The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-15
VIEWED AT WASHINGTON.
Cuban Matters Talked Over In a Cab
met Meeting.

CuDan matters talked over In a Cab
met Meeting.
Washington, Jan. 1.-THE Cuban
scare has subsidized entirely today, and
little anxiety or interest was manifest
ed in it in official circles. President
/ Mckinley was unusually free from call
ers. Regarding reports that the riot
/ ing in Havana has caused apprehension
among manufacturers, financiers, and
| others. that business affairs might be
unsettled by fears of foreign compli-
cations and that they had wired the
president asking him to withhold the
sending of warships to Cuban waters,
and to use his influence to prevent in
! fammatOry speeches in congress, II can
be stated authoritativeiy that up to II
O'Clock today no dispatches on this sub
1ect had been received at the White
House.
Assistant Secretary Day came over
to the White House from the state de-
partment before the cabinet meeting
and left a telegram that had been re-
ceived from Consul General Lee. It
was sent from Havana during the
night While it reported the existence
there of much excitement and chron-
! icled talks of the newspapers of the
riot the day before and the participa-
ton of some soldiers in the demOnstra-
tons, it was ilCended to convey asSur-
ance of peace and quiet. When the
cabinet met at II O'Clock this dispatch
formed the basis for a short discussion
The members of the cabinet prOfesSed
to feel satisfied with the situation.
The senate resolution calling for in
formation as to what had been done by
the president to safeguard American
interests in Havana during the period
of rioting, was also briefly talked over
with a view to determining the nature
of the reply to be made.
The principal main subject under
consideration before the cabinet, how
ever. it is declared, was the prospects
of the hawaiian annexation treaty.
The North Atlantic squadron which
has been gathering at Hampton Roads.
is to sail southwark tomorrow. Lest
there should be a misunderstanding of
the purpose of the cruise, which has al
ready been described in the orders as
one of evolution and drill planned
many months ago, the order under
which the vessels will proceed have
been made public, and taken in con-
nection with the departments order to
Admiral Sicard, the navy department
says that the squadrOns movements
have no relation to Cuba.
General Lees ca blegraIn also stated,
it is learned. that while ne did not an
ticipate another outbreak, yet he would
not be surprised at one. None OF the
disturbances. he said. had been di-
rected against the United States or
American citizens.
The cabinet discussion showed that
the president, while decided not TO send
a warship to Cuba at present, intends
to keep one or more vessels in a rea-
sonable distance OF Havana. so that q
war vessel might reach there in six
hours in the event of a sudden call for
its presence from General Lee.
The last news of the day from Con-
sui General Lee came to the state de-
partment about ? O'Clock and was at
once sent over. to the White House
1t went to confirm the previous reports
and was a simple statement by Gen
eral Lee that at noon all was quiet in
Havana
One of the dispatches received today
stated that there would be no objection
to the presence in Havana of Miss
Clara Barton, of the National Red
Cross, the authorities being ready to
extend to her the same privileges as
those given to any other citizen