Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-14
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hurt. The agitation was confined to one
quarter of the city
This followed closely on another dis
patch from the same authority. filed at
Havana about O'Clock this morning
1t said: complete calm. The city has
recovered its normal condition.
The Spanish minister has been kept
constantly advised Of every development
within the last "A hours at Havana, and
he summed up his adviccs this afternoon
by saying that they show that the upris-
ing to have been a riot pure and simple.
that order has been completely restored
and that the authorities have ample force
to afford every protection: that the
tumult was confined to Spanish and
Cuban residents. and that no indignity
was put upon any American interest. citi-
zen. public or private.
The official advises began arriving.
about midnight last night. They made it
clear it is stated at the legation. that the
demonstration was an organized riot. the
participants being gathered up from the
streets without arms or ammunition. 1t
began when few army officers mobbed
the Reconcentrado newspaper and be-
cause that paper was so lukewarm to-
ward autonomy that ii was suspected of
having inSurgent tendencies.
Later. the people We're leaving the
shops al the close of the days work and
the streets were filled with home goers.
the demonstration was begun again by an
attack on the establishments of La Dis
cuScion and the DiariO de Ia Marina
The dispatches state that a small group
raised a cry against autonomy. some few
gave vVas for Gen. Weyler while some
scattered shouts were directed against
Gen Blanco..
During this excitement United States
Consul General Lee was in communica-
ton with the Spanish authorities; %
Spanish soldiers We're dispatched to the
United States consulate. and another
guard of % to the residence of Gen. Lee.
a
no occasion arose for their services to be
brought into actual requiSitiOn.
Throughout the disturbance it is said at
the legation, there was not shout
against the United States. nor hand
raised against an American citizen.
Meanwhile as was said. the navy de
partment is fully prepared for all
emergencies and although the officials re-
peat their statements that no orders have
been sent to the ships Florida waters to
go to Havana they have prudently shaped
heir programme so as to have a ship
ready at any moment that she might be
needed by Consul General Lee.
It is said that the department in case
any time il should be determined to send
a ship to Havana the choice would fall
on the Marbehead rather than the Maine.
The reason for this choice probably is
that the former is a swift cruiser and
could cross the straight to cuba in much
less time than the Maine. while though
unarmored she would be fully effoc-
tive for the protection of American in
t,restS in case of riot as the heavy battle
ship.
During the day a telegram came to the
department from the commander of the
ESSEX, announcing that he had sailed
from St. Thomas for Port Royal. so tn"
fleet of American ships in West Indian
waters has thus another accession. the
Essex through a training ship. being still
serViceable especially for landing parties.
The disQuieting stories that have APP
pcared relative to special cabinet meet
inSs and important conferences at the
White House to forward was prepara-
tons have no foundation in fact and are
rmphatically denied by everybody men,
toned in the stories