The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-15
AROLGs' ATROCl0US ASSAULT.
MUTINY At HAVANA SENDS GEN.
AHOLAS INTO 4 RAGE.


seeing He Had Lost Moral Influence
Over His Unpaid Orden PubIIco
Forces lie Attacks an Unarmed
Member With His sVvord-His Men
Refused to Charge or Fire Upon
the Mutineers-Disbnndin of the
Orden Forces the Result.
Havana. Nov 10, via Key West, Nov "A.
The mutiny of the orden publco forces
for which two days threatened the peace
of this city, resulted in the dissolution Of
that body to-day, when, after the pay
ment Of some arrears and the promise OF
a fun liquidation, the revolving troops laid
down their arms. Capt Gen. Blanco then
ordered all the foot and mounted regiments
of the orden publico to be disbanded, that
organization ceasing to exist from this
date. The Havana mutiny, which started
to-day was precipitated by Gen. Arolas, tho
military governor of the city, whose fiery
temper and brutal treatment of officers is
the source of daily spreading discomfort.
At midnight on Wednesday, Gen. Arola5
at the head of a battalion of regular in
fantry having been apprsed of the inten-
and demand their pay. surprised the arr
tIllery outposts stationed along the Vedado
road, including the Santa Clara and Relna
Chorrera batteries, disarmed them and
placed them under surveillance.
The next morning (Thursday) the third
company of the orden pubco. numbering
about 15O men, drew up before the captain
generals palace In the Plaza de Armas and
demanded their overdue pay. The men were
ordered to retire. but refused.
Gen. Arolas who arrived on the scene al
most simultaneously in an excess OF rage.
lifted his baton of office and savagely at
tackled some of the onlookers, seriously
hurting a government emnloye who had
rushed out Of the palace from curiosity.
BY this time the Plaza de Armas was
filled with wildly excited crowds. who
loudly condemned and cursed Cen Arolas.
They were quieted by Gen. Solano, Capt.
Gen. Blancos chief of staff. The mutt
nous orden publico learned later that Gen.
Arolas had called over four thousand reg
ulars In from the suburbs Believing that
Gen. Aroias meant TO dsarm them, the or
den pubiico again left their quarters each
man with $50 rounds of ammunition in his
belt, and lined up in the streets opposite
the armory, ready 20 offer resistance, IL
necessary.
Shortly after nlghtfalI. Gen. Arolas, az
| the head OF me regulars, and preceded by
"A band of music playing national airs.
arrived before orden publico's headquar-
/ ters where he halted. Before him stood
the mutinous Third company. grim and
| sullen.
Gen. Arolas, mad with rage, ordered his
men to charge. bur they refused to obey.
He then ordered them to fire, which they
also refused to do.
Gen. Arolas then realized he had lost his
moral influence over the men, and. after
calling the officers aside and conferrlng
with them for few minutes, he left for
the palace accompanied by his staff end
seven officers.
About two blocks from the scene of the
mutny, Gen. Arolas' party came upon an
innocent and unsuspecting member of the
orden publico, who was unarmed. Mad
with fury, Gen. Arolas drew his sword and
savagely attacked the man, infiictlng on
him severe wounds from which the VIC
/ tim Of the assault died this morning
In the mix-up Lieut. Malta, Gen. Arolas'
] adle-de-camp had his hand cut supposed-
| iy by Gen. Arolas' sword, as It was the
/ only one drawn Toward midnight most
OF the regiments of the orden publico,
both cavalry and infantry, throughout the
| city. had mutinled and turned out, fully
| armed
| Gen. Arolas. with the regulars, met them
| at the Calzada del Monta, where was q
! repetition OF the earlier incidents. the
troops again refusing 20 obey orders to
! fire when commanded to do so.
| conference then took place between
| the officers and the men, and the mutineers
| disbanded and retired for the night.
| The night passed without any further
untoward incident, bringing about to-day
the result before mentioned, namely, the
disbanding of the orden publico forces.