The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-29
CUBANS ARE STILL UGLY
A Spaniard Stabbed Because He
Wouldn't Shout Cuba Libre'
RIOTS IN THE STREETS
Pedestrians stopped and Required to
kiss the Cuban Fiae-Row In n CAFE.
General Brooke Will Not Rec
ognizo the Cuban Army.

Havana, Dec. 2s.-Major General
Brooke does not recognize the Cuban
army and will do everything compatible
with tact and Judgment to cause its dis
bandment. An auxiliary force OF Gu
bans may be formed. but the recSlits
will be taken as individuals. Conse-
quently voluntary police work on the
part OF the Cuban commanders in the
provinces Of Havana. santa Clara and
Pinar del Rio will not be encouraged
The offers Of assistance which are con-
tinuously being made by the Cuban
chiefs are politely received. but are not
accepted.
The Havana newspapers Will not be
censored In the Spanish sense. but they
Will be watched. cautioned against In
cendiary and untruthful utterances and
suppressed " habitual offenders. Press
cablegrams will not be censored.
IL Is understood that the United
states treasury will fix the value OF the
centente at si62 and OF the Spanish sill
yer dollar at so cents.
The official report to General Ludlow
/ regarding the row I'm the Bombay
street cafe last night Is as follows:
| Havana. Dec. 2S.-The Adjutant Cen
| eral to the Governor OF Havana: At
5:i5 y. m. Dec. q. Sergeant Adams.
| Company NJ, 10th United states infan-
try. being informed that there was a
| fight In progress I'm a cafe In Bombay
street took party with him and pro-
| ceeded TO No. . In that street. on ar
| riving he found the chairs and tables
| overturned and other evidences OF a Sc
we're struggle having taken place. As
| soon as he came fully into the light.
| after passing through the cafe. he was
met by volleys coming from all di7ec-
| tiOns, some OF the shots coming from
inside the cafe. All that the sergeant
could see In the way Of men were some
| three or four figures crawling over the
I caves OF the roofs. There were no cas-
usities. 50 far as II known. and on m
/ quiry made at the cafe none could be
heard OF. This disturbance took place
outside of the district occupied by the
/ United States forces. Very respectfully.
JOHN MASON BLoUNT.
Captain
This afternoon a Spaniard named FER
| nandez. "A member OF the municipal re-
lice. was surrounded by a crowd OF Gu
bans I'm Bombay street. Cuban and
American fiags were waved I'm his face.
his rifle was twisted OUT Of his hands.
and half a hundred men yelled to him:
shout Cuba Libre!' or die" Fernan-
dez threw up his hands as N TO assent.
and then when the mob had quisted
down to hear what he had TO say. hs
cried In clear tones. viva Espana'"
Three knives were thrust into him and
tonight he IL dying.
IL IL a favorite sport among the Gu
han young men to stop In the streets
persons supposed to be pro-Spanish ard
to make them kiss the Cuban flag and
cry viva Cuba Libre." Sometimes
these incidents have their humorous
features. but quite as often the victims
are violently treated. To-day a ight
| was started by some Cubans- carrying
American and Cuban flags. who de
clared that they had been insulted u
Spanish marines. A Cuban drew a pis
! tol and. declaring that he would defelt
the American flag. fired. Other shot
followed. According to an unofficial re
port. a Spanish soldier OF the Calaray;
battalion was killed. n Spanish mari1'
fatally wounded. and at least one other
IL not several. hurt.
Charles W. Gould returned here %
day after his second visit with the sup
ply ship Comal to Cardenas, Matanza
! and Sagua la Grande. He reports tia
: there Is no starvation to speak OF no,
in those districts Since his first visit
a month ago. 10000 persons have move
. upon the farms. where they are sup
ported by the rations supplied by IN
Americans. pending a crop.
This morning two battalions OF tn
! lat Texas and the % Louisiana volin
teer regiments. which arrived here yes
terday on the United States ship Mo
. bile from savannah. marched throug
A portion OF the Prado 20 Camp Quena
? | dos
, The United states troops occupie
$ Castle la Punta this afternoon.
$ Sergeant Mike Crowley OF New York
retired. has been asked by Mr.. McCul
lagh TO come here and organize a de
4 tectiNe force.