The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-01-18

deemed the part Of wisdom to guard
against contingencies by sending a guard
Of soldiers to the United States legation
and 10 the private residence of Consul
General Lee. Accordingly twenty-five
Spanish soldiers were dispatched to the
United States Consulate and another
guard of twenty-five to the residence
of General lee. They acted as an
I emergency glIard. and no occasion arose
for their services 70 be brought into
actual reglisition. Throughout the dis
turbance. Il is said at the legation. there
was not , shout against the United
! States. n.r a hand raised against an
American citizen.
WHAT ESTRA PALMA SAYS.
New York, Jan. 13.-The rioting IN
+, Havana and the wrccking of several
Liberal newspaper offices by army OIL
GERS and Conservatives opposed 10 the
plan of autonomy eXcites more satiSfac-
ton than surprise among s~ympathizers
with the cause of Cuba in this city. The
opinion is general that the time has ar
rived for the United States to inter
, vene. General Tomas Estrada Palma.
| head Of the Cuban Junta here said to-
day:
"The rioting in Havana Is the direct
result of the attempt to give autonomy,
50 tdIitl- ~ lHE INIdllit Ut bNltbiiidItS
in Cubs will not have it at any cost if
they can help it."
I 10000 PERSONS pERISHED.
jackson. Miss. Jan. 13.-Advices
from Major George l.. Donald. il. Of
Mississippi. now in Cuba. On whose in
formation the State Senate yesterday
passed a strong Cuban resolution, say
that 10000 persons have persisted by
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alone since January /, 1897. Major
Donald says one cannot go twenty steps
without some poor starving woman or
child begging for something to eat, and
that a person me sit dow TO a meal
without being asked for bread by starry
ing children.
TAKING ON COAL.
Newport News, Va, Jan. 13.-The bat
tlesIip Indiana left here this afternoon
for Old Point Comfort. after taking on
go tons of coal. to join the other vessels
of the North Atlantic squadron. Inc
battleship lows came up this afternoon
to fill her coal bunkers. RumorS as TO
the trouble haye reached the men on
these vessels. and there is some excite
ment aboard ship. but no important or
ders nave been received from Washing
ton.
1t is understood that the vessels now
in these waters Will not sail for the
South until Saturday morning 1T II
o'clock unless there are further develop
ments Of an unexpected nature in the
Havana situation.
DENIES THE REPORT.
Havana, Jan. 13.-The United States
Consul General, General Fitzhuch Lee.
absolutely denies that he has asked the
authorities at Washington to send two
war vessels to Havana.
THE ORDERS COUNTERMANDED
Key West, Fla. Jan. 13.-The L. s. S.
G1aine has not yet left this port. 1t is
believed that the sailing orders received
yesterday have been countermanded.
THE RUMOR UNTRUE.
Havana. Jan. 13.-There is no fonn-
dation whatever for the rumor that
United States Consul General Fitzhugh
Lee met with violence during the distur-
Dances last night or today. During the
height of the uproar last evening he
walked about freely in Central Park.
and in front OF the hotel Inglaterra.
Today he has been attending to official
business Us usual. This evening when
this dispatch is sent, he is dining at
the hotel Inglaterra.
\ MAN SHOT IN THE ARM.
Havana. Jan. 13-About noon to-day
a crowd gathered III front of the offices
of FL Diario De La Marina shouting
Death to Diario.' General Arolas
used the regular troops to restore order
and to compel the dispersal of the crowd,
which kept up Il continuous shouting on
the streets near Central Park
These people accuse FL Diario De La
Marina of being responsible for all the
attacks made upon army officers and
Spanish residents in the stands. They
say that La Discussion and Ell Recon-
Diario. y man selling FL Diario was
shot III the arm.
All classes commend the authorities for
avoiding Unnecessary force or violence
in the use Of the soldiers and the police
last night.
At the palace General Blanco and the
Autonomist cabinet were joined by the
civil Governor of Havana, the colonies
and chiefs of the volunteers, the Mar
Quis Apesteguia, leader of the Spanish
Conservative party and other prominent
politicians. Senior Congosto, the secre-
tary general, remained at his office un-
til 1 o'clock this morning.
At 10 o'clock last night several shots
were heard back of the Alibsu theatre.
1t IS believed they were intended to
raise an alarm. Shortly after midnight
the soldiery were withdrawn from the
streets and went into barracks.