The San Francisco call., 1898-01-24
All Will Sail for Dry ToPtugaS With the Dawn of
 To-Day.
CONSUL LEE IN DANGER.
Extra Guards Placed Around the American Consulate in
 Havana.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Jan. 23.-A telegram from Key West says: Ad- miral Sicard, with the battles ships New York, Indiana, Massachusetts, Iowa and Texas, arrived off the bar at 10 o'clock. The Maine. Montgom- cry and Detroit and torpedo boats, Gushing and Dupont, went out and joined the fleet. An important mes sage was received here at Il o'clock for Admiral Sicard, but there is no way of transportation to the fleet.
 Telegrams received from Havana last night state that extra guards had been placed around General Lees of flee for protection. Circulars were distributed around Havana. calling on the volunteers for the protection of the American colony. There is no news of an attempt to assassinate Lee.
 The commander of the naval station at Key West received a message from General Lee this afternoon. He says the city is safe, but there is suppressed excitement in the American colony. The white squadron is anchored at Key West and will sail for Dry Tortugas early tomorrow morning.
 A special to the Times Union and Citizen from Key West says: There has been excitement in this city during the last twenty-four hours, due to an alarming telegram from Havana stat ing that the streets had been flooded with an anonymous ultra-Spanish cir cular, calling upon all anti-Americans to mobilize and raid the American colony. Captain-General Blanco, fear full that the rabtd element Of the city might attempt such violence, placed an extra military guard around Consul General Lees office. Many of the Americans of the city who believe that they are in real danger have prepared their affairs in any emergency. This news is what gave rise to the rumor that General Lee had been assasslnated.
 The Spanish Consul here was uneasy over the repeated rumors to the effect that General Lee had fallen a victim to assassins, and wired to the authori- ties of Havana for the truth.
 MADRID, Jan. 23.-The report that American warships have been ordered to Cuban waters has caused great eX- citernent here. The Imparcial, in the course of a violent article. says: 'We see now the eagernesS of the Yankees to seize Cuba"
 A grand banquet was given at the palace this evening in honor of the name day of the King. The members of the Cabinet and the principal mem bers of the diplomatic corps were pres ent. The Cabinet met afterward and decided. so it is reported, to address a manifesto to the country. One Min ister, in the course of an interview, said the Government was quiet and tranquil respecting the movements of the American warships, which were fully known to the Minister of Ma rine.
 WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.-So far as could be learned the administration has no advices from Havana to-day. Both the State and Navy departments af- firmed that nothing had been heard from General Lee, and Drofessed to look upon the lack of news as a good sign. On the other hand, the city was full of rumors. ranging in importance from the statement that the white squadron had sailed from Key West to that of Lees being assassinated at Havana. Inquiry. however. failed to reveal any basis for sensational re- ports.