The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-06-16
LATEST NEWS FROM HAVANA.
snnninrds Feel Insecure t''e""se 81
the L~,nching "fIohreSnt-ihc
cab strike. Etc.

IN. I,nching ofIohreSnt-Ihc
cab strike. Etc.
Havana. June D. The farewell man.
ifesto OF Gen. Maxine Gomez has fall
len comparatively fiat. The local pa
pers have given il !ittle attention in
the way of comment, and public feel
ing has apparently not been much
aroused. The principal criticisms have
been those born Of the suspicion that
the manifesto is o a genuine fare
well.
The Lynching of Lobregat.
The lynshing 81 Jose Lohegat, talc for
mcr Spanish officer. has taken all the
available space in the local press.
Most of the papers regret The occur
renee. but are inclined 10 oifer eN.
cuses for the Cubans involved. The
Spaniards insist that The military au-
thorities should take steps 10 punish
severely the perpetrators OF the out
rage, in order 10 avoid its repetition.
They also contend that such occur
rences constitute the principal reason
why SO much capital is locked up III
the banks of The island. They say the
Spaniards. uncertain as 10 the future,
will naturally refuse 10 invest; for, 1,
the Americans Withdraw. they claim
that the life of a Spaniard in Cuba viii
not be secure.
spanIards Feel Insecure.
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they cite the various strikes now III
progress. Scarcely was the dock strike
finished before the cab strike began,
and. in the opinion OF Tie Spaniards,
such Incidents merely reflect condi-
tons that would be greatly aggravated,
but for the presence Of the AmericaL
authorities. For such reasons as these
the Spaniards wish the military au-
thorities 10 make their power felt in
furnishing the authors OF the lynching
affair at san Antonio.
The Cab strike.
The cab strike Is felt by all classes
in Havana, except the poorest. The
other means of conveyance are quite
inadequate TO meet the needs of the
public. for every livery carriage Eas
been engaged bv business men until
the end of the strike. al double the or
iinary price. other people must walk
to the shops and other points of dcs-
tination in the intense heat. The cab
men have been receiving from the cab
owners So in gold per month for IA
hours work a day. They demand SIC,
which the public considers reasonable.
\ poor cab can earn - a day, ard
many With good horses will average
$40.
II is thought the strike will not out
last to-day. a. the owners will proba'
bly, offer SIS as a compromise.
VIII Accept the Grntuity.
All opposition on the part Of the in
%slrgcnts 20 receiving the gratuity
from the Emitted States ended yester-
lay. Lieut.-Coi. Randall. at Matanzas,
Iieut.-Col. Rafferty,. NJ sagua Ia
1rande. and Lieut.-Col. bisbee, AT pasc
Real. found large crowds waiting f..
payment ana discharge.
Heated Newspaper Controversy.
Alfonzo Lopez has provoked a heated
newspaper controversy by attacking
chief-os-Poiice Menocal. who recently
removed him from the detective bur
reau. II is. however. notorious that
gambling exists everywhere in Havana,
and that the small establishments are
raided while the clubs 40 unmolcsted,
Some of the papers allece that the d..
tretiy,e ara IN the may If the cfub pra.
priotors. and will only arrest Chinese,
- of whom Were yesterday arraigned
before Capt. Pitcher, the police magis'
trate.