The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-11-25
SERIOUS CONFLICTS. !
Two Strikers Killed and Eighty-two
Persons Wounded.


4 Havana, Nov. 24-As the result of con-
ficts of serious nature today between
the police and the men on strike here,
two strikers are dead and eighty-two 9TH
err persons wounded. Five of the wound
ed. one a lieutenant of police, whose
throat was cut by a striker have very
severe injuries. Eight other policemen
are wounded. The police have the rioters
we'll under control, but every precaution
is being taken to prevent a further out
break of disorder and all the police and
rural guards in the suburbs have been
commanded to concentrate in Havana.
The strike, which at first only concerned
the cigar makers, became general this
morning by the calling of all trades in
sympathy with the cigar makers. All the
tradespeople closed their doors this morn
ing clerks, cooks and every class of
workmen having obeyed the command of
the union except the motormen and con-
ductors of the electric cars, who refused
to join in the general strike.
Electric Cars Held Up.
Trouble began early by the holding up
of the electric cars by the strikers, whose
wrath naturally was directed against the
street railroad employers. Several cars
were held up and stoned in the outskirts
/ of the city. and the passengers were COM
being the British and German Ministers.
Several cars were wrecked. and some
motoimen and conductors were injured
during these occurrences. The car men,
however, continued running their cars
until 10 o'clock, when Superintendent
. Greer. God ordered a suspension of traf-
fc The employees were willing to remain
at work, but the officers of the company,
4 in order to protect the property, deemed
8 II wise to suspend the service. Mr.
4 Greenwo God had asked for protection from
the civil Governor. but the authorities
vera unable to protect the public vehicles.
A mob of strikers drove the men on the
4 Western Railroad from the trains during
4 tho, morning.
The Mayor of Havana and the Secre-
{ tary of Government. Diego Tayamo, had,
during the past week, openly sympathiz-
ed with the strikers and had given or
ders to the police not to use force in dis
persing the crowds, and uLder these con-
ditions the police were unable to cope
with the strikers.
The situation was approaching a crit
s ical point at noon, serious disorder hav-
ing taken place in front of the palace it,
+ self. in which police officer named Maso
and a number of policemen and strikers
& received injuries, when President Palma
8 sent word to the Mayor that unless the
CITY authorities could preserve order and
B nrotect the railway company the State
would intervene. The Mayor then took
drastic measures and issued an edict pro-
3 hibiting crowds from gathering in the
streets and authorizing the Chief of Po-
q lice to Kill, If such action should be nee
E essary to preserve order.
Strikers Became Emboldened.
A similar show of force early in the
v,ornine undoubtedly would have prevent
I'd The trouble but the strikers had be-
s oor,e embroidered and frequent clashes be-
tween them and the police occurred in
& am narts of the city. The police were
ah,ised to charge a mob of rioters at the
slaughter house and several rioters were
injured. The vigorous attitude of the
,,oiice made itself felt and trains on the
20 lines which had been suspended only
Gov a brief period was resumed and was
Continued col from this time forth forth with only
1850 .,,.tained by the strikers were
caused bv the polcemen's clubs.
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