The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1898-01-29
|AIL EYES ARE on HAVANA.
ALARMING RuMORs ATIOAT.


Jacksonville. Fla, Jan. 2t.-A special
to the Times Union and Citizen trom Key
West says;
There has been much excitement In this
city owing to an alarming telegram from
Havana, stating that the streets had
been flooded with an anonymous ultra
Spanish circular calling upoR anti-Amer'
leans to mobilize and raid the American
colony.
| Captain General Blaneo, fearful that
the rabid element Of the city might at
tempt such violence, has placed an extra
military guard around Consul General
Lees Office. Many of the Americans Of
the city who believe they are in real dan
ger have prepared their Affairs for any
emergency.
This news il what gave rise to the ru-
NOR that General Lee had been assassinat-
ed. The feeling Of uneaAiness felt here be
cause OF the proximity Of this city has
been much allayed, especially since Ad-
miral Sicard's fleet OF battleships. con
sisting Of the Indiana. Massachusetts,,
Iowa and Texas, arrived of the bar. The
Maine, Montgomery and Detroit, and the
torpedo boats Cushing and Dupont left the
harbOr and joined the feet. the whole
making an impressively formidable ap-
pearanee, and one inspiring confidence In
the strong right arm Of Uncle Sam.
The Spanish consul here was uneasy
over the repeated rumOrs to the effect
that General Lee had fallen a victim "a
assassination, and wired to the author
ties Of Havana for the truth.
Arrival of the fleet.
Jacksonville, Jan ga telegram fTog
! Key West says;
Admiral Sieard, with the battleship'
New York. Indiana, Massachusetts,, iowr
and Texas. has arrived on the bar fh'
Maine, Montgomery and Detroit, and tor
pedo boats Gushing and Dupont went ou
and joined the feet. An important mes
sage has been received for Admiral -
card, but there Is no way VI transPorta
ton 10 the feet Telegrams receives
> from Havana state that extra guards ha'
been placed around Consul General Lee'
Office for protection. Circulars were di.
tributed around Havana calling on tn
; volunteers for the protection OF the Amer
lean colony. There il no news Of an At
9 tempt to assasainate Lee.
:, Message Prom GeseFaI lee.
d Jacksonville. Jan. 2I.-Ths commando
: Of the naval station at Key West has ~
J. eeiyed a message from General Ire, n
says the city i safe. but there il suE
d pressed excitement in the American col
4 ony. The white squadron Is anchored a
: Key West and will sail Tor Dry Tortuga
at once.
i Activity OF IasaFGsats.
e Havana. Via Key West, Jan 2t.-Ir
n surgents concealed behind the railroad a
d San Miguel. eight miles from Havana, Ore
upon a train. killing several animals /
d one OF the ears. Another band entere
r. the cultivated zone Of the town Of Ia
G. Vegas, near Havana. destroying all til
81 huts and the crops that had been plante,
X General Pando has cent Colonel DomiI
A. go Of Captain General Blaneo's staff bae
IT to Spain ndsr serious charges.
10 The coast line steamer MoTtrra has lei
= Havana with two battalions Of troops an
- one battery for C!ibara 10 aid the garri.o
ID at Holguin. which is be,icgrd by Geu.rr
= Calixto Garcia.
N A private report from Puerto Prineii
J, confirms the report that CastrIIano h
destroyed EspeTRnza lat the extreme We
4 Of the Sierra Cubitasl. the headquarte
: OF the insurgent government, which mo
ed to Nava Jar, saving documents an
: hles When the insurgents retired th'
~ left 81 Of their number dead on the Del
but carried away the wounds,i The GO
y eminent troops lost q killed and
y wounded.