The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-03-21
NAN|G|S BREED RIOT
They Undertake to Clean Out
the Police at Havana
AND GET THE WORST OF IT
Prestige of the City's Guards
Raised Correspondingly.
AND GET THE WORST OF II

Havana, March 2O.-During a riot be-
tween the Havana police and the populace
last night, three policemen were killed
and about twenty-five persons were
wounded on both sides. Public opinion
supports the police without reserve There
seems TO De concerted action among the
Nanigoes, the secret society Of the law
less classes here, 10 attack the police upon
every possible occasion. All the trouble
Of the last Two nights occurred in the
outlying wards. which are inhabited by
the worst classes. The city OF Havana
was much excited this morning over the
rioting, and the bravery and determine
ton shown by the police IS much COM
mended, with the result that the force is
repadly regaining the prestige which il had
lost among the better element.
The police station at Cerro was al
tackled yesterday afternoon by a number
Of cOlored men, a band of men from the
city slaughter house. The police repealed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 70
suspend the public balls last night, 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 Society of Pillar was
in progress, near Cerro. for the purpose
of dispensing il, in accordance with orders,
people opened fire on tnc-. F-c-- - mouse.
The fire was returned by the police The
result Of the fusilade 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 a policeman with
knives. The officer defended himself with
his revolver, killing one of his assallants
and wounding another one The third man
escaped. A Cuban officer attached to the
command Of Colonel Acea attacked a DO
Hceman on San Rafael street with a ma
chete. The officer shot him through the
heart. An American nagress was killed
by a stray bullet.
The police in all cases Of conflict with
the populace have followed their orders
and have fulfilled their duties When ap-
preaching disturbers of the peace courte-
ously, in many cases. they were attacked
before they had finished speaking. The
agitation promises to continue
Colonel John c. Evans, superintendent Of
the department Of correction. thinks the
attack on the police of Saturday was pre-
arranged to the extent of word being sent
to the low cafes that the police were to
be done up on San Jcse street. which
accounts for the large armed crowd there.
Two of the prisoners captured admit
there was aconspiracy 10 drive the police
out of tho city by a series of outrages.
Fifty Cuban soldiers from Marianne. be
longing TO the command Of General Rod
riguez, kidnapped three former Spanish
guerrillas, employees of the Toledo pIanta
ton, on Saturday and took them into the
bush, where the prisoners were maItreated
and, it is supposed. one was killed. ne
other two, who were slashed with ma
chetes, were rescued by a detachment of
the Second Illinois regiment. Three of the
Cubans were arrested, charged with muir
der. The Cubans set fire to the plantation.
in five places on Saturday night, but Ma
jor Russell &. Harrison. the provist mar
shall, and party of horsernen put out
the fire and captured several Of the Gu
bans. The plantation. which it situated
two miles from the camp of General FGtz-
hugh Lee, was half destroyed.