Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-03-21
HAVANA GOSSIP.
The City Quiet After Saturdays
Festivities.
WORK OF THE RED CROSS.
Further Organization For Facll-
itating Delivery of Supplies.
Cuban Papers Bitter EdtoriaI-sneers
For the Relief Work - Names
Steam Launch Raised
Sunday.

Havana, March 2O.-Little work was
done on the wreck today by the divers
or contractors. The city has been quiet
after the festivities of last night, last
ing until early this morning, at the TIA
con Theatre, where dramatic repre-
sentation was given in aid of the fund
for the Spanish navy.
At the theatre last night, every pat
riotic sentiment was cheered to the echo,
but there were no sensational features.
The proceeds are not all in yet, but il
is believed that they will amount to
between $4,000 and $4,000 in gold. For
mer estimates were too large. Even
with the enormous prices paid for boxes
and seats, it was Impossible that any
such figures as $4,000 or 100000 should
be realized, as was hoped for by some.
The Austrian cruiser Donau, which
left for New York last evening, Is not
expected to reach her destination for
week or more, as she is slow, even with
auxiliary sail power.
The Red Gross, Society of America
having decided to devote itself hence
forth in Cuba to hospital asylum and
kindred work, DR.. Egan prefers not to
serve on the general committee. The
distribution relief committee now con-
sists of Consul General Lee, DR.. R. Guz-
man, representing the Cuban commit
tee, and ]. L. Vanderwater, secretary of
the Western Railway of Cuba, repre-
sentfng the American contributors
Gen. Lee will act as arbitrator in the
event of difference OF opinion between
the other two members. The food on
hand will afford relief to all the needy
in the island for a week or more, and
additional supplies are ahoat. Relief
has been Sent to 1874 central points, from
which 462 towns and villages have been
supplied Corn meal is the principal
ration, as being good food for the real
ly hungry, but not likely to tempt beg
gars or the unworthy Besides, there
is no difficulty in getting it through the
customs quickly. Special Commissioner
Kloptsch has appointed three men to
travel constantly through the island, to
verify the count of the needy, to see
that the supplies are properly received
and handled to prevent fraud, and gen
orally to assist in the work of distribu-
ton.
If the government will sanction the
arrangements, a large building in the
suburb of Cuanabacoa, where the Alton
so XII regiment is now quartered, will
be rented by the relief committee Sc
veral hundred reconcentrados have just
been set to work cultiVatlng ten acres
of ground, surrounding the building, in
this way contributing to their own sup
port The plan Is experimental, and if
successful is capable of extensive de-
velopment elsewhere.
The Union Constitutional, in an edi
torial today, calls attention to the pre-
sence in Havana of certain lordly men
who are talking loudly, discussing Span
ish and Cuban affairs and criticislng
the government" 1t says THE action
of these men, the Yankee correspon-
dents who stir up strife between ma
TONS might, by the lies they publish,
cannon in event of war. The Maine dis
aster has been used as text for fool
ish stories about mines, and also about
dungeons worse than the inquisition.
Under pretence of relief the United
States surrounds Cuba with vessels of
her fleet, and the lingo spirit urges war.
The United States is settled by aliens,
anarchists and the lower classes, who
do not know the meaning of real
charity, their motto being my son, get
money, honestly If you can, but at any
rate get money They seek to infiict
humiliation upon Spanish honor and
charity by their ostentatious contribu-
tons"
'The presence of the Vizcaya and the
Atmirante Oquendo has helped to keep
the American jingoes within bounds,
and when the fleet of torpedo boats ar
r1ves from Spain and Admiral Manterola
raises his flag here on the great ship
Carlos V, all these menaces inside and
outside will disappear"
Consul General Lee today visited the
graves of the victims of the Maine dis
aster in Colon cemetery. The ground
has been levelled preparatory to sodding
and ornamenting with shrubs and flow
ers
Gen. Lee will soon erect a fence en-
closing all the graves with gateway
The question Of a suitable monument
has not yet been raised.
AS the result of the action of the CEN
trail committee of the conservative party
in Havana, in urging all that wing to
take part in the coming elections, the
local committee of conservatives in
Cienfuegos, composed of prominent men,.
has resigned in a body.
The Names steam launch was raised
today from the wreck by the contract
ors.
The latest official advices from Gen.
Pando's forces tell of IAN unimportant
skirmish with the rebels in the pro
vince of Puerto Principe"