The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-01-04
FRENZIED CUBANS NOW At HAVANA.
SPANlARDS TREMBLE.
American ana cutan ! . Floating Throughout
toe City Numerous Murders and
Riots Troops on Guard.

The whole population of Havana is
i'm state of unrcst--thc Spanish resi-
dents fearful. the Cubans eager to do
something to show they have gained
their freedom. Bands of Cubans free
~ enter the residences Of Spaniards,
call upon them to hoist American ana
cuban flags and to shout viva tuba
librc" and terrify them with their
machctes. \ dozen such cases we're
reported tn the American authorities
to-day. In all such instances Amctlc-
an guards were promptly sent To the
houses invaded.
Senor de castro. the civil governor of
Havana. acting In accord with Genera
Ludlow. has issued an order furbidding
any further firing of firearms or the
exploding of firecrackcrs In the public
thoroughrarcs. He also prohibits tn"
assembling Of crowds in the streets or
PARKS after $50 p. m; orders the clos
ing Of all places of entertainment, IN
Guiding the theaters.
No attention whatever Is paid TO the
order against the discharging of fire
arms and hreCraCkcrs are fired in the
streets continuously. Three persons
have been killed and % wounded.
among the latter three women and two
children. The shooting has been for
the most part indiscriminatc, As Gen.
Ludlow was standing on the balcony
of the hotel at dusk Wednesday
watching the scene in the Plaza n man
waved a cuban ilag. An other cried
out, AN insult, an insult whereat
the man who was waving the nag
fred upon the objcctor.
\ banner having ON II portrait of
President Mckinley, painted by Ar
mando Menucal. has been on view in n
window on Obispo street. where IT was
chccrcd by crowds Of people. II viii
be sent To the President by represent
atives Of the Masonic lodges, who Will
arrange for a patriotic demonstration.
The citizens of Havana read i'm their
morning papers an order from Captain
General Castellnnos permitting the
display of cuban and American flags
inside the lines of Spanish iurlsdlC-
ton, and early Tuesday morning the
Stars and Stripes and the lone star of
cuba iloated oyer many buildings in
the heart of the city i'm streets whore
the Spanish soldiers still keep guard.
Fear of the Spanards disappeared
with the appearance of this order for
out came thousands Of flags secretly
made by the women of the households
or clandestinely purchased from ad-
VenturOus peddlers.
Wedn,sday the city was practically
in the hands of American troops, who
~ y bll Ehhlu tS IL l'NNll VI lllt IlpllllEs
A cab driver was shot for refusing to
enter the territory within Spanish
jurisdiction with cuban and American
Tags on his vehicle. an omnibus driver
and two women were shot by Nanigos
and the body of lieutenant of guer-
rillas has been found near Seiba de
Agua, this province. He was taken
from the town by band of Cubans
and killed.
The Spanish alcalde of Seiba de
Aqua has arrived and his son has adj
Vised him to return for fear he will be
killed. Several guerrillas are reported
to have been killed at Sancti Splritus
after the evacuation of that place by
the Spaniards and before the American
occupation of the town. Four Span
iards, residents of San Luis, province
of Pinar del Rio, have arrived saying
they fear they will be killed by the
Cubans