Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-04-11
charge of revolver in the cafe Of the
Hotel Ingelettra General Lee regarded
the incident as trivlal,)

Jne incident as trlVlal,1
KINGSTON, Jamaica, April H.
When United States Consul Hyatt
left Santiago de Cuba, Tuesday, one
vessel, the American schooner Elinor
Captain Clark, of Portland, Me-, was
in the harbor with 800 tons OF coal.
Consul Hyatt warned the captain Of
the schooner to leave without dis
charging his cargo. The captain said
he would stay and take the chances.
MIR. Hyatt says his withdrawal
from Santiago was received with sur
prise by the Spanish authorities.
They gave him a military escort to
the steamer Brooklyn,
Sir Augustus Hemming, governor
of Jamaica, has received a cable dis
patch from Halifax announcing that
the Talbot and two other British
cruisers have been ordered here. The
increase of the fleet and British forces
in the island is connected in unofficial
minds with the existing relations be-
tween Spain and the United States.
HAVANA, April 11.-Saturday eve
ming as the Ferns flagstaff dissap-
peared round Moro Castle the stars
aud stripes disappeared from Havana.
Today not an American flag can be
seen in HaYana.
Americans, including Consul-G
eral Lee, are safely out of Cuba. They
sailed on board fC ur steamers in i'm
pTessive style. Outside the harbor,
in the offing, with good glimpse Of
frowning Morro castle, we're three
Uuited States war ships from the
Key West fleet. These joined with
the refugee fleet and acted as con-
Yoy.
The Emilyn was the first steamer
to move out of the harbor. Then
came the Olivette followed by the
Bache, the Fern being in the rear.
General Lee and the consulate staff
and American correspondents were
aboard the Fern. Lee, at the last
moment, expressed regret at having
to go without seeing Blanco, who
sent a message that he was i'll when
Lee called at the palace, British Con-
sui General Gollan, now In charge of
the American consulate, is good
friend of Blanco's, and held a friendly
conference with him after the de-
parture of the American refugees. The
closing scenes of embarkatiOn Of the
were intensively exciting.
Upon Weyler street at Machina, and
along the docks, Americans hurrying
tC the bay to embark on the Olivette
and other steamers, were openly in
suited by the Spanish volunteers and
and in the suburbs riotous
against both Ameri-
cans and Engllshmen had been
going on since last evening.
Only precautions taken by Captain
General Blanco and Military Governor
Arolas in heavenly reinforcing the
police force and mounted juardia
ciyiles prevented the mob from in
vading the hotel Inglaterra, where
Lee and majority of the American
newspaper correspondents were as
sembled, to wreak their vengeance
upon these and other foreigners sus-
pected of Yankee or Cuban sympath-
les. Early in the morning furious
Spaniards in citizens dress crowded
about the consular building and Ell
trance to the steamship agency, men,
acing all naturalized Americans who
came to secure passage. The police,
which had been quadrupled at both
places, appeared powerless to pre-
serve order, and 10 some instances
women were insulted as they were
leaving. At both the consulate and
steamship agency and at the wharf
the widest scenes prevailed.
Spanish hackdriYers and baggage
transfer companies, in an outburst of
Don QnixOtic patriotism, refused to
serve the departing refugees, and
several families were compelled to
leave their baggage behind, whilst
boatmen in the bay were equally in
disposed to carry the American pas