New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-21
POLICE STAND THE TEST.
.,nrR RESTORED AFTER ENCOUNTERS
AT HAVANA.
,,11rD AND wOUNDED-CRIMlNAL
CLASSES SAID TO BE LEADING fA0
TORS IN THE FIGHTS.


TORS IN THE FIGHTS
-, c,p,r TO THE TRIBrNEl
,,...ra March 20.-The exhip'uons OF INV
which for the last two days have
.,.a the city's growing sense Of order ana
proved A fiery trial to the newly or
..,,,ed Havana police. The mettie OF the force
,, % test 10 which public opinion had
.s,v thought It equal. and as result Cen
,,.rocars bluecoats stand higher to-day IN
estimation than would have been fan
-, pO.sible after the hasco' committed IN at
ting 70 suppress the anti-Assemhly demon
.,o,s a week ago. 1t was charged tneh
,., the policemen that they dubbed women
.,udren. but begged men to move on with
.ost scrupulous politeness. on Saturday
-,.,, and yesterday however the oluecoats
,r,a that they could face fire, and their
-. n The san Jose riot from an ambuscade
~ shoved decided courage under trying cir
..oross In this street fight seven officers.
.,.,s,rr the lieutenant in charge, were severely
,aed one died yesterday, and several
..,.-. are scarcely expected to recover -Four
.s..-, were slightly wounded outside the san
"a dance hall Another patrolman was killed
....raav afternoon while on duty IN different
...,o, of the slums OF the civilian partici-
:, the disturbances Of Saturday and sun
49,. ,u,o are dead and about fifteen are badly
,asd Wholesale arrests have been made
and the criminal elements will be forced to
,..l,ze that the approach Of political freedom is
.o,,o be taken as the signal for general con-
tempt OF public order
CAT-SES OF THE OUTBREAK.
,,oaorbtedlv the conditions which have de-
,.,.a the dishandment Of the Cuban Army have
,.r,-,,rtes TO encourage the outbreaks Of the
las, two days. with body Of men In the
,soir,.v % the capital licensed to carry arms
.,d vet I'm a measure unrestrained by disci-
,r-s the task n the police in dealing with the
...,.o+or,, classes Of society has been doubled
and II has been found extremely difficult to
,.,ress the habit Of carrying weapons. con-
cesed or unconcealed.
7, Is believed that the attack on the police
t,oan as Naniros. who have recently been re-
,s,risted from Spanish prisons, but whatever
The cause. the assault is accepted here as show
INC the need Of a prompt curtailment Of the
,-,rags of carving arms and the enforce
nent by some. examples Of severity Of more
wholesome respect for the police
The abandonment of the upper Prado by the
Oth Infantry is a visible sign Of the relaxing
min IN the civ Of the American military occu-
ration. This stretch OF pathway has been ap-
propriated for camp site. and The tents
Of the soldiers had shut of completely the pleas
sntest view up this part Of Havana's only sho"
street The 10Th Infantry has now gone to
Matanzas. and the Prado and it's environs are
ro longer alive with the dishguring activities
Of a military camp
REMOVAL OF QUEENS STATUE.
In that part os the Prado which widens into
the Central Park workmen were busy to-day
preparing 70 remove from its pedestal the statue
o. Queen Isabel II, which for many years has
dominated that sun-swept plaza. Spanish SOW
ereignty leaving behind it none except bitter
memories. it has been thought advisable TO re-
move as far as possible the outward tokens OF
The ancient monarchy. The statue Of Isabel had
lille or no artistic value and its demolition
leaves nothing TO regret.
INSPECTING POSTAL DEPARTMENT.
Postmaster General Smith has devoted most
Of The last two days to an inspection Of the
Cuban Department Of Posts which. under Colo
nel Rathhone's direction, has already partially
reconstructed the dilapidated service left here
by the Spaniards Tomorrow he will breakfast
with General Brooke at Vedado and on Wednes-
day he VIII visit Matanzas As the guest OF Cen
eral Wilson. commanding that city and province.
On THURSDAY the Postmaster General Will return
to this city. and on Friday viii start FOR the
United States by way Of Miami
SHOT CIBAN MAJOR.