The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-07

RlancO at O'CLOCK this afternoon ana
was most kindly received. She left the
palace. expressing herself as satisfied
with the visit.
ARRIVED AT KEY WEST.
Key West, Fla, April 6.-9:40 p. NJ
Mascotte arrived; Sc passengers aboard
She is coaling at the government dock
and will return to Havana as soon as
through. Consul General Lee did not
come. There is great excitement here.
Every state room on the Mascotte was
engaged.
The City of Key West will have a
big crowd tomorrow. 1t is reported that
there is great excitement in Havana
NO EXCITEMENT.
Havana, April 6-The temperature
here today is high, but it is due to the
sun, and not to excitement. Individual
cases, from business men to nervous
ladies, are plentiful where apprehen-
sion takes the form of hurry; but, just
the same, every plan has been made to
leave the city at a moments notice.
The government deserves great credit
for the fact that in a time of national
excitement the best of order is main
tanned in Havana. The ordinary avo-
cations are pursued without break or
moleStation.
The Mascotte arrived here this morn
with passengers eager to get to the
United States.
QUIETER THAN NEW YORK.
The steamers Fern and Mangrove
are still in the harbor, with no orders
and with no indications of leaving for
the north 1t is safe to say that Ha-
vana at this hour is far quieter than
Washington, New York or Chicago. OF
course, many business men have made
their preparations to suspend trading
until times are quieter and the Vexed
questions are settled.
News from congress is naturally
awaited with great anxiety. but no
news is expected until the middle OF
the afternoon
Mounted police, contrary to custom,
surround the guard at Central park
and are stationed in the neighboring
avenues and at the palace.
Spanish reports from Pinar del Rio
say that when the reconcentrados left
the capital of that province yesterday
Tor the first time, four of them We're
assassinated by the insurgents
The attitude of the. public is one of
quiet expectancy. The order maintained
in the city is admirable.
La Lueha records the movements of
a body of insurgent cavalry near Gui-
mes, this province. The body is NOV
ing eastward and is said to have stolen
a lot of cattle and taken the clothing
from laborerS in the fields 1t is be-
lieVed the cavalry viii seek to join the
insurgents in eastern Cuba
LEE UNRESTRICTED.
. Consul General Lee assured the cor
respondent of the Associated Press that
he had received no instructions to
leave Havana. 1t is reported, however.
that some of the consular records were !
sent north by the Mascotte today. She
is expected back from Key West on
Friday. On the Bache, Mangrove and
Fern there will be ample accommoda-
tons then to take away all who are
entitled to go.
The G. Lawton Chiids company had
intended to close their business here
today, but have reconsidered their de-
cision. That bank and the Hidalgo !
company's bank were crowded during |
banking hours today.
HOLY WEEK.
Tomorrow, Holy Thursday. and the
next day, Good Friday, will both be |
religiously observed in all quarters. No |
business of anv kind will be trans |
acted, and even carriages, cabs and |
street cars will be forbidden on the |
streets. In the main town no bells
will be allowed to ring until Saturday |
after the singing of the Gloria in |
EXcelsis Deo' tomorrow morning. This |
applies to bells and city clocks. Even |
ladies must visit the monuments on /
foot, and it is possible Geographic COM |
of the holy day.
FOOLISH FEAR.
Havana (via Key West, Fla.). April g. |
After many days of foolish confidence
that nothing would happen, a number |
have been plunged into equally foolish |
fear, turmoil and all sorts of wild ru-
n1ors in advance of the message of the |
president to congress.
People who should know better in |
sist that war has been declared; others |
are equally sure that his holiness, the |
none. has secured peace with honor.
Bankers will close, American connec- !
tions are packing their paper, collecting |
all possible debts. arranging for guards |
for their vaults and sending their fami- |
lies away. Cuban women with hus- |
bands, fathers or brothers in the insur- |
gent ranks. are in a state of terror |
and are really much to be pitied, since |
If any one is marked, it is they, since |
all history on parallel lines shows no |
very great consideration from Spanish |
rioters for the gsntler sex.
The few simon-pure Americans who |
remain, keep as cool as may be with |
the temperature at 10 degrees IN the |
morning hours The fact is, so far as
the officials and newspaper men are |
concerned, they have heard so many /
weird tales which they have traced to |
their sources and found were buncombe |
that they are not prepared to believe |
any evidence but that of their own |
senses.
LEES MERRY CHUCKLE.
When Consul General Lee saws. with |
that delightful chuckle of his: We'll, |
gentlemen, guess we would better be |
getting our traps together all will /
stand to attention, formally salute say: |
''Very good sir and pack up.
1t is a fact worthy of record. and TO |
the credit of the government here, that, |
despite il was well known that today |
was crucial, with war probable and |
Spanish defeat certain, Havana up to |
II O'Clock this morning was quiet, or
Derby and self-contained. BY Havana |
the city in general is meant and not /
isolated cases of individual excitement. |
The removal of the embargo consequent /
upon the quarantine law gives relief /
TO thousands; but the new trouble
arises Of lack of transportation
No doubt many will leave as the re-
suit of a needless scare, since prob
ably they would be as safe here as any
where else, a possible bombardment |
being left out of account. Some of the
Spaniards still talk wildly about the
United States fleet being blown out of
the water by fire from the Havana
batteries on the front but as careful