The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-03-11
Could Blow Her Boilers Out
in 10 Minutes.
so SAYS A NAVAL OFFICER
THE PELAYO. HOWEVER. Is \
FORMIDABLE BATTLE SHIP.
PROCTOR GIVES OUT HIS OBSERVATIONS
Commends Miss Barton's Methods as Admir-
abIe-.The American 0rphanage Which
Red Cross Society Has Established
is a Great Success.

is Great Success.
Havana, Via Tampa), March 9.-(De-
loyed in transmission)-Scna Proctor,
before leaving for Key West by the Oil
vette to-day. after what he calls q
most profitable two weeks in Cuba,
said:
Il have not had an easy time. | have
seen all from the highest general and
the richest merchant to the needicSt re-
concentrate and the humblest pacifco.
bankers, officers. officials and others.
| have visited the military prison, hos
pitfalls, relief depots, asylumS, guard
houses, trochas, farms, offices and
homes. l have been in four provinces,
Havana. Pinar del Rio, Matanzas and
Santa Clara and in the principal cities
of each. | am of an 0bseryant turn of
mind, and / have my eyes open.
Il have found out what | could not
possibly have learned without a person
al visit, while / have not to my knowl-
edge antagonized a single person ON the
island. Trips with Miss Barton have
been of great service, because, when the
minds of people are mellowed by graft
tude their hearts speak out the truth. As
q business man | wish to say that Miss
barton's methods of receiving, caring
for and distributing the supplies are adj
mirable. The American people may be
fully confident that all money or supplies
sent viii be conscientiously applied.
Could they see. as | have seen, the suf-
fering. starvation and death, they would
as Whittier says, pour forth wine and
OIL"
AMERICAN ORPHANAGE.
Every ono is much struck by the sue
cess of the American orphanage, which
the Red Gross Society has established
in u handsome villa in the suburb Cerro.
under the charge of DID. Lesser, and Of
us wife as matron. 1t is for the orphan
reconcentradoes. Although open for a
few days only, it now holds thirty-six
happy youngsters.
In connection with the Orphanage a
daily clinic is held. The Cuban doctors
are much interested in Red Cross work
and forty patients were treated yestel-
day. DR.. Lesser has refused the de-
mand of the Spanish government that
he should pay $500 for the privilege Of
practicing among the poor, saying that
the Red Cross physicians are allowed 10
practice the world over. Thus far his
work has not been interfered with nor
IS IT likely to be. There is a good deal
OF comment about propositions to the in
surgents by the radical wing of the An
economist party. The Spaniards say the
Autonomists programme promises moth
ing but sorrow, and war. while General
f.nn1nz 1ipacnle h
and favorable commercial treaty with
Spain if independence is granted. More
over, they say that the Autonomists pro-
gramme to djsarm the volunteers would
mean independence if carried out, since
ohc insurgents would not be disarmed.
ESTIMATE OF yIZCAYA.
An indication of the estimate nut
upon the Nizcaya and the Almirante
oquchdo. sister ships. by Naval officers
mere, remark of one Of them made
TO-DAY is worth reporting. The officer
was standing with this correspondent ON
tue quay watching the Vizcaya. She
swung with the tide.
Yes" he observed muieth ...bo !,
q beautiful ship. but too big a marx
The Iowa, for instance, could not miss
her with a single shot Mt reasonahla
lighting range, and would be IikcIv fol
blow her boilers out in the first ION
minutes"
The same officer said:
Inc Pelayo rs a really Formidable
battle ship, but smaller and less danger
Gus than our Massachusetts.
There is some talk here TO tho effcot
that the American government has an
ranged for laying a cable from XIV
West to the Tortugas, as the latter l.
the best rendezvous for the fleet since
the largest ships are able to coal there
III al sorts of weather
NEWSPAPER CORRESPONDENTS
Henri Lane, the newspaper correspon-
dent, was not compelled to leave the
coutfy because of newspaper work but
because of written charges. accompanied
ny alleged full proof furnished to the
AntonOmlc government by Senior Brou-
ZoIL Governor Of Havana province, that
ne ana Others were involved in the con-
spirdcy responsible for locating twenty
nVe dynamite bombs at various points
III Havana. Senior Bruzon demanded
the expulsion Of all newspaper CORE
Spondents on the ground that sensation
al stories sent to the United STATES
"A.
Inc Marquis de Montoro and Senior
town opposed wholesale deportation.
saying that the matter was very seri-
Gus, ana that 1t was the duty Of the An
tonomc government not only TO nresorva
peace IN Havana, but to promote good
feeling with the United States Firth
ermore, they contended thai mot al
the correspondents should be under the
ban. but that selections should be made
Of the guilty. They concluded their rn.
ply to Senior Bruzon by saying that Il
wonld be unwise to expel any corresnon-
dents while the Court of Inquiry was
in session, lest it would seem that fine
Spaniards dreaded the publication Of
the truth about the Maine explosion
They demanded additional charges. with
proofs, from Senior Bruz0n. This was
four days ago. and nothing has been
forthcoming. 1t is probate. however
that certain correspondents, will he
asked to leave the island when tn,
American Court of Inquiry finishes III
work.