Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-04-11
, clerks lately employed in the bank

of clerks lately employed in the bank
ing houses.
The passengers filed ashore after un-
dergoing a cursory examination.
With few exceptions they were either
colored or Cubans, and spoke the
tongue of the land from which they
had just fed. A good sized crowd
greeted them, and much kissing, pat
ting on the back and jabbered welcome
ensued. 1t is hard to believe that they
are American citizens, for whose sake
the action of Congress had been delay
ed. Among the few educated persons
on board the Olivette considerable sur
prise was exhibited at finding them
selves once more in their native land.
Even up to yesterday morning they
had scarcely believed it would prove
necessary for them to leave Cuba at all.
All said that when they sailed every
thing was quiet in Havana and that
externally there were no signs Of any
thing that would make the exodus OF
Americans necessary.
Captain Barnett has been detached
frwn the Bache and ordered to Wash
ington. Lieutenant Commander Davis
will be temporarily in command Of the
vessel. The American consular staff,
which accompanied Consul General
Lee, is held here awaiting further or
ders, and the indication is that the
staff may return to Cuba. There was
no movement of the fleet to-day The
Puritan coaled and tonight the Mar
blehead will take the patrol There Is
no fresh news from Moron Jusaro tro-
cha. though there is little doubt that
n General
Calixto Garcia have effected union or
forces
a significant occurrence took place
Yesterday when the Fern, with Consul
General Lee and the other Americans,
were passing Moro Castle In reply 10
the Spanish rabble on the wharves,
who hooted Death TO the Yankee
swine" the correspondent of the Lon
don Times who was on the Fern, re-
marked loudly, MAY every Yankee
sheel kill fifty Of those Spanish dogs:
Naval engineers have always held
that MORO Castle, at the entrance OF
the harbor at Havana, is more formld-
able in appearance than IN reality.
This opinion of it is fully confirmed by
reports brought by the refugees to-day.
They say that while the Spaniards
were practicing with the big guns on
Moro last Thursday one of them ex-
ploded and killed seven men. The
armament Of the fortress undoubtedly
is antiquated, and as it has not been
used for years there seems to be good
reason to doubt the impregnabillty OF
the castle.
THE CITY CLOSELY GUARDED.
Havana, via Key West, Fla, April
10.-Havana is guarded more closely
than ever, the Arolas battalion being
posted around the limits of VidanO,
the swell suburb Of the city.
Within the last two days number
of Cubans have been arrested and are
now confined in the Cabanas fortress,
charged with various offences Some
say the prisoners have been engaged
in a plot to assaSsinate United States
Consul General Lee. and others assert
that they have been acting as spies
for the United States government.
There is no doubt that the Spanish
government is more alarmed than it
has ever been before, and is taking
every precaution There are reasons
to believe that there was plot to kill
General Lee, and that it was allowed
to come TO a head by the Spanish de-
tectives in order that they might get
credit for defeating it.
All sorts of rumors were in circula-
ton yesterday. and there s no
trouble whatever in finding men to
swear to their truth. The real impress
sion among newspaper men was that
General Lees withdrawal was to show
Spain that the United States means
business. In the palace kilograms were
shown saying that the Queen Regent
had agreed upon the intervention Of
Russia, would accept $3.50 0000 900 for
Cuba, end the war, and withdraw her
flag.