The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-12-30
DISORDER N HAVANA
Many Arrests Made by
American Troops
A PLUCKY SPANIARD;

ban Troops NOT Recognized Dy Amer
leans I'm Command Army Officers
Learning TO Become Customs COllec.
tOrs-No Censorship Imposed on the
Press
Havana, December 2S-The patrols of
American troops made thirty arrests
for misdemeanors last night and turn
ed the culprits over to the civil au-
thorities. Two of the men arrested for
the Vegas Bomba cafe affair are Span
ish marines They were surrendered
to the Spanish authorities. Fifty
United States soldiers for being in the
city without leave were sent to the
camps for punishment. A detachment
of 100 Cubans under the command OF
JOS. Estrance, has entered Havana.
The Spanish transport Munchon sail
ed for Cadiz today with 2,400 Spanish
troops ON board.
Major General Brooke does not recog-
nize the Cuban army and will do every
thing compatible with tact and judg-
ment to cause it's disbandment. An
auxiliary force of Cubans may be form
ed, but the recruits will be taken as
individuals. Consequently volunteer
police work on the part Of the Cuban
commanders in the provinces of Ha-
vana, Santa Clara and Pinar Del Rio
will not be encouraged. The offers of
assistance which are continuously be-
ing made by the Cuban chiefs are po-
litely received, but are not accepted.
The Havana newspapers will not be
censored in the Spanish sense, but
they will be watched, cautioned against
incendiary and untruthful utterances
and suppressed if habitual offenders.
Press cablegrams will not be censored.
1t is understood that the United
| States treasury will fix the value of the
centene at $4.S2 and of the Spanish sill
| yer dollar at 60 cents.
Today the army officers who have
! been appointed sub collectors of GUS
| toms at various posts outside of Ha-
| vana went to schools so to speak. Four
teen gathered at the banking house of
| E. L. Childs, of the Havana chamber
| of commerce, and were instructed by
| him in the intricacies of exchange and
| how to calculate the double ratios of
| silver to Spanish gold and American
| gold.
! This afternoon a Spaniard named
Fernandez, a member of the municipal
| police, was surrounded by a crowd OF
| Cubans in Bombay street. Cuban and
| American flags were waved in his face
His rifle was twisted out of his hands
| and half a hundred men yelled to him
| "ShOut Viva Cuba Libre' or die"
Fernandez threw up his arms as if tC
| assent and then when the mob had
quieted down to hear what he had tC
say, he cried in clear tones viva Es-
pana, Viva Espana." Knives were
thrust into him and tonight he is dying
1t is favorable sport among the Gu
ban young men to stop in the street:
persons supposed to be pro-Spanisl
and to make them kiss the Cuban fla,
and cry viva Cuba Libre." Som
times these incidents have their hu
morous features, quite as often tn
victims are viciously treated.
Today a fight was started by som
= Cubans carrying American and Cuba
flags, who declared they had been in
l
! drew a pistol and declaring that b
would defend the American flag fire(
Other shots followed. According t
unofficial reports Spanish soldier {
the Calarava battalion was killed,
| Spanish marine fatally wounded and q
: least one other, if not several other:
hurt.
,, This morning two battalions of th
First Texas and the Second Louisian
volunteer regiments, which arrive
here yesterday on the United State
, | transport Mobile from Savanna
. marched through a portion of tt
Prado to Camp Quemados The Ina.
cot cats of the Texans were borne
front of the column
: The United States troops occupie
: | Castle La Punta this afternoon
THE ESCAPE OF MORGAN.S MEN