The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-09-20
U. S. MARINES LAND
At Havana for Protection o)
American Interests.
EXCITEMENT FOLLOWED
President Palma Feared He Would
Be Unable to Cope With Situation
and Made the Request-Out-
look is More SquaIIy.

One hundred armed sailors from
the United States protected cruiser
Denver landed at Havana THURSDAY
evening and camped in front OF tbs
presidents palace in anticipation OF
possible uprisings within or attacks
upon the city. The landing created
great excitement.
The American flag is planted jus,
inside of the low stone coping SEP
arating the castle grounds from OReis
ly street, which thoroughfare passei
between the camp and the Plaza 'id
Armas. The American sailors are arm
ed with regulation rifles with the eX
ception of few, who carry revolver
or carbines. Two field howitzers and
two rapid fire guns We're sent ashore
with the sailors, and now point across
the pretty little park, a significant
warning to any one approaching thE
executive headquarters of the Cuba3
government with hostile intent.
Inc WuOiG Webo uOAO oh
quietly and quickly that it causel
the greatest surprise. The reason fol
the sudden landing of the American
sailors was conference between Pres
ident Palma, Charge de Affaires Sleep
er and Commander Colwell Thursday
afternoon. On the occasion of the lat
ters formal call upon President Pal
ma. Mr.. Sleeper asked the president
the direct question whether he con
sidered that the government was able
to protect all American interests m
Havana unaided.
The president replied that he hoped
the government would be able to dc
so. but himself suggested that it might
be advisable as a measure OF precau
ton in the interests of the Ameri
cans, as we'll as for the maintenance
of order in general to land marines
in some convenient point, suggesting
the Plaza de Armas as the place. Mr.
Sleeper and Commander Colwell, aftei
a brief conference, decided that the
landing should be made and at 5:3t
o'clock the detachment under com
mand of Legislative Officer Miller be
gan going ashore, with arms. ammuni
ton and camp paraphernalia, and toos
up a position commanding the ap'
proaches to the palace
The rebellion loomed stronger Or
Thursday than ever. All the smaller
towns In Santa Clara province appear
tc be all in the control of the in
surgents. Cienfuegos is in state OF
alarm. Railroad, river and steamboat
communication has been stopped. The
rebels outside of Cienfuegos continue
to receive achievements.
Warships to GlrdIe the Island.
A Washington special says: The
navy department has ordered the fol
lowing war vessels to proceed TO Cuba
at once: tie cruisers Minneapolis anc
Tennessee, now at Philadelphia, anc
the cruisers Newark, Cleveland ana
Tocoma. now at Norfolk. The army
is being carefully studied by the re
sponsible ranking officers with the
view to quick, sharp and effective ac
tion in case its services are needed
So far as can be learned there have
been no troop movements in this con
nection, although Thursdays army or
ders provided for the return to the
United States from the Philippines ol
The twenty-frst infantry Sailing from
Manila, September 20), and the sixth
infantry, sailing October 10.