The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-23
CUBA ON VERGE
OF REVOLUTION
Congressman and Chief of Police
Killed at Cienfuegos.
POLITICS AT WHITE HEAT
DANGER THAT THE TROUBLE
MAY SPREAD.

AVANA. Sept 22-Official dis
patches received this afternoon
from Cienfuegc5 announced the
killing OF Congressman Enrique VIII
luendas, leader of the liberal party and
the most able orator i'm the lower house.
and the chief of police of CienfuegOs,
during a conflict between the two polit
leal parties the liberals and moderates.
The government advices say the po-
ice received information that within
the hotel where Nilleundas resided a
quantity of arms had been deposited.
ana they went TO the hotel 10 tnvesti-
gate the matter. AS the police assembled
the stairs they We're met by a party of
liberals who fired on them, killing
Chief of Police IlianCe. The police re-
turned the fire. killing Villuendas and
WOundmg several others. Intense eX-
citement prevails at Cienfuegos and
Havana
The government authorities fear the
result which the affair may have on
the election of members of the election
board which viii be held tomorrow.
Trouble May Spread.
AS the news spread throughout Ha-
Fana the liberals and modcrates are
rapidly gathering in their respective
clubs, and il is feared that unless the
tslders give wise counsel a clash may
result tonight.
A dispatch to the Associated Press
from CienfuegOs says that six persons
We're killed and twenty-five wounded
during the conflict.
Dispatches 10 the government say
that besides Congressman Niluendas
and Chief of Police Illance, two police
men were killed and a number of police
men and civilians wounded. Rural
guards are around the entire block in
which the Hotel SuizO, the scene of the
affair is situated. one telegram says
that Nilluendas fred the shot which
killed the chief of police. while accord
ing to another telegram the shot was
bred by Jose Fernandez, "a liberal who
has been arrested.
Dynamite Bombs Found.
A search Of the hotel revealed two
dynamite bombs i'm the room occupied
by Villuendas. The police in searching
The hotel were carrying out the order
Of judge who was informed that eX-
plosives were hidden there
The government has received a tele-
gram from Senator Frias asking it 10
send reinforcements at once. The tel
sgram says:
while In Cienfuegos at present the
forces are keeping order. every precau-
ton Is needed as there is danger of as
sault I recommend that the authOri-
ties prevent the entrance into Cienfue-
Cos of probable trouble-ma!ers who are
lial to .nVade the city. There are
Fears of dynamite bomb throwing"
Troops Sent 10 Cienfuesos.
Acting on the advice Of Senator Frias,
the go eminent this evening sent
train Of five cars loaded with rural
guards, the largest number of whom
are destined for CienfuegOs, While the
others win be distributed i'm NatanZas
ana Santa Clara, where adViCes re-
eeiVed by the government indicate seri-
Gus trouble may occur al any time. The
train also carries artillery and the
troops are supplied with $4,000 rounds
of ammunition.
The feeling i'm Havana tonight is most
Intense. The liberals are bitterly de-
nOunCing the government. saying they
have received no adviCes from Cienfue,
gOs because the government will not
permit the use of either the telegraph
tines or the cable lines.
An extra session of the house of rep
resentatives was held tonight al which
the disturbances al Cienfuegos We're
discussed.
Blame the Government.
Extra editions of the liberal papers
Issued here tonight place the entire
blame for the disturbances upon the
government.
The mayor of Havana has issued a
proclamation fOrbidding the carrying Of
canes or weapons of any kind, with or
without licenses. in the vicinity of the
polling places during the elections to-
morrow. An official dispatch says that
the mayor of Cienfuegos has issued a
similar proclamation, and has also pro-
hibited the sale of alcoholic liquors
General Jose Miguel Gomez, governor
of Santa Clara province, the liberal
candidate for the presidency, arrived
here today According 10 a report in
circulation the governor declares that
an attempt was made to 8ssassinaJe
him in his official residence.
Governor Gomez interviewed.
Governor Gomez said to the Associ-
ated Press that he came 10 Havana for
the purpose of informing President
Palma that he feared the elections in
his province would not be fairly con-
Quoted, but that after the occurrences
at Cienfuegos he would not visit the
president. Regarding the rumoT that
an attempt had been made TO assaS-
sinate him. the governor declined 10
say anything. He said almost at the
hour that Nilleundas was shot he was
reading a telegram from him i'm which
the congressman stated that his life
had been threatened by a policeman
yesterday, and that the hour in which
he was writing the telegram the police
man had just entered the hotel and he
feared the consequences. The governor
added that the congressman was one
Of his dearest friends and contdants.
AN ELECTION INCIDENT.