The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1898-01-20
LATEST FROM HAVANA.
THE TUMULT HAS NOT BEEN CON-
TINUED BUT 1T MAY Be
RESUMED.
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GENERAL LEES CABLEGRAM
THINKS THE SITUATION INFLAMMA-
BILE AND THERE MAY BE FUR
Their TROUBLE IN HAVANA.
PRtSS UNDtR RlGlD GtNSURShlP
They Are Net Permitted to Publish
Cablegrams without Previously
Going Under the Eagle Eye of
CensOr-Uncle Sans
Big Warships.
PRESS UNDER RIGID CENSORSHIP

Washington, Jan. 14.-Perfect calm
prevails in Havana, according to dis
patches received by Senior Dupuy de
LONE. the Spanish minister, last night
and this morning One of the dispatches
filed at 1 o'clock this morning by Secre-
tary Gen. Congosto says:
"The tumult has not been continued.
Calm is preserved throughout the city.
1 believe that the normal condition will
be perfectly established. Fortunately
there is not a single casualty that we
have to regret"
Aside from this dispatch the minister
has received number Of minor dis
patches all Indicating an absence of dis
turbarre and that no apprehension is
felt - the authorities. He has given
directions that every development be
communicated to him, and in view of
this fact does not credit a report that
there was another outbreak yesterday,
saying that any such outbreak would
have been communicated 20 him, and
that the report doubtless arose either
ON deiaye', ciblegram based on the
~, 4ak previously reported, or else
there was some minor disturbance of
such a trivial chara cter that it did not
get to the attention of the Cuban Of
ficials. Regarding reports that the riot
ing in Havana had caused apprehension
among manufacturers, fnanciers and
others that business affairs might be I'M
settled by fears of foreign complication,
and that they had wired the president
asking him to withhold the sending of
warships to Cuban waters, and to use
his influence to prevent in1ammatory
speeches in congress, it cen be stated
authoritatively that up to II o'clock no
dispatches on this subject had been re-
ceived at the White House
Late in the day, Senior de LONE re-
ceived cablegram dated Havana at 10
a. M, saying that perfect tranquility
prevailed at that hour and that no fur
ther trouble was expected.
Assistant Secretary Day came over to
the White House from the state depart
ment before the cabinet meeting, and left
a telegram that had been received from
Consul General Lee. 1t was sent from
Havana during the night, and while it
reported the existence there of much
excitement, and chronicled the attacks
on the newspaper offices. and the con-
tinuation some demonstrations, it
was said to onvey an assurance of peace
and quiet.
When the cabinet met at II o'clock,
this dispatch formed the basis of a short
discussion. The members Of the cabinet
professed to feel satisfied with the situa-
ton. The senate resolution calling for
information as to what had been done
by the president to safely guard Ameri-
can interests in Havana during the
period of rioting, was received from the
state department and talked over with n
view to determining the nature of the
reply to be made. The main subject of
consideration before the cabinet, how
ever, is the Hawaiian annexation treaty
and not Cuban relations.
The North Atlantic squadron which
has been gathering at Hampton Roads
is to sail southwark tomorrow. Lest
there should be any Misunderstanding of
the purpose of the cruise which has al
ready been made public in the orders.
These orders are made by Admiral 81
card. and are issued in identical form
to the commanders OF The various ships
making up the squadron. They are
dated at Fort Monroe, January IL, on
board the flagship New York, and begin
as follows:
"Sir-The squadron is to be prepared
to sail from Hampton Roads, weather
and contingent circumstances permit
ting, with steam for ten knots, at 8 a.
m, on Saturday. January Is, for the
vicinity of the Dry Tortugas, off the
coast of Florida. Vessels will unmoor
in the morning watch unless signal is
made to the contrary. Squadron under
sailing orders at a. m.
"The orders will be: First division
Q) New York, (2) Iowa, making the first
section; (9 Massachusetts,, IA Indiana,
making the second section. Second d.
vision, 90 Texas, first section. The Fern
will proceed singly to Key West unless
otherwise directed.
1.-THE New York, Iowa and Indiana
will proceed from Hampton Roads to
the first sea rendezvous off Currituck,
N. c.. and will remain in that vicinity,
weather permitting, until noon of Sun
day, the 10th inst. They will then pro-