Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-04-11
get OUT, YANKEE SWINE
One of the Mildest VT Parting Solicitations al
Havana, by Spaniards to Americans.
Gen. Lee and Remainder of Americana
Safely Ont of Cuba-How VIII
the Return be?

Key West, Fla. April 1o.-'Tell the
ohVette to get under way at once.
capt Cowles, signal the Bache
that the United States fleet ia reod,,
TO clear out OF Havana, and please fol-
low the Bache out"
These were the words of Consul Gem
eral Lee at 5:l5 yesterday afternoon
as he stood on the poop of the Farm
with group of correspondents around
nm 1t was evident to all that Gen.
Lee intended to be the last to leave and
murmur of applause went around in
support of his intention.
The Evelyn had already passed
Moro castle when the OlIyette
weighed anchor. The Bache was
close behind and the Fern was the
last of the line. The wharves and
boats on both sides of the narrow en-
trance to the. harbor were crowded
with Spanards, who Kissed and ieered
as each boat passed out.
AS the Fern rounded to. heading
Tor the open sea, she passed near the
Maine wreck. The group on deck
had been laughing and talking, ex-
pressing their satisfaction at leaving
Havana With one accord each man
h'hto iiiN iiut III u inc brave
dead, while silence fell on all for the
space of several minutes. Gen Lee.
being on board the Fern, made that
boat target for rtdoubled Kisses,
groans, catcalls and whistles from the
crowds on shore.
Get out, Yankee swine" was about
the mildest expression used. This
seemed to strike every one on board as
ludicrous. Vice. Consul Springer who
had been In the island thirty years,
waved his hat 90 n particularly abusive
group. saying in tones loud enough for
all to hear: Wait. wait. my friends,
we shall all be back soon"
There was one pretty incident. On
the Cabanas shore British steamer
was unloading at her wharf. AS the
Fern passed the Union Jack was
dipped, while the English crew gave
hearty cheer. 1t Ia needless to say
that the compliment was returned with
all possible susto.
Havana seemed dazed yesterday
when the people found that Gen. Lee
was really going and that all the
Americans were going with him. Not
to see the United States flag floating
from the staff at Cash Nuevo struck
many residents as little less than a
calamity. The correspondents We're be-
sieged with eager questions as to the
intentions OF the Americans and when
a bombardment of the fleet was likely
to commence. The government officials
seemed at much at a loss as all the
rest, A Spanish officer Of high rank
besought correspondent to tell him
If he had any news not made public
and affecting the future of the city.
The fact that Mr.. Golan, the British
consul called with Gen. Lee on Capt.
Gen. Blnnco, also puzzled many, some
believing that this meant that an Eng
lish alliance had been settled.
The truth is the. Havana newspapers
have been under such close surveillance
for months, have been made to publish
so many untruths and have printed so
many tales of the United States back,
ing down at the demand of Germany,
Italy, Austria and Russia that the resi-
dents take no stock whatever In any.
thing published. Consequently, when
they saw the Americans leaving. de-
spite the statements OF the papers that
they had no intention Of golng,the peo-
pie believed a crisis AZ hand.
Under Instructions from Gen. Lee,
who went on board the Fern imme
diately after his farewell call on Capt
Gen. Blnnco, the consular people and
the correspondents went quietly on
board in twos and threes. No one was
moested. or insultcd, but the people
stared curiously nj the newspaper men.
to whose presence all had grown accus-
toned rode down to the dock. with
their grips, canes and other hand
baggage. showing their Intention to de-