Evening star., 1898-03-07
STANDS AT HIS POST
Gen. Lee Will Remain to Guard
American Interests.
ANSWER TO CORRESPONDENTS
Consul General Has No Fear for Per.
sonal Safety.
His son With HIN In HAVANA
A War Vessel to Garry Supplies
to Cuba.
MORE BODIES RECOVERED

HAVANA, March 7.-General FTtzhugif
Lee, consul general of the United States.
when questioned today regarding Spain's
demand for his recall said:
Il shall continue to do my duty, which is
TO guard American interests"
'Fftzhush Lee, my son, came 70 visit me,
during the short vacation granted him by;
the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad. He was
here before. has many friends and will rel
turn to the United States when his yaca-'
tion is over, next week. Mrs. Lee is not
i'll, nor is she nervous. / have not written
her anything to alarm her. i have had no.
need to do so.'
AS previously cabled, the coast survey,
steamer Bache, on her return from Key
West, will take the Ferns place here. near
The wreck Of the Milne. as quarters forl
the officers. The Fern is to go north toi
take on board supplies for the recoacen-
trados, taking these supplies direct TO Ma
tanzas and Sagua La Gran1e.
Fern "a War Vessel.
Technically, the Fern is a war vessel, be-
cause she mounts one gun, a six-pounder.
which is used for saluting Only su~mises
can be made. as to how long the United
States court of inquiry into the loss of the
VIII ItlHalr mere, Dul IL COSS nOt
seem likely that the courts stay here viii
be mucn longer protractej. Its members
profess ignorance as to the time of their
departure for the United States.
The Ward line steamer Con arrived
here today from New York. The Spanish
steamer Alfanso XIII has reached this
port from SPAIN having on board ]. .233 SOL
diers.
KEY WEST, Florida, March E!Thel
Mallory line steamer Alamo arrived
here this morning from New York with a
cargo of ammunition for the United States
fleet, a greater part of which is intended
for the cruiser Cincinnati. The cruiser
Montgomery will take the ammunition to
the Cincinnati.
The Alamo went alongside the Mont
gomery and transferred 1000 tons of am.
rcunition to that cruiser, after which shs
left for the Tortugas Islands, where she
will transfer the rest of her cargo of am
munition to the United States warships
there.
There were no movements among the
vessels of the fleet this morning.
The coast survey steamer Bache arrived
here from Havana, having on board the
remains of six more victims of The dis
aster to the Maine. They were buried with
lfle SAME oDStTNSu llo
first body was buried on Thursday last,
and the funeral procession was also in the
same order.
There as no demonstration at the fune-
raj At The cemetery about 400 persons
witnessed the interment. One of the bodies
buried today is supposed TO be that of Rob-
ert White, a mess attendant, and another
Is supposed TO be that of a sergeant of
marines. but ii was rot fully identified.
Two bodies Were put in one coffin.
One hearse and four ordinary wagons,
covered with the stars and stripes were
used TO convery the remains to the ceme-
terry, where Chaplain Royce of the cruiser
New York read the burial service.
Commander McCalla and a gun division
from the United States cruiser Marblehead
paid the last honors to the remains.
All was quiet at Havana when the Bacne
left there last night.
New Torpedo Boats for Spain
GLASGOW. March THE crews to man
the Spanish torpedo boats Osado and An
oez, which are being completed by the
Thompsons for Spain, have arrived here.
1t is said that the boats will be completed
en- Friday or Saturday, when they will go
to Ferrol, Spain, where they will take on
board their armaments. From Ferrol the
Osado and Andez are going TO Cuba.
Intended to ForestalI Spain.
LONDON, March THE st. James Ga
ze;te this evening says:
The United States is not buying any
warships as long as she does not feel the
need for any outside reinforcements. 1t is
understood that the efforts of the United
States representatives in England are not
directed toward the purchase of warships
building, but to prevent Spain from pur-
chasing them"