Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1898-11-15
REVOLT IN HAVANA.
Soldiers Determined to Have
Their Pay.
A MILITARY PLOT DISCOVERED.
Armed Guards Around Bianco-sa-
Easta Refuses TO Send Money.
Resignation Threatened by
the Captain General.

- teitiple uprising OF revolving spanish
troops is imminent.
General Blanco has lost confidence
even in the palace guard, and blood
shed and incendiarism may occur at
any moment.
The troops have gathered in the cen
ter Of the city and are holding it, arm
ed and equipped.
General Arolas has sent the following
note TO Colonel Paglieri, chief Of po-
lice.
You must hold yourself In readiness
to dispatch all the forces Of the mu-
nicipality to repress uprlsings that are
very likely to occur in the city"
military order has been issued for
bidding civilians to pass by ORelly
street toward the palace.
All carriages are turned back with
heavy hands upon the brides.
The greatest apprehension prevails
among the people. 1t IS feared that If
General Blanco loses his authority the
troops viii begin an attack upon lie
and property.
The troops demand that they shall be
paid today If payment, IN part at
least. cannot be made, II Is likely that
the revolt viii quickly take place.
General BlancO has received grave
cable dispatch from Madrid. in which
Sagasta Informed him II was impossi-
bic to send 30,00O,00O pesetas In silver
for the troops.
The prime minister cabled that in
stead Of asking for more money with
which to pay the revolted troops Gem
eral Blanco should crush out the up
rising with an iron hand.
-Four hundred and fifty thousand
pounds have already been sent. but sa-
gasta stated that this was really more
than the spanish treasury could stand.
Immediately upon the receipt OF this
dispatch General Blanco summoned to
the palace all the Spanish generals IN
Havana.
They were in consultation for several
hours.
1t Is now reported that General Blan-
co threatens TO send his resignation to
Madrid. so serious ia the situation.
General Arolas Is very bitter against
the revolted troops and Is In favor Of
shooting them down II they persist in
their menacing attitude.
The city Is completely in control OF
the troops. which continue to arrive
from the country
They have posted themselves at the
city gates and are massed I'm the main
streets
The troops not already in revolt do
clare their intention 10 join the orden
publico. and the civil guard intends
fighting them IL called out.
IL is the opinion of the military COM
manders that the only means to sup
press the revolt is to pay the soldiers
at least 80 per cent of the pay due them.
rHa.N /. 4
possible after the dispatch from Sa-
gasta.
one months pay Is to be given imme-
diately to one battalion of the orden
publico Instead of this course, General
Arolas strongly favored taking out six
sergeants Of the battalion and shooting
them as a lesson to the troops
Every effort Is to be made to keep
Sagasta's dispatch from the knowledge
OF the troops. as Il is feared this would
be the brand to fire the train
San Lazare street Is occupied by the
Baleares battalion, while the Valleneu-
eva station is covered by the Princessa
battalion.
The revolt Is spreading among the Of
ficers and this increases the alarm,
Pedro Garcia, the soldier of the Third
company of the orden publico who was
wounded on Thursday by General Aro-
las. is dead. His death has innamed
the troops.
That there was not pillage and mas
sacre during the city revolt was due 10
the heroism of Captain Don Juan Co
mez Lopez of the Second company or
den publico.
Captain Lopez was rewarded for il by
being presented with the military eros
OF Maria Christina by General Blanco.
The cross raises him TO the rank of
major
The plan OF the revolt was to unite
the four companies OF which the bat
TALON orden pubiico Is composed and
then march to the barracks Of the civil
guards.
Then the demand for revolt was to be
laid before the guards, and If accepted
the troops were TO sack the city. The
banks were TO be pillaged.
In accordance with the plan the Third
company had 20 join the Second. an6
both We're then to join the First anc
Fourth.
When the Third company reached tn,
barracks, Il encountered Captain 10.
PEE, who was on duty there.
He placed himself with his back {,
the door with drawn sword and cried:
No man shall either enter or leav,
this house unless he does it over m,
dead bodyl"
The soldiers fell back before his cour
age. and General Arolas surrounded
with faithful troops the barracks o.
the First and Fourth companies Will,
Captain Lopez parleyed at the door
way
Havana was again saved from mas
sacre when General Arolas requisite,
leave for his cavalry to charge on tn,
civilians who We're merely spectators
Arolas informed Blanco that the peo
pie We're willing and ready to join tn
revolt, but the civil governor Of Ha
vana. Fernandez Decastro, turned upol
Arolas and cried:
You lie! The civilians are quiet an,
making no demonstration"
A heated quarrel between the men re
suited in General Blanco's presence
but the military commander succeeds
in quoting them, and the charge wa
not permitted.
CanRn had now been placed at tn
entrances to the main streets AS tn
artillerymen are in revolt each of tn
pieces is manned by five picked officer.
The battalion of the orden public
which by revolving because Of the non