The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-27
DISTURBANCES IN HAVANA.
Arrea SOLDIERS AND CuDAxs
EXCHANGE SHOTS.
InSlow 1ufoYms Capt. Gen. Cas-
Aeanas0s That Order Mast be Pre-
~eeveA, Eyea III II Takes Every
A~ertean Trooper to De So.

CHICAGO. Dec. "a special 20 the
,u.etune from Havana says.
-<~ysxsnngs day was asfserezs Into Havana
= =. crack OF reviewers and rafting vol
- frern Mauaer rifles In al ARRAY which
.--.vres near the center u the city between
~ apsnlsh troops garrssoning the city and
~ Cuban residents
f,ae Tufan was fatally wo9asted, tao 9TH
= ~ere badly injured and . Spaaissa SOL
- ras STABBED. a CUBAN negro, who re-
-s.e6 three wounds raa3e b. Aauser bull
- sr.i a had cat ACROSS his forehead, Is
,reurfei TO be dying.
ne affair was brought On BY The Gu
-. who Gred from housetep upon a
1rurasy Of soiGiers az t.ssG slept Ia 'front.'
= TIA Hotel Roma
4ne ecsdsegs s1saug to their feet and at
x.r~ resnyasz1 tfss fire. 4 company Of in
3-rtry scaled the low ~a.l on one siie Of
~ huilesug and hunted over the rooftogs
- ne individuals who had begun the sir-
~. They found a negro lady wounded
- carried him down. Other injured men
- carried away ty their friends.
ashe yolJey Of the dausers caused great
saaYra among the Americans, many fear
- the fighting would became general
s1rouas,out the city. Al ARRAY on Christ
- ngat besweeu the cnsans and troops
- beer profssesie9 By those who have
u.tehei events OF the last few days.
4h< Americans disregArsies. the warnings
enrv bad received TO stay in their homes
fnfsfw the evening. At midnight many
srrs on the streets. Tsla Cuban element Of
d. ctay's population was damonsfratsye
III evening Fearing trouble, the guard OF
Geenisn troops about the city was doubled
f1uafd midnight the city streets were alive
III people IN cabs and on foot, singing
sad shouting.
/. grew qslieter after midnight. when
e,ddeniy the cracking OF rsyolvers was
keerd FIJI the direction Of the Hotel Roma.
there was a moments pause. Then cam.
1 eaunstng fra of Mausers across from the
Hotel Roma
Al the corner Of Teniiente Rey aud Mcnt-
urrat street IL a cluster OF one-story build
asN Or the fiat roofs In the white moon
Huht, party Of cusmEs had been ceielsat-
10 the advent OF Christmas.
Under the dark corridors of the Hotel
Roma. across the street. a company Of
spanish regulars lay stretched out asleep.
Suddenly some one ioaaed over The par
sp1s OF the house on which the C.ubans
ssre celebrating and fred revolver Into
he ranks Of the sleeping troopers below.
The soldiers spragg 10 their feet aud the
MaHsers banged away as fass a. they could
puii the triggers. Bullets riddied the front
AZ the building and the soldiers climbed 10
he roof and hunted for the eneny. For A
whlie tts guard would permit no one 10
xAsder about the streets until the first ex-
element WAS over
TIE Christmas celebration began again
With numerous clashes between the TROOPS
Several times during the night firing was
heard tn the city.
There IN renewed apprehension over the
= -.
away there Will not ~ enough left toward
the end Of the week before the United
States troops take possession to preserve
afdef.
Gen. Ludlow has had an Interview with
Capt. Gen cassel3anos. lie said to Cas-