Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-03-10
IN HAVANA HARBOR
Montgomery Anchored Near
the Maine.
FERN OFF FOR KEY WEST
Consul General Lee on Good Terms with
General Eiauco. Court OF In
puiry Pursucs Faciturnand
Even Secrrtive way.
(HY TelAgraphl

| here at 9:3o this morning. The arrival
,s&re of the Montgomery was very
Qu-vA it being generally understood
tnat she comes to replace the coast sur
vey steamer Fern as quarters for zap
tam SiSs:yee and Others.
SorE1i1udrr Converse. of the Mont
geometry, is u high authority on expo
s.ves ond his advice Will be useful to
he cC~IT OF inquiry into the loss Of the
Maine.
After firing the usual satute and sue-
ing slluled in ielurn, the Munusonery
Was moorei in the pi.nc.pal h1Ar.r-r
ne4r the wreck III the Mp ...s and nv the
cent!e OF Spapi~h .,Iup-
later - The day Commander Con-
verse received the corresp pendent on
oonrd the cruiser ard treated him
s.urlousiy. Though he had nothing to
-te4i Mtn 1ey>nd the facts Already sent
he seemed SATISFIED to nave a IeSl IN
liaNald .haI'pr for White, as TIE
cruiser ;2as been very-Dusy tou hlng al
West Indian rArts lately
Captain Sigsbee, Lieutenant Com
mander Wainwright and Ensign Pow
olson Wiz occupy quarters on the
Montgomery, the Fern leaving Havana
iN.s afternoon The Montgomery is as
tr.in auI meat as possible Nobody is
allowed on board Without PERMISSION,
but no one is excluded If business or
courtesy demands the admission Of the
visitor There is no Ind cation of t3e
length OF the cruisers stay in this har-
"yF. any more than there is any news
or the dura tiNn ot the sessions of the
r%u.'. of GnQu!.y here. The. court Q,e.ld
us USUAL sessions today, exam Ming the
divers. Only the Spanish divers We're
ut work and they We're occupied but
part OF the day. The wreckers are
steadily removing the upper debris Of
the wreck. some a,f which viii be DUMP
cd INTO the sea Other portions of the
wreck a'e worth saving.
Senator Proctor left here TODAY for
hey West and VIII go to NJ ami by to-
nolroW's steamer
CNnsul General Lee says there was
nothing OF Importance In the mail mat
ter which he has just re- eived from
the United States
The O.ivette's passenger list of i'm
corners was small and h,.r outgoing Est
81 passengers rs not as !arge as usual.
"a spanish coiI'nn under Colonel Te-
1eaa, according to a Spanish report,
mas captured several en!tuenched lnsur-
gent camps in the Manzanil:a, district.
lncIud!ng the camp of FL Chine The
troops. the Spaniards add. Killed nine
mem, made three prisoners arl cap
tured IAN armory with many tools.
and destroyed many great huts and
hospitals
There was another engagement be-
tween u-ese opposing forces it appe,rs.
at La Sierra. and the insurgents are al
| legged to have lost over one hundred
| men while the Spanish colonel reports
| only two # his men l1iIlt11 md fir,aan
wounded.
There VIII be am important rnA".ing
| tonight OF the Central committee OF the
E"nserva tive party. The Marquis Apez-
,egu.,,. who Will preside. viii. it lis an
n"unceI, "eNp"sc the proposition that
the Conservatives should take part i'm
ihe elections 1t is generally admit
ted that n majority Of: the Conserya-
tives are unwilling to take part in the
ee t.'sns, though the colori:ll or auto
| nomc government will reserve. sixteen
iIi'tS lot tEe conservatives in tho
G, t"n:"l congress, it they participate in
the e,ecti"!s.
Ht':t-Sls.ii itial'tL)o BOATS.
nl1nSN t March s-Ths Spanish
to'Peno n"'Ht rleShoy@rS pSado and Au-
! a a',, lelt t:<e I'yhe nank ms afternoon,
ny !Ia''''eu ana With al. their suns
l1.u o'hsr a'hii'ilsaits "h board. Ihey
"Lt eii".ifh lnetr ANN tNif.tlon tomor-
n rI u ','ee .,, ana WIZ san on SAT,
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peso VI "o Aloas.
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- hppsch' rropnletor or the
o.'' S''al, iieia1o OF Ne" YORK. arrived
| SlGIlSrS appointed by President Mckin-