The age-herald., 1898-03-26
CAPT. S|GSBEE
 LEAVES TODAY Says Farewells to His Friends and Packs His Grip. SPANISH PRESS IS AT OUTS La Lucha Claims That The Imparcal Started the Reports of Cuban Suffering.
 Lee Says the Relief Work Is
 Progressing Failry.

Havana March 25.-This being the fete of the annunciation there was little doing in private or official business here.
 The Spanish divers have not been down to the wreck of the Maine since last Sum day, but the American divers lave got ip two 6-inch guns.
 Capt. Sigsbee and the other officers of the Maine were busy today preparing to leave tomorrow for Washington and their homes.
 The daily distribution of relief ut the Gen. tral station on Estrel,a street is moving with admirable precision.
 La Lucha publishes an editorial criticis- ing the Imparcial of Ma'Nid for an cji- torial in the last named paper in which the recall of Gen. Fitzhugh Lee is urged on the government. It says no une is SD much 10 blame as the Impartial for Gen. Lees course "Since the edit )r of that paper gave Gen. Lee weapons by It's strictures upon Capt-Gen. Weyier's course in re- gard to the reconcen.rldos.
 Lays It on the Imparcial.
 Continuing, La Lucha says: 'The Inn partial published reporrs of such terrible scenes of starving in Cuba that the United States government directed it's consuls to give all the relief possible"
 In conclusion La Luc.ia. remarks: Gen. Lee must have done what WAS required, because to the request for his removal. President Mckinley says the consul gen. erals course has been perfectly satisfac- tory"
 It Is reported the Spanish troops re- gently killed Major Rtafaei Castillo, lately appointti an aide de camp of General Go meg. It is also alleged that the insurgent General Nordoz has been shot near All quisar, this province.
 General Hernandez Vefasco, according to Spanish reports, has burned an insurgent camp at La Leit1seT, province of Pinar del Rio, has surprised four other insur- gent camps kflding sixty-one insurgents, has captured thirty men, among whom were two insurgent officers
 Colonel Escaro, it is reported from Spanish headquarters. has also surprised several insurgent camps and has destroyed a number of dn5urgent prefectures and many plantations.
 Sigsbee Saying Farewell.
 Captain Sigsbee made farewell calls to- day upon General Bianco and Admiral Manterola. He reported to the former his thanks for expressions of sympathy at the loss of the Maine, and also for the help given in rescuing at the time of the dis aster, requesting General Blanco to con- vey these sentiments to his subordinates. The two officers parted with mutual as- surances of esteem.
 Consul General Lee said to the cores pondent of the Associated Press today with regard to the present. status of the relief work: l'tfT'
 q am happy to know that now all mat ters pertaining to the reception and dis tributfon of American supplies to the poor of Cuba are progressing successfully. The people of the United States in attempting to support some 200, 900 destitute people have undertaken a colossal task. The modes of procedure and the details connected there with presented many troublesome features at the outset but now all of these have been overcome. Everything is in good working order.
 Donors can rest absolutely assured that what they have sent here reaches those for whom it was intended. At first, owing to the meagre supplies and the large num- Der of poor in the city of Havana and it's vicinity, the distribution was necessarily confined to those localities. Now, however, everything is coming in abundance and reaches all localities"