The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-11-27
RIOT AT HAVANA
LABOR TROUBLES CULMINATE IN
BLOODSHEO.
Two Strikers Killed and Thirty-two
Others Injured---Riot Caused by
Refusal OF Street Railway Men
to Obey Order to Strike---Antl-
American Demonstration.

Havana, Nov. 24.--The labor troubles
caused by the strike of tie tobacco
workers and their sympathizers culmin-
ated this morning in widespread dis
orders, resulting in bloodshed and riot.
Thirty thousand men who are out @on
strike began the trouble by stoning
street cars, which they compelled to re-
turn to the car barns. Several Ameri-
can passengers were dragged from the
cars, but none were seriously injured.
Shooting began later in different parts
of the city.
The disturbances grew so serious that
the shopkeepers closed up and the
streets were practically deserted.
The police were called upon to stop
several clashes. In on of them Captain
Maceo. nephew OF General Maceo, was
killed. HIS men returned the fire, kill
ing three strikers and wounding several.
When the disorder was at it's highest
the cry was raised, "To the palace "
The mob divided and part of it rushed
for President Palma's house. The riot
ers were met by the police, who drove
them off the streets. In the struggle
several policemen were injured by fly
ing stones. A numoer Of strikers were
badly injured, and carried away,by COM
rades.
Soon afterward Minister Squires call
ed upon President Palma and asked
him what could be done to protect
Americans. Palma replied that the
disorder would be stopped if it became
necessary to kill the entire mob.
This afternoon it is learned, in addi-
ton to Captain Maceo and the other
three at first reported killed, another
captain, one lieutenant and two private
policemen, and three strikers, have
been killed. As all parts of the city
have not yet been heard from, it is
probable that the death list will be
augmented. Small clashes are still
constantly occurring. The United
States .artillery troops are under arms
in their barracks, ready for emergency.
The main efforts of the strikers seems
to be to vent spleen against American
residents. All over the city cries of
"Down with the Americans" can be
heard. Minister Squires, relying upon
the ability of the Cuban government to
handle the rioters, has taken no official
action yet. 1t was rumored that the
anti-annexation element is responsible
for The disturbances, and is doing all
that is possible to foment the feeling
against Americans. Squires declines to
take this attitude. The shipping of the
city is completely paralyzed and bus
mess entirely suspended.
Havana, Nov. 25.-As a result of
conflicts of a serious nature yesterday
between the police and men on strike
here, two strikers are dead and 32 other
persons wounded, one 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 further outbreak of
disorder, and all the police and rural
guards in the suburbs have been sum-
moned to concentrate in Havana. The
strike, which at first concerned only
the cigar workers, became general by
the calling out of all trades in sympa-
thy with the cigar makers. All the
trades people have closed their doors,
clerks, cooks and every class of work
men having obeyed the command of
the union except the motormen and
conductors of the electric cars, who re-
fused to join in the general strike.