The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-01-21
ATTEMPT TO ASSASSlNATE
THE GOVERNOR OF SANTA CLARA
PROVINCE IN CUBA

A Discharged Employe Fires a Pistol at
Him Further Rioting in Havana-No
OBJ stacies in theWay of Furnishing Aid to
the Destitute Cubans-AIl upplfe Dis
tributed Under Supervision of Cousui
General Lee aud Trusty Agents-Mors
supplies Needed
Washington, January 1.-THE state
department and Senior Dupuy de LONE,
the Spanish minister, both expressed
the opinion today that the trouble at
Havana has blown over.
Senior de Lone today received the
following cablegram from Congosto,
the secretary general of Cuba.
"Habana, January 18th.
Yesterday during a game of ball, at
which was present the governor Of
Santa Clara, Marcos Garcia, a clerk of
the hospital known as a drunkard, who
had been discharged CHS name is Pr
COM, fired two shots at the governor,
which missed him, owing to his aim
having been diverted by General
Agllirrre, who was with the governor.
The people made an ovation to both
the governor and general. At. IL
O'Clock a. M, there is absolute tran
guilty, with no fear it will be broken"
The state department has taken Off
cial notice of complaints alleging that
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placing obstacles in the way of the
free admission of food and other SUD-
plies sent to Cuba for the relief of the
suffering. While the officials believed
there was no solid foundation for
these complaints. a cablegram was
sent to Consul General Lee, directing
him to investigate their correctness
and, If necessary prevent any delays
in the landing and admission of ship
ments Of stores, if it be possible to
do so.
The following statement was issued
from the state department: 1.-The call
having been made by the president for
money and supplies for the suffering
Cubans and some doubt seeming to ex-
list that money and supplies donated
in response to such call may not be
honestly and impartially distributed
to the suffering people for whom the
donations were made, it is thought
proper to give this public notice in
the way of insurance that all such do
nations will be distributed through
Consul General Lee and duly author
lied agents cooperating with him in
Cuba. No doubt is entertained by
the president or by the secretary of
state that every dollar and every ar
ticle of clothing donated for the bene-
fit of the suffering in Cuba will be
properly distributed"
The state department heard from
Consul General Lee about the usual
closing this AFTERNOON and gave out
the following statement as a summary
of this cablegram: Consul General
Lee wires the department of state
that the delay in the delivery of sup
plies brought by the Concho a week
ago was due to the disturbances of
the past few days in Havana. The
Vilicencia carrying supplies from
Philadelphia only arrived today and
there will be no delay in the delivery
of her supplies and he thinks that
there will be no difficulty here
after in landing supplies. He reports
matters quiet at 2:15 o'clock today"
Havana, January 1.-THE military
judge has ordered the arrest Of the
editor of Ell Reconcentrado, Senior
Ricardo Arnauto, for having attacked
the army, through the columns of his
paper during the past few days.
The man who, attempted to shoot
Senior Marcos Garcia, governor of
Santa Clara, while the latter was at
tending a baseball game. on Saturday
is a hospital employee named Pico.
He is pronounced to be a drunkard
and his attempt is said to be the re-
suit of a desire for revenge, owing to
having been discharged.
New York, January 17.-Consul
General Lee cabled today from Ha-
vana to United States Dispatch Agent
Rosa, in this city, asking that more
relief supplies be forwarded by the
Central Cuban Relief Committee.
This request is considered by Mr..
Rosa to be ample evidence that no Oh
struction is being interposed by the
Spanish government to relief supplies
being forwarded from the United
States.
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