The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-05
ELECTRIC CARS FOR HAVANA.
Work Begun On the Rapid Transit
System for the City.

HAVANA, April 4.-The company con-
trolling all of Havanas street railways
commenced today to change the motive
power from horses to electricity. In the
outlying districts the work cannot be COM
pIeted until the sewer and paving problem
has been solved, but the streets on which
the work is now being done are sufficiently
wide to permit the laying of tracks on one
sue. The building Of sewers and all other
work will be done at the risk of the COM
pany on these streets. The tracks Will
! have to be torn up when the city is sewer
ed and the company will stand the loss.
I The city is in great need of rapid transit
The company proposes to push the change
as far as possible, so as to be ready to
! jump in and finish the work when the gen.
eral Overhauling of the city takes place
The registration of Spaniards under the
provisions Of the Treaty of Paris continues.
Between 1000 and 2.0G0 are registered
| daily. After O'Clock in the afternoon 0f
April II no more registrations Will be re-
ceived. Instructions have been issued b.
Secretary CT State Tamayo to the registry
chiefs to the effect that all applicants at
the final hour. who owing to lack OF time
cannot get on the rolls, be given certifi-
Gates that application was made prior to
the hour of closing. These certificates VIII
entitle the holders to registration.
The campaign within the ranks of the
Spaniards for aid against registration Is
kept up vigorously. The -.Diario de la
Marina" is urging all to register while the
Concrete" a rival Spanish organ, is using
its influence to have the Spaniards become
Cubans and participate in the politics OIL
the country. All the conservative elements
want the Spaniards to participate in the
IT, hEf
the Cubans, if they get the upper hand
here, will wreak vengeance on those
Spaniards retaining Spanish citizenship.
The possibility of serious trouble here
is not within the calculations Of anyone
while the present state OF feeling prevails.
Still il would be idle to deny that the pre-
JUDGE against the United States Will not
down. Another flag Kissing incident at the
Alhisu Theatre shows this At beneht
performance the flags of America, Spain,
and Cuba were displayed. The two latter
were chseIed and the former Kissed.
A vituperative squgbble is now going on
between the discussion" and "Diario de
Ia Marina" over the responsibility for the
incident. Tire latter charges that the
Cubars Kissed the flag. while the Discus
ion" places the blame on the Spaniards.
The cat and dog argument is going on
every day The truth is that the Cubans
did it, The proprietor of the theatre. TO
prevent a recurrence of the affair. will
hereafter not allow the American flag 70
be displayed.
The commission to reform the laws has
determined to make an experiment with
trial by jury. Ii is intended to make the
experiment kindergarten affair. using the
system only in petty cases in order to ac
custom the Cubars to the judgment of
II. E. I.
jury of five members try cases where the
penalty may be six months Imprisonment.
The details have not been worked ont, but
the principle has been determined upon.
new date June .. has been fixed for
the municipal elections, although it is pos
sib,e there will be another postpOnemeut.
The rules haveu not yet been published. Until
hey are the date Will not be Officially az
uounced.