The herald., 1898-01-15
AMERICAN
LEGATION
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and officials will appear in the Gazeta
this week.
Among the passengers from Havana
was w. L. Fulton, a cattle dealer. Wnen
the riot started In Havana, he was near
the first newspaper office attacked. he
saws the mob was led by officers OF ene
Spanish volunteers who had become en-
ragged over the autonomfst articles In
the papers. They attacked the omce
| of La Discussion and La Diario de la
Marina, totally wrecking them.
News of the riot reached Blanco ana
he sent officers from his personal STAN
to quelI the mob. There was a platoon
of regulars in charge Of Spanish
colonel, and as soon as he spoke the
mob recognized him and made demon
stration against him. Words ensued
and some Of the volunteers slapped the
colonels face. He was then seized and
his badge torn Off and trampled on the
ground. The crowd all the time was
crying, "Viva SPAIN"
The colonePs uniform was torn of. The
crowd then proceeded to the office of La
I.ucha, a government organ, smashed
it's presses and threw the type into the
streets. Ell Reconcentrado suffered the
same fate a few moments later. This
was all done because these papers fsv-
ored autonomy. About ten minutes be-
fore the Olivette ,on which Fulton sailed.
left Havana, a passenger was brought
aboard who said that as he was feav-
ing the pier he heard that an American
woman had been shot during the riot.
ALL QUIET NOW
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.-Perfect
calm prevails in Havana according to
dispatches received by Senor De LONE,
the Spanish Minister, last night and
this morning. One Of these dispatches
filed at 1 o'clock this morning by Sec
retary-Generaf Congosto. says:
THE tumuTt has not been continued
Calm Is preserved throughout the city.
I believe that the normal condition Is
re-established. Fortunately there Is not
single casualty that we have to re-
gret"
The Minister has received a number of
minor dispatches. all indicating an alb
sence of disturbance. and that no ap-
prehension is felt by the authorities. He
has given directions that every develop
ment be communicated to him, and in
view of this fact, does not credit a re-
port that there was another outbreak
yesterday, saying that any such out
break would have been communicated to
him, and that the report doubtless orig
mated either from a delayed cableHram.
based on the outbreak previously re-
ported, or else that there was some
minor disturbance of such a trivial char
acter that 1t did not get to the attention
of the officials of the Cuban government
THE SCARE SUBSIDIZED
WASHINGTON. Jan. 1.-THE Cuban
scare has subsided entirely today and
little anxiety or interest was manifested
in it in official circles. President McKin-
ley was unusually free from callers. Re-
garding the reports that the rioting In
Havana had caused apprehension
among financiers and others and that
business affairs might be unsettled by
fears of foreign complications, and that
they had wired the President asking
him to withhold the sending of war
ships, and to use his influence to prevent
| inflammatory speeches in Congress, 1t
can be stated authoritatively that up to
| II o'clock today no dispatches on this
subject had been received at the White
House.
RlGID CENSORSftlF
| HAVANA, Jan. 14.-A decree has been
published prohibiting the publication in
daily newspapers of cable dispatches
without previous censorship and twelve
hours notice of their receipt. In ad-
dition, in future, the postoffice here will
detain national and foreign newspapers
not having been previously censored.
Violators of the law are warned they
are under military Jurisdiction. Another
edict will be published shortly, forbid
ding the gathering In groups OF more
than four persons, either In the streets
or in stores.
| ACTION AT MADRID
| MADRID, Jan. 14.-The police pre-.
cautions have been redoubled In thu
vicinity of the United States Legation
and around the residence of the United
States Minister, General Stewart L
Woodford.
THE LAURADA CASE
| WILMINGTON. Del, Jan. 14.-In the
trial of Captain Edward Murphy Of ths
steamer Laurada on the charge Of fIi.
clustering, In the United States district
court today, w. J. Bruff testified that or
August 5, 1896, in New York city, he
sold and delivered to a man named
Esten a cargo of $4,000 worth of cannon
rifles, cartridges, etc. He did not know
however, that these goods were subse
quently delivered to the steamship Lau
rada.
VESSELS UNDER WAY
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Jan. IA
special to the Times Union and Citizel
from Key West, Fla, says:
The Marblehead sailed tonight at 10 a
y. m. The Maine received telegraphi
instructions previous to the sailing o.
the Marblehead.
Il
II Crooks Caught
MEXICO CITY, Jan. 14.-Thfs after