The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-11-26
HAVANA STREETS
REDDEN[O BY RIOT
Two Men Killed and Eighty
two Wounded.
n NThrnAI arnlur sn On
A GENERAL STRIKE is ON
Conflicts With Polio. ---2ural Guards Summoned
to Concentrate in Havana Mayor in
Sympathy With Strikers Rioters
Now Under Control.
(By the Associated Press.)

Havana, Nov. 24.-As the result of con-
Hicts of a serious nature today between
the police and the men on strike here,
two strikers are dead, and eighty-two
other persons are wounded. Five of the
= wounded, one a lieutenant of police,
whose throat was cut by STRIKER have
very severe injuries. Eight other police
men are wounded. The police have riot
ers we'll under control this evening" but
every precaution is being taken to pre-
vent further outbreak CT disorder and
all the police and Rural Guards in the
suburbs have been summoned to con-
centrate in Havana.
The strike, which at first only con-
cerned the cigar workers, began this
morning by the calling out of all trades
an sympathy with the cigar makers. All
the trades people closed their doors this
morning, clerks, cooks, and every class
OF Workmen having obeyed the command
OIL the union except the. motOrmen and
conductors of the electric cars, who re-
fused to join i'll the general strike
trouble began early by the holding up
of the electric cars by strikers whose
wrath naturally was directed against the
street railroad employees. Several cars
were held up and stoned in the outskirts
Oh the city, and the passengers were COM
PEELED to walk into Havana, among these
being the British and German minis
ters.
Several cars were wrecked and some
motormen and conductors were injured
during these occurrences. The car men,
however, continued running their cars
until 10 o'clock, when Superintendent
Greenwood ordered a suspension of traf-
tic. The employees were willing to remain
at work, but the officers of the company
in order to protect property deemed it
wise to suspend the service. Mr.. Green
wood had asked for protection from the
civil Governor, but the authorities were
made to protect the public vehicles. A
mob of strikers drove the men on the
Western Railroad from the trains during
the morning.
The mayor of Havana and the Secre-
tary of Government, Diego Tamayo, had,
during the past week, openly sympathized
with the strikers and had given orders
TO the public not to use force in dispensing
the crowds, and under these conditions
The police were unable to cope with the
strikers.
The situation was approaching criti-
cal point at noon. serious disorders hav
ing taken place in front of the Palace
itself, in which a police officer named
Maso and number of policemen and
strikers received injuries when President
Palma sent word to the mayor that I'M
less the city authorities could preserve
order and protect the railroad company.
Tho State would Intervene The uaVOr
then took drastic measures and issued
ar edict prohibiting crowds from gath
ering in the streets and authorizing the
chief of police to kill, if such action
should be necessary to preserve order.
similar show of force early in the morn
ing undoubtedly would have prevented
the trouble, but now the strikers had be-
come emboldened and frequent clashes
between them and the police occurred in
all parts Of the city. The police were
obliged to charge a mob of rioters al the
Slaughter House and several among the
latter were injured. The vigorous atti-
tude of the police now made itself felt
and traffic or the car lines, which had
only been suspended for a brief period,
was resumed. and was continued from
his time forth with only occasional in
tcrruptions. Most of the injuries sus
tanned by the strikers We're caused by the
polcemen's clubs.
The Central Veterans Union headed
by General Gomez held meeting this
afternoon and sent word to the labor
Unions that if the disorders continued
the veterans would offer their services
to President Palma to preserve order.
No bread or meat was on sale today and
a continuance of the strike will cause
much suffering to the poor. The police
fear that trouble may occur in the city
tonight and detachment of Rural
Guards is expected to reach Havana at
2:30 tomorrow morning.
Senior Tamayo has resigned his Office
of Secretary of Government but Presi-
dent Palma will not accept his resigna-
tion until the strike has been settled.
The public blames Tamayo for his active
participation in the strike and says that
he and the mayor are responsible for
today's riots. as he had openly expressed
sympathy with the strikers. At q politi-
cal meeting on Wednesday at which Senior
Tamayo vas chairman, he endorsed the
action of the strikers.
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