The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-29
The Customs Collectors Being In
struc ted in Financial Exchange,
SUBANS APE STILL OISORDERLY,
A Sergeant and squad Fired ON While
irving TO Qucll DisturbanCc-A
Spaniard stabbed 20 Death Be
cause He Would Not Shout
"Niva Cuba L1brc'-NO
Cuban Police.

American troops made thirty arrests for
misdcmcauors last night ana turned tho
rulprits over TO the civil authorities. Two
OF the men arrested for the Vegas Bomba
Cafe affair are Spanish marines. They
were surrendered Co the Spanish authori-
ties.
Fifty United States soldiers have been
arrested for being in the city without
lcayc. They were sent 10 the camps
for punishment
CUBAN TROOPS IN THE CITY
A detachment OF one hundred Cuoans
under the command OF Colonel Jose
Estrauco. has cnterd Havana. The men
are quartcrsd at the Dragones Barracks.
The Spanish Transport Munchon sailed
Tor Cadiz to-day with 2i00 Spanish troops
on board
Major-Gonera Brooke does not rccog-
nzo the Cuban army and Will do every
thing compatible with tact and judgment
10 cause It's disbaudment
An auxiliary force of Cubans may be
formed. but the recruits viii DE taken
as individuals Consequently volunteer
police work ON the part of tn Cuban
commanders in the provinces of Havana,
Santa Clara and Iiuar Del Rio Will not
lls encouraged
ASSISTANCE DECIINED.
The offers of assistance which are On
tiuu0usly being made ny the Cuban
chiefs are politely received, but are not
accepted. The Havana newspapers W4l
not Doc censored I'm the Spanish sense. but
will hc watched against incendiary and
untruthful uttcranccs. and suppressed If
ha1itu8l offenders Press tclcgrams Will
not bee censored.
10 is understood that the United states
Treasury Will fix the value of the centlmo
a. SisZ and of the Spanish silver dollar
bt 900 cents.
To-day the army officers who have
been appointed sub-couectors of customs
pt the various posts outside of Havana
Hvent to school $50 90 speak. Fourteen
gathered at the banking house of +. L.
fhiIds of the Havana Chamber of Com
incrcc. and were instructed by him i'm the
lniucdcies of exchange and how TO cal
Culdte One double ratios of silver To Span
ish gold ana American gold.
AMERICANS FIRED OF.
The official report of General Luilow
regarding the row in the Bombay street
cafe last night is as follows:
The Adjuiant General 20 the Governor
OF Havana:
"At 5.5 T.. NJ. December 27th. Ser
Ecant Adams Company NJ Tenth United
States Infantry being informed that
there was a hght in progress I'm a cafe
EN- Bombay street took % party with
him and proceeded 90 40. i'm that
street ON arriving he foundathe chairs
ana tables overturned and other eyi-
dences of severe struggle having tSlen
place As soon as he came fully into
the light, after passing through the cafe
Do was met by yolleys coming from all
directions. some of the shots coming
from inside the cafe.
"An that the sergeant could see in the
way of men we're some three OF four
figures crawling over the caves of the
gOofs. There We're no casualties so far
as he knows. and on inquiry made az
the cafe none were heard Of This dis
turbance took place outsile of the dis
trict occupied 10y The United states
forces Very respectfully.
JOHN n. MASON BLUNT.
Captain. A. G.. NJ. T. s. v"
a SPANIARD MURDERED
This afternoon "a Spauiard named Fer
naudez. % member of the municipal po-
lice was surrounded by u crowd of Cu-
bans iu Bombay street Cuban and
American haes We're waved in his face.
Ills rife was twisted out of his hands
and half "a hundred men yelled 20 him:
"Shout viva cuba Libre. or die"
Feranandcz threw up his arms as II
L. assent ana then, when the mob had
quietei down To hear what he had TO
Say. he cried in clear tones
"Niva Esplna, Viva Espana!'
Three knives were thrust into him and
he is dying.
CUBAN SPORT.
IL is a fayoute sport among the Cuban
young men o. stop b. the streets persons
supposed 10 Doe pro-Spauish and 10 make
Them kiss the Cuban nag and cry VIVA
Cuba LiDrc.'
Sometimes these incidents have their
humorous features. hut as quite az often
1he victims are viciOusly treated To-
dav "a fight was started by some Cubans
carrying American ana Cuban flags, who
declared they had been insulted by Span
ifh marines. A cuban drew "a pistol and
declsring that he would defend the
American flag fired. other shots follow
ed According 20 unofficial reports a
Spanish soldier of the CaValra battery !
was killed. "a Spanish marine fatally
wounded and az least one other il not
several. hurt
Charles W. Gould returned here to-day
after his second visit with the supply !
chip Comal 20 Cardenas MatanZas and |
6agua Le Grande He reports that there !
4 mo- starvation 20 speak of now in those |
districts. Since his first visit. IL month |
ago. ten thousand persons have moved !
upon the farms whore they are supported |
hy the rations supplied by the Americans |
pending crop.
This morning TWO battalions Of the First |
Texas and the Second Louisiana Nolun- |
fecr Regiments which arrived here yes |
terday on tho Transport Mobile from |
Savannah marched through q portion OF |
the frado 10 camp QuemadOs. The mas |
cot cats ~ the Texans were borne in |
front OF the column.
The United states troops occupied CAS- |
Tie La funta this evening.