The sun., 1899-09-26
STRIKE PLANS In HAVANA.
LEADERS THREATEN A GENERAL
TIE-UP THIS MORNING.

Butchers and Bakers Promise to Strike and
tho Leaders Hope to starvs the Employ
ers Into Grapting an EiGht-Hour Work.
ing Day-Cubsns Raid Spanish Club.
Special Cable DsspstcA 10 TIE sux
HAVANA, Sept. 25.-The general strike OF
yorkmen scheduled for to-day did not
materialize The labor leaders state that the
inauguration Of the strike was put on for
day in order to effect n better organization
This has been done. the leaders say. and
the strike will be started tomorrow morning.
The leaders boast that they have received as
surances from various labor organizations
which guarantee that the whole town Will DO
tied up tomorrow morning.
The leaders spent the day In working on all
the trades organizations. and reported to-
night that the cabmen and draymen had been
prevailed upon to Join the strike. The tobacco
workers. printers and street-car employees
still refuse to 60 out.
The members OF oil other trades-the bakers.
butchers longshoremen. machnlsts. laundry
mon. shoemakers. the employees OF the
gas companies. the leather workers. the
cigarette makers. street-oleaninR employees.
icemen. carpenters. house, painters and
masons-are already pledged to 60 out.
The town is rlacarded with posters calling on
all work men to stand together Some OF these
posters read: "Our watchword 10 eight hours
or death"
SO far as known the authorities have taken
no step in the direction Of settling the trouble
by a compromise between the employees and
the men. Every precauton has been taken.
however. to preserve order
The strikers are somewhat afraid that Gen.
Ludlow may attempt to coerce them. As a
precauton they have appointed a subsidiary
strike committee so that IL the present leaders
are arrested by Gen. Ludlow. the new commit-
toe can take their places. The general belief
IL that. while the strike Is sure to come. the
strikers cannot control such O mass OF men.
The number OF men involved Is about 2O.Ooo
and II the plans OF the leaders are carried out
the business OF Havana will be paralyzed. IL
the butchers and the bakers really 20 on
strike the situation will be serious. The main
reliance OF the agitetors is on these men and
they say II the butchers and bakers 60 out the
strike will be won in twenty-four hours or the
people Of Havana will starve.
Yesterday several young men. including
Julio Sanguilly. a son Of Gen. Manuel San
gully. invaded club OF Spanish clerks and
hauled down the Spanish flag. The police
were appealed to and the flag was hoisted
| again. To-day the spaniards demanded ssn-
Guily's arrest but the authorities did not grant
| their request. The Spanish Consul General
| OF State Capote.
The Spaniards are very much worked W
| over this affair. The secret police say the
Spaniards are quietly securing arms and thai
| they will not allow any more Spanish flags tc
be hauled down without fight.
The feeling between the Cubans and Span
| iards appears to be growing more bitter ever,
day. The Spanish newspapers are becoming
moro abusive and the Cuban journals art
| threatening violence. Tho whole trouble
started with the at>Smpted lynching OF som'
| Spaniards by the Cusans week ago yesterday
On that day the bodies Of Gen. Antonio hace'
and Lieut. Francisco Gomez were disnterre'
from their temporary resting place and toker
with great ceremony to tho cemetery at Bejucal
Meantime the Spaniards were enjoying a ban
quot at Rsgla. The Cubans thought this wa
Intended as mark OF dlsrespect toward Mace
| and iiomez and attempted to lynch numbe
| OF the Spaniards Consul General Sagrario !
doing all he can to prevent any trouble
but the violent element among the spaniard
appears to have lost confidence In him owing =
| his pacific course. There are rumors now tha
| Senior Saqrar 10 is about to resign.