The herald., 1898-04-10
Los ANGELES HERALD, SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL 30 1855

ing against both Americans and British II
they had not all gotten safely away from
the island before that time.
THE CONSUL LEAVING
NEW YORK, April s.-Miller. Bull and
Knowlton. general agents of the New
York and Porto Rico Steamship Company
received a cabiegram from their agen Il
at San Juan. Porto Rico, today, asking
permission to place the British tramp
steamship Virginia at the disposal Of the
American Consul, Mr.. Hama, and his fam
| lily and other Americans to take them 10
st. Thomas, Danish West indies.
The New York agent Of the steamship
company telegraphed to the State Depart
ment at Washington that the Virginia will
be placed at the service of the American
| Consul without delay.
Mr.. knowlton, treasurer Of the company,
cabled to the captain Of the Virginia to take
aboard all Americans who desired to leave
the island. He did this without waiting
to hear from Washington. Soon after he
had cabled he received a telegram from
Washington asking what compensation
| would be asked. Treasurer Knowlton
| telegraphed to Washington that he had
already cabled to San Juan, to the captain
| of the Virginia, to take all Americans on
board and that there was too little time to
discuss compensation.
Miller, Bull and Knowiton also received
a cablegram from Havana in which 1t
was stated that Consul-General Lee has
ordered the American steamship Evelyn.
Captain Hutchinson, to leave for Key
West not later than o'clock this after
| noon The cablegram stated that the
order was urgent and from two hundred
to three hundred refugees would leave on
the steamer.
LEES DEPARTURE
| HAVANA, April 9. 10 am.-All Is quiet in
| Havana at this hour. United States Con-
sul-General Fitzhugh Lee expects to call
| on Captain General Banco this morning
to say goodbye.
Walter B. Barker. United States Consul
| at Sagua la Grande, has arrived here from
| his post. He was sent for by a private
| message.
| Alexander Brice, the Consul at Matanzas,
| is supposed to have left that place on q
| schooner.
Pulaski F. Hyatt. the Consul at Santiago
| de Cuba, has already left that port and Is
now in Jamaica.
The American newspaper correspondents
| with Consul-General Lee are ready to
| leave here on the Fern at about o'clock
this afternoon. Alexander Collin, the
| British Consul here. is ready to take charge
| of American interests so far as allowed
Mr.. Collin is likely to rise to the occasion
and may be an important factor in future
events. A British diplomat told this cor
respondent last night that he believed
there would be war between the United
States and Spain.
The Ward Line steamship Margaret ar
rived here this morning from Tampa and
was held here to relieve the crush when
the exodus north begins.
Key West is already crowded and there
Is very little room for new corners
Gunner Mate Johnson, Of the Newport
who died while examining that ships bot
tom yesterday, was buried this morning
in Key West Cemetery. where many Of the
Maine martyrs rest. Johns on was popular
and his loss has caused grief Throughout.
the fleet.
TORPEDO RUMOR
WASHINGTON, April 9-Navy Depart
men officials ridicule and discredit the
widely circulated rumors that the Fern has
been blown up.
Lieutenant Whittlesy. who would be the
first to know Of the receipt Of any such
news by the Navy Department, said tina.
he had not heard of any trouble at Ha.
vaua and that while the Fern was at Ha-
vana he did not credit any other part az
the story
Senior Polo, the Spanish Minister said
today that he had received no news of any
disaster to the Fern and regarded the re-
port as calculated to inflame public opin-
| ion.
A CHARTER CANCELLED
KINGSTON, Jamaica, April 9-The char.
ter of the Atlas Mne coast.ng steamer
Adu.a. which was engaged to take Amer,-
, can citizens from Baracoa, Manzanillo and
| two other places in Cuba, was sanceled
| today under the Instructions from ths
state department. al Washington through
| Consul General Lee at Havana
| NOT FAST ENOUGH
WASHINGTON April 9.-The state de.
partment states that the cancellation Of
the charter Of the steamer Adula has no
significance. The plan Of having the Adula
make trip along the southern coast OF
Cuba to pick UP Americans was agreed
upon some days ago. 1t turned out how
ever, that the Adula was very slow, maxi
| ing only eight knots an hour. so that It
would take her full week to call at
| Guantanamo and other points along the
| Cuban coast. At the same time Gen. Lee
| advised the state department that he had
made other arrangements by which Amer
| leans could get away from the island. The
state department, therefore, determin ed
| to give up the trip Of the Adula. and Con-
| sui General Lee and the United States con-
sui at Kingston were notified accordingly
THE NAVAL BILL
| WASHINGTON, April 9.-Secretary
Long was before the Senate sub-commit-
tee on appropriations today, and in re-
sponse to a request for his opinion rec
commended that three or four harbor de-
fense vessels be provided for in addition
to the other items of increasing the navy
carried by the bill as it passed the House
He said he thought the vessels could be
completed for $200,000 each. The sub-com-
mittee concluded consideration of the bill
| before adjournment. The principal addi-
| tions to the portion of the bill providing
! for the increase of the navy were the fol-
lowing:
Four monitors for coast and harbor de-
| 0oa