Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-24
RELIEF IN HABANA.
CENTRAL STATION AND GEN. LEES
ORPHASAGE CONsECRATED.
LA LUCIA ON MAINE INQUIRY.
Allegation That American Court
Was Not Long Enough I'm Cubnn
Capital TO Make Scientific Report
Another Maine Body.

HABANA, March 23.-Bishop Manuel
Santander y Trutos, the Bishop OF Ha-
bana, has consecrated the Central Relief
station and also the Lee Orphanage. He
paid high tributes TO Louis Klopsch, the
| special commissioner, for his system OF
relief work. and seemed greatly pleased
with all the arrangements made to HELM
the population, as well as the orphans.
La Lucia, in an editorial under the
caption of Expectation in the World Z"
maintains that the American court OF in
quiry, owing to the short time 1t was
here, could not give a scientific report on
the Maine disaster American naval
officers are not likely to decide against
| their brother officers" says La Lucia.
THE divers could not give expert testi-
mony, owing TO the fact that the ma
chinery buried four feet in the mud.
Ii is greatly to be regretted that more
time and care were not given TO the
preparation of a report which the whole
world waits, and which is likely to change
the entire feeling of part of the Ameri-
can people toward Spain and Cuba"
La Lucha publishes also an interview
with General Lee, which quotes him as
saying that he knows nothing Of the
nature Of the report, but is satisfied that
General Blanco never conceived of the
disaster until he heard the shocks in the
harbor.
Gunner Morgan left for the fleet at Key
West to-day. With him went the naval
divers, Fisher, Rundquest, and Schuter,
and Hanz, the helper This leaves two
navy divers and five civilians on the con-
tract work.
The body of white man was found in
the forward part of the wreck to-day.
1t will probably be identified by marks
on the clothing. when the latter has been
disinfected The body was sent to Key
West, on the Olivette.
SPANISH MILITARY MOVEMENTS. |
According TO the official summary OF |
news from the eastern part of the Is !
land, General Pando advanced toward |
San Juan, province Of Puerto Principe, |
on the 10Th instant. and was constantly |
and theoretically engaged with the m
surgents. He captured the insurgent
camps Chomenda and Guanoles The in
surgents lost eight killed. four taken pri-
soners. a large quantity of stores and
ammunition, and also their military hos
pital The Spanish troops found we'll
stocked farms in the district, with plenty
of horses and cattle.
General Bernal continues operating to-
ward Baracon Sierra. and Colonel Tejeda
is marching toward General Calixto Gar
cha. II is believed that the campaign
should be principally on the western side
of the trocha. where the Spanish forces
are to be reinforced, because General
Maxine Gomez has been calling earnest
~ for more ammunition and troops from
the eastern provinces. According TO the
statements Of captured and surrendered
insurgents, considerable force Of in
surgents has already passed the trocha
and it is reported that a scouting party
Of thirty insurgents, carrying orders, is
moving eastward
General Pando. after due consideration. |
himself hopeful Of being able
argely to pacify the eastern provinces in
bout four months. He expects to enlist
many negroes as guerillas. to overrun
he province of Puerto PRINCIPE and he
eports that the health of the Spanish
roops is excellent. All the foregoing in
as TO Spanish military move
nents comes from Spanish sources.
MAINE OFFICERS WANT TO GO
HOME"
Captain Sigsbee and the officers of the 8
laine are still here, but are earnestly I
5cking for orders to go north, on the | I
'ern or a mail steamer. I
FL Correo and other daily papers advise O
he government to expel from the island (
all sensational foreign correspondents. d
A Whitehead torpedo was recovered n
rom the wreck to-day. Some of the /
ivers complain of not feeling we'll At A
resent yellow-fever is almost unknown c
n the island, and the season is regarded il
5 remarkably healthful. 4
Yesterday the steamer Colon arrived
Caimanera, province of Santiago de Il
uba, with 1,400 troops from Spain. s
lightly sick soldiers were sent back to o
pain to-day. n