New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-28
CUBANS ATTACK SPANIARDS.
MANY ACTS OF VIOLENCE IN HAVANA
CITY.
~poops ,yNApr.p TO CAPTURE OFFENDERS
AMERICAN SOLDIERS CHARTERED IN
THE TOWN

Havana Dec 27.-The whole population Is in
a state Of unrest-the Spanish residents fearful.
the cubans eager TO do something to show they
hav. gained their freedom. Bands OF Cubans
freely enter the residences Of Spaniards, call
unon them to hoist American and Cuban flags
and 10 shout viva Cuba Lbre!" and terrify
them with their machetes. A dozen such cases
we're reported 10 the American authorities to-
day In all such instances American guards
were promptly sent to the houses invaded. but
the Cubans were invariably missing when the
patrol arrived. and there no chance OF
catching the offenders.
No attention whatever is paid TO the order
against discharging flrecrackers. while pistols
are fred in the streets almost continuously
Three persons have been killed and twenty mine
wounded. among the latter three women and
two children The shooting has been for the
most part indiscriminate.
As General Ludlow was standing on the bal
cony Of the Hotel Inglaterra at dusk to-day
watching the scene in the plaza man waved
Cuban flag Another cried out. IAN INSULT An
insult' whereat the who was waving the
flag fred upon the objector
CUBANs FIRE ON sPANIARDs.
Spanish company that retiring from
Fort Principe deliberately fired on from a
private residence. Lieutenant Blount. the Amer
lean officer who escorting the Spanards.
broke into the house. but the occupants fed to
the adjoining roofs.
While Brigadier- General Clous and Captain
Hart were returning from the Palace to-day
after an interview with Captain General Castel-
ianos they met mob OF Cubans. carrying fags
and shouting. minute or two later the crowd
would have encountered a detachment Of Span
ish troops. The situation called for prompt
action and Captain Hart leaped from the car
riage faced the mob and ordered everybody to
go home Immediately.
Major General Brooke this evening formally
took command OF ne United States forces IN
Cuba and has issued the necessary orderc.
cab-driver was shot last night for refusing
20 enter the territory within Spanish jurisdiction
with Cuban and American flags on his vehicle,
an omnibus driver and two women were shot
by Nanigos to-day, and the body Of a lieutenant
OF guerllas has been found near Seiba de Aqua
this province. He was taken from the town by
a band OF Cubans and killed. The Spanish al
calde Of Seiba de Aqua has arrived here and
his son has advised him not TO return. rearing
that he will be killed.
Several guerillas are reported to have been
Killed at Sancu Spiritus after the evacuation
Of that place by the Spaniards and before the
American occupation OF the town.
The police reports show that twelve more
persons have been wounded four Of them being
Intentional cases. The rest Of them received
accidental wounds Among the wounded are
three children and a woman. whose arm has
been amputated
rnUOPs pAIKUL THE CITY.
The Spanish troops to-day still further
tracted their lines and withdrew to the ex-
tremity Of the peninsula on which the city o:
Havana is built They now occupy scarcely
two square miles. The United States troops
have moved from the suburbs into the city
proper and tonight are patrolling Central Park
and the Prado.
The Sth and 10th Infantry have been placed
at the disposal Of Major General Ludlow. Mill
fary Governor Of the city after January l. and
already six companies have been quartered In
buildings within the limits Of Havana. and are
doing police duty well military duty.
Fernandez de Castro had informed General
ludlow that the Havana constabulary were
afraid to try to keep order unless they could
rely upon the support Of the American troops,
and General Ludlow Immediately Issued instruc-
tions to the American patrols, when making
arrests for misdemeanors. to turn the Offenders
over to the ordinary civil authorities.
The city jan was delivered into the hands OF
the Americans Saturday. one political pr1s-
bner was found there. Colonel Bacallao who was
eaptured with General Ruiz Rivera and who
was pardoned for political offerc>h but SEN
fenced 10 death on the charge of murder
The United States transport Mobile. having on
board two battaNons of the 1st Texas and the
% Louisiana. has arrived here from savan-
nan, Ca
detachment OF American artillerymen was
admitted TO Catanas Fortress to-day, by request
OF Brigad,er- General Clous. in order that the
sci
mounted there, so as TO be able to salute the
snanish flag on January /. Regla was evacu-
sted hv the STANDARDS and occuI led by the
Americans to-day.
M'KINLEYS PORTRAIT CHEEhEn
banner having on 1t a portrait OF fresioen'
Mckinley. painted by Armendo Menocal' has
been on view in window on ooispo-s''
Il was cbcered 10y crowds Of people IT Will De
RON, 70 the President by representatives OF the
Masonic lodges. who will meet to-hieh' anu
range for a patriotic demonstration.
The Havana wards which have aireaoy peer.
.vacu.tsd were III. scenes Of PROFESSIONS ana
noisy celebrations to-day.
r,'o o,.,ue,s ~ Havana read in their morning
,srars an order from Governor-General caster
lsno. nernoittInC the display OF Cupah anu
Arosrtcar flags inside the lines Of Spanish Juris-
h,c,,o, and ea,ly this morning the Stars and
s,r,nes aud the lone star Of Cuba hoated over
many buildings in the heart OF the city ana !"
streets where the Spanish soldiers stii' Keep
guard. The only buildings excepted IN the orue'
are the Government offices. Havana theie-
fore. is now bright with color
Fear Of the spaniards disappeared WIN '"e
appearance OF this order, for out came 'hoA
sands OF flags secretly made by the women Vi
the households or purcha Jed from adventurous
pedlers Robert A Scott. formerly inc 0'''
treasurer OF Jacksonville. Fla succeedeu !"
getting a small cax Of flags into 1aVa"n e0'"o
weeks ago. and flags originally costing apou'
four o.,,s hsve been selling for about 81 each