The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-01-14

tDhl, JAN UaRI4ilf, ISJS
the officials appear TO have been appre-
hens've, but II was deemed the part OF
wisdom TO guard against contingencies
Dy Sending q guard OF soldiers to the
United States legation and to the pri-
vate resldcncc OF Consul General Lee,
Accordingly twenty-five Spanish SOL
dlers We're dispatched to the United
States consulate ard another guard OF
twenty-five to the residence Of Gen.
Lee. They acted as an emergency
guard and no OCCASION arose for their
services to be brought Into actual requi-
sition Throughout the disturbance, Il
is said at the legation there was not q
shout against the United States nor q
hand raised against an American citi.
zen. sea- 49, : SIiiis.l
The Spanish authorities at Havana
sent the strongest possible assurances
10 Minister do Lone that they are en-
tIrely able to cope With the situation.
They m!nlmized the demonstration, say,
ING that It was nothing more than q
wind uprising" They added that IL by
any possibility an emergency should re-
quire (which, however, they In no
way eHpected--the government author-
'ity Is ample to protect every interest. A
large body. OF troops Is quartered In the
city and these arc said to be more than
enough for ull requirements. This
statement is made by way OF assurance,
however, for the authorities say the
trouble Is ut an end. ~
One OF the late dispatches stated that
an insurgent leader Colonel Lopez
Marln, OF the general s.aff, accompanied
by two others, have turned in their
arms In Pinar del Rio. and have de-
clared for autonomy, and that Lieutcn-
ant Colonel Aurelio Sambria, another
!nsurgent leader. had turned over his
arms and those Of his companions in
Matanzas.
The Spanish minister went to the state
department about II o'clock this morn.
ing and conferred with Assistant Sec
retary Day on the situation In Havana.
There Is every reason to believe he coma
yeyed assurances Of a restoration Of or
der and of ample power to protect all
American and other interests substan-
tially as set forth above. No word come
to the state department from Gen. Lee
during the forenoon, but this was not
regarded as dlsquietins for from other
sources the department had learned that
havana was quiet to-day. Judge Day
was assured there was no dangersof
another outbreak and that the Spanish
authorities had taken every prccautlon
70 guard against any possible denlon-
stratlon against the American consulate
by5a liberal use OF gendearnarie. The,
news confirmed the officials not to make
any change In the orders OF the war
ships and to avoid complicating the sit
uatior any further by sending ships to
Havana. It was felt that the appear
ance or an American warship In Hu-
svana harbor would be likely to be mis-
construed by the excitable popu!ace there
and be regarded as mamfestng n pur-
pose on the part of the United States
government 10 interfere in favor OF the
insurrectionlstS and thus might precip-
itate the Very trouble It's sending was
Intended to avert, namely, the comm!s-
sion OF some overt act against Ameri-
cans in Havana. The department was
supported IN this resolution by the fact
that in case Of real need only a few
hours would elapse after sounding a
note OF warning before our ships could
appear OF Havana and that Cen Lee
heretofore had acquainted the admInis-
tration with his intention to ask for two
naval vessels in the event OF occurrences
'4't, sos@-11tAiI s'e!i -piVsSHSe III III
ban waters. Ei3tI e = .sss q st-s
Meanwhile, as has been sald,.the-r navy
department Is fully prepared for all
emergencies and although the officials
repeat their statements; that no orders
have BEEN sent to the ships in Florida
waters to go to Havana, they have pru-
IDENTIFY shaped their programme so as to
have a ship ready ut any moment that
she might be needed by Consul General
Lee. 1t is said at the department that
In case at any time 1t should be deter
mined to send u ship to Havana the
choice would fall on the Matblehead
rather than the Maine. The reason for
this choice probably Is that the former
Is 4 swift cruiser and could cross the
strait to Cuba its much less time than
the Maine. while though unarI1ored she
would be fully as effective for the pro-
lection of American interests in time OF
riot as the heavy battlesh!p.
During the day 4 telegram came to
the department from tho commander Of
the Essex announcing that he had sailed
from st, Thomas for Port Royal, so the
ileet OF American ships In West Indian.
waters has thus another accessior, the
ESSEX, though training ship, being
still serviceable, especially for landing
parties. Ee1
The disQu!etins stories that have ap-
peared relative to special cabinet meet
ings ard Emporium: conferences at the
white house TO forward war prepara-
TORS have no foundation in fact and are
emphatlcally derIed BY. every body mem
toned In the stories. Assistant Secre-
tary Day said that he had not been at
tie white house up till the afternoon,
and Assistant Secretary MeIkeljohn
made a Similar statement as to himself.
while Secretary Long paid his first visit
OF the day to the President about noon.
Administration officials state that in
their opinion there Is every reason 10,
believe the crisis at Havana has passed
for the time and that there Is now no
danger OF trouble.