The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1898-12-22
CUBAN MOB BREAKS LOOSE.
The Evacuating Spanish Troops
Fired Upon in Havana Suburbs.
THEY CANNOT BE CONTROLLED
jured-Cerro, . Suburb of Havana, the
scene of the RIoting-Lee ut His Old
TAhlo

HAVANA, Dec, 19.-The Spanish
| evacuation commissioners informed
the American commissioners last even
ing that the Havana suburbs, Cerro
and Jesus del Monte, had been evac-
uated. The Spanish troops left Jesus
del Monte at 5 o'clock, Immediately
after which American and Cuban flags
were raised, crackers fred and the
usual demonstrations made by the
large crowds in honor of the event. At
the hour of fling this dispatch it is re-
ported that some of the troops of the
Cuban general Mario Menccal are en-
tering Jesus del Monte. Probably the
United States forces will be sent there
to-day.
The suburb OF Cerro was evacuated
Saturday. American and Cuban flags
were displayed from the houses on the
Calzada del Cerro and crowds rushed
through tho streets shouting viva
Cuba Libre."
About $50 a crowd of Cubans of the
lower class passed barracks of engi-
neers on the lnfanta avenue. shouting
Long live Cuba" and death to
Spain," and firing shots into the air in
celebration of the evacuation of Cerro.
The eng ineers did not fire, but the
guard was doubled.
The crowd then passed on from the
Calzada Gel Monte to the Calzada del
Cerro, stopping the street cars and
compelling passengers to shout viva
Cuba Libre." Among the demonstrate
ors were a number of butchers, who
carried pistols and knives Jose
Gancedo and his cousin, Theodore
Huertis, who were ON the cars were
wounded with knives. Gancedo died
yesterday and Huertis will probably
die.
Later the crowd met some engineers
at the Esquina dc TEXAS and fred upon
them, seriously woundlng one. The
engineers returned the fire, wounding
a street car conductor, a civilian, Iso-
doro Bazols, and John Leonard, a col
ored man.
The rioting continued, many shots
being fred in front of the Casa de So
zorro, where the wounded were as.
sisted.
Spanish soldiers were ordered to the
scene and arrived about 9 o'clock
While marching through Cerro they
were fred upon by men concealed be-
hind pillars. One Spanish private fell
wounded, and the battalion fred into
the air to scare the rioters. On re-
suming their march they were again
fred upon and another man was hit
The Spaniards then fred and dispersed
the rioters.
Among the wounded was colored
woman, and it is also reported that
there were several others. The riot
ing caused great alarm in CerrO and
along the Cclzada del Monte, where all
houses have kept closed doors.
HAVANA, Dec 19-General Lee came
to town from camp and for the first
time since the war had breakfast at
his old hotel, the Ingleterra- He went
to his old table and took his accus-
toned seat near window. Residents
of Havana, recognizing him, cheered
Justify as his familiar figure was
seen in the street. More people are
going out of Havana than will como
in for many months. The rottenness
of the Spanish military methods dur
ing the insurrection can be judged by
the great number of officers who were
always il Havana on staff duty. The
d;sproportion to those who in any cir
cumstances were seeing active service
in the field was marked. They were
literally the only class of the popula-
tiOn which was too numerous to be
counted. The void is one which will
not be filed. The American garrison
will be kept out of Havana. American
officers will not be quartered in the
city and spread over it like cloud of
lOcuSts.