Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-01-13
RIOTS IN HAVANA
Claimed That Disturbances in Cuban
Capital Were More Serious Than
Officially Represented.
C0NCENTRADOS' CONDITION
Two Hundred Thousand People Are in the
Last Stages Of Destitution Many Have
Starved-Relief Measures
Inadequate.

| New York, Jan. ia special to the
Journal and Advertiser from Washing
ton says: Within 4s hours Intervention
in Cuba will have been forced on the ad
] ministration.
The riotng in Havana was muci
fiercer than the censored press report.
indicate. General Lee reported the
situation serious, the mob ''gctting evel
with the Americans and downing the
United States" as much as it was strik
ing at the autonomist policy and the
reconcentrados. American citizens had
to seek refuge at the consulate.
General Blanco threw heavy Gordon
of Spanish regulars with artillery around
the'consulate.
The emergency had to be met prompt
ly. The navy department was notified.
Commodore Crowninshield, chief OF
the bureau of navigation, sent dispatches
to Admiral Bunce, with the White
squadron, to hold every vessel in
prompt readiness, and to Key West fol
the vessels there to be ready to start fol
Havana on signal, but not to land un'
less instructed by General Lee.
The Key West squadron cannot be as
sembled before tonight, as they are
hunting flibusters.
Reports at the State Department..
Washington, Jan. 13.-United States
Consul General Lee reported to the
state department from Havana the facts
connected with the rioting there yes
terday.
While the state department officials
do not divulge the text of the dispatch.
it is said that it corroborates generally
the newspaper reports.
According to General Lees report the
disturbance had been quelled for the
time being, but he was apprehensivc of
another outbreak at any moment.
Nothing has been heard from the con-
sui general today, SO it is assumed at the
state department that the situation re-
mains unchanged.
General Lee did not ask to have war;
ships sent to Havana, and, in the opin-
ion of state department officials that is
sufficient reason for the assumption
that there is no occasion for sending
one.
The disquieting feature of the situa-
ton is the horrible condition of the poor
In Cuba.
According to Lees advices, 200, 900
people are in the last stages of destitu-
tion and wholly dependent upon charity.
To feed these concentrates would cost
$4,000 daily, which sum is double the
amount so far received in contributions
by the state department.
In the opinion of Lee 20 per cent of
the people are surely doomed to death
from starvation and disease. In such a
state of affairs the existence of any form
of organized government is threatened
and the autonomy plans of Spain COM
mand little attention.
Spanish Minister'S Advices.
Washington, Jan. 13. - Senor De
Lone, the Spanish minister, today re-
ceived dispatches from DIR. Congosto.
secretary general for Cuba, stating
that there had been an outbreak in Ha-
vana, but 1t was over and no apprehen-
sion was felt of further trouble. ...
Not Shot was Fired.
The Spanish minister, Senior Dupuy
DeLOme, received the following dis
patch from Secretary General Congosto,
dated at noon today:
"Your excellency can affirm that the
tumult yesterday had so little import
ance that not shot was fired and there
is no knowledge of anybody being
wounded or hurt. The agitation was
confined to one-quarter of the city
The Spanish minister has been kept
constantly advised of every development
within the last "a hours in Havana and
he summed up these advices this after
mood by saying:
"They show the uprising to have been
a riot pure and simple; that order
has been completely restored; that the
authorities have an ample force to af-
ford every projections; and that no in
dignity was put upon any American in
terest or citizen, public or private"
Pitiful State of Reconcentrados.
Havana, Jan. l3. - La Discussion
prints an editorial calling attention to
the pitiful state of the reconcentradOs
at the city headquarters and the absolute
necessity of aid to save them from i'm
mediate death.
At Matanzas, yesterday, II persons
died, of whom 90 starved to death.
In HOlguin, a town of 5000 inhabi-
tants last year, 1,26s persons have died.
many through starvation.
Consul General Lee g Denial.
Havana, Jan. 13.-United States Con-
sui General Lee absolutely denies that
he asked the authorities at Washington
to send two war vessels to Havana.