The Portland daily press., 1898-01-14

such a state of affairssthe existence OF any
! form of organized government is threat
ened and the autonomy plans of Tho
| Spanish government command little at
tention. 4
ALL QUIET IN HAVANA.
! Washington, January 13-Late this
afternoon the first news Of the day came
| to the State Department from United
States General Lee, who telegraphed that
every thing was quiet in Havana today
| and there was no cause for apprehension
or trouble. Orders have been sent to the
Marblehead to proceed to Nayassa to In
vestigate the conditions among the labor
ers there, thus disposing of rumors that
she would be ordered to Cuba.
GENERAL LEE UNHURT.
| Havana, January 13.-There is no
foundation whatever for the rurnor that
Consul General Lee met with violence
during the disturbance last night or to-
day. During the height of the uproar last
evening he walked about freely in Cen
tral Park and in front of the hotel Ingla-
tara. Today he has been attending to
official business and this evening when
the despatch is sent he is dining at the
hotel Inglatarra.
SPAIN HEARS BAD NEWS.
Madrid, January 13.-The government
admits the report of 't'isagreeable news
from Cuba, but declines to give the de-
tails.
The Marquis Pazo de 10 Merrzed, presi.
dent of the senate, and fiyo members OF
the. last Canovas cabinet have published
a manifesto in opposition to the projected
Pidal-Silvela coalition party. Private
adYices from Havana received today as
sert that shouts of 'Viva Don Carlos,
viva Weyler," have been raised under
the very windows Of Gen. Blanco.
EXCITEMENT ABOARD SHIP.
Newport News, Va. January 10. The
battleship Indiana left here this after
noon for Old Point Comfort, after taking
on $50 tons Of coal, to join the other yes
sells of the North Atlantic squadron. Ihe
battleship Iowa came up this afternoon to
fill her coal bunkers. Rumors as to
trouble have reached the mon on these
vessels and there is some excitement
aboard snip, but no important orders
have been received from Washington.
SHIPS COALING UP.
Key West, January 13.-The warships
have been taking on coal and provisions
today and are being held in readiness TO
proceed to sea should occasion require
The accident which happened on board
the Marb.ehead yesterday when four men
were injured, is now being investigated.
NEW YORK OFF TOO.
Norfolk. Va, January l3-The flagship
New York of the North Atlantic squad
ron will probably sail for Key West to-
morrow morning.
FOUNDATIONS FROM MR.. TAYLOR
New York, January l3.-In compliance
with a request made by VIM. O. NC
Doweli, chairman of the organization
committee OF the Cuban American club
in this city, Hannis Taylor, former
United States minister to Spain has
written letter from Mobile, Ala. IN
which ID part he says The Cunan
patriots have SO completely broken the
military power of their oppressors that
the Independence Of the island in the near
future is now hardly problematical. Tue
empty sham of autonomy by which the
Sagasta ministry has attempted TO disarnl
trlumphal host in the very hour OF VIC
tory has failed of its purpose. By the
resoiute craftsmanship of Gen. Gomez,
the effort to corrupt his followers has peeh
put aside as poor comedy. A large
portion OF the people of Cuba are now
either starving or dying Of disease az our
very doors and Spain is preparing to seno
%, 600 more soldiers to Cuba who are to
renew the horrors OF. war. And still the
present tlmid and irresolute admlnlsora
tlon by it's non-action is doing all IL can
10 prolong the present situation. spain
mas hurled in vain against the insuresne
most over 200, ,000 men and has eXpehueo
in vain over $500, 200 900 resources twice
IS great as employed by Great Britain IN
our revolutionary war. Spain's mliltaIy
power in Cuba is nearly at an end whlle
the army under Gen. Gomez is IN posses
sion OF nearly the entire portion OF ohe
island"