The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-01-14

| deemed the part Of wisdom to guard
against contingencies by sending q
guard Of soldiers to the United States
| Legation and to the private residence of
Consul General Lee. Accordingly TWEEN
ty-fve Spanish soldiers were dispatched
to the United States Consulate and an
other guard of twenty-five was sent To
the residence of General Lee. They acted
as an emergency guard. and no~occasion
arose for their services to be brought
into actual requisition.
| Throughout the disturbance it is said
at the Legation, there was not shout
| against the United States nor an
American citizen.
| The Spanish authorities at Havana
sent the strongest possible assurances
\ to Minister De LONE that they are en-
| tirely able to cope with the situation.
| They mininized the demonstration.
saying that it was nothing more than a
| wind" uprising. They added that if
by any possibility an emergency should
require it, which. however, they in no
way expected, the Government author
ity is ample to protect every interest
A large body Of troops is quartered in
the island, and they are said to be more
than enough for all requirements. That
| statement is made by way of assur-
ance, however, for the authorities say
that the trouble is at an end
| One of the late dispatches stated that
an insurgent leader, Colonel Lopez Ma
rim, accompanied by two others, have
turned in their arms in Pinar del Rio,
and have declared for autonomy, and
| that Lieutenant Colonel Aurelio Sam
brian, another insurgent leader, has
turned over his arms and those Of his
companions in Matanzas.
The Spanish Minister went to the
State Department about IL o'clock this
morning and conferred with Assistant
| Secretary Day on the situation in Ha-
vana. There is every reason to believe
that he conveyed assurances of a res
toration of order and of ample power to
protect all American and other interests
substantially as set forth above.
No word came to the State Depart
ment from General Lee during the fore
neon, but this was not regarded as dis
quieting. From other sources the De-
partment has learned that Havana was
| quiet to-day, and Judge Day was as
! Sured that there was no danger of an
other outbreak, and that the Spanish
authorities had taken every precaution
i to guard against any possible demon
stration against the American Consulate
! by liberal use of gendarmie
This news confirmed the officials in
their resolution not to make any change
4 in the orders Of the warShips, and to
avoid complicating the situation any
/ further by sending ships to Havana.
1t was felt that the appearance Of an
American warship in Havana harbor
would be likely to be misconstrued by
the eXcitable populace there, and be re-
garded as manifesting a purpose on the
part of the United States Government
to interfere in favor of the insurgents,
and thus might precipitate the very
trouble it was trying to avert, namely,
the commission of some overt act
against Americans in Havana.
The department was supported in
this resolution by the fact that in case
of real need only few hours would
elapSe after sounding a note Of warn
| ing before our ships could appear off
| Havana, and 10. General Lee hereto
| fore had acquainted the Administra-
ton with his intention to ask for two
naval vessels in the event of occur
rences arising to demand their pres
ence in Cuban waters.
! Meanwhile, as has been said, the
Navy Department is fully prepared for
all emergencies, and although the Of
ficials repeat their statements that no
orders have been sent to the ships in
| Florida waters to go to Havana, they
have prudently shaped their programme
SO as to have a ship ready at any mo-
ment that she might be needed by Con-
sul-General Lee. 1t is said at the de-
partment that in case at any time, it
should be determined to send a ship to
! Havana, the choice would fall on the
Marblehead, rather than the Maine.
| The reason for this choice probably is
| that the former is a swift cruiser, apd
could cross the strait to Cuba in much
| less time than the Maine, while, though
unarmored. she would be fully as effect
| i've for the protection Of American in
| terests in time of riots as the heavy
/ battleships.
During the day a telegram came to
the department from the commander
of the Essex, announcing that he had
sailed from ST. Thomas for Port Royal,
so that the American fleet in the West
Indies has thus another accession, the
Essex, though training ship, being
still serviceable, especially for landing
parties.
The disquieting reports Arat appear
ed relative to special Cabinet meetings
and important conferences at the White
House to forward war preparations
have no foundation in fact, and are
emphatically denied by everybody men
toned in the stories Assistant Secre-
tary Day said he had not been at the
White House to-day till the after
noon and Assistant Secretary Meikle-
! John made a similar statement as to
himself. while Secretary Long paid his
first visit of the day to the President
about noon.
Administration officials state that in
their opinion there is every reason to
believe that the crisis at Havana has
passed for the time. and that there is
no danger of trouble.
! Late this afternoon the first news Of
the day came to the State Department
| from Consul General Lee, who tele-
graphed that everything was very quiet
in Havana to-day, and that there was
no cause for apprehension of trouble.
| Orders have been sent to the Marble
head to proceed to Navassa to investi-
gate conditions among the laborers
there, thus disposing of rumors that
she would be ordered to Cuba.
| RESOLUTION OF INQUIRY.
| WASHINGTON, Jan. Ex-senator
| Cannon of Utah to-day presented the
| following resolution to the Senate, ard
| it was adopted:
Resolved, That the President is re-
quested. If in his opinion it is not in