The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-04-12

persons VINO lined the waters edge on
either the city or Cabanas side did nnt
exceed few hundred. Nevertho,oSs
their boots and whistles and calls O.
"iuera. fuera," which is Spanish for
"get out could not be construed os
indicating y healthy sentiment towar,
Americans. General Lees only co,,
ment was to call the attention of his
voyage companions to the Spanish fla,
Tying over Moro castle, and to ,.ll
them that soon they would see another
Dag Il )ating there.
Captain General Blanco's refusal To-
see General Lee when the latter called
at the palace on Saturday to say good
bye. was an ostentatlous affront.
Blanco was transactlng business and
seeing varlons persons, Tut sent word
begging to 90 excused on the ground OF
illness, Secretary General Conyosto
was openly insulting.
When the Fleet Lett Hayann.
In the harbor, when the vessel,
Evelyn and Ohvette went out loaded
with Americans, there were some eyi.
dences OF i'll feeling which were strong.
or when the coast survey steamer Bache
followed III their wake, but the crown.
ing exhibition was when the Fern,
with Lee and his party. left. The cat.
calls and hoots and whistles did not
come alone from the populacc linin !,
the shore; they also came from the
Spanish 1uuboats and from the so..
dlcrs at La ruerZi fort and at Cabanas.
The Spanish authorities have sus.
piclon that Lee Is taking 10 Washing,
ton with him the original Of Weyler'
letter about tho mines in the harbor, as
we'll as a full plan of the mines.
win be an I,olated Community.
Havana itself for some time to come
promises to be the most isolated com.
! munity in the world Probably if
there is no outbreak, and none is prob.
able at present, n very little news OF
what Is happening may be transmitted
TO the outside world. Nothing is per-
mitted to bo known Of what is going
on III either Madrid or Washington till
General B.anco is ready to have it
known. The contents of Presiden,
Mex nley's message and the subse.
Quent action Of congress will proba bly,
be w!;hhcll for a week.
! Authorities Are I. litors.
The auh Ut eS have already reached
/ tie point not only Of indicating wha,
/ the papers Shall not publish. bat also OF
| furnishing copy for them. The efior,
/ to break the effect Of General Lees al.
sence by false statements that it is of f;
temporary nature, and Que to persona
and family reasons, Will not be credite l.
| BY this time every body III Havana
! knows that tle American flag is down
from the consulate; that Lee and a
the other consulate officials have left
their affairs are in charge of the British
consul, and there has been an eXodu
Of Amcricaus
Next they will learn that fnancia
houses having connections with house
in the Cnit.i States will do no furthe
business while the present strained III
ternational relations continue and tina
vessels plying between American ant
Cuban ports have suspended their voy
ages. The effect of this will soon b.
felt in the scarcity Of provisions. l
was anticipated on Saturday afternoon
when dealers all over the city begal
raising prices. In these circumstances
even the Spanish classes III Havan
may have softer season of reflection
as to tho meaning of war with I'll
United States.
The answer Of tho Cubans to the Pre-
nosal of an armistice Will be by larg
numbers Of them joining tie lnSul
gents in the field.