Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-12-28
MORE DISORDER IN HAVANA
Frequent Clashes Between the Oubans and
Spanish Residents.
American Soldiers Kept busy keep-
INK Down Riotous Demonstration
Many Casualties Reported

dispatch from Havana yesterday SAYS.
A crowd Of negroes entered a Spanish cafe
on the Gale Nillegas. corner OF Romba
street, late this evening and ordered drinks.
Ihey refused to pay Tor these. and IN the
dispute which followed the proprietor of
the cafe and his assistant werr stabbed.
Sergt Adams. with fifteen men Of Com
pany NJ, of the 10Th regulars. hurried 10
stop the row. on entering the cafe how
ever. they found no one in the room. hut a
minute or two later they were Hr,d upon
from a room in the rcar.of jhc cafe one
bullet cutting the coat Of Sergeant Adams.
The Americans then broke into the rear.
chased the negroes out Of the building and
down the street arrcsting four Sergeant
ADAMS SAYS thal none OF the negroes was
MT b4 ms men. but. according To other r.
ports. one was killed and six were wounded.
Unrest Among the People.
Inc whole population is in state Of un-
rest-the spanish residents fearful IN,
Cotans eager TO do something To sh w Tho,
have gaiaod their freedom Bands Of
CubaEs freely enter the residences or span
iards, call upon them io hoist American
ana Cuban flags. and TO shout Viva cuba
l.ihre' and terrify thoiu VITA ,a,.t,. ula-
chotCs.
y dozen such cases were reported 10 the
American authorities tooiaN I'm AN such
instances american guar"s were promptly
S"hl % me houses invaded. but the CuignS
were invariably gone Mhca The pgtroI ar
ilN""' NOT Was ihrre any Suvn lhing AZ
catching The offenders
no attention whatever l. pl:d tu tb, ar
der against the discharging OF ur,.,.r,ck.r-
ana p-Stus are fired IN the streets an The
more continuously. Three persons have.
nseh kl!icd and twe2ty-ninc wounded.
among the latter three women and two
children. The shooting has been ION TN.
most part indiscriminate.
As General Ludlow was standing on m.
balcony Of tie Hotel Ipgl5tcrTa al dusk 10
day watching the scene in tho plaza a man
waved a Cuban AK. Another cried out
An insult, an insult whcrrat Tho man
director.
Spanish Troops Fired q Don.
a Spanish company THAI was retiring
nom Fort Principe was deliberately fired
on from private residen... Lieut. Blouui
an American officer. who was escorting the
Sraniards, broke into the house. but IN,
occupants ftsd to adjoining roofs
While Brig. Gen. CIous and cant Hart
were returning from the palace today after
an Interview with Captain General Castel-
lanos, they met mob Of Cuhans carryinE
nass and shouting. minute az two later
the crowd would have encounter "A d.
tachment of Spanish troops. Thu situa-
non called for prompt action and Cant
Hart leaped from the carriage faced tn
mon, ana ordeed every body To go home i'm
medately.
A cab driver was shot last nigh; for 70
1uslng to enter the territory within Spanish
jurisdiction with Cuban and American aaSs
on MS vehicle. An omnibus driver and two
women were shot by nanigos today ana
the body of a lieutenant of guar,Ill5s rs
been found near Seiba d Aqua. this prov
lnce He was taken from the town bv a
Dahd OF Cubans and killed. The Spanish
alcafde Of Seiba de Aqua has arrived hero
and his son has advised him not Ia return
or he will be killed
Several SUerriilas ar. reported to har.
pcen Killed at Sancu Spiritus after In,
evacuation Of that place by the Spaniar!s
ana before the American occuua ttau Of tn.
town.
-Four Spaniards, residents Of san Luis
province OF Pinar del Rio, have arrived
10y the Cubans.