, 1898-09-23
TROUBLE IN HAVANA
MANY QUARRELS BETWEEN GU
BANS AND SPANIARDS
TAKE PLACE.
The Military Governor of the City Pro-
tests Against the Raising of the
Stars and Stripes by the American
Commissioners, but His Protest Is
Not Sustained by Blanco.

Havana, Sept. ga serious quarrel
took place last night at the door of the
university between Prof. Lezcano, a
Cuban, and Lieutenant Colonel Bene-
dicto of the Spanish army, who killed
the young Cuban General Arangueren.
The excuse for the quarrel was a dis
pute as to which of the young men
should get off the sidewalk in order to
allow the other to pass, the Havana
sidewalks only allowing one pedes-
trian to pass at a time. The professor
and the officer exchanged several blows
before they were separated by friends
and passers by. 1t is understood that
seconds have been sent to the officer by
the professor. These disturbances are
looked upon as having political color,
as they always occur between Spaniards
and Cubans. The city is heavily pa
trolled, but disturbances of a like ma
ture are frequent in the suburbs.
At midday on Sunday last. while a
game of monte was going OF in a cafe
at Regla, just across the bay, two SOL
diers burst into the room with drawn
swords, putting the terror-stricken
players to flight and p0cketing all the
money on the table. They were holly
pursued by the sentries on guard, who
exchanged several shots with them,
but failed to capture the offenders. Dis
turbances in gambling houses are of
frequent occurrence, these places being
extensively patronized.
The insurgent chief, Eduardo Garcia,
with 500 men, pitched his camp on Sun
day on the estate Ingenito. two miles
from Matanzas, within the limits Of
the zone designated by the Spanish gov
ernment. General Molina. the Spanish
military governor, sent a polite COM
munication to Garcia, informing him
that he was inside the limits and would
be expected to move his camp. The In
surgent leader answered that lie con-
sidered he was not infringing upon the
provisions of the armistice and would
remain where he was. To a second
and more urgent request Garcia replied
that he meant to stay where he was
and could only be moved by force. A
clash appeared imminent. General Mo-
lima mustered his men and prepared to
send them tt dislodge the Cubans, but
first consulted Captain General Blanco
by wire. General Blanoo replied, advis-
ing General Molina to avoid a clash.
The Cubans remain encamped in their
previous position.
Advices from Matanzas report great
distress and sickness prevalent there.
the streets remaining unclean and no
attention to their condition being CIV
en- by the city officials.
Yesterday morning, as before report
ed, the American flag was hoisted over
the Trotcha hotel. General Arolas, the
military governor, went to the palace
at noon and protested against the in
science of the action, saying that as
military governor he shold issue an Or
der forbidding the stars and stripes to
be hoisted today. Captain General
Blanco said he would allow no such or
der to be issued, as the American COM
missioners were entirely Within their
rights in having the American flag
hoated over their residence, and conse-
quently the flag this morning was still
waving over the headquarters Of the
commission.
General Blanco has issued an order
authorizing the soldiers of the Cuban
arEv to travel unarmed on railway
trains in the province of Pinar del Rio
and Havana.
The Cuban troops throughout the ISL
and have addressed a petition to the
planters requesting relief from what,
while not an obligatory tax, is practi-
cally identical with one.
The reason given for the holding at
the admiral's palace on Sunday Of a
meeting of officers of the Spanish navy
70 protest against the misconduct
Of the campaign and possible charges
C! incompetency and cowardice in the
navy. the bringing to light of the real
culp-its who were to blame for the les
truct'o of Admiral Cervera's fee. and
to uphold the honor Of the Spanish
navy.
On Sunday evening last Juan WILLIE
gas, the pastry cook, with several other
members of the crew Of the Spanish
cruiser Alphonso KILL, provided with
written permits from their commander.
attended a performance at the Tacon
theater In uniform. Soldiers and sail
.ors are forbidden to go to the theater
unless provided with permits from their
superior ofhcers. In this case all had
the necessary permission, but General
.Arolas nevertheless bad all the men ar
rested and taken to the Cabanas prison,
utterly ignoing their permits and only
releasing them yesterday upon COM
|platnt being made by the admiral. Gen.
eral Blanco threatened to report the
abuse 10 the minister of marine At
Madrid. It h said that General Arolas
= making enemies BY his arbitrary aud