Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-01-14

| ~ some poor. starving woman or ch,i1
r~ssins Tor something 10 eat. and that q
be,hSon cannot sit down to n meal without
| dron. "s starving cmi-
INTERVENTION SUGGESTED.
| NEW YORK. January is.-The riotine
| =, - ~iiopaha' ~ and the wrecking OF several
80 ~ newspaper offices by army officers
".'" conservatives opposed to the plan
OF autonomy excites more surprise than
was vas at hrst supposed among Cuban sym
pa'nlzers In the city. The opinion Is gene
tW that the time has arrived for tho
United States TO intervene.
Heheroi Palma, head OF the Cuban
luna mere said to-day: "Thc rioting in
,i"o'na Is direct result Of the attempt
~ ~ s'Ne autonomy. so-called. TO the island
ne Spaniards in Cuba will not have Il
az any cost, II they can help IT,"
EXCITEMENT ABOARD SHIP.
NEWPORT NEWS. VA. January 1s.-
The battlcship Indiana left here this az
ternoon FOR cid Point Comfort. and. after
taking on $50 tons Of coal viii Join the
other vessels OF the North Atlantic SQUAD
ron.
The battleship Iowa came up this after
noon TO fiji her coal-bunkers.
kumors as TO the Habana trouble have
reached the men on these vessels. and
there is some excitement aboard-ship. but
no important orders have been received
irom Washington. 1t is understood that
'he vessels now in these waters will not
sail for the South until Saturday morning
az ii o'clock, unless there are further de-
Nelopments Of an unexpected nature in
the Habana situation.
NO VIOLENCE OFFERED LEE.
HABANA. January 1S-There is no
foundation whatever for the rumor that
the United States COnsul-General. Fitz-
hugh Lee, met with violence during the
disturbances last night or to-day During
the height Of the uproar last evening he
walked about freely in Central Park. and
i'm front of the Hotel Inglaterra To-day
he has beer attending 10 official business
as usual This evening. as this dispatch
Is sent he is dining at the Hotel Ingla-
terra.
WARSHIPS UNDER STEAM.
JACKSONVILLE. FLA. January lS-
The warships Maine and Marblehead and
the torpedo fotila have been under full
steam at Key West all day. awaiting
orders. Stores and coal have been taken
aboord.
ON arrival Of the Detroit. the Marble
head viii leave for Navassa to investi-
gate the trouble reported there.
The cruiser Montgomery sailed from
Tampa this evening. under sealed orders.
She had come i'm for a two-weeks' stay.
SMALL RIOT YESTERDAY.
HABANA. January lS.-About noon to-
day a crowd gathered in front Of the Of
fees of FL Diario de la Marina. shouting
death to the Diarlo" General Arolas
used the regular troops TO restore order.
and to compel the dispersal Of the crowd,
which kept up a continuous shouting on
the streets near Central Park.
These people accuse El DiariO de la Ma
rina of being responsible for all the at
tacks made upon army officers and Span
ish residents in the islands. They say that
La Discussion and El Reconcentrado re-
ceived their cue from El Diario. A man
selling FL Diario was shot in the arm.
AUTHORITIES COMMENDED.
All classes commend the authorities for |
avoiding unnecessary force or violence in |
the use of soldiery and the police last |
night. At the Palace General Blanco and |
the Autonomist Cabinet were Joined by |
the Civil Governor of Habana, the colo
ne!s. and other chiefs of the volunteers
the Marquis Apezteguia. leader of the
Spanish Conservative party. and other
romincnt politicians. Seror COngOstO. the
General. remained at his office
until / o'clock this morning.
About 10 o'clock last night several shots
were heard back of the Albisu Theatre.
It is believed they were intended 10 raise
an alarm.
shortly after midnight the soldiery were
withdrawn from the streets, and went into
barracks.
CRUISER CHANGES ITS MIND.
TAMPA, FLA, January 13.-The cruiser
Montgomery arrived here last night. TO
-emain during the fishery congress- but
his afternoon she suddenly weighed an
.hor and sailed from the harbor under
sealed orders.