The herald., 1898-03-08

thirty-two balls and more or less elaborate
parties in Havana last night.
The wreckers and daers. when below
work hard. The Maine was exceptionally
high between decks, which makes the ef-
fort of getting out the bodies more difficult
They floated to the ceilings and are en-
tangled in the debris.
Capt. Samson and Judge Advocate Mark
spent some time on the wreck today. The
former says he has no knowledge as to
when the court will leave Havana.
The report of the resignation of United
States Consul Barker at Sagua la Grandt
Is not confirmed.
Miss Clara Barton Is at Sagua la Grade
today.
GUNS AND AMMUNITION
NEW YORK, March 7.-Thirty-two new
rapid-fire guns were received at the Brook
Iyn navy yard. Some of the guns will be
placed on the dispatch boat Dolphin, which
has been ordered into commission April
1st. Six of them will go to the cruisers
Atlanta and Chicago. which are now being
overhauled at the navy yard.
A consignment of twelve five and six
inch gun mounts has also been received at
the navy yard. These mounts are all OF the
latest pattern.
A large amount of five and six-inch pro-
jectiles was recently received at the navy
yard and Immediately transferred to Fort
La Fayette, where the ammunition for
naval ordnance is stored The work of
sending large consignments of eight ten,
twelve and thirteen-inch projectiles and
large amounts of powder to Key West is
still going on. From the Florida posts
these shells and the powder will be dis
tributed among the vessels of Admiral
Sicard's fleet.
CHANDELIERS VIEWS
William II. Chandler today gave out an
interview on the crisis in our relations
with Spain, in which he said:
LAS to the cause of the destruction of
the Maine. have no opinion as yet. What
ever may have caused it, the incident is not
without an important effect upon public
opinion all over the world. The natural
suspicious aroused against Spain. or rather
Spaniards, have intensified American SEN
timent against Spanish rule in Cuba, and
the calamity will hasten American action
and quicken the advent of Cuban freedom,
which, 1 think cannot be much longer de-
layed.
Spain will probably not release her hold
upon Cuba without a collision of war with
the United States, which will last from
fifteen minutes to three months. but no
longer. That the United States should run
the risk of short war with Spain in order
to make Cuba free is one of the plainest
dictates of policy and humanity"
AN UNTIMELY STRIKE
SAN FRANCISCO. March lowing to a
strike of the steel nloaders at the Pacific
rolling mills of this city work upon the
battleship Wisconsin. which was recently
ordered rushed. has been delayed very
materially. The contract for the steel
holdings had been sub-let by the Union
iron works to the Pacific rolling mills for
the purpose of expeGiting matters, but
when the men were asked to work over
time they struck for extra wages, which
were considered exorbitant by the officials
of the rolling mills. The result was that
almost the entire force of molders went
out on Feb. 2Sth and the places of the
strikers have not yet been filed The
foundrymen are now considering the ad-
visibility of shipping the plans for the
necessary castings east to some one of the
large works there.
COAST DEFENSE
PORT TOWNSEND, March 7.-Informa-
tion was received here today to the effect
that Port Townsend would be reoccupied
by soldiers within the next six weeks. Cap
tain w. w. Robinson, assistant quarter
master, u. S. A. arrived this morning and
was busy all day in inspecting the post
and noting needed repairs.
sound arrived yesterday and was un-
loaded today at Marrowstone point where
the United States Notifications are in
course of construction. The gun will be
plaJed in position as speedily as possible.
The gun is Of ten-inch caliber, and it is
stated that another gun will arrive in ten
days.
A MAINE MEMORIAL
LONDON, March AT meeting of the
a tr1a
taken to contribute to a fund for the pur-
pose of providing a memorial to the dead
of the Maine. Newton l.. Crane, ]. l..
Taylor and Hiram Maxim made feeling
speeches and letters were read from the
Anglo-Saxon club and the Honorable
Corps of Gentlemen alarms, requesting
permission to contribute to the fund as an
expression of sympathy. 1t was decided,
however, to limit contributions to Amer
leans.
WILL LOOK AT VESSELS
WASHINGTON, March "A naval Of
ficer, whose name was not obtainable, will
leave here tomorrow on his way to Europe
to inspect naval vessels now building there.
POWDER BY TRAINLOAD
NEW YORK, March THE Delaware,
Lackawannc and Western railroad last
week shipped $1,000 tons of gunpowder and
ammunition from the government store
houses at Dover, n. j. A trainload of gun
powder and ammunition left Dover each
night last week and at Hoboken was placed
on lighters and taken to the coast fort ifica-
tions.
CONTRABAND RELIEF
NEW YORK, March THE Herald to,
morrow will print the following:
1T is possible that contraband goods
have been sent to Havana hidden among
the articles intended for relief, but it is
not proba ble,'' said o. B. Booth, secretary
of the Cuban central committee, in an in
terview relative to an alleged smuggling of
jewelry in packages addressed care of Con-
sui General Lee at Havana.
'In two instances" he continued, I'VE
have been requested to have articles de-
livered and in these cases Gen. Lee was
asked to see that they were given to the
persons named. In one case money was
sent and in another a woman had clothing
delivered to her husband, a reconcentra"
do. In the latter case on February q last
Consul General Lee was requested to de-
liver a package addressed TO Serafin de
Castro, Havana, in which it was stated il
was from his wife who resided in Plainiield
N. J. If any fraud has been attempted II
is likely that some person on his own re-
sponsbility and without this committee
as medium, directed a package to some
person in Havana and marked it in care
of Gen. Lee, thereby making the. mistak
of thinking 1t would be delivered without
the scrutiny of the officers in Havana.
A CAUTION FROM LEE
WASHINGTON, March THE follow.
ing telegram was received at the state de
partment from Consul General Lee:
persons should be cautioned not to send
consgnments to private parties mark et
care the consul general. Box came re-
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