The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-03-04
FOOD FOR THE CUBANS.
American Sympathizers Are Con-
tributing Literally.
OFFICERS SLIP OF THE TONGUE

He Declares That the Court of Inquiry
Into the Cause of the Maine Dlsas.
ter Has Not to Depend Upon the
Divers Testimony Alone.
Washington. March 4-Secretary OF
1he Navy Long said at the close of his
day at the department that no word
had been received from the court OF
inquiry and that no orders had been or
would be given as to the movements of
the court from Key West, as the court
was fully authorized to shape its own
movements. The original orders to the
court were issued by Admiral SicaTd,
ms commander of the fleet to which the
Maine belonged and 1t has the tech
nical status Of an admiral's court, re-
porting directly to him both as to its
movements and as to its final report on
the cause of the disaster. The under
Standing 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 ST.
card expects this movement back to
Havana was shown by dispatch from
him few days ago suggesting that ar
rangements be made for vessel to
take the court back.
Arrangements are being made for the
trip of the cruiser Montgomery and
Eunboat Nashville to Cuban ports with
relief supplies. The navy department.
was advised yesterday that the Nal
iory line steamer, leaving New York
tomorrow would carry free of charge
t5 tons of supplies to be transferred to
The Montgomery and Nashville at Key
West. The two war ships are poorly
adapted for carrying supplies, having
Bcant quarters for their own supplies.
II is only because they can make the
run In daylight that any attempt is
made to carry the rs tons of supplies.
The relief measures are proving ur.
kxpectedly successful, the supplies rum
ming into the carloads and hundred Of
Aons. The state department has had
sciice from the Cuban relief committee
at New York that there were shipped
On March from New York to Santiago
100000 pounds Of relief supplies; on the
I'd, to Havana. $4,000 pounds. yester-
day, to Matanzas. 100000 pounds, and
10 Sangua La Grande, 100000 pounds
In these shipments are 100000 grains Of
quinine consigned to each of the ports
except Havana.
Chairman Barton, of the central
Cuban relief committee has advised
the state department that Donations
are coming forward in great abund-
nnce. not only money, but more par
iicularly in the form of provisions,
from all directions. The Oregon COM
mittee promises ten car loads, and pos
Bibly 20, and Omaha. Minneapolis and
other western committees are offering
shipments by the car load. We have
upon the pier Of the Manson line nearly
LOO tons ready for their steamer, which
they had kindly offered to take to Ma
tsnzas and Sagua."
The Maine relief fund under Mrs.
Longs management, yesterday reached
q total of sS.113.
The only telegram relating to the
Maine disaster that came to the navy
department during the day was the
following from Commander Forsyth at
Key West:
"Bache arrived. Brought one body.
unidentified, and Paul Leoftus. private
marine; jeremiah Shea, coal passer;
John Heffner, ordinary seaman:
Thomas J. Waters. ordinary seaman
wounded, from Tortugas. The wounded
were sent to the Army hospital"
In the course Of the inquiry into the
naval resources of the United States
an order has been issued to make a
test of the machinery Of the old WAT
monitors at the League Island navy
yard. These are single turreted craft,
that are armed with big smooth bore
guns in turrets that could likely be
pierced by modern high powered rifles
on the battleships, but they would still
BE- Of service in an emergency. There
are eight of these monitors at League
Island and the government owns sew
eral Others that are now loaned to the
naval militia organizations of some Of
the states.