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Show CALL TO ARMS EXCITES HAVANA HAVANA, July T. Following the disquieting r a mors yesterday of projected pro-jected uprisings in the provinces of Orients and Pinar del Kio, the eity waa thrown into intense exeitement early today whea drums beat to quarters in Castle Lei Fuerza. opposite the presi dential palace, and the garrisoa of 2X) men sallied forth and threw n cordon arouad the exerntive'a home. Tbe soldiers sol-diers stood oa the defeneive, apparently apparent-ly to repulse aa attack. Soon afterward, nothing else having happened, the troops marched back to their quarters. President Unmet later explained that tbe maneuvers had been ordered merely for the purpose of seeing see-ing bow quirklv the garrioa would surround the palace ia case of enter-geney. enter-geney. The incident rave rise to rumors that a revolution had broken ant ia Havana aad caused macs alarm. |