The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1905-09-29
Bloody Political Fight Occurs in
Town of Cienfuegos.
LIBERAL LEADER VICTIM
Chief and Other Policemen are Shot
Down in the Niece. Troops Hurry
TO the Scene.

vana Friday afternoon from Cienfeu.
COS announced the killing Of Con-
gresham Enrique Villuendas. leader
Of the liberal party, and the most
able orator In the lower house and the
chief OF police OF Cienfeugos, during
a conflict between the two political
parties, the liberals and the moder.
ates.
The government advices say that
the police had information that with.
In the hotel in which Villuendas re.
sided quantity OF arms had been de.
posted. an1 they went TO the hotel
TO investigate the matter AS the 20.
lice assembled the stars they were met
by a party Of liberals, who fired on
them. killing Chief of Police Ilance.
The police returned the fire, killing
Villuendas and wounding several
others.
A dispatch to the Associated Press
from Cienfeugos says that six per.
sons were killed and % wounded dur
ing the conflict.
Dispatches to the government say
that besides Congressman Villuendas
and Chief of Police Illance, two po-
licemen were killed and a number Of
policemen ana civilians wounded. Ru.
raj guards were stationed around the
entire block in which the Hotel Suzo,
the scene OF the affair, is situated.
One telegram says that Villuendas
fired the shot, which killed the chief |
OF police, while, according TO another
telegram, the shot was fired by Jose /
Fernandinez, a liberal, who has been
arrested
search OF the hotel revealed two
dynamite bombs In the room occu.
pied by Villucndas
CIenfeugoo Asks Aid.
The government received a teie-
gram from Senator Frias asking IL
to send rcinforcements a. once. The
telegram was as follows:
while in Cienfeugos at present the
forces are keeping order, every pre-.
caution Is needed as there is danger
OF assault. I recommend that the au.
thoritics prevent the entrance into
Cienfeugos Of probable trouble max.
ers who are liable to invade the city.
There are fears Of dynamite bomb
throwing"
Acting on the advice OF Senator
Frlas, the government Friday oycninS
sent train Of five ~ars loaded win
rural guards, the largest number If
whom were destined for CicnfcugOs,
with the others to be distributed IN
Man'auzls and Santa Clara, where
advicos received by the government
Indicate serious trouble. may occur
NJ any time. The train also carried
artillery, ami the troops were sup
piled with 10000 rounds of ammuni.
ton.
The feeling in Havana is most in.
tense. The liberals are bitterly dc.
the government, saying they
have received no advices from Glen
'eugos, because the Government will
not permit the use II eithe4 the gov.
eminent telegraph lines or o; the
cable lines.
Cuban Minister Talks. :
Speaking OF the trouble at Clenfeu-
yos. Minister Quesada. at Washington, ,
pointed out that It was entirely local
n character. and had no national sig. 7
lihcance whatever. II was an Incl
lent common TO popular elections. I
'ienfeuGos Is debatable ground. hd I
aid, and party strife runs high there. 6
Villucndss, tho member Of congress @
Who VAS killed, was young man OF
,reat promise. He Was less than 80 L
ears old. and has been n colonel IN
he Cuban army. n prosecuting atjor. !
cy under tho military government, +,
nd member OF the constitutional :
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