The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-03-23
HAVANA RIOTS
4gas--sr - So
Three Policemen Killed and Over
' a Score of Civilians
Wounded
As the Result of Riots at the
Cuban Capitalize Concerted
Effort
Evidently Being Made to Drive
the Police Force From
the City.
Police Behaved Admirably and
Are Regaining Approval Of
the Public.


trouble between the Havana police and
the populacs, three policemen were
killed and about IS persons were wound
cd on both sides. Public opinion sup
ports the police without reserve. a3Y
There seems to be concerted action
among the Nanigos. the secret society
Of the lawless class here, to attack the
police upon every possible occasion. ALI
the trouble of the last two nights oc-
CURED in the outlying wards which are
inhabited by the worst classes. So
The city of Havana is much excited
over the rioting and the bravery and
determination shown by the police is
much commended, with the result that
the force is rapidly regaining the pres
tige which it had lost among the better
element. The police station at Cerro
was attacked by number Of colored
men, band of men from the city
slaughterhouse. The police repealed the
attack, and the rioters left three men
badly wounded when they retired.
Upon this occasion no policemen were
hurt.
Chief of Police Menocal gave orders
to suspend the public balls, and General
Ludlow, in command of the City of
Havana, sustained the chief of police.
AS the police were approaching the
place where the ball of the Society of
Pillar was in progress, near Cerro, for
the purpose of dispensing it, in accord
ance with orders, people opened fire on
them from the house. The fire was re-
turned by the police. The result of the
fusilade was that two policemen were
seriously wounded and eight Of their
opponents were wounded. "a
In different wards three policemen
were assassinated while on duty. The
murderers crept up behind them and
stabbed the officers to death. 4, r.
Three negroes in Galliano street at
tackled policeman with knives. The
officer defended himself with his revol-
yer, killing one of his assailants and
wounding another one. The third man
escaped.
Shot Through the Heart.
A Cuban officer attached to the COM
mand of Colonel Acea attacked a police
man on San Rafael street, with a ma
chete. The officer shot him through
the heart.
An American negress was killed by
stray bullet. The police in all cases of
conflict with the populace have fol-
lowed their orders and have fulfilled
their duties. When approaching dis
turbers of the peace, courteously, in
many cases they were attacked before
they had finished speaking. The agita-
ton promises to continue.
Colonel John G.. Evans, superintend-
ent of the department of correction
thinks the attack on the police on Sat-
urday was prearranged to the extent of
word being sent to the low cafes that
the police were to be "done up" on San
Jose street, which accounts for the
large armed crowd there.
Admitted a Conspiracy.
Two of the prisoners captured admit
there was a conspiracy to drive the
police out of the city by series of out
RACES.
EuIy Cuodu solulerS Irolu mdrldnO,
belonging to the command of General
Bolriguer, kidnapped three former
Spanish guerillas, employees of the Tole-
do plantation, on Saturday, and took
them into the bush, where the prisoners
were maltreated, and it is supposed one
was killed. The other two, who were
slashed with machetes, were rescued by
a detachment of the Second Illinois reg
iment. Three of the Cnbans were ar
rested charged with murder. The Gu
bans set fire to the plantation in five
places on Saturday night, but Major
Russell B. Harrison, the provost mar
shall, and party of horsemen, put out
the fires and captured several of the
CubanS