Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-09-30
CUBAN LEADER SHOT
Villuendas and Chief of Police
Dead at Cienfuegos.
SIX KILLED; TWENTY-FIVE WOUNDED
Result OF Political Array Between
Liberals and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Searching For Concealed Arms
Were Fired On.

HAVANA, Sept. %. Official dis
patches received from Cienfuegos an
nounced the killing OF Congressman
Enrique Nilluendas, leader of the Lib
eral party and the most able orator In
the lower house, and the chief of police
OF Cienfuegos during conflict be-
tween the two political parties, the
Liberals and Moderates.
The government advices say the po-
lice had information that within the
hotel in which NiIluendas resided
quantity of arms had been deposited,
and they went to the hotel TO investi-
gate the matter. AS the police ascend
ed the stairs they We're met by party
of Liberals, who fred on them, killing
Chief of Police Illance. The police re-
turned the fire. killing villuendas and
wounding several others.
Intense excitement prevailed at Glen.
fuegos and Havana. The government
authorities fear the result which the
affair may have upon the election of
members of the election boards, which
are being held today.
As the news was spread throughout
Havana the Liberals and Moderates
rapidly gathered in their respective
clubs, and 1t Is feared that unless the
| leaders give wise counsel fatal clash
may result here,
| Later dispatches say that six per
sons were killed and twenty five
wounded during the conflict in Glen
| fuegos.
| Besides Congressman Villuendas and
| Chief of Police Illance two policemen
were killed and number of police
men and civilians wounded. Rural
! guards surround the entire block In
| which the Hotel Suizo, the scene of the
ARRAY, is situated.
| 1t Is said that Villuendas fred the
| shot which killed the chief of police.
, while according to another report the
shot was fired by Jose Fernandez, a
Liberal, who has been arrested.
| A search of the hotel revealed two
dynamite bombs In the room occupied
by Villuendas. The police in searching
the hotel were carrying out the order
Of judge who was informed that ex-
plosiyes were hidden there.
The government has received tele
gram from Senator Frlas asking it to
send re-enforcements at once. The tel
egram says:
while in Cienfuegos at present the
forces are keeping order, every precau-
ton Is needed, as there Is danger OF as
sault. / recommend that the authorl-
ties prevent the entrance into Cienfue-
COS of probable trouble makers who
are liable to invade the city. There are
fears OF dynamite bomb throwing
Acting on the advice of Senator Fri
as, the government has sent train of
five cars loaded with rural guards. the
largest number of whom are destined
| for Cienfuegos, while the others will be
distributed in Matanzas and Santa
| Clara, where advices received by the
| government indicate serious trouble
may occur at any time. The train also
carries artillery, and the troops are
supplied with 10000 rounds of ammu
milton.
/ The feeling in Havana is most in
tense. The Liberals are bitterly de.
nouncing the government saying they
have received no advices from Glen
fuegos, because the government will
not permit the use of either the gov
eminent telegraph lines or Of the cable
/ lines