The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-01-14
AN UNORCAN|zED RIOT
Order Has Been Completely Re-
stored in Havana.
THE CRISIS HAS PASSED
The Riot Started in a Demonstration
Against Newspaper-No Indignity
Was Offered to General Lee.
The Trouble Over.

washington, Jan. 13.-The spanish
minister has been kept constantly adj
vised of every development within the
| last "A hours at Havana. and he
summed up his advices this afternoon
by saying that they show the uprising
to have been riot pure and simple:
that order had been completely restored
and that the authorities have an ample
force to afford every protection; that
the tumult was confined to the Span
ish and Cuban residents and that no
indignity was put upon any American
interest or citizen, public or private.
The official advices began arriving
a bout midnight, and have come unin-
terruptedly since then. The early ones
We're in cipher and it took some hours
to decipher them. They told the story
of the disturbance fully. and in the
main corroborated the press dispatches.
They made it clear. it is stated, at the
legation that the demonstration was
an unorganized riot, the particpators
being gathered up from the streets,
without arms or ammunition. 1t began
when a few army officers mobbed the
reconcentradoes' newspaper establish
ment, that paper being so lukewarm to-
ward autonomy that it was suspected
of having insurgent tendencies. Later.
as the people were leaving the shops al
the close of tire days work, and the
streets were filled with home goers, the
demonstration was begun again by an
attack on the establishments of La
Discussion and the Diaro de la Marina.
The dispatches state that a small group
raised a cry against autonomy, some
few gave Niyas for General Weyler,
While some scattered shouts We're di-
rected against General Blanco. In the
main, however the vivas were for
Spain and the army. The mounted po-
lice were brought into use and dispersed
the groups, SO that order was restored
and the city was tranquil by midnight.
During this excitement, United
States Consul General Lee was in COM
munication with the Spanish authori-
ties Neither he nor the officials appear
to have been apprehenslve but it was
deemed the part of wisdom to guard
against contingencies by sending
guard of soldiers to the United States
legation, and to the private residence of
Consul General Lee. Accordingly, IS
Spanish soldiers We're dispatched TO the
United States consulate and another
guard of 25 was sent to the residence
of General Lee. They acted as an
emergency guard and no occasion
arose for their services to be brought
into actual recuisition. Throughout
the disturbance il is said at the legation
there WAS not Il shout against the
United States nor an American citizen.
The Spanish authorities at Havana
sent the strongest possible assurances
10 Minister DeLume that they were
entirely able. to cope with the situa-
ton. They minimized the demonstra-
ton, saying that ii was nothing more
than wind" uprising. They added
that if by any possibility an emergency
should require it. which, however. they
in no way expected. the government
Is amply able to protect every interest.
large body of troops is quartered i'll
tho island. and they are said to be
more than enough for all requirements.
This statement is made by way of as
sufance, however, for the authorities
say that troubles are at an end.
one of the late dispatches stated that
an insurgent leader, Colonel Lopez Ma
rim, of the general staff. accompanied
by two others. have turned in their
arms in Pinar del Rio. and have de-
clared for autonomy, and that Lieuten-
ant Colonel Aurelio Sombra, another
insufgent leader, has turned over his
arms and three of his companions in
Matanzas
The Spanish minister went to the
state department about II o'clock this
morning. and conferred with Assistant
Secretary Day on the situation in Ha-
Nana. There Is every reason 10 believe
he conveyed assurances of restoration
of order and ample power 10 protect
American and other interests substan-
tally as set forth above. No word
came TO the state department from
SeP lne forenoon. but
this was not regarded as disquieting
From other sources the department had
learned that Havana was quiet to-
day. and Judge Day was assured that
there was no danger of another out
break. and that the Spanish authori-
ties had taken every precaulion to
guard against any possible demonstra-
tion against the American consulate by
liberal use of Gendarmie. This news
confirmed the officials in their resolu-
tion not to make any change in the
orders to the Warshins. and To avoid
complicating the situation any further
10y sending ships to Havana.
Meanwhile. as has been said the navy
department is fully prepared for all
emergencies. and although the officials
repeat their statements that no orders
have been sent to the ships in Florida
waters To 60 To Havana. they have
prudently shaped their programme so
as to have a ship ready at any moment
that she might be needed by Consul
General Lee. It is said at the depart
ment that in case. a any time. it should
be determined tn send a ship to Ha-
vana. the choice would fall on the
Marhlehead rather than the Maine. The
reason for this choice probably is that
the former is swift cruiser and could |
cross the strait Of Cuba in much less
time than the Maine. While. though |
unaimed. she would be fully as effective |
for the protection Of American inter |
eSts in time Of riot as the heavy bat
tleship.
Administration officials state that ia
their opinion there is every reason II |
believe that the crisis at Havana has
passed for the time and that there is M |
danger Of trouble
Late this afternoon. the first news Of
the day came to the state DEPARTMENT
from Consul General Lee who tele-