The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-28
RIOTERS N HAVANA
FIRE On AMERICANS
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A detachment Of American artillerymen
was admitted to Cabanas fortress today by
request of Brigadier General Clous, in or
! der that the men might fsmiliarize them
selves with the guns mounted there, so
as to be able to salute the Spanish flag on
January l.
Regla was evacuated by the Spaniards
an OCCUPIED by the Americans today.
A banner having on It portrait of Pres
! ident Mckinley, painted by Armande Men
/ ocal, has been on view in a window on
/ Obispo street, where it was cheered by
/ crowds of people. It will be sent to the
! president by representatives of the Ma
sonic lodges, who viii meet Cnight and
! arrange for patriotic demonstration.
The Havana wards which have already
! been evacuated were the scenes of pro-
cessions and noisy celebrations today.
TALES OF TERRORISM
A cab driver was shot last night for
refusing to enter the territory within
! Spanish jurisdiction with Cuban and
American flags on his vehicle. an omnibus
driver and two women were shot by mani
of guerillas has been found near Ziba de
Aqua, this province. He was taken from
the town by band Of Cubans and killed.
The Spanish alcalde of ziba de Aqua has
arrived here and his son has advised him
not to return or he will be killed.
Several guerillas are reported to have
been killed in Sancti Spiritus after the
evacuation of that place by the Spaniards
and before the American occupation of the
town.
-Four -Spsniards. residents of San Luis,
province of Pinar Del Rio, nave arrived
here, saying they fear they will be killed
by the Cubans.
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 lady
whose arm has been amputated.
SPANISH SHRINKING Up.
The Spanish troops tOdav sun rurthef
contracted their liues - withdrew to
the extremity OF the peninsula on which
the city of Havana is built They now
occupy scarcely two square miles. The
United States troops have moved from the
are patrolling central park and the Pra-
do. The Enighth and Tenth regular in
fantry regiments have been placed at the
disposal of Major General Ludlow mill
tary governor of the city after January l,
and already six companies have been
CHARTERED in buildings within the limits of
Havana proper, and are doing police as
well as military duty.
SPANISH POLICE AFRAID.
Senior Fernandez DE Castro has inform
ed General Ludlow that the Havana con-
stabulary were afraid 10 try to keep order
until they could rely upon the supper. Of
the American troops, and General Ludlow
Immediately issued orders to the patrols
10 make arrests for misdemeanOrs and 10
turn the offenders over 70 the civil suthor-
tiles. The whole population - IL a state
of unrest, the Spanish residents fearful,
the Cubans eager 70 do something to
show that ehey have gained tbe.r free
dom. Bands OF Cu5ans freely enter the
residences Of Spa mares. call NJ n them
10 hoist American and CUBAN flags ard
to shout viva Cuba libre." and torrify
them with their macheteS. \ doz9n such
cases were reported 20 the American au-
thorites today In al such instances
American guards were sent 10 the houses
invaded, but the Cubans were invariably
gone when the patrol arrived. nor was
there any such thing as catching ne CT
tenders.
INDISCRlMTNATE SHOOTING.
No attention whatever IS paid o the CT
ders against the dlscharging Of fre-racH-
ers. and pistols aye fired IN the streets
continually. Three persons have been Kill
81 and Jwenty-nine wounded. among the
latter three women; and tN2 children The
shooting has been. for the mos1 par. IN
discriminate. As Ge1e-sI Ludlow was
standing on the balcony % the hotel today
watching the scene in the piazs. a mar
waved a Caoan faE. Another cried out
An insult, An insult" whereat rhe man
who vas waving the flag dred upon the
objector.
Spanish company that was retiring
from Fort Principe was deliberately fred
upor from private residence. Ileuter-
ant BIouuJ. an American officer. who was
eScorting the Spanisr5s. broke into 5he
house. but the occupants fed 10 adjairiaS
roofs.
Wsre Brisadisr General Clous and Cap
tain Hart were returning from the palace I
TO-DAY afce- an interview WIKI Ca0-ain /
General CaseelIau5s. they mex a moo o.
Cu5aas carrying aass and shoguag. A /
minute or two later tae crowd would
have encountered a G-t1chu@n, 81 span !
i~a .roopss TIE situation csil-t for very
prcngs action and Captain Hart i~sp~d I
from che csr-7ag- faced -le mob ard az
l-.r-s -1a ~,-l=ll. IL - la--- .rr-r--is ss-lg &
formally *taken command n ne Tinted 1
states fozces IN CzltSl and Issued -as ntr-
essay orders
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