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AMERICAN WARSH|P
FOR CUBAN Waters
VESSEL TO PROTECT SHIPPING
AND COMMERCIAL INTERESTS
ARR UND HAVANA.
CRUISER DIES MONIES
is BELIEVED ON WAY
Island Port Thought to Be Destina-
ton of craft-Washingto Off
Gals Silent-Veterans Suspected
of Being DisloyaI to Palma.

Washington, Sept. 12.-American
shipping and commercial interests
about Havana, Cuba, are to have the
protection of an American warship in
Cuban waters. While government Off.
Gals show an inclination not to dis
cuss Cuban affairs in any particular
beyond making public dispatches from
Mr.. Sleeper, the American charge at
Havana, confirming dispatches printed
in the daily press, there can be no
doubt from the attitude of the officials
that the cruiser Des Moines, which
cleared from Norfolk Monday, is sail
ing on state department mission and
it is rumored in official circles that
she will proceed Immediately to Ha-
yana.
Cruise for Heath of Sailors"
The secrecy concerning the Des
Moines extends to all officials of the
navy department. where it is said that
she has been sent on a cruise for
the benefit of the health of the sailors
and marines"
President Roosevelt, it is rumored
here, is responsible for the sailing OF
the Des Monies. 1t is known that the
vised daily of all information received
from Havana and that he is keeping
in close touch with the situation from
every possible source.
The sailing of the Des Moines has
chilled the sanguinary feeling in Off
cial circles of President Palma's abil-
ity to promptly suppress the insurrec-
ton and it is believed here that the
revolutionary forces may be making
greater Roadway than would be sup.
posed from the meager news which
comes from the island. The very fact
that it has become necessary to dis
patch United States cruiser to Cuban
waters is taken as an Indication that
the seriousness of the uprising has
been belittled.
Veterans Are Suspected.
Havana, Sept 1.-THE government
of Cuba now views with suspicion not
only it's political opponents. but also
many of those whom it has hitherto
trusted as friends. 1t is stated on
the most reliable authority that the
government has suspected for several
days that even some Of the members
of the veterans peace committee de-
sired to turn their peacemaking into
a practical Liberal victory. Since the
majority of those interested in the
movement are Liberals and independ-
ents, this fact gives some color to such
suspicious. The veterans deny these
insinuations. They are all apparently
solely interested, for the moment at
least, in securing peace.
1t is learned that the proposition
submitted to the government by the
rebels was that half the senators and
half the representatives resign and
that new elections be held to fill these
vacancies, President Palma and the
members of the cabinet were to hold
their positions. New general cleo
lions also were to be held, and new
municipal laws were to be provided
for.
All the men remaining in the towns
OF San Jose and Las Ojas, near Glen
fuegos. have joined the rebels
Baldemero Acosta, prominent res,
ident of Havana, whose loyalty to the
government has been questioned at
various times and who denied his dis
loyalty, Joined the rebellion Tuesday
with 100 followers. Acosta and his
men started for Ell Cano, in Havana
province.