The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-01-15
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Washington, D. c.. Jan. l.! 1898.
Perfect calm prevails in Havana,
according to DISPATCHES received by
Minister. last night ana this morning.
! One of these dispatches, filed at
O'Clock this morning, by Secretary
General ConSozto, says:
The tumult has not been continued.
Cnlm is preserved throughout the city.
l believe that the normal condition
will be perfectly established lTortu-
natcly there is not single casualty
| that we have TO regret"
Aside from this Dispatch the Minis
ter has received n number of minor
dispatches, al indicating an absence
of disturbance end that no apprehen-
sion ie felt by the authorities He has
given directions that every develop
ment be communicated to him and, in
r:ew of this fact, does not credit a
! repcrt that there IVES another out
break Yesterday. saying that any such
| outbreak would haze heea communi-
! Gated tn him, rEd that the report
doubtless arose either from 4 DELAYED
eable@ram based 0n The outbreak pre-
viously reported. or else that there was
some mino! disturbance OF such Il tr!-
vial character that tt did not get to
The attention OF the oi!iclgl heads Of the
| Cuh9n Government.
| Later in tie day Senior dc LONE re-
ce.Vcd cnhlcGrGm dated Havana 10
H. M, saying tnat perfect tranquility
prevailed a. that hour and that no
further trouble was expected.
Assistant Secretary Day came over
hn
Department before the Cabinet meet
ing and left n telegram that had been
| received from COnsul-Gcneral Lee 1t
was sent from Havana during the mid
| die hours of The night, ana report ed
the existence there of much excite
ment and chroniClcd the attacks on
the newspaper offices in continuation Of
these OF the day before, and the par
t!ciration OF some soldiers in the dem
| onStration.
General Lees cableGram, ii is also
learned. stated that while he did not
see any indications Of the resumption
of the riots yet, in View OF the in
iammabic situation in Havana, he be-
Geved tlrat there might be further
trouble. lie added that lie did not an
| ticinate another outbreak. hut yet
world no. he surprised at one. None
Of the disturbances, he reported, had
| been directed against the United States
| or American citizens.
| When the Cabinet met at II o'clock
| this dispatch formed the basis '6f short
discussion. The members Of the Cab
| met profcsscG to feel satisfied with tho
| situation. The Senate resolution call
| ing fer information as to what had
| been done by the President 10 safeguard
! American interests in Havana during
the period Gf riCring, was received
| from the State Department and also
| briefly talked over with a Wow 10 de-
| tsrmining the nature of the reply to
he made. The main subject under
| consideration before the Cabinet how
ever. it is d clared. was the prospect OF
the Hawaiian annexation treaty, and
not Cuban relations.
| The Cabinet discussion showed tnat
the President. while decided not TO
| send q war ship To Cuba at present,
G'S=s purpose to kesp one O. more YES.
sells within reasonable distance OF
| Havana so that one of cur ships may
| reaCi there within six hours i'm thc
| event of 4 sudden call for its presence
from General Lee. Shomld our consul
! general say that the emergency de-
n;ands II, a vessel will he sent instant
! ly. 1t is stated.
The last news VI the day from Con.
sui General Lee came To the Stata
| at once sent over to the White Housn
| 1t went 10 confirm the previous reports
and was a simple statement by Gene
| raj Lee that ut nG'5n to-day all was
quiet in Havana.
| The North Atlantic squadron, which
has been gathered at Hampton Roads
is to sail southward tomorrow. Last
thcrc should be any MISUNDERSTANDING
OF me purpose of the cruise, which has
already been described i'm the orders
| as one of evolution and drill planned
many months ago, the orders under
| which the vessels will proceed have
been made public, and taken in connrc.
ton with the departments orders ia
Admiral Sicard the Navy Den,r,.
ment says, show that the sduadron's
movements have no reference to Cuho.
| The status OF Cuban affairs In tho
| House Of Representatives has under
gone no change as result OF recent
events at Havana, Neither the Commit
tee on Foreign Affairs nor the sub-C Com