The herald., 1898-01-17
GOOD ORDER
IN HAVANA
Does Not Extend Below the
Surface
THE EXCITEMENT CONTINUES
MORE RIoTING LOOKED FOR AT
ANY MOMENT
The Next Revolt Will Be General and
the Army Volunteers Will
Join the Mob
Press Special Wire

ASSOcldteu fTeSS opecldl wire
HAVANA, Jan. 1s-(via Key West;
delayed in transmission.) Although,
outwardly. order Is restored here, great
| excitement continues, and unless the
newspapers exercise, under the pres
ent press censorship, great prudence, a
general revolt is probable, with much
bloodshed. because in such an event
the army volunteers would fraternize.
Gen. Blancos position is the more diff
cult because his mild methods Of war;
fare disqualify him to use energy with
| mob.
The rioters intend going in a pacific
manner to request Gen. Blanco to re-
lease Senior Jesus Trillo, a prominent
| attorney, who has been unjustly
| charged by political intriguers with TO-
menting mob violence.
Up to the time this dispatch is sent
no Americans were in danger, nor has
there been any hostile demonstration or
shouting against the Americans, nor
have the Americans taken refuge at
the United States consulate. Gen. Fitz-
hugh Lee, the British consul and other
consular officers witnessed the disorders
from the balcony of the Hotel Ingla-
terre. On the first day of the riots, when
a crowd of 5000 men had massed in
Central park, began stoning windows
and shouting: Death to Diario!" viva
Weyler" and Down with autonomy"
Gen. Parade. Gen. Solano and Gen. Gar
rfchs rode up and Gen. Solano ordered
the cavalry to charge the mob. The cav
airy commander replied: Whom shall
charge? Loyal Spaniards, for shout
ing, Long live Spain and Long live the
Spanish generals'?"
The commander then dismounted and
endeavored to persuade the mob, in
which were numbers of officers and ad-
Jutants, to retire.
Gen. Garrichs, an intelligent, noble
Cuban, whose loyalty has never been
doubted, confronted the leader of the
mob, Major Fuentes, and Captain Calvo
of the artillery. Major Fuentes resented
the rebuke, and Gen. Garrichs, infuri-
ated. snatched several decorations from
the breast of the officer, saying: "You
have dishonored> the army"
Major Fuentes and Captain Calvo were
arrested.
Gen. Solano, in the course of an inter-
view, has denied that he called the riot
ing officers drunkards, but he confirms
the report that he characterized them as
unworthy of the uniform they wore"
Some of the papers having criticised this
language, Gen. Solano said: II used
those words. and I am willing to sustain
them at the point of my sword"
Wednesday and Thursday nights the
aters and cafes were closed, and the mil
itary band did not play at Central park,
as usual. When the newspaper offices
were being attacked Gen. Blanco called
upon several of Gen. Weyler's friends
to use their influence to calm the rioters.
They replied that they deplored the out
burst, but did not know the leaders
They offered to do everything In their
power to calm the agitation, but point
edly suggested that Gen. Arolas should
try to calm himself also, as he was "in-
creasing the disturbance by his intem-
perate and insulting language"
At onepoint the mob moved toward the
private residence of Senior Bruzon, the
civil governor of Havana, but was
promptly dispersed by the police.
CONDlIIONS TO-DAY
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-Grave ap-
prehensions are felt by both the officials
Of the state department and those of the
Spanish legation that disturbances of
a more or less seriuos character might
occur in Havana today owing to the fact
that many persons otherwise occupied
during the week would be comparatively
free on this day to follow their own
inclinations. Advices received by Min
lister de LONE early today, followed by
others at later hour, indicate, how
ever. that Havana was perfectly tran
quill. After noon the minister received a
dispatch conveying the fact that at II
o'clock this morning there had not only
been no rioting but that there were not
even sporadic disturbances of any kind.
AS precautionary measure General
Blanco had carefully provided against
any trouble. but so far as surface in
dications went the precautions he had
taken were entirely unnecessary. The
advices were that the better Judgment
of the people was uppermost.
Good feeling prevailed generally
throughout the city and no disturbances
were anticipated.
Up " . oCiOch tiilS dlLeTuOOQ state
department officials had received no
word from Havana, and they accepted
this as an indication that no trouble
had occurred or was anticipated. They
regard the rioting of last week as mere
ly furry, which spent its force in the
few hours it lasted.
General Lee is under instructions to
notify the department promptly IL any,
thing unusual or in the least way
threatening occurs, and the fact that no
dispatch was received from him clearly
indicates that the city is absolutely
quiet.
Secretary Long has received no addi-
tional information concerning the
movements Of the North Atlantic SQUAD
ron. ana said he expected none. Admiral
sicard will simply carry out the orders
previously issued to him and sail today
With the main body Of the eQuadron tor
sQuthern waters to enter upon the usual
winter maneuvers. E 81 3.
Inquiry st al cabinet oircles tonieht
fails ID elicit edvltee of my n0rt from
Havana today qr taniSht. # s
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