Evening star., 1899-03-20
Nanigos Conspiracy to Drive Out the
Police Force.
THREE OFFICERS KILLED LAST MIGHT
Several of the Rioters Meet a Sim
liar Fate.
SYMPATHY WITH POLICE |

HAVANA. March 2O-During the, trouble
between the Havana police and the. pop
ulace last night three policemen Were kill
ed and about twenty-five persons were
wounded on both sides. Public opinion
supports the police without reserve.
There seems to be concerted action smohg
the Nanigos, the secret society of the law
less class here. to attack the police upon
every possible occasion. All the trouble of
the last two nights occurred in the out
lying wards, which are inhabited by the
worst classes.
The city of Havana is much excited this
morning 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 prestige which
1t had lost among the better element
The police station at Cerro was attacked
yesterday evening by a number of colored
men. bad characters from the city slaughter
houses. The police repelfed the attack and
the rioters left three men badly wounded
when they retired. Upon this occasion no
policemen were hurt.
Public Balls Suspended.
Chief Of Police Menocal gave orders to
suspend the public balls last night. and
Gen. Ludlow. in command Of the city of
Havana, sustained the chief of police As
INV poiiCc "ele Approaching tne pace
where the ball of the Society of Pillar was
in progress. near Cerro, for the purpose of
dispensing it. in accordance with orders,
people opened fire on them from the house
The flre was returned by the police. The
result of the fusillade was that two police
men were seriously wounded and eighteen
of their opponents were wounded
In different wards three policemen were
assassinated while on duty The murder
ers crept up behind them and stabbed the
officers to death.
Three negroes In Galiano street attacked
policeman with knives. The officer de-
Tended himself with his revolver, killing
one of his assailants and wounding an
other one. The third man escaped.
Cuban officer attached to the command
of Colonel Acea attacked policeman on
San Rafael street with machetc. The
officer shot him through the heart.
Police Did Their Duty.
An American negress was killed hy a
stray bullet 8
The police in all cases of conflict with the
populace have followed their orders and
have fulfilled their duties. When approach
ing disturbers of the peace courteousiy in
many cases they were attacked before they
had finished speaking.
The agitation promises to continue.
Col. John G. Evans, superintendent OF
the department of correction. thinks the
attack on the police on Saturday was pre-
arranged to the extent of word being SEM
to the low cafes that the police We're to be
done up on San Jose street, which ac-
counts for the large armed crowd there.
Two of the prisoners captured admit
there was conspiracy to drive the police
out of the city by a series of outrages.
Fifty Cuban soldiers from Marianao, be-
longing to the command of General ROdri-
guez. kidnapped three former Spanish guer-
illas. employees of the Toledo plantation, on
Saturday and took them into the bush
where the prisoners were maltreated. and
II is supposed, one was killed. The other
two, who Were slashed with machetes, were
rescued by a detachment of the I'd Illinois
Regiment
Three of the Cubans We're arrested.
charged with murder.
The CubanS set fire to the plantation in
five places Saturday night. but Maj
Russell b. Harrison, the provost marshal.
and a party of horsemen put out the fires
and captured several of the Cubans. The
plantation. which is situated two miles
from the camp of Gen. FitZhugh Lee, was
half destroyed