The Portland daily press., 1898-01-17
FROM HAVANA.
Saturday Was Very Quiet in the Cuban
Capital.


Havana, (via Key West, Fla. }, Janu-
airy 15.-Capt. Calyo and others, who
were leaders in the recent raids upon the
offices of the newspapers, Will be prose
cuted for their connection with the dis
turbances. Over 800 army officers, it is
said, will plead guilty to being concerned
in the demonstration. A rumor has been
in circulation that the rioting would be
resumed tonight and continue all day
! tomorrow.
A despatch received from Spanish
sources in Pinar Del Rio says that the
insurgent brigadier general, Percio Del
gado, has been killed by his followers
and that his chief of staff, Luis Lopez
Marin, has surrendered to the Spanish
authorities.
Senior Antonio GOWN, the Cuban law
yer, who has been appointed minister of
| the interior in the autonomous cabinet,
arrived here today. The members of the
| central committee and number of his
| friends went out on three tugs to meet
welcomed him back to Havana. Senior
Gown afterwards called upon the presi-
dent of the Cuban cabinet, Senior Galvez
and took the oath Of office.
Captain General Blanco has issued q
circular ordering that each battalion of
infantry be strengthened by 1875 men, to
be recruited in their respective localities
| by the generals of divisions. These re-
cruits will be obliged to serve six months
and will receive the same pay as the
regular soldiers The circular also or
ders that the local guerillas are to double
their number under the same conditions
when organized.
A despatch from San Juan de las
Yeras, province of Santa Clara, announces
that the insurgent leader Loreto Cepere,
naturalized American citizen, has sur
rendered to the Spanish authorities. Ac-
cording to Spanish advices, Brigadier
Melina has had an engagement lasting
two hours at Boca Camaraca, province
of Matanzas, with force of 900 insur
gents The latter, tho advices say, occu
pied well entrenched positions, but were
compelled to retire. leaving SIX of their
number dead on the field. The Spanish
loss was killed and rs wounded
BLANCO THREATENED.
Key West, Fla, January 15.-Passen-
gers who arrived here from Havana to-
night report that Captain General Blan-
CO has been threatened by an attack from
the mob and ie modifying his loyal forces
to be ready for any such demonstration.
Most of the newspapers have been COM
PEELED to suspend publication, and those
which are published are compelled to
have their matter examined before using
it.
WITH STEAM UP MAINE READY
TO START
Washington, January 15.-Assistant
Secretary of State Day today ordered
Commander Sigsbee of the battleship
Maine at Key West, to sail for Havana
if more than six hours should elapse at
any time without word from Consul
General Lee
This is taken as official recognition OF
the fact that the situation is more threat
ening in Havana and that commlnica-
ton with Gen. Lee is liable to be cut OF
at any moment. The battleship now lies
with steam up, less than six hours from
Havana, in constant cable with the
consul general.
Should the cable connection be severed
at any time, the Maine will sail direct
for Havana, without awaiting orders
from the department at Washington.
QUIET IN HAVANA.
Washington, January 15.-Nuring the
afternoon the Spanish minister, Senior
de LONE, was in receipt of advices from
Senior Congosto, showing that up to 2
O'Clock the city of Havana had been ALSO
lutely calm. The new minister of the
interior, Senior GOWN, had arrived, and
had had respectful reception.
AID FOR THE CUBANS.
Washington, January ia letter from
Stephen e. Barton, of the Central Cuban
relief committee to the State Depart
,nent. says that the committee is receiv-
ing communica tions from the governors
the country, all indicating
a satisfactory response to the appeals of
tie Department of State and the COM
mittee. A considerable amount of supplies
was to go today by the Ward line steamer
from New York.