The age-herald., 1898-03-04
ARRANGEMENTS COMPLETED
For the Members to Again Go to
 Havana.
SUPPLIES READY TO GO TO CUBA
Il Is Said the Only Reason for Transporting Them by Naval Vessels Is Because Trip Can Be Made in Daylight
 To Cuba.

Washington, March 3.-Secretary Long said at the close of his day at the navy department that no word had been re- ceived from the court of inquiry that or ders had been or would be given as to the movement of the court from Key West, and the court Is fully authorized to shape its own movements. The original orders to the court were issued by Admiral Sicard as commander of the fleet to which the Maine belonged, and it has the technical status of an admirars court, reporting di- rctly to him both as to it's movements and as to its final report on the cause of the disaster.
 The understanding here is that the court has not concluded its work, but will return to Havana to take testimony which has been delayed by the difficulties in the way of the divers That Admiral Sicard expects to move back to Havana was shown by a dispatch from him a few days ago, sug- gesting that arrangements be made for a vessel to take the court back. As the light house tender Mangrove had been do- ing this service, the treasury was asked to assign the Mangrove for the return of the court to Key West, and this was done With these arrangements concluded, it is said at the navy department that the court
 
 here.
 Those Cuban Supplies.
 Arrangements are being made for the trip of the cruiser Montgomery and the gunboat Nashville to Cuba with supplies. The navy department was advised today that the Mallory Line steamer leaving New York next Saturday would carry free of charge seventy-fve tons of supplies be transfer red to them by the Montgomery and Nash t. expected to consume four days in the run down tie coast, so tha the warships' start to Cuba cannot be made before next Thurs day. The warships are poorly adapted for carrying supplies, having scant quarters for their own supplies of cordage, provisions and ships equipment. It is only because they can make the run in the daylight that any attempt is made to carry the seventy five tons of supplies. These will be stored on tho spar deck and with good weather the daylight run will not subject them to any damage.
 The relief measures are proving unex- pectedly successful, the supplies running into the carloads and hundreds of tons. The state department has had notice from the Cuban relif committee at New York that there were shipped on March 1 from New York to Santiago 100000 pounds of re- lief supplies; on the 2d, to Havana 75,090 pounds, today to Mantanzas 100000 pounds and to Sagua La Grande 100000 pounds.
 In these shipments 5000 900 grains of quinine consignd to each of the ports ex- cept Havana
 The Maine Relief Fund.
 The Maine relief fund.- under Mr. Longs mana cement, to-day reached a total of 8, 113.
 In the course of the inquiry into the na- val resources of the United States an order has been Issued to make a test of the ma chinery of the old war monitors at the League Island navy yard. These are single turTeted crafts that are armed with big smooth bore gums in turrets tfaf could likely be pierced by the modern high pow cred rifles on the battleships but they would stEl be of service in an emergency. There are eight of these monitors at League Island, and several others that are now loaned to the naval militia organiza- tiorls of some of the states. Those at League Island are the following: Canoui- GUS, Mahcpiac, Manhattan, Catslxill, Jason, Lehigh Montauk and Nahantic. They are between I, 800 and 2, 100 tons displacement, and draw very Mttle water. so they can take up advantageous positions on shoals commanding channel approaches. The in- tention is to turn over the old engines and work the machinery that Is made to turn the turrets if it can be made to work at all.
 Japanese Inquiries.
 During the course of the day similar in- qliries to that made by the Japanese lega- tdon as to the number of her subjects aboaaf1 the Maine, came to the navy de- partment from the German and the Swed- ish legations, and it is expected that others will follow. Nearly every nationality was represented in the Maine's big crew.
 Secretary Long today authorized an aIb- solute and positive dedliaa of a report as- serting that partial or preliminary re- port had been received by the government from the Maine inquiry board indicating or declaring that the boss of the Maine was
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