The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-11

tian Herald of New York, and one of the
three commissioners appointed by Presi-
dent Mckinley to supervise the collection
of a fund for the relief of the reconcen-
tradoes who arrived here yesterday, has
explained that, so far as he known, there
was no intention to smuggle. He believes
the jewelry was sent from the interior
parts of the United States as presents,
and the quality and quantity discovered
seems to prove this assumption to be cor,
rect.
The United States naval court of inquiry
into the loss of the battleship Maine Is
quietly continuing its work, and its mem
bers are as secretive as usual. So far
as can be judged, there have been no i'm
portant developments recently.
The officers of the Montgomery have
paid and received the usual courtesies here,
visiting the Spanish admiral and other
Spanish officers, who returned the visits
of the American officers.
The American yacht Anita with its con-
gressional party, has arrived. The Anita
had on board Senator Gallnger Senator
Thurston and Mrs. Thurston, Senator
Money, with his father, another and sis
ter, Congressman Cummings, Congress-
man Smith, Mrs. Eva Valesh and Herbert
J. Browne. The party breakfasted at the
Hotel Pasaje. Consul General Lee called
about noon.
The Congressional tourists are likely to
remain ten days or a fortnight, as the
health regulations would prevent an earl
ier departure, even if desired. Ten o'clock
tomorrow morning has been fixed as the
time for the call of ceremony on Gen.
Blanco.
Next Thursday there will be an infiu-
ential gathering at the palace under the
chairmanship of Gen. Blanco to promote
the purchase of a warship to be called
Island of Cuba. On Sunday night dyn-
amite bomb destroyed a railway culvert
near Esperanza, province of Santa Clara.
Capt Sampson, who has been exposed TO
the sun while on the wreck lately, is some
what indisposed to-day, but the doctor on
the Montgomery says he has no apprehen-
sion of a serious illness.
The Spanish divers avoided the noon-day
heat, working in the morning and even
ing. Two divers were examined by the
American court of inquiry to-day as TO
their recent observations at the wreck.
The work of wreclxing appears very slow.
If any real progress is made, 1t is scarce
ly apparent from day to day. Still, IL Is
hoped that when the upper debris has been
removed to the barge, more bodies will be
recovered. 1t may be, however, that the
last body retaining that shape recognizable
as human has been removed from the
Maine.
Capt Chadwick to-day, from descriptions
in enlistment papers, identified two bodies
that were buried at Colon Cemetery to-
gether some days ago as those of Joseph l.
Gordon and Johnson. both colored.
The officers and men of the Montgomery
are still refused shore leave. They de-
vote much time to drill and setting up
exercises, the latter exciting much inter
est, especially to the sailors on the Span
ish ships, where the tactics are quite diff
ferent.
Consul General Lee called to-day on
Commander Converse of the Montgomery
There is official authority for the state
ment that the Spanish court of inquiry
will make it's decision public as soon as
reached