Hutchinson gazette., 1898-12-29
Havana tho Scene OF q Number Of
Serious Arrays.
CUDAHS AND SPAuIARDS CLASH,
niOting Reported in monSerrRrc, n su-
burb Of Havana Several Persons
wOunded-A spanish sol-
dleF Killed.


seriously wounded.
During the last twcnIty-four hours
one man has been killed and twelve
have been wounded in aifrays in diff
feremt parts OF The city, and eleven
burglarles have been committed. The
city Is in u state OF unrest
Three more wards of Havana were
evacuated Monday,
La Lucba says IT can see NO dis
loyalty to Spain on The part OF Span.
iSh residents i'm Cuba II they choose
ITO Moist American and Cuban flags,
because Spain renounced the island
without Consulting the SpanlaBls.
"A party OF oolored Cubnns Monday
morning entered dhe Wholesale GRO
Gerry establishment at 1l3 San Jose
street, owned by lthe Spanish firm OF
Mestro g. Mata, and ordered Senor
Mestro TO kiss the Cuban flag and to
cry "Vlyl Cuba LIbre" He refused to
obey, whereupon one OF the Cubans
cut his head badly with u machete.
Mondays Cuban mob threatened to
attack tIhe residence OF Marquis De
Montero, secretary of the treasury in
the Awtonomlst cabinet and a member
of the Spanish evacuation commis-
sion. 14e house Is 1893 Neptune street,
In a part OF the city already eAcu-
Nted, On the matter being brought
to the attention OF the United States
evacuation commissioners, q guard Of
regulars was sent to guard the resi-
dence until further orders.
Some disturbances have occurred in
San Lazare street and u Spanish shoe
store there having been sacked by the
Cubans, The United Stutes commits
sioners have sent II staff officer, with
detachment OF troops, TO the scene
of disorder, The Eighth and Tenth
regular infantry regiments are en-
camped near The Hotel TrotcliO, the
headquarters Of the Americans at
ElvaSSdo.
The Spanish troops are evacuatlng
THE city so rapidly THAT it is almost
impossible for the Americans to move
promptly for The preservation OF
peace, The proclamation OF the Unit
ed Sbates commissioners appeared in
extra editions OF the Spanish newspa-
pers Monday evening.
Major General Buffers mission to
Mlatanzas and Cienfuegos is i'm the in
terest OF sanitation and order in Those
critics after january /. He will coun-
sci with THE Cuban leaders with a
view to persuading them to exercise
prudence towards the Spanish troops,
who, after january /, will be the
guests Of the Americans.
Chicago, December 27.-A censored
special cable to the Tribune from Ha-
vana says;
"Rl0tng began at Monserrate Mon
day might A battalion of Spanish
troops hurried from THE barracks on
the Prado to Galiano street, the di-
viding line between the Cuban and
Spanish lterritory, Order was re-
stored, but in the firing which oc-
cuwed before the troops arrived, an
S-year-old Cuban child was killed by
a stray bullet.
Spanish territory in the New
World lis now limited to narrow
strip Of land between Havana harbor
and Galiano street. The flags OF
Cuba llbre and the United States are
waving within two blocks OF the
Prado, a great boulevard which runs
through the center Of Havana.
"NTonserrate having been evacuated,
the place was alive Monday with Gu
bans and people from the United
States. The scene enacted at Cerro
and Vedado last week, and ait Jesus
del Monte Sunday, was repeated at
Monserrate. There was even
greater demonstration, for Monser-
rate comes almost to the city. Some
of the flags leaped across the dividing
line and waved on the Spanish side.
"The celebration which began on
Christmas night Monday reached its
height Crowds OF men and women
waving Cuban and American flags
and carrying branches OF trees pa
rNded the streets, shouting and sing
ing. Many Americans went over to
see the demonstration. They did not
remain long. Owing ITO the intense
enthusiasm the populace insisted on
kissing the bravo Americanos'
whether they wanted to be kissed or
not.
Several affi0ys took place between
the Spanish residents and the Cubans,
A grocery keeper on 0quendo street
refused to put out the Cuban colors,
and was beaten almost to death with
sticks. AS evening came on, the dem
construction became noisier than ever,
as many of the negroes paradlng were
drunk and greatly excited. The
Americans became fearful of another
clash with the Spanish troops like
that which ushered In Christmas day.
"Franclsco Luintoso, a Spanish vol
unteer, patrolliug the street near the
Prado, was fred at from n housetop
and killed. A. Cuban was killed in
another part OF the city. Half a
dozeu 0ubans and Spaniards were
shot or stabbed in affrays about the
city.
There was u fight between Cubans
and Spaniards in front Of the United
States Club at midnight, Several of
the participants were badly cut with
machetes.
Many American soldiers who were
In town behaved so boisterously that
General Ludlow says he is sorry that
they were permitted to come into