The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-02
HAVANA EDITORS WARNED.
ESCAPE ARREST BT SIGNING An
AGREEMENT TO BE Good.


DisgracefuI Attacks and Ordered the
Paper suppressod-Then Granted Plea
for Another Trial-Cubans' Qunrrels
Hurt Their Campaign for Independence.
Special Gable Despatch to The sus
HAVANA. Aug. 1.-The fight that has been
madc against Chief OF Police Cardenas resulted
to- day In an order for the arrest OF the editors
OF the Reconcen,'ado and the temporary sup
preston OF that paper For months past the
RrcOncPntrddo has been extremely ritupera-
tive and has vlclousy attacked the character OF
public and private citizens. AT the same time
1t boosted of the acts OF some OF its editors.
who are notorious dueliists, and who bullied
almost everybody.
Yesterday the climax was reached when the
paper printed vicious attack on Chief OF Police
Cardcnas. following a bitter assault on Capt.
Pitcher. tho police magistrate. II also pub
lished letter signed by ex-Police Inspector
Hernandez. in which the writer boasted that
he had spat in the face OF Gen. Cardenas in
Central Park last Sunday.
Hernandez was arrested last night. and to-
day Gen. Ludlow. with whom patience had
ceased to be IA virtue. issued an order for tho
suppression of the paper and the arrest Of all
its editors. He denounced the sheet as having
daily uttered by assertion and innuendo vile
personalities and obscenities against the estab-
lished authorities and the best people Of
Havana and declared that the continuance Of
its publication would be disgrace to the city
The police were instructed to take possession
OF the office and TO arrest every one connected
with the miner Eicardo Arnauto and Augustin
Ceryantes editor and assistant editor respec-
lively. learned Of the order and went into hiding
Subsequently they sent an attorney to Gen.
Ludlow to plead for them. Gen. Ludlow in
formal tho lowver that he was going To send
the editors IN hard labor in Atares Castle IA
soon os he could catch them. The attorney
bocped him to give tbe men another chance
and Cen IuIlo% finally consented II th.y
won,d nrom ise 70 nrblish n decent newspaper
viIlifv no ono and lead orderly uvcs 4 noner
IA mic ansct was drovnunat 10 o'clock and
tLo ,,,or,ov tooL 4, 10 bis clients 1vbo ware
thop IN N,vor Jacoete's ofr,cs fortbom 10 sign
rhiaf D.tective Har,lao mat the marty Mt the
door ~ tho otlce and tried 70 arrest the editors
m, ottnrn.v nrotasteL indignantly md tho
Jiscus.ion drew large crowd and caused
,nuch excitement Bnraloo finally consented
10 or 70 go, JudIov,s ofrro WHARF tbe lattsr
oI,,i,.,a ,ho orr.nr,ort th,t hod boor made
With tho attorney Novor J,coatc also an
nc,rsd md ohiacted n the agreement Then
Gon IudIou snid that be would defor to tho
oivII AUTHORITY ga ,he m,t,er belonged tberc
rh,, .ro.h.r row ersuod but sohor 7 acoste
TnaiI, oonso,,nd IN ,iIoy IN. mon to sigr ths
n,ner Th.v will thsrefore esrope punIsb.
,on,t lrrir,, cood hoh,yior
The odmjnistr,tion NJ Gen Cnrdenas hos
h., h,l o,,I ,ha police I,an.r,man, 10 tbor
orebIy Astronomical Tho Americans have nor
ipt.rfnrod mnch with n and the result ia proof
~ rho in,hiIitv n, the officials to get along
without Oehtinr Educated Cubans see and
fesl this and are Leeiuning to wonder what
might happen should the Americans leave.
MANY men who short time ago were serarat-
ists now believe that the only hone for the isl
and for many wears IL some sort OF American
protectorate, A Cuban who Is In close touch
with the lenders here. and whose name is with
held for political reasons, said to-day: Tho
Cubans for generations have been accustomed
TO hate the Government. They are impusive
and nervous, and will be the same tomorrow
as they are to-day. Should the Americans
leave. there would be bigger exodus OF
wealthy Cubans than occurred when the ter