The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-06-15
In Lucha Suggests that Americans
Learn the Natures of the People
They Are Trying to Teach.
CABBIES STILL ON STRIKE
OWNERS ENDEAvORING TO GET Ex-
SOLDIERS TO ACT AS DRIVERS.
Residents OF Santiago Discussing An
nexation-General Wood Sails for
the United States.

HAVANA, June A.-Colonel Black, Major
Kane, General Lees chief surgeon and
Captain Stafford of the Seventh Cavalry,
went TO Playa de Mariana, about six miles
from Havana. yesterday. Major Kane and
Captain Stafford, who were riding in an
ambulance. left Colonel Black and drove on
along lonely road protected on each side
by heavy underbrush. Suddenly they heard
the report of a gun and a bullet whistled
close to them. Quickly getting down from
the vehicle they saw Cuban kneeling in
the roadway about hundred yards off.
Aiming his rifle at them, apparently, he
fired again, the bullet passing over their
heads. The officers were unarmed. but they
swore roundy at the Cuban, who disap-
peared in the brush. The general belief is
that the affair was not serious and the
officers themselves treat it as joke. They
say that otherwise it would have been i'm
possible to miss them at such short range.
They add. however. that if they had been
armed themselves there would probably
have been Cuban funeral.
The newspapers are unanimous in exhort-
ing the people to secure themselves peace
in all districts. The Avisadore says the local
papers publish accounts of outlawry and the
deny the existence of any trouble, although.
the paper adds, the names are given in all
cases. The paper says it is better honestly
to set forth the facts than to obtain credit
for conditions which do not exist. But. the
Axisadore concludes, 1t casts no reflection
upon the authorities explaining that it
would be astonishing If things were other
wise lin view of the stories of depreda-
tions from every part of the island. show
ing conclusively the existence of many
small, wandering bands, in most instances
apparently seeking money. clothes and food.
although some cattle are taken" The paper
concludes from this that there is no evil
dence that the outlaws are organized, as
the lives taken are through revenge or
accident.
LA LUCHAS ADVICE.
The English edition of La Lucha to-day
editorially advises the Americans to study
the Cubans and to learn the natures of the
people they are trying to teach. 1t says:
There are two classes of Cubans-the con-
servatives and the 'shouters.' The former
are accustomed to guard their speech. They
must learn the art of expressing their opin-
ions freely. which will be valuable to the
Americans in helping them to reconstruct
the country. The other type is made of the
men who called Spains attention to them
selves and got sent away in order to be
saved from going to the field The very first
lesson for the Americans is to discriminate
between the two, to discover some practical
plan for getting the benefit of the views and
friendship of conservative Cubans and to
find some method Of restraining the
'shouters' and making them good citizens
by giving them new channel for their
thoughts and furnishing them an object
upon which to expend their surplus energy"
La Union Espanoa continues its policy of
attempting to throw suspicion upon every
thing under American influence. Dealing
to-day with the case of Vicente Mora,
leacer OF the Spanish mob that attacked the
Cubans. Carlos Crusade and Miguel Atieza,
last Saturday, 1t says that wnen he was re-
leased from Vivac. the Tombs Of Havana,
yesterday. the authorities declined to return
to him $50 that was taken from him on his
Incarceration. AS a matter of fact on his
provisional release the money in question
was retained as security for his appearance
to-day. and, on his final release after trial.
the money was paid over to him. But the
statement of La Union Espanol is a fair
illustration Of the methods of certain news
papers.
duct of the police court is becoming popu-
lar. even the anti-American press acknowl-
edging its wholesome effect upon the GRIM
inal classes and the increasing respect for
the police which it entails. La Discussion
and FL Reconcentrado are, perhaps, excep-
tions, they attack Captain Pitcher daily
and have nicknamed him Gear" Pitcher.
Chief of Police Mario Menocal is still
waiting for General Brooke's confirmation
of the order appointing him commissioner
of public works. He has Gen. Rafael Car
denas 10 succeed him on the police depart
ment.
CORRESPONDENT MARRIED.
This morning at the salon Trocha wald-
stein Root, the newspaper correspondent
was married 10 Miss jeanette Thomas,
Major Kennon. of the governor generals
stan. giving away the bride. General
Brooke was present at the ceremony.
The cab strikers called to-day upon the
mayor, Senior Perfecto Lacoste. The men
are willing to take the cabs at a daily
rental of So for first-class vehicles and $50
for second-class. The owners want $3.50
and $3.50, respectively. Both sides obsti-
nately hold their ground. and the mayor
finally told the owners. who were repre-
sented at a conference, that such of them
as drive their own cabs or have relatives
driving them must come out for business
tomorrow or risk the cancellation of their
licenses. There are 500 of this class owning
one or two cabs each. and police protection
will be needed. as the strikers are deter
II ined to resist all attempts to introduce
new drivers on any condition. A committee
representing the cab ownsrs visited Gen.
Maxine Gomez to-day In an endeavor to
obtain former soldiers to drive cabs. The