The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-14

ing. 1t said: Complete calm. The city
has recovered its normal condition"
DE LONE IS KEPT POSTED.
Washington, Jan. 13.-The Spanish min
lister has been kept constantly advised Of
every development within the last TWEEN
ey-four hours at Havana and he summed
up his advices this afternoon by saying
that they show the uprising to have
been riot pure and simple; that order
has been completely restored and that
the authorities have an ample force to
afford everp protection; that the tumult
was confined to Spanish and Cuban resi-
dents and that no indignity was put upon
any American interest or citizen. public
or private.
The official advices began arriving about
midnight last night and have come I'M
interruptedly since. The early ones were
cipher them They told the story of the
disturbance fully and in the main corrob-
GRATED the press dispatches. They made
it clear, it is stated at the legation, that
the demonstration was an unorganzed
riot, the participators being gathered up
from the streets, without arms or ammu-
milton. 1t began when few army officers
mobbed the reconcentrado newspaper
establishment, that paper being so luke
warm toward autonomy that it was sus-
pected Of having insurgent tendencies.
Later. as the people were leaving the
shops at 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
Discussion and the Diaro del Marine.
The dispatches state that a small group
raised a cry against autonomy, some few
gave vivas for eneral Weyler, while some
scattered shouts were directed against
General Blanco. In the main, however,
the vivas were for Spain and the army.
The mounted police were brought into
use and dispersed the groups. so that
order was restored and the city was tran
uil by midnight
SPANIARDS GUARD LEE.
During the excitement United States
Consul General Lee was in communica-
ton with the Spanish authorities. Mel
Their he nor the officials appear to have
been apprehensive, but it was deemed
the part of wisdom to guard against con-
tingencies by sending a guard of soldiers
to the United States legation and to the
private residence of Consul General Lee.
Accordingly. twenty-five Spanish soldiers
were dispatched to the United States con-
sulate and another guard Of twenty-five
to the residence of General Lee. They
acted as an emergency guard and no
OCCASION arose for their services to be
brought into actual reuisition.
Throughout the disturbance. II is said
at the legation, there was not a shout
against the United States nor a hand
raised against an American citizen.
SPAIN CAN MANAGE IT.
The Spanish authorities at Havana sent
the strongest possible assurances to Min
lister De LONE that they are entirely able
to cope with the situation. They min
imized the demonstration, saying that
it was nothing more than a wind" up
rising. They added that if by any pos
sibility an emergency should require it
which, however, they in no way expected
the government authority is ample to
protect every interest. large body of
troops is quartered in the city and these
are said to be more than enough for all
requirements. This statement is made by
way of assurance, however, for the au-
thorities say the trouble is at an end.
One of the late dispatches stated that
an insurgent leader, Colonel Lopez Marin,
of the general staff, accompanied by two
others, have turned in their arms in
Pinar del Rio and have declared for au-
tonomy and that Lieutenant Colonel Au-
relic Sambria, another insurgent leader,
had turned over his arms and those of
his companions to Matanzas.
The Spanish minister went to the state
department about II o'clock this morn
ing and conferred with Assistant secre-
tary Day, on the situation in Havana.
There is every reason to believe that he
conveyed the assurance of restoration
of order and of ample power to protect
all American and other interests SUBJ
stantialIy as set forth above. No word
came to the state department from Gen.
eral Lee during the forenoon, but this
was not regarded as disquieting. as from
other sources the department had learn
ed that Havana was quiet today and
Judge Day was assured that there was
no danger of another outbreak and that
the Spanish authorities had taken every
precaution to guard against any possible
demonstration against the American con-
sulate, by a liberal use of gen d armerie.
NO SHIPS TO BE SENT.
This news confirmed the officials in their
resolution not TO make any change in the
orders of the warships and to avoid COM
plicating the situation any further by
sending ships to Havana. 1t was felt that
the appearance of an American warship
in Havana harbor would be likely to be
misconstrued by the excitable populace
there and be regarded as manifesting
purpose on the part of the United States
government to interfere in favor of the
insurrectionists and this might precipitate
the very trouble its sending was 10 avert.
namely, the commission of overt acts
against Americans in Havana. The de-
partment was supported in this resolu-
ton by the fact that in case Of real need
only a few hourse would elapse after
sounding a note of warning before our
ships could appear off Havana and that
General Lee heretofore had acquainted
the administration with his intention to
ask for two naval vessels in the event
of occurrences arising to demand their
presence in Cuban waters.
Meanwhile. as has been said, the navy
department is fully prepared for all emer-
gencies and although the officials repeat
their statements that no orders have
been sent 10 the ships in Florida waters
to go 10 Havana they have prudently
shaped their program so as TO have