Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-01-14

passed 8 strong Cuban resolution, says
that $4,000 persons have persisted by
starvation In the Province of Santa
Clara alone since January l, 1897.
twenty steps without coming across
women OF children begging for food,
and that person cannot sit to meal
without being asked for bread by starv-
ing children.
NO VIOLENCE AGAINST LEE :.
HAVANA. .gaE. 13.-There is no foun-
dation whatever for the rumor that
United States Consul General Lee met
with violence during the disturbance
last night or today. During the height
OF the uprOag last evening, he walked
about freely in Cnetral Park and in
front of the Hotel Inglaterra. Today
he has been attending to official bust
ness as usual. This evening when this
dispatch is sent. he is dining at the
Hotel Inglaterra.
VIEW York MAY SAIL TODAY.
ship New York, oi the North Atlantic
Squa dron, will probably sail for Kew
West tomorrow morning, shortly after
10 O'Clock. One hundred tons of coal
have been ordered alongside the ship
at Sewall'S Point at that hour. Aboard
the Monitor Terror. which is at the
Norfolk nsvy yard. day and night shifts
are now at work preparing her for sea-
Ammunition to be used for target
practice while on the winter cruise has
been delivered aboard the warships
Within the past few days.
Naval officers decline to discuss the
situajtion. but point out the fact that
the orders for the squadron ITO make
it's winter cruise in the gulf have not
been revoked.
WARSHIPS UNDER GULL STEAM
JACKSONVILLE. FLA, Jan. a.
The warships Maine and .MarblShead
and the torpedo t1Otilla have been under
full steam at Key West all day await
ing orders. Stores and coal have been
taken aboard. On arrival Of the De-
troi't, the Marblehead will leave for
Navassa to investigate the trouble re-
ported there.
The cruiser Montgomery sailed from
Tampa this afternoon under sealed
orders. She had come in for "a two
DEATH TO D1ARIo."
HAVANA. Jan. 1s.-About noon to-
day crowd gathered in front Of the
offices of Ell Dianio de la Marina shout
ing Death to Diario." General Arolas
used the regular troops to restore order
crowds, which kept up a continuous
shouting on the streets near Central
Park.
These people accuse Eel Diario de la
Marina Of being responsible for all the
attacks made upon the army officers
They say that La Discussion and Ell
Reconcentrado received their cue from
Ell Diario. A man selling Ell Diar:o was
shot in the arm.
AN classes commend the authorities
for avoiding unnecessary force or vi6
lence in the use OF the soldiery and po-
lice last night.
AT the papalce General Blanco and
the autonomist cabinet were Joined by
the civil governor Of Havana the col
onels and chiefs OF the volunteers, the
Marquis ApeEteguia, leader of the
Spanish conservative parity, and other
prominent politicians. Senior Congos-
to, the secretary general, remained at
his Office until i O'Clock this morning.
About 10 o'clock last night several
shots were heard back OF the .Alhisu
theatre. 1t Is believed they were In
tended to raise an alarm. Shortly after
midnight the sold!ery were withdrawn
from the streets and went into bar
racks.
TAMPA. FLA, Jan 13.-The cruiser
Montgomery arrived here last night to
remain during the fishery congress.
but this afternoon she suddenly weigh
ed anchor and sailed from the harbor
under sealed orders.
..DISAGREEABLE NEWS"
MADRID, Jan. 3.-The government
admits the receipt Of "disagreeable
news from Cuba, but @ecldn@d' to give
the details.
.rhz Marquis Pazo de la Marrzei, pres
ident of the Senate, and FIVE members
of the last canovas cabinet, have pub
NShed q manifesto in Opposition to the
projected PidaI-Silvela coalition party.
Private dispatches from Havana re-
celve,l here today assert that the shouts
of Viva Don Carlos" and Viva Wey-
ier' have been raised under the very
windows of General Blanco.