The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-26
American Divers Busy, but No Work
Done by the Spaniards Since
Last Sunday.
HAVANA PRESS COMMENTS
UNITED STATES ACCUSED OF HYPO-
CRITICAL CHARITY.
Observations of Railway Man Who
Has Returned from Cuba--Mis-
cry Is Appalling.

HAVANA, March 25.--This being the fete
of the annunciation there was little doing
in private Official business here. The
Spanish divers have not been down to the
wreck of the Maine since last Sunday, but
the American divers have got up two six
inch guns and removed three more bodies.
Captain Sigsbee and the other officers of
the Maine were busy to-day preparing to
leave tomorrow for Washington and their
homes. Pending the arrival of junior
doctor from Key West, for service on the
Fern, DIR. Dudley, the United States SAM
tary officer, will act as naval physician.
The six bodies found to-day with the three
others. including that of Lieutenant Friend
w. Jenkins will probably be sent north by
the Ward line steamer tomorrow. BY that
time Chaplain Chadwick hopes 10 be able
to identify one as the body of John III.
Ziegler marine Of New Brunswick, N. j.
The relatives of Lieutenant Jenkins have
cabled: Send the body to Pittsburg." and
this will be done.
Captain Sigsbee made farewell calls to-
day on General Blanco and Admiral Man
terola. He repeated to the former his thanks
for expressions of sympathy at the loss of
the Maine and also for the help given in
rescuing at the time of the disaster, request
to his subordnates. The two officers parted
with mutual assurances of esteem.
La Lucha publishes an editorial criticising
the Impartial of Madrid, for an editorial
in the last-named paper, in which the recall
of Gen. Fitzhugh Lee is urged on the gov
eminent. 1t says no one is so much to
blame the impartial for General Lees
course. since the editor of that paper gave
General Lee weapons by it's structures upon
Captain General Weyler's course in regard
to the reconcentrados" Continuing, La
Lucia says: THE impartial published re-
ports of such terrible scenes of starving in
Cuba that the United States government
directed its conSulS to give all the relief
possible In conclusion, La Lucia re-
marks: General Lee must have done what
his removal. President Mckinley says the
consul generals course has been perfectly
satisfactory
Ell Correo to-day IN highly colored rhet-
oric, insists that the parallel drawn by
Cuba, the New York organ of the autono-
mists between the ''jingoes of the United
States and the SpanardS in Cuba is un-
warranted, because the Yanks only urge
war for their own selfish greed while the
Spaniards urge it from motives of patriot
ism" The same paper also insists that the
United States is trying to make Spain de-
clare war, while the real reason is that the
Yankees desire to absorb the island, with all
its wealth. and to debilitate Spain. The
editorial continues: THE hypocritical char
ity of the United States is intended to pro-
duce the same result in Cuba as was
reached in the case of Texas and is being
reached in the case of Hawaii; but the
united states cannot ueDlltdI6 OpdlIl, anu
will find that the nation has sons as honor
able as those who refused to submit to
American dictation at the time of the siege
of Callao, South America"
Consul General Lee said to the corre-
spondent of the Associated Press to-day,
with reference to the present status OF the
relief wcrk: Il am happy to know that
now all matters pertaining to the reception
and distribution OF American supplies to
the poor or of Cuba are progressing success,
assisting to support some 100000 destitute
people have undertaken colossal task.
The modes of procedure and the details
connected Herewith presented many trou-
beScme features at the outset, but now
most of these difficulties have been over
come. Everything is in good working or
that what they have sent here reaches those
for whom it was intended. At first owing
to the meagre supplies and the large num-
Der of poor in the city of Havana and its
confined to those localities. Now, how
ever. everything is coming in great
abundance and these supplies are reaching
all parts of the island. l have been unable
lief work owing to the heavy and exacting
duties of the consular office. But my at
tention has been arrested by many conscl-
entious workers. Recently Mr.. Louis
lief committee, of New York, has been in
Havana, and has given much of his time
and attention to the business of relief. This
interest is natural, owing to the close con-
nection he has had with the collection OF
funds applied to the purchase of relief sup
plies His labors here are now bearing
abundant fruit. One of the most gratifying
achievements up to the present is the es-
tablishment of asylum to feed, clothe
protect and shelter the orphan reconcen-
trados The institution has been exceeding
ly well managed by DR.. and Mrs. Lesser
and has already attained great and crafty
inc results ~