Evening star., 1911-08-15
ARMY RULING PORT OUEL|STS ARRESTED
British Land Soldiers Fire in Son of President Gomez and
Liverpool Streets. Editor in Custody.
LORS' STRIKE SERIOUS SHOOTING OCCURS IN CAFE
Shipping Town Storm Cen Articles Cticng Administration
ter of Btains Labor Trouble in Cuba Lead to Trouble
CABINET TAKES UP MATTER ALL HAVANA IS INTERESTED
Endea to Set
Wage Disputes Been Planned
SHOOTING OCCURS IN CAFE
Articles Criticising Administration
in Cuba Lead to Trouble.
ALL HAVANA IS INTERESTED
Charge Is Made That Assassination
Of Newspaper Man Had
Been Planned.

HAVANA. August 15.-Miguel Gomez
a son of President Gomez, and Con
gresham Armardo Andres, editor of FL
Dia. an anti-administration newspaper.
the principals in last nights impromptu
pistol duel. were arrested early today.
The exchange of bullets took place at
the Cafe Cosmopolita. adjoining the Hotel
Inalaterra, in the most fashionable section
of the city. Andres was at supper when
the young man alighted from a palace
coach and entered the cafe. Both men
emptied their revolvers. but neither prin-
cipals nor spectators were wounded.
Gomez appeared badly frightened when
taken to the police station and at first
attempted to deny his identity Then he
declared that he had no recollection of
the shooting. Finally he broke down
and, weeping. confessed. according to the
police, that he had attempted to assassi-
nate Andres in revenge for the latter's
editorial attacks upon his father and
himself.
Paper Makes Attacks.
Andres is bitter opponent politically
of President Gomez. and recently estab-
lished the Ell Dia, which has since con-
Quoted an energetic campaign against the
administration and also assailed per-
sonally the integrity of the chief execu-
tive The paper also has made some
sighting remarks concerning young
Gomez. who recently returned from Lon
don. where he was. sent as special at
tache to the Cuban legation at the coro-
nation of King George. Recently the
statement had been made that Miguel
Gomez went heavily armed and that the
EDITORS life was in danger
Following his arrest Andres made
sworn statement. in which he set forth
that Gomez had opened fire upon him
without warning. He returned the fire,
he said. in self-defense
When searched, the Presidents son
was found to be armed with two auto
matte revolvers Of the heaviest caliber
The magazine of one Of these had been
emptied and when the owner was seized
the barrel Of the weapon was still hot
Both of the prisoners subsequently were
released on bail.
One Absorbing Topic.
The duel occurred too late to have more
than brief mention in the morning
papers. but today it was the one absorb
ing subject of discussion in all public
places. The opinion was freely and gen.
orally expressed that Miguel Gomez had
deliberately planned the assassination OF
the editor. thinking thereby to put stop
to the criticism Of his fathers admins
tration The opponents of President
Gomez declared that 1t was now perfectly
plain that the president was fully COM
mitted TO a policy of terrorism and as
sassination, which began with the shoot
ing OF Gen Pine Guerro when the then
comma nder of the Cuban army was leav-
ing the presidential palace the night OF
October %.
friends accompanying young Gomez fired
on the editor and indicates that the pres
idents son was the leader of band Of
assassins. Color is given to this theory
by the assertion that the walls of the
Cafe Cosmopolita and the fronts of the
adjacent building show bullet marks
greatly exceeding in number the shots
that could possibly have been fired by
the principals