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Anti.Negro Demonstrations Of
Large Proportions Occur
in Cuban Capital.
OSTERHAUS SAILS At ONCE
Action Taken at Request Of
American Minister Who Re-
ports Apprehension Of
All Foreigners.

Washington, June a--The navy depart
ment, acting under instructions from the
state department. tonight ordered Adj
| miral Ostcrhaus to proceed forthwith from
Key West to Havana with one despatch
ship and one other ship. These orders
were issued by the state department after
the receipt of despatch from Minister
Reaupre. reporting that conditions In Ha-
vana and suburbs of the city had assumed
| the character of a race war.
| 1t Is probable that Admiral Osterhaus
besides the despatch ship will take his
| flagship. the Washington. into Cuban
! waters.
Minister Beaupre's message said that
| conditions In and around Havana had been
| menacing since Friday night and that last
| night there were anti-negro demonstra-
tons OF large proportions by irresponsible
elements and that there were clashes In
every quarter Of Havana and vicinity.
| He reported that the negroes were being
| goaded into violence and that retaliation
might have disastrous consequences.
| Americans and other foreigners and many
\ Cubans, he said, were very apprehensive
| and desired the sending of an American
| war vessel
| GOMEZ DECLINES TO COMMENT.
| Havana. June 9--President Gomez
on being informed tonight that Amer
lean warshps had been ordered to
Havana declined to make any con
sent Senior Ramirez. the presidential
secretary however. said that the
President had expressed neither salts
faction nor regret on the receipt OF
the news
| Anti-negro rioting. II was feared
would occur in Havana to-day. but the
heavy rains drove everybody from the
lstrects except the military and police
patrols. Senior Ramirez. in a state
ment on the situation. belittled the
seriousness of the conditions in the
capital. He declared that the govern
ment had $4,000 troops In oriente
province and that the insurgent
bands were broken up. II am con.
WINGED" said Senior Ramirez that soor
the whole republic will be pacified
but not necessarily within five or si1
days"
The riot last night, while extending tt
all parts Of the city and causing genera
excitement and alarm. resulted in few
tally wounded. and several negroes wer
Injured. The disturbance lasted only
short time, but was considered serious
as Indicative of the bitter luminosity o
the whites towards the negroes. whic,
has been largely fomented by the report
of assaults upon white women.
Rumors are still insistent here tina
Intervention by the United States is I'm
mediately impending.
REPORT REBELS ANNIHIr.ATEp
Santiago. June 9.-The San Carlos clu
of this city sent a message to Presiden
Gomez this afternoon assuring him tina
foreign properties were fully protecte
and that the rebel forces were bein
annihilated. The message declared tina
there was no excuse for American inter
vention and that 800 members Of the clu
We're ready to take up arms to ass,s
the government to resist the American
The United States special service shit
Culgoa to-day landed 60 marines TO pro
test the property of the Juragua Iro
company. The Culgoa then proceeded t
Ocana. where another detachment O
marines will be stationed for the pro
lection of property of the same com
pany.
INSURGENTS BURN A TOWN.
Caimanera. Cuba. June Sit is report
ed here that the insurgents have al
tackled and burned the town of Sagu
de Tanamo, on the north coast. Tn
4 United States gunboat Nashville ha
hc,n ordered to that pOinf