The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-03-29
General Lee Is Preparing a List of
All Americans.
DECLINED A BODY GUARD
OUR CoNsUL-GENERAL PROF
FERED SUCH BY CoNGoSTo.
Extra Guard Around the American
Consulate-Rabid Populace Held
In Check By Bayonets = Strict
Censorship Over Cable News-At-
titude of Merchants.

New York March ga dispatch 10
the Herald from Havana says: Secre-
tary General Congosto asked Consul
General Lee to permit him to furnish
him with a personal body guard. Cen
eral Lee declined his offer and General
Congosto contented himself with in
creasing the detail of plain clothes de-
tectives who, for weeks. have kept a
careful eye on General Lee at all times
with a view of his protection, as he
goes about the city.
Consul General Lee, believing that a
serious crisis in affairs is likely to oc-
cur now at any moment, is today
preparing a revised list of all Ameri-
cans now in Havana, together. with
their addresses, so that in case of eme1'-
gency they may be communicated with
at short notice. There is an extra
guard now around the American con-
Sulate.
MANGROVE'S MISSION.
1t is now said on good authority that
the Mangrove, which sailed for Havana
on Friday, went there Ostensibly TO
bring away material saved from the
Maine, but in reality to be on hand In
case of an outbreak in Havana, so that
Americans could take refuge on the
vessel, says the Key West correspon-
dent of the Herald.
Twenty-one American citizens arrived
here on the Olivette from Havana.
Among these We're Captain Sigsbee and
other officers of the Maine, ordered
home by the Washington authorities.
Chaplain Chadwick viii remain here
temporarily. All the other officers con-
tinued north via Tampa.
GENERAL EXODUS.
The concensus of opinion among all
the passengers Was that a general exc
dus from Havana would shortly follow,
as the result of the present excitement
attending the present attitude of the
American government. Unusually strict
censorship has been maintained over
the cable, to prevent any information
being known regarding the attitude of
the United States government, the au-
thorities fearing violent demonstrations
against the American residents in Ha-
Vana.
Among the passengers who arrived
was Julie Hidalge, of the prominent
banking firm of Hidalge & Co, Havana.
No better informed person than Mr.. Hi
dalge, or one who is better qualined to
express an opinion regarding the pres
ent conditions in Havana can be found.
The fact of his being a careful, con-
sentative business man, gives weight to
d1y dSSGillOH he
LIKENED TO A VOLCANO.
He said that the city of Havana
might be likened TO a volcano. liable to
eruption at any moment. Palace au-
thorities, by the enforcement of strin-
gent measures, aided by bayonets, had
been able to hold the rabid pOpulace in
check, but he feared this element was
determined now on a conflict with the
~ Inne ha
controlled. more especially as the move
ment would have among most active
leaders and ardent supporters well
known military officers and prominent
merchants of the island. Once started,
there was no telling, he said, where an
uprising would end.
LEE ORPHANAGE.
DR.. Gordon, a well known resident
Spanish physician, has been selected by
Consul General Lee, General BlancO and
Bishop Trutos to take charge of the
Lee orDhanage in succession of DR..
Lesser, wOh has gone to New York.
Special Commissioner Klopsch is in
receipt of frequent kilograms from the
relief trains bearing supplies into the
United States Consul Barker of Sagua
la Grande has made a thorough inspec-
ton of the relief work here and also of
the plans for the relief in the interior.
He expresses himself as highly pleased.
The Bache, with Captain Chadwick,
sailed for Key West shortly after
O'Clock this afternoon.
SKIRMISH WITH REBELS.
1t is reported at the palace that Gen
eral Fuentes reached Matias. province
of Santiago de cuba, last Thursday af-
ter severe and continuous fighting. The
worst engagement took place near Ma
tias, where, according to the Spanish
account, General Fuentes captured the
headquarters of the insurgent General
Tovarez The Spanish lost two killed
and eight wounded and the insurgents
had MANY killed and wounded.