The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-03-24
FIGHT WITH INSURGENTS
CAPTURES CAMPS OF CHOMEN-
DO AND GUANOLES.
CUBAN RELIEF STATION CoNsECRATEO
Tributes 10 Louis KIopsch, the Special Com
missioner. Press Advises the ExpuI-
sion of All Sensation Foreign
Correspondents.


Havana. March 23-Bishop Manuel
Santande Trutos, the bishop of Ha-
vona. has consecrated the Central Relief
Station and also the Lee 0rphanage. 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 help
the poor, as well as the orphans
La Lucha in ad editorial under the
caption of Expectation in the World
maintains that the American Court of
Inquiry owing TO the short time it was
here. could not give scientific report
ON the Maine disaster.
American Naval officers" says La
Iucha. ''are not likely to decide against
brother officers. The divers could not
give expert testimony owing to the fact
that the machinery was imbedded -four
feet in the mud. 1T is greatly to be re-
gretted that more time and care were
not given to the preparation of a report
for which the whole world waits and
which is likely to change the entire feel
ings of a part of the American people
toward Spain and Cuba
La Illcha publishes also an interview
with General Lee, which quotes him
as saying that he knows nothing Of the
nature of the report, but lis satisfied that
General Blanco never conceived the dis.
aster until he heard the shock in the
harbor.
Gunner Morgan left for the feet al
Key West to-day. With him went the
NJ oh md
Hanz. the helper. This leaves two Navy
divers and five civilians on the contract
work
The body of white man was found
i'm the forward part of the wreck to-
day Tt will probably be identified by
marks on the clothing when the latter
has been disinfected. The body WIS sent
to Key West on the Olivette.
According to the official summary of
newssfrom the eastern part of the island,
General Pand0 advanced toward San
Juan. province of Puerto Principe on the
Goth instant, and was constantly and
energetically engaged with the insur-
gents. He captured the insurgent camps
Chomenda and GuanOles. The insur-
gents lost eight killed, four taken pris-
oners, large quantity of stores and am
munition and also their military hospital.
The Spanish troops found well stocked
farms in the district, with plenty of
horses and cattle.
General Bernal continues operating to-
ward Barac0n de Sierra and Col. Teje-
da is marching toward General CaliXto
Garcia, whose whereabouts is NOT de-
fined in the official dispatches. 1T is be-
ieved that the campaign should be prin-
cipaly on the western side of the trocha
where the Spanish forces are to be re-
inforced because General MaXimO Co
mez has been calling earnestly for more
ammunition and troops from the cas-
tern provinces. According to the state
ments of captured and surrendered in
surgents, a considerable force Of insur-
gents has already passed the trocha and
ii is reported that a scouting party of
thirty insurgents, carrying orders is
moving eastward.
General Pando. after due considera-
ton, expresses himself hopeful of being
able largely to pacfy the eastern pro
yincers in about four mORths. He ex-
poets to enlist many negroes as guerilias
to over-run the province of Puerto
Principe and he reports that the health
of the Spanish troops is excellent. All
the foregoing information as to Spanish
military movements comes from Spanish
sources
Captain Sigsbee and the officers of the
Maine are still here, but are earnestly
looking for orders to go north on the
Fern or n mail steamer.
lei COrreo and other daily papers al
wise the government to expel from the
island ''all sensational foreign correspon-
dents"
A whitehead torpedo was recovered
from the wreck to-day Some of the div
ers complain of not feeling well. All
present yellow fever is almost unknown
on the island and the season is regarded
as remarkably healthy.
Yesterday the steamer Colon arrived nj
Caimanera, province Of Santiago de Gu
la. with 1.400 troops from Spain
Eighty sick soldiers were sent back tC
Spain to-day.