shouting death to Diaiio, ''Vive Wey-
ler," and Down with autonomy" General
Parade, General SolanO and General Gar
richs rode up and General Solano ordered
the cavalry to charge the mob. The cav
airy commander replied: Whom shall |
charge? Loyal Spaniards for shouting
Long live Spain and Long live the Span
insh generalsY
The commander then dsmounted and en-
deavored to persuade the mob I'm which
were number of officers and several adj
iutants to retire. General Garrichs, an in
teligent. noble Cuban, whose loyalty has
never been doubted, confronted the leaders
of the mob Major Fuentes and Captain
Calvo, Of the artillery. Major Fuentes re-
sented the rebuke and General Garrichs.
from the breast of the officer, saying, You
have dishonored the army.
Major Fuentes and Captain Calvo were
arrested. General Solano, in the course or
an interview, has denied that he called the
rioting officers drunkards, but he confirms
tao report that he CHARACTERIZED them as
unworthy of the uniform they wore Some
of the papers having criticised this Ian
guage. General Solano said: Il used those
words and / am willing to sustain them at
Wednesday and Thursday nights the the
aters and cafes were closed and the military
bard I'D not play at the Central Park as
usual When the newspaper Offices were
being attacked General Blanco called on
several OF General Weylers friends to use
their influence to calm the rioters. They
replied that they deplored the outDurst, but
dill not know the leaders of the riot. They
ofsereu to do everything In their power to
calm tie agitation but pointedly suggested
tnat General AroaS should try to calm
himself also as he was increasing dsturb-
ances by his Incorporate and insulting lam
guage.
AT one point the mob moved toward the
private residence of Senior BruZon. the civil
governor of Havana, but was promptly dis
persed by the police.