Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-28
THE CITY is LIKE A VOLCANO.
II is Liable u an Anti-American Eruption at
Any Moment.
GEN. LEE PREPARING A REVISED LIST,
So as to Notify Americans In Case ~ Emer-
Eency-Thc ManGrOve There to
Give Them Refuge.

New York. March 2S.--It IS now said
on good authority that the Alaugruve,
which sailed FOR Havana on Friday,
went there ostenslbly 10 bring away
material saved from the Maine, but in
reality to be on hand in case Of an
outbreak in Havana, so that Ameri-
cans could take refuge on the vessel,
says the Key West correspondent of
the Herald.
"Twenty-one American citizens ar
rived here on the Olivette from Ha-
vana. Among those were Capt. Sigs-
bee and other officers Of the Maine, or
dered home by the Washington au-
thoritles. Chaplain Chadwick will re-
main here temporarily. All the other
officers continued north via Tampa.
the consensus of opinion among all
the passengers was that general eN-
odus from Havana would shortly fol-
low. as the result of the present excite
ment attending the present attitude OF
the American government. Usually
| strict censorship has been maintained
over the cable, to prevent any nforma~
ton being known regarding the attl-
tude of the United States government,
the authorities fearing violent demon
strations against the American resi-
/ dents In Havana.
| Among the passengers who arrived
was Julio iidalgo, Of the prominent
banking firm Of Hidalgo & Co, Ha>
vana. No better Informed person than
| Mr.. Hidalgo, or one who is better
| qualified to express an opinion regard
| ing the present conditions in Havana
\ can be found. The feet "a his being q
| careful, conservative business man.
/ gives weight to any assertion he might
! maize.
He said that the city of Havana
/ might be likened TO II volcano, liable to
eruption at any moment Palace au-
| thOiities, by the enfurcemnt 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 United States and could not longer
| be controlled, more especially as the
movement would have among its most
! active leaders and ardent supporters
! well known military officers and promi-
nent merchants of the island. once
started there was no telling, he said.
where an uprising would end"
A dlspatch l" the herald from ma
| Naha says secretary zen IOnsoslo
asked Consul Gen. Lee 10 permit him
to furnish him with personal body
guard. Gen. Lee declined his offer
ana Gen Cohsesto '9htemded hlmser
| win increasing ule utthh pam
clothes detectives who, FOR weeks,have
kept careful eye on Gen. Lee at all
| times with a view OF MS protection as
he goes about the city.
Cohsul zen Lee ueheNihg that
serious Crisis III alalrs Is ilkely 10 oc-
cur now at any moment Is today pre-
| pairing revised MS, Oh W AinetlcAns
now in Havana, together with their ad-
dresses so that IN case OF emergency
they may be communicated with at
short notice. There is an extra guard
now around the American consulate
LETTER FROM GOMEZ
LIZ '-'' : -'l'1 i--~'
An American in cuba furnishes to
the Havana correspondent or theWorld
the following letter received from Gen.
Gomez. dated Las Villas, March 9th;
1T is very agreeable for me to an
swer your favor of the 26th. the con-
tents Of which amused me and gave me
i,G5 ~ o,,,", e,tha,. ,. ,ii
far, Sorr ems az Inv, n"iittrsi actior NM
clearly shown by the recent events,
while our deetermlhuuous ana pur.
poses have been too widely proclaimed
and too well proved to require that
| | should reassert them mere much less
| to person like yourself, who has
| formed complete Judgment by his
own experience and knowledge of the
| respective situations Of both belllger-
| ent forces.
eat the stage which anairs have
| reached now, every man OF sense un-
derstand that SPANS continuing of
| this war is iniouituus inhumau and