Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-09
HAVANA IS MENACED SP0UT|NG HOT ASHES
Open Race War Now Expected Three Sleeping Volcanoes in
at Any Moment. Alaska Revive.
NEGROES HUNTED BY MOB ISLANDS NOW COVERED
Thousands All Armed Chase Blacks Red Skies Visible Sawd for Hun
From the Streets dred Miles
SUIZER SANGUNE OF PEACE CAUSE EARTH QUIvERS
Infantry Commissions Recorded
Washington.
Open Race War Now Expected
at Any Moment.
NEGROES HUNTED BY MOB
Thousands, All Armed, Chase Blacks
From the Streets.
SULzER SANGUINE OF PEACE
q. S. Government Officials Believe
"Expeditionary" Infantry Will
Not Be Required.

HAVANA. June S.-The aspect of
night transcribed in Importance any
news received from the field of opera
ton. Rumors current during the day
of the intention of the mob to make
an onslaught upon the negroes in the
capital induced President Gomez to
issue a proclamation tonight urging
mutual moderation and threatening all
disturbers of the peace with the most
severe chastisement.
At half past $ o'clock, the moment
the proclamation was issued from the
presidential palace. a mob composed of
many thousand young men of the bet
ter classes. and including many stu
dents, had gathered In Central Park
and were shouting Down with the
negroes. Within two minutes after
the outbreak all the negro bootblacks
and newsboys had disappeared from
view.
Openly Brandish Weapons.
The crowd rapidly increased in propor-
ton as the evening wore on Prac1,ca,,v
all OF the demonstra1ss were armed and
many were openly brandishing revolyers
or knives. AT one time Il panic ensued as
the result of a shot fired by police cap
tain as. a signal to his men,
Inc mob during the evening shouting
Lynch the negroes" gave chase to every
negro who happened to pass in the vicinity
of Central Park. A strong force of foot
and mounted police was fastened to the
scene Of the disorders and order eventual
ly was restored, the mob gradually dis
persing in various directions, apparently
in search Of negroes who had taken refuge
in their homes.
Fear Serious Rioting Today.
Later the captain Of the palace guard,
with a company OF infantry, proceeded to
the scene OF the disturbances and a cor
don Of police was formed around the
park, but the demonstrations by that time
had discontinued. Grave fears are en-
tertained in Havana tonight that anti
negro rioting will be renewed tomorrow
on a more extensive scale. The govern
ment is making every preparation to
cope with any emergency.
The principal hotels and cafes on the
square have locked their doors and the
storm shutters have been put on the WIN
dows.
Thinks More Marines Needed.
CAIMANERA. June S.-Col lucas,
in command Of the United States
marines. has decided that ten more
companies are needed to protect the
foreign interests between Guantanamo
and San Luis. These properties are
owned by French, British and Spanish
companies. 1t also will be necessary
to place a guard along the Guantanamo
Western railroad.
The insurgents are becoming more
active in that region. They cut the
wires and burned several buildings to-
day a few miles from Guantanamo, and
only about one mile distant from a
detachment of marines.
Mountains an Aid to Rebels.
KEY WEST, Fla, June S-That it prob
ably will take long time to suppress the
negro uprising in the province of Oriente,
Cuba. owing to the mountainous country,
was the prediction of Col. Orestes Fer
rara. speaker Of the house of represen-
tatives Of the island republic, who passed
through Key West last night on his way
to New York.
Denying that he was en- route to Wash
ington as an agent of President Gomez,
Col. Ferrara said he was going to New
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