The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-03-08

quired to raise the turrets n ex-
tremely heavy weights from the hull,
the date for her sailings has not been
set, although the department has in
quired Of the contractors on that point.
A most substantial evidence Of sym
pathy for the survivors Of the Maine
and the families of the victims came
to hand at the navy department. today
ia h shape OF a check OF $500 from
President Dole, Of Hawaii. The none
was turned into the Maine relief fund.
KEARSARGE AND KENTUCKY.
1t is denied at the navy department
the Newport News shipbuilding COM
pany to hasten the launch Of the bat
tleShipS Kearsarge and Kentucky, Set
for the oath of this month some time
ago. These two battleships, h largest
ever built for the United States navy,
are to be complete1 and turned over
to the government within ten months,
if finished under the terms of the con-
tract. They are now under construc-
ton by the Newport News Shipbuilding
Company and are to be launched on
the oath Instant.
The coal mining companies through
out the country, especially tho near
Tn. SedDOdIO, nave IDCcl DTbIIpL II IIICEJ
offers to the avy department to fur
nish coal in the event of trouble with
Spain and the department has taken
steps to ascertain the probable supply
and it's location etc, available in the
case Of an emergency demand.
Mr.. duBOsc, the Spanish charge
d'affaires has, it is understood, present
ed a complete memorandum on the al
legged filIbustering "trip of the Daunt-
80, Y,41 ~ ;atu - In r-t~D fbA yvDcS-1h
unprecedented. While the information
is asserted by the legation to establish
the recent expeditiCnary character Of
fhe DauntlesS' trips, it declares it was
not successful, and submitted evidence
to the state department to show that
the expedition proper failed TO affect
a. landing but that General Agram0n-e,
a Cuban leader, got ashore in a small
boat and is now wandering in the in
terror without having made a juncture
with the insurgents.
NEGRO MILITIA READY FOR WAR
Columbia, IS. c., March 3.-One thou
and colOred militiamen of south Caro-
lima rendered their services to governor
Elerbee today in case of war. The of
fer was made Through Colonel Robert
son, cClOred, of Charleston. Governor
E1lerbee also received a volunteer as
p" pa ~ I4ilD -" NAA~ 11~N p11f "
the wal thus far.
NOTHING IMPORTANT FROM HA-
VANA.
Havana, March Sit is believed now
that the body recovered last Friday
and buried here was that of Quarter
master Robert B~urkhardt, a German.
1t was identified by a description, by a
piece of cloth and a papar bearing his
name. 1t is possible, but not certain,
THAT another body buried last week Was
that of Charles A Scott, of Orange, N.
j., carpenters mate. 1t had Odd Eel
lows links tattooad on the arm.
The Spanish divers did not go down
today, but the American divers got
some fixed ammunition out of the for
ward part of the wreck.
General Blaneo returned, at the
Hotel Inglaterra. the recent call Of cour-
tesy of Senator Proctor. General
Hyde, president of the Bath iron
works, Maine, called on General Blanco
and Captain Sigsbee today. He is on
the way to Mexico, on a "trip for health
and pleasure, and says his presence
in Havana has no poll pical significance.
The WreckerS began worrying with APP
parent vigor this afternoon. The Mer-
rift was anchored on the starboard
side aft, of the Maine, with a big
barge opposite her, on the port d
The Right Arm was directly astern of
THE wreck. One body was recovered
today. 1t was that Of a white man
about 80 years of age. 1t is not identi-
fed.
The welcome to be extended to the
officers of the ViZcaya and of the Almi-
rante OquendO, when the latter arrives
here Will consist of a grand BAN at the
casino, which promises to be a bril-
liant affair.
The correspondent of La Discussion
ait Mantanzas says Senator Parker"
POSSIBLY Senator Proctor or Colonel
Parker, his travelling cOmpanion) gave
a check for 81, 500 to the fund for the
relief of the sufferers Of Mantanzas
and it's vicinity.
The steamer ~Seguranca, which has
just arrived here, brought additional
supplies, consigned to Consul General
Lee, from New York for relief of the
destitute.
General Parade has assured the
colonies of the volunteer batta1iOnS thai
the government had no intention Of dis
arming them. "A report to the effect
hat it was intended to disa1m the vol
unteers caused considerable excite
ment among the latter, and diStur-
Dances were a~pprehended.
THE COURT AWAITING ORDERS.
Key West, Fla, March 3.-Judge Ad-
Th0