Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-12-13
RIOT IN HABANA,
ARRAY Between Spanish Officers
and Citizens, and Cubans'
THREE OF THE CUBANS KILLED
One Spanish OfiCer and Two CubanS
Wounded.
LIEUTENANT LEE APPEALED TO.
wounded Cuban Breaks Into His
Room and Asks observation-disclosures
nj Hotel IngIaterrn, Including
Ladies. in Much Danger.

rtBANA. December 12.-Three Cubans
,-. killed and one Spanish officer and
t.a Cublns wounded last night IN an
array between some Spanish officers off
lr.v and a number Of citizens and a
t--v of Cubons who wished to close the
-1n Theatre on account Of the death
III General Galxto Garcia at Washington
jill. spanish troops on duty intervened
r.r restored order.
After the news Of General Garcia's
d.l spread through Habana early yes
te-a.y evening the Cubans wished TO
hive I'D the places of amusement closed.
They succeeded in closing two places fire.
...atgd 10y Cubans, but the management
l. tho Tac0n Theatre. where there were
many Spanish officers among the audi
tr.a. refused 10 close the house. There
upon Alegrette, former captain Of in
frreut troops, got into an excited argu-
uu- with The manager Of the theatre,
and was escorted 70 the sidewalk by the
police on duty. There Allegrette entered
l.5 a heated discussion with a Spanish
.H.er. who struck him across the face
with The fiat of his sword. Then there
v.s q collision between the Cubans and
ts spanish mfliuamen. More blows were
struck ON both sides and many persons
from the cafes and park cheered for
spain and brought crowds Of people to
ta SPOT from adjacent streets and
s.a1rls.
THE FATAL SHOTS
suddenly a shot was fired, whether by
O. cuban OF by a Spaniard. or whether in
tal0nany or accidentally cannot be
s.U and the Cubans retreated into the
r.tu rngiaterra. More shots were fired
.r both sides, and Arturo Tzet, a French
citizen. born I'm Habana, was shot and
seriously wounded while sitting at a ta-
T. More shots were fired. and the Gu
bans ran throdgh the hotel Office and
made their way upstairs. Jesus Soto
o.D. a Cubans fell wounded on the
stairs. and another wounded man broke
Into tle room occupied by Lieutenant
Izueh Lee, son of the famous general
t.l former Cunsul-General here, demand |
iI- -Iats uon.
General Greene and several members Of
-IaI, who had been out on a balcony
watching the crowd, heard the uprOaP in |
t. nlt.. and went into the corridor. As
the Spanish officers saw General
Greene who was I'm uniform. they stop
I. fH- pursuit of the Cubans, saluted, !
.. retired.
. tr. mean time Eustaquio Lemus had |
"a fr, Ia ~
Pedro B.esa and Senior Jiminez had been |
Killed.
Shortly afterward the Spanish guards on |
..F warmed in from the neighboring |
s...t. and order was restored.
80 raa time the Cubans and pursuing |
rards ran through the Hotel Ingla- |
tEa General Humphreys was in the lob |
talking with Major Martin, of General |
9 l.s STAFF, and other gentlemen. A |
bullet shattered q mirror near where they |
s.1. and two others splintered the |
staircase.
LADIES IN PERIL.
"ta hotel was fun Of American officers |
a.. civilians. and some of them, with |
,r wives. were standing on the balco- |
I at the imminent risk Of being hit by |
'....s fired al an upward angle to scare |
Was From that point they watch
. ta. spectacle I'm the electric-lighted |
.r.
It a reported that in addition 20 those |
Ruled and wounded who have been pre-
' mentioned, fourteen are being |
for I'm private houses. Three arrests |
made.
a ..w minutes after the shooting in the |
fr.gltened patrons and Cubans |
...r.i around General Greene. asking
would protect them. He assured |
Hl. f..Hf hl.tf We of iTl
@ that the only recognized authority |
atHaua was the Spanish Executive.
...l sent Captain Cole and Lieutenant |
stevens tO General CastellanOs 20 enquire
.. was being done 10 preserve order
latter replied that the cafes had
ordered closed and the streets clear
while troops i'm sufficient numbers 10
the peace had been posted in the
E. and thoroughfares. Two of the
vi General Castellanos called upon
O. .i Greene and gave him further per-
assuranccs.
Telephone messages describing the oc-
..aee were sent TO General Wade, in
f.lld0, and General Greene cabled 90
-n-ton brief statement OF the
.' What was taking place In the city
I unknown on the American war
cry and TRANSPORTS I'm the harbor, nor
..- l.e news reach there until this morn
CUBANS TO WITHDRAW.
-He United States Evacuation Commits
u'is and General Greene sent General
.a and Captain Hart at noon to-day
o. exchange views with the Spanish com
.oners II was arranged that all the
--'n officers and soldiers, including
iE Julio Sarguilly and Jose Lacret
''.id go 10 the Cuban camp near Ma
Ia Of gf1
u. spanish forces are withdrawn
General sanguilly, with ten other promi-
"..l Dubans. later went 10 Marlanao, |
.,fe they promise 10 remain until the
Spanish leave