The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-24
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Constitutional replies to Ell Diario, say
Ing that the Autonomists brag of the
surrender of Masso and try to credit it
to autonomy as a sign of peace. To
prove the success of autonomy the pa
per adds, it is necessary to obtain the
surrender of the real leaders with the
greater masses of their followers. In
their opinion, the surrender of Masso
was due to the influence Of Marcos Gar
cha, governor Of Pinar del Rio, and
money. The paper continues by saying
that during Gen. Weyler's administra-
ton there occurred the surrender of Col
CuerVo and his men, who tried to give
themselves up under condition of receiv-
ing money, which proves that the sur
renders are not due to autonomy. The
same parties, the paper adds, after
peace was restored would return to the
field to satisfy their own personal am
billions.
The cigar manufactures and the office
of Ell Diario de la Marina and La
Discussion are still guarded day and
night. The government today prohibit
ed officers passing through O@Reilly
street, on which are situated the univer-
sity and the printing office of Ell Recon
centrado. Detachments of the Orden
Publico are patrolling the streets in the
vicinity Of Central park and in other
localities These new precautions give
rise to the belief that the authorities
feai fresh outbreaks.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Jan. 23.-The
commander Of the naval station at
Key West received a message from
Gen. Lee this afternoon. He says the
city is safe, but there is suppressed ex-
element in the American colony. The
white squadron is anchored at Key
West, and will sail for Tortugas to-
morrow
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Jan. ga
special to the Times Union and Citi-
zen from Key West, Fla, says: There
has been much excitement in this city
during the last twenty-four hours, due
to an alarming telegram from Havana
stating that the streets had been flood
ed with an anonymous ultra-Spanish
circular calling upon all anti-American
elements to moboliZe and raid the
American colony.
Capt, Gen. Blanco, fearing that the
rabid element of the city might at
tempt such violence, has placed an ex-
ira military guard around Consul Gen
eral Lees office. Many of the Ameri-
cans Of the city, who believe they are
IN real danger, have prepared their af-
fairs for an emergency. This news is
what gave rise to the rumor that Gen.
Lee had been assassinated.
The feeling of uneasiness felt here be-
cause of the proximity of this city has
been much allayed, especially since this
morning at 10 o'clock, when Admiral
Sicard's imposing fleet of battleships
arrived off the bar. The Maine, Mont
gcmery and Detroit, and the torpedo
beats Gushing and Dupont left the har-
Dor at II o'clock and joined the fleet,
the whole making an impressively for
midable appearance and one inspiring
confidence in the strong right arm of
Uncle Sam.
The stopping of the warships here is
a break in the program of the admiral,
whose plan, under orders, was not to
stop. The fleet, however, will leave to-
morrow for TOrtugas.
The Spanish consul here was uneasy
over the repeated rumors to the effect
that Gen. Lee had fallen a victim to an
assassin, and wired to the authorities
OF Havana for the truth.