The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-23
FATAElTIES
 FIN A FIGHT PrOI'lent Victims Lose z Their Lives. CUBAN POLITICS CAUSE Government Hurrying Troops
 to the Scene. Congressman, Police Chief and Two off, acers Killed at Cienfuegos-Man-
 tansas and Santa Clara
 Are Also Affected.

Havana, Sept. o2.-oficial dispatches received this afternoon from Glen l fuegos announced the killing of Con gressman Enrique Villuendas, ieader or the Liberal Party and the most able orator in the lower house, and the chief
 of police of Cienfuegoes during con" fict between the two political parties | the Liberals and the Moderates. The Government advices say the po- lice had information that within the hotel In which Villuendas resided quantity of arms had been deposited and they went to the hotel to investl- gate the matter. As the police ascend ed the stairs they were met by party of Liberals, who fired on them, killing Chief of Police Illance. The police re- turned the fire, killing Villuendas and woundins- several others. Intense ex- citement prevails at Cienfuesos and Havana.
 The Government authorities fear the result which the affair may have upon the election of the members of the
 Election Boards. which will be held tomorrow. As the news spread throughout Havana the Liberals and
 Moderates are rapidly gathering in their respective clubs and 1t is feared
 that unless the leaders give wise coun- sel a clash may result tonight. dis patch to the Associated Press from Cienfuegos says that six persons were killed and twenty-five wounded during the conflict. Dispatches to the Government say that besides Congressman Villuendas and Chief of Police Iilance, two police men were killed and a number of po- licemen and civilians wounded Rural guards are around the entire block in which the Hotel Sunzo. the scene is stt- uated. One telegram says that Ntllu" endas fired the shot which killed the chief of police. while, according to am other telegram. the shot was fired by Jose Fernandinez, Liberal. who has been arrested.
 FOumd Dynamite BsRshs. A searh of the hotel revealed two dynamite bombs In the room occupied l by VilIuendas
 The government has received g teie- | gram from Senator frrias asking it to send endorsements at once. The tel | egram says: While in Cienfuegos at present the forces are keeping order. 1 every precaution is needed as there is l danger of assault. I recommend that
 the authorities prevent the entrance in to Cienfuegos of probable trouble
 makers who are liable to invade the city. There are fears of dynamite | bomb throwing"
 Acting on the advice of Senator
 Frias, the government this evening 1 sent a train of five cars loaded with
 rural guards, the largest number of
 whom are destined for Cienfuegos, with l the others to be distributed in Ma l tanzas and Santa Clara. where advices received by the government indicate serious trouble may occur at any time | The train also carried artillery and l the troops are supplied with 113,000
 rounds of ammunition.
 The feeling in Havana tonight is
 most intense. The Liberals are bitter i Iy denouncing the government. saying they have received no advices from Cienfuegos because the government
 will not permit the use of either the 1 government telegraph lines or the ca- ble lines. s.+e* ...-~...-.
 House in Extra sessioa. An extra session of the House of
 Representatives was held tonight at
 which the disturbances at Cienfuegos
 were discussed. Extra editions of the
 Liberal papers issued tonight place tho entire blame for the disturbances upon 1 the government. The Mayor of Ha- vana has issued a proclamation forbid
 ding the carrying Of canes or weapons
 of any kind with or without licenses
 In the vicinity of the polling places
 during the elections tomorrow.
 An official dispatch says that the
 Mayor of Cienfuegos has issued a sim l liar feature and has prohibited the ] sale of alcoholic liquors.
 1 General Gomez. Governor of Santa
 Clara Province. the Liberal candidate
 for the Presidency. arrived here to- night. According to a report in circu- lation the Governor declares that an
 attempt was made to assasSinate him in hls official residence Governor Gomez said to the Associated Press that he came to Havana for the pur- pose of informing President Palma i that he feared the elections in hls province would not be fairly conduct ed but that after the occurrences at
 Cienfuegos he would not visit the l President.
 He said that this morning at almost
 the hour that Villuendas was shot he was reading telegram from him in
 which the Congressman stated that his
 life had been threatened by police
 man yesterday and that the hour in
 which he was writing the telegram the policeman had just entered the hotel and he feared the consequences. The Governor added that the Congressman
 was one of his dearest friends and con | idants.