The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-11
Know Nothing of Other Ships

Admiral Osterhaus and the American legation were without information to- night regarding the dispatch of two ad- dltional battleships to Havana. The Gu han government acknowledged that it had been informed that additional warshps were on their way but declined to make comment
 Presidential Secretary Ramirez, on be- half of the president, made the following statement to the Associated Press;
 According to the news published in the local press the arrival of two Amer ican ships today is due to alarming re- ports sent to Washington, which is la mentable The recent events in Havana lack importance. the police having promptly quelled the disorder. Such events occur in all countries without exciting comment more than do strikes in the United States
 'It is lamentable because the Cuban people have a warm affection for the United States and are surprised and hurt that warships are sent here for the pro- lection of interests which none have at tackled or will attack.
 Causes Little Interest
 Hardly visible ripple of popular in- terest attended the arrival this afternoon of the United States armored cruiser Washington, the flagship of Admiral os- terhaus, and the battleshp Rhode Island, freighted as both are supposed to be, with weighty influences on CubaS fate. Behind this apparent arathy. howevSr, was gen eral but suppressed impression that the coming of the ships portended the long dreaded American intervention.
 Hardly two-score loungers, gathered on the Maecon, witnessed the arrival of the ships, which anchored near the Cuban f.,,ls trfa tar tiuue" was given by the health officer, the only official Cuban recognition except a visit to the flagship of a representa- tive from the captain of the port, Ad- miral Osterhaus and staff went to the American legation to make an official visit to Arthur NJ. Beaupre, the minister. Later MT. Beaupre, accompanied by H. & Gibson and Edward Bell the secre- taries of the legation. visited the Wash ington.
 Government Notified
 The American minister this morning of ficially notified the Cuban government of the coming of the ships. but did not specify the object of their visit. He ar ranged for visit of the admiral to Sec retary of State Sanguilty. which will he paid tomorrow morning. The admiral will then proceed to the palace to pay his re-  terhaus remained aboard the flagship to- night. Shore leave was granted to a few officers only.
 Absolute tranquility prevails in Ha- vana The streets are still guarded by strong detachmeBts of police and mount ed rurales armed with carbines. revol- vers and machetes. The government Is not neelecting precautions
 News Is Altering in of skirmishes in
  pear to have been successful. The most interesting intelligence from Oriente cons cerns an attack on a company of United states marines at Fl Cuero early today by insurgents believed to have mistaken the Americans for Cuban troops. None of the marines were Injured.
 The evening papers take pessimistic view of the arrival of the warships and appeal to all patriotic Cuhans not to give the least excuse for landing marines No confirmation has been received here of the re1nrt circulated in the United States that General Egarlsto Estenoz, tAe leSel ltader, has been killed. Rumors as