Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-01-18
IT HAS BLOWN OVER.
TROUBLE AT HABAsA coSsrpERrn
AT AN END.
ATTEMPT TO KILL A GOVERNOR:
omciaI Twice Fired mt by a Drunk.
ard-No Obstacles I'm the Way of
Free Admission of Relief Supplies
for Cubans.

| WASHINGTON, ID. C., January H.
The State Department and Senior Dupuv
de LONE, the Spanish Minister, both ex-
pressed the opinion to-day that the tron-
bic at Habana has blown over senor
de LONE to-day received the following
telegram from the Secretary General OF
Cuba:
"Habana, January 17.--Yesterday. during
game OF ball. at which was present the
Governor OF Santa Clara, Marcos Garcia.
clerk Of the hospital. known az a drunk
ard, wha had been discharged. tl,is name
is Picon), fred two shots at the Governor.
which missed him, owing 10 Picon's aim
having been diverted by General Agulrra.
who was with the Governor. The people
rendered an ovation 10 both the Governor
and the General.
III A. M.-Absoiute tranquility. There
is no fear that 1t will be broken
"CONGOSTO."
The State Department has taken official
notice OF complaints alleging that the
Spanish officials in Cuba had been placing
obstacles in the way OF the free admls-
sion Of food and other supplies sent TO
Cuba for the relief OF the suffering.
solid foundation for these complaints. a
cablegram was sent to Consul-General Leo
directing him TO investigate their cor
rectness and, II necessary, prevent any
delays In the landing and admission OF
shipments OF stores. II possible 10 do so.
NO SPANISH OBSTACLES.
The following statement was issued
from the State Department to-day:
"A call having been made By the Presi-
dent for money and supplies for the suf-
fering Cubans, and some doubt seeming
to exist that money and supplies donated
in response TO such call may not be hon.
estly and lmpartially distributed 10 the
suffering people for whom the donations
were made, IL Is thought proper 10 give
this public notice In the way OF an as
surance that all such donations will be
distributed through Consul-Generai Lee
and duly authorized agents cooperating
with him I'm Cuba. No doubt Is enter
tanned by the President or by the Secre-
tary Of State that every dollar and every
article of clothing donated for the bene-
fit of the suffering in Cuba Will be pro-
perly distributed
The State Department heard from Con-
sul-General Lee about the usual closing
hour this afternoon end gave out the
following statement as a summary of his
cablegram.
"COnSui-General Lee dSSuleS tDe iJt-
nartment of State that delay In deliver
ing the supplies brought by the Concha
q week ego was due to the disturbances
OF the past few days in Habana. The
Vilavlcencia. carrying supplies from Phil
adelphia, only arrived to-day. and there
will be no delay in the delivery OF her
supplies. and he thinks that there viii
be no difficulty hereafter in landing sup
plies. He reports matters quiet at
o'clock to-day"
GEN. LEE ASKS MORE SUPPLIES -
NEW YORK, January n--ConsuI-f
rtl Lee cabled to-day from Hab3 g
United States Dlspatch-Agent Rcf
this city. asking that more relief
be forwarded by the Central Gu
lief Committee. This request Is
cred by MIR. Roosa 10 be ample :
that no obstruction - being int+rf- a
by the Spanish Government TO relief sup
plies being forwarded from the United
States.
AN EDITOR ARRESTED.
HABANA, January 1.-THE military
Judge has ordered the arrest of the editor
OF Eel Reconcentrado. Senor Arnauto, for
having attacked the army through tho
columns of his paper during the past few
days.