The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1906-09-21
MARINES LAND
ON CUBAN SOIL
Detachment from Cruiser Denver
on Guard in Havana.
REQUESTED ACTION
Landing Was Made QuietIY Bot Caused
Great Excitement in the City.
Situation in Acute Stage.

One hundred armed sailors from
the United States protected cruiser
Denver landed at Havana Thursday
evening and camped in front of the
presidents palace in anticipation of
possible uprisings within or attacks
upon the city. The landing created
great excitement.
The American flag is planted just
inside of the low stone coping sep
arating the castle grounds from O'Reil-
" street, which thoroughfare passes
between the camp and the Plaza lie
AEmas. The American sailors are arm.
ed with regulation rifles with the ex-
ceptton of few, who carry revolvers
or carbines. Two field howitzers and
two rapid fire guns were sent ashore
with the sailors, and now point across
the pretty little park, significant
warning to any one approaching the
executive headquarters Of the Cuban
government with hostile intent.
The whole business was done so
quietly and quickly that it caused
the greatest surprise. The reason for
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
ter's 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 in
Havana unaided.
The president replied that he hoped
the government would be able to do
40, 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, after
a brief conference, decided that the
landing should be made and at $3.50
o'clock the detachment under COM
mand of legislative Officer Miller be-
gan going ashore, with arms, ammuni-
ton and camp paraphernalia, and took
I'D position commanding the APP
breaches to the palace.
The rebellion doomed stronger On
Thursday than ever. All the smaller
towns in Santa Clara province appear
to be all in the control of the in
surgents. Cienfuegos is in a state of
alarm. Railroad, river and steamboat
communication has been stopped. The
rebels outside Of Cienfuegos continue
to receive endorsements.
Warships to GirdIe the Island.
Washington special says: The
navy department has ordered the fol.
lowing war vessels to proceed to Cuba
at once; the cruisers Minneapolis and
Tennessee, now at Philadelphia, and
tbe cruiserg Newark, Cleveland and
Tocoma now at Norfolk The army
Is being carefully studied by the re-
sponsible ranking officers with the |
view to ouich, sharp and effective ac-
lion in case its services are needed.
So far as can be learned there have
been 10 troop movements in this con-
nection. although Thursdays army or
ders provided for the return to the
United States from the Philippines Of
the twentyarst infantry Sailing from
Manila. September 2O), and the sixth
Infantry, sailing October 10.