Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-01-17
! REVOLT is FEARED.
People of Havana Ripe For a
Revolution.
CAP. GENERAL BLANCO IN DANGER.
His Mild Manner of Warfare No. Suited
For Dealing With Mob--GeneraI Gar
rich FiereeIy Rebuked the Army OH

HAVANA, via Key West, Jan. 17.-Al-
though outwardly order is restored here,
great excitement continues, and unless
the newspapers exercise, under the press
censorship, great prudence, a general
revolt is probable, with lMeh bloodshed
because in such an even. the army vol
unteers would fraternize.
General Blancos position is most diff
cult because his mild methods of war
fare disqualify him to use energy with
mob.
The rioters intend going in pacific
manner to the palace to request General
Blanco to release Senior Jesus T1S1o, a
prominent attorney, who has been I'M
Justly charged by political int1iguers
with fomenting mob violence.
Up to thi' time this dispatch is sent no
American f.as been il danger, nor has
there been any hostile demonstrations or
shouting against them, no. have am
Americans taken refuge at the United
States consulate. Consul General Fitz-
hugh Lee, The British consul and other
consular officers witnessed the disorders
from the balcony of the Hotel Ingla-
tefre.
On the first day of the riots, when a
crowd Of 1000 men that had massed in
Central park began stoning windows
and shouting "death to Diario," ''vive
Weyler,' and 'down with autonomy,
General Parade, General Solano and
General Garrich rode up and General
Solano ordered the cavalry to charge
the mob. The cavalry commander re-
piled:
'Whom shall I charge; loyal Span
iards for shouting long live Spain and
long live the Spanish generals?
The commander then dismounted and
endeavored to persuade the mob, in
which were q number of officers and
adiutants, to retire. General Garrieh,
an intelligent noble Cuban whose 10y
atty has never been doubted, confronted
the leaders of the mob, Major Fuentes
and Captain Calvo of the artillery
Major Fuentes resented the rebuke and
General Garrich, Infatuated, snatched
several decorations from the breast of
the officer, saying you have disnonored
the army" Major Fuentes and Captain
Calvo were arrested.
General Solano, in the course of an
interview, has denied that he called the
rioting officers drunkards, but he con-
firms The report that he characterized
them as unworthy of the uniform
they wore" Some of the papers having
criticized this language, General Solano
said: 81 used those words, and 1 am
willing to sustain them at the point of
my sword"
Wednesday and Thursday nights the
theaters and cafes were closed and the
military band did not play at Central
park as usual. When the newspaper
offices were being attacked General
Blanco called upon several Of General
Weyler's friends to use their influence
to calm the rioters. They replied that
they deplored the outburst, but did not
know the leaders of the riot
They offered to do everything in their
power to calm the agitation, but point
eddy suggested that General Arolas
should try to calm himself also, as he
was increasing the disturbances by his
interminate and insulting language"
At one point the mob moved toward
the private residence of Senior Bruzon,
the civil engineer of Havana, but was
promptly dispersed by the police.