The Anaconda standard., 1898-03-04
WILL RETURN TO HAVANA
Testimony of the Divers Is Yet
to Be Taken.
RELIEF FOR THE CUBANS
Cruiser Montgomery and the Gunboat
Nashville Will Take Supplies-Re-
lief Measures Are Proving
Highly Successful.

Washington, March 3.-Secretary
Long said at the close of his day at the
navy department that no word had
been received from the court of in
quiry and that no orders had been
or would be given as to the move
ments of the court from Key West as
the court was fully authorized to shape
it's own movements The original or
ders to the court were issued by Ad-
miral Sicard, and it has the technical
status of an admirars court, report
ing directly to him, both as to it's move
ments and as to it's final report of the
cause of the disaster. The understand
ing here is that the court has not con-
cluded it's work, but will return to Ha-
vana to take testimony which has been
delayed by the difficulties in the way
of the divers.
That Admiral Sicard expects this
move back to Havana, was shown by
dispatch from him a few days ago,
suggesting that arrangements be made
for vessel to take the court back
AS the light house tender Mangrove
had been doing this service, the treas
ury department was asked to assign
the Mangrove for the return of the
court to Key West, and this was done.
With the arrangements concluded, it is
said at the navy department that the
court will proceed without consulting
officials here
Arrangements are being made for the
trip of the cruiser Montgomery and
the gunboat Nashville to Cuban ports
with relief supplies. The navy de-
partment was advised that the NAL
lory line steamer leaving New York
next Saturday would carry free of
charge rs tons of supplies, to be trans
ferred to the Montgomery and Nash
vile at Key West. The Mallory steam
er is expected to take about four days
in the run down the coast, so that the
transfer to the warshps and their start
to Cuba cannot be made before next
Thursday. The two warships were
poorly adapted for carrying supplies,
having scant quarters for their own
supplies of cordage, provisions, canvas
and ships equipments. 1t is only be-
cause they can make the run in day.
light that any attempt is made to carry
the IS tons of supplies. These will be
stored on the spar deck, and with good
weather and daylight, the run will not
subject them to any damage.
The relief measures are proving un-
expectedly successful, the supplies
running into the carloads and hundreds
of tons. The state department has had
notice from the Cuban relief committee
at New York that there were shipped
on March / from New York to Santa
go, 100000 pounds of relief supplies; on
the I'd, to Havana, $4,000 pounds; to-
day, to MatanZas, 100000 pounds, and
to Sagua La Grande 100000 pounds In
these shipments are 100000 grains of
quinine consigned to each of the posts
except Havana.
Chairman Baton of the central Gu
ban relief committee has advised the
state department that donations are
coming forward in great abundance,
not only in money, but more particu-
larly in the form of provisions, from
all directions. The organization COM
mittee promises ten carloads and pos
sibly TO- and Omaha, Minneapolis and
other Western committees are making
shipments by the carloads.