Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-03-06

sent up and flags and other decorations
We're displayed from the vessels In port,
the public buildings and the palaces
The Ainirante OQuendo made a fine
app -asance as she returned the salute
from Fort Cabanas, nd then saluted THE
fort and admiral
Captain Joaqin Lasasta is in com rnaIrld
of Uhe A'lmilramte Oquendo.
General Fitzhugh Lees son. Fitz-
hugh, Jr., was among the passengers
vino arrived here today on board THE
OI.vetIe.
The smokestacks of the Maine have
! be n removed. The divers hope to re-
cover more bodies today.
COAL F'OR WARSHrPS
PITTSBURG, PA, March 5.-The
Post tomorrow will say:
THE United States government BY
Secretary Long, of THE Navy Depart
ment, has just closed d contract with
f'erle, Peacock & Kerr. coal operators,
Within forty (4o) days of 100000 toms of
steam coal. The oJiutractis unauthorized
by Congress, but is made under the
emergency clause. The corp.ract calls
for the delivery of ten Thousand tons
of coal per day at Key West. for forty
days shipment to commence on or be-
fore April l."
COLUMBIA GOING SOUTH.
PHILADELPHIA. March 81 was
reported at League Island navy yard
had received orders from the Navy De-
pIrtnent today to send the cruiser Co
!unb1 south ITS soon as possible. The
Columbia Will be ready to leave the
yard by the 18th instant.
The tug Sanluset. now at League Is
land. Will, 1T is said, accompany The
Columbia south, and viii probably be
used as a dispatch boat by the squad
ron az Key West .....
SURVIVORS OFF FOR NEW YORK.
KEY WEST FLA. March 5.-The
Mallory Lint. steamer Lampasas. which
sailed for New York Today, has on
board five survivors of the Maine.
They are N1as'terat-4 Arms Load, Cook
Schwartz and Toplia, Ru-hlla and
.Nwn. ste wards. They Win be taken to
thy. receiving ship Vermont, and from
JAere Will be transferred to other ships
| The lMarbleheHud. Mont gonl,A,'y. Iowa
|'EeW York, De'trJit and Nashville. in
1hc .hai'bOr. have each ,eceived a con-
tingcnt of the Names survivors. while
r1e Texas and Indiana. at the Tortu-
| gas. have also added n few survivors
| of the disaster 10 their muster rpM.
| Forty men in all We're diStribu; ed among
The fleet. The Alaines officers and
men hoped that they would be Resigned
20 one ship.
| Their. are fifteen OF the Names en-
! listed men still here and it is expected
all Of them Will report for duty With
| IN two weeks.
! Orders for a months leave Of absence
FOR all the Maines officers excepting
Lieutenant Holman and Lj@utena:at
catl:n have reached Admiral SLcard
but they are held pending the pleasure
| Of The naval court OF inquiry.
y subscription is being raised
thl-ruG 'nout the fleet for the relief of The
ty,ml!e,s of the Victims of the Maine
! disaster. Every enlisted man on board
the cruiser New York has given s. out
Of his months pay in spite Of the en-
deavor 70 limit the srbscrpti"n /" s..
I FLORIDA QUARANTINE.
! PACK SOENILLE., FLA. March 8
Secretary Matthews. of 'th~ State Board
If Health. says that if any conflict
| Shall arise between Florida and the
| federal authorities 10 the enforcement
lof quarantine on April /, it Will be due
to the federal authorities ana not those.
of the. state Nh Florida state law pro-
| viCleS for THE enforcement Of qu>l,an
| tine. on May !, but as Il matter Of taNi-
| gency, the state board of health Is en-
powered to pass rules that shall have
th, f, roe ,sf statute .aw. At he last
upon the advice Of Secretary Gage. Of
| the Treasury, acting upon the Suggvs-
| ton of Surgeon General Wyman. the
| state board of health passed THE April
| LIST vule, and has since instructed Its
Ia-entSS at various Florida ports to en-
| force it. Surgeon General Wyman
made the suggestion under THE opinion
tliIlt danger from infection by yellow
ifever should be guarded against earlier
| this year than last. The governor Of
| Florida has no Jurisdiction over THE
state board of health further than to
call IL together. This may be done if
reuuests. for this state and its officials
the circumstances warrant. and will
lprobHhly be done if the President 80