Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-07
CONSUL SWORK in WAR
Consul Hanna's Secret Service Organization
In Porto Rico Tricks Exposed.

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advisable to use every means to calm
the people. They We're due at the cafe
at II O'clock each night to join with the
Spanish officers and their wives in sip
Iping hot chocolate. Mrs. Hanna rode
her wheel in the interests of peace and
they attended the band concerts at the
Military Plazu. just to let the people
know that they had no fear and that
Irumors of war We're without foundation.
While their presence often Gained the
people with the assurance that they
would not be bornbarded that night by
an American fleet because friendly re-
Ilations still existed between the coun-
ltries, yet their presenca always excited
|curiosity. If Mrs. Hanna rode upon her
wheel thru the street the shoppers. and
! ....e Jerks and the storekeepers would
all rush to the sidewalk to see her pass.
| If the consul walked for a few blocks
To purchase a cigar, the balconies would
be filled with women with their opera
glasses to get u glimpse of the man that
represented the land OF the Yankee
clriously looked at.
During all this time Consul Hanna
was perfecting a secret service tlruolit
lmunicate understandingly With any
lpart of the island either from san Juan
| or from any point outside the island
which could be reached by cable. Not
| one of the persons upon whom he relied
flor information knew about the system.
Every man was led to believe that he
was the only one on confidential terms
| with the American consul. The most
I IA ,-
| was that while every man was enthusi-
astic in the hope of asssistaing the
1 United States. Mr. Hanna never COM
United homsef to any one that war Was
looming. He thanked them for their kind
| need their assistance. He proposed to
run no risks of being trapped by Span
ish detectives. and SO a different cipher
was Arranged for nearly every man. If
zone was betrayed It would not help the
Ispanish TO read any other dispatches.
/ he Let II appear to each one of his
friends that he was simply gratifying
his friend by allowing him to prepare a
code whereby he. might advise the con-
sui OF anything he desired IN the future
ME-. Hanha mad no ambltion TO ilnei ms
way nsiee % MORO castle as prisoner
or TO be shot as Spy by the spanish.
| ~ tested ms system thoroughly and
pecanle 3satisfied that the machine could
4 het pc pfoksi'. no mater no" many de-
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