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Show UN AMERICAN WARSHIP .SENT TO CUBAN WATERS American Shipping' and Commercial Interests to Be Protected by Uncle Un-cle Sam's Fighting Machines. Washington. American shipping and commercial Interests at Havana, Cuba, are to have the protection of an American warship In Cuban waters. Whllo government officials show an inclination not to discuss Cuban affairs af-fairs In any particular beyond making public dispatches from Minister Sleeper, tho American charge at Havana, Hav-ana, confirming dispatches printed In tho dally press, thero can bo no doubt from tho attitude of tho officials that tho cruiser DeB Moines, which cleared from Norfolk Tuesday, Is sailing on a stato department mission, and It Is rumored ru-mored In official circles that she will proceed Immediately to Havana. The secrecy concerning tho Des Moines extends to nil officials of the navy department, where It Is Bald sho has been sent on a cruise "for the benefit of tho health of toe sailors and marines." President Roosevelt, It Is rumored, is responsible for the sailing of the Des Moines. It Is known that tho state department Is keeping htm advised dally and that he is keeping In closo touch with the situation from every posslblo source. Tho Balling of the Des Moines has chilled tho hopeful feeling In official circles of President ralma's ability to promptly suppress tho Insurrection. The fact that It has becorao necessary to dispatch a United Unit-ed Statoa cruiser to Cuban waters Is taken as an Indication that tho sort-ousness sort-ousness of tho uprising has been belittled. |