Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-12-29
HAVANA IN UPROAR
oaoaososoaono OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
AMERICAN TROOPS FIRED ON BY
FRENzIED RIOTERS.

Serious Trouble Is Threatened In the
Cuban Capital-Continued Celebrations
Cause Numerous Fights and Several
Lives Are Lost.
HAVANA, Dec. 2S.-The American
troops were fired on in Havana last
night. The whole city is in an uproar
and serious rioting is threatened. A
detail of company M, Tenth regular
United States infantry, while quelling
riot which broke out on Bombay street
at 6 o'clock last evening was fired on.
The regulars returned the fire, and sent
volley after volley into the crowd of
rioters as they fled out of the street.
Two Spanish sailors were wounded and
Spanish marine was killed by the
Americans. A number of other persons
were also wounded in the melee which
caused the interference of the Amer
ican troops. Three Cubans were fatally
injured. Several Spaniards, who were
carried away by friends, were wounded,
but it is not known how seriously.
The Cubans who We're fatally injured
are: Jose Dolores, mulatto, shot
through the stomach; Ramon Delgados,
shot in the hip and chest, and Pedro
Mates, shot in the groin.
None of the American soldiers were
wounded. In other small riots in other
parts of the city IL persons were
wounded, several fatally.
A Spanish soldier, marching with his
company to the wharf, attempted to
pull down Cuban flag and an Amer
lean flag waving over the door at 1OS
San Lazaro street. This started the
fight. The Spaniards were fired upon
from the housetops and windows. They
returned the fire, riddling the front of
the building with bullets The soldier
who attempted to take down the flags,
fell on the steps of a house, bleeding
from wounds in the head and shoulder.
The Spanish soldiers withdrew, carry
ing their injured comrades.
Residents of San Lazaro say the with.
drawal of the Spaniards was due to the
appearance Of an American officer, who
persuaded the Spaniards to retire. The
town is practically in the hands of the
Americans. The Spaniards are sup
posed to still hold possession of the strip
OF ground between the Prado and the
port. but their soldiers have been with
drawn to within a few blocks of the
port
Uncle Sam Fills Coal Bunkers.
NEW YORK, Dec. PA special from
Washington says: The navy department
is going to be prepared for any emer-
gency that may hereafter arise in the
Atlantic and Pacific oceans by carrying
on hand the enormous stock of nearly
100000 tons of the best steaming coal
Tor warshlps that can be procured. This
supply OF the most important of all
sinews of modern war is to be sys.
tematically distributed in American
ports most conveniently located for the
coaling OF ships for any operations the
navy may be called upon to undertake.,
extending along the Atlantic and gulf
coast line, from Frenchman's BAY,
Maine, to San Juan de Porto Rico, as
well as to the commanding positions
along the lines of commerce which
have already been secured by the Unit.
ed States i'll the Pacific ocean, stretch.
AuS iAoLA san IitluclScO ana Fuget
sound to Manila and southwark to Sa-
moa.
In the naval sphere of activity in the
Atlantic about 100000 tons are to be
promptly and Systematically stored in
accordance with the recommendation of
the chief strategists of the service, and
at least 1901 600 tons will be mt around
Cape Horn to the western ocean.
The distribution of immense piles of
American coal for naval purposes in the
Pacific indicates the unalterable attitude
which has been adopted by the admins
tration regarding the future policy of
the United States in that direction, as
the initial expense involved in trans
porting the proper quantity Of fuel for
use in the marine engines as well as
the elaborate character of the apparatus
which must be installed for the expe-
ditlous coaling of war vessels, for which
time IS a most essential element, demon
strate how gravely and thoroughly the
have matured their plans.
Prepared to Ouell Disorder.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2S.-Secretary
Alger received cablegram from Gen
eral Brooke announcing his arrival at
Havana, where he will assume the post
of military governor of Cuba. The
making by the American
commanders in Cuba to pre-
vent disorder in the trying times Incl.
dent tO the chapoa of so,,o,o;,x,>4,