The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-03-15
MORE SHIPS TO HAVANA
BATTLEsHlP IOWA oRaNOIANA 70 co FOR
AFEW HOURS.
Italian Warships, Also, About 10 Arrive. Editor
klop. oh Gives SO, 500 to the Cuban
Relief Fund.

Havana. March 1.-THE day was sui
try and cloudy. During the morning
there was no session of the United
States Naval Court of Inquiry into the
loss of the battleship Maine, the men,
bers of the court sitting on the poop of
the Mangrove discussing various mat
tiers in connection with their work.
Arrangements are in progress to discon-
tnue Il number of the relief stations in
Havana, which are open daily at certain
hours. and to establish instead one large
central station, which will be open for
relief at all hours of the day, with four
suburban stations. Lists have been Sc
cured of the names of the towns near
Havana, of the number of their inhabi-
tants and of the restitution in each
These lists will be extended throughout
Cuba. to embrace all the localities where
suffering exists. A careful estimate it'll
is hoped. will be made of the total num-
Der to be provided for, so that the
amount and variety of the daily ratiOns
can be fixed according to the money
available. 1t is believed that the long
established hospitals and asylums of Ha-
vana can be made use of, if assistance
is iudiciously given to their regular man
ayers. Ii Is further hoped that by spend
ing $4,000, Las CasaS, now the prin-
pal place in Havana for the relief of the
reconcentradOeS here, can be made
model refuge, with new beds, good kitch-
ems, etc.
Rumors are in circulation here to the
effect that Italian war ships are about
to arrive at this port. and it is further
reported that the United States govern
ment will send either the battleship Iowa
or Indiana to this harbor, to stay two or
three hours. No cause is assigned for
the latter story, nor can the report be
confirmed officially.
One unidentified body was recovered
to-day from the wreck of the Maine.
Important factions of the tutono-
mlSts of MatanZaS and Santa Clara.
representing all races, have agreed not
TO take part in the general or local cleo
ti0ns next month. In some political cir
cles the opinion is expressed that this
agreement is the result of discomfort, !
caused by the fact that the autOnOmist
government has been unable to give EN-
ployment to the excessive numbers Of
people who have been seeking positions +
in the government offices.
Captain General Blanco has ordered
that the sum of $4,000 he spent in re- !!
constructing the Pando Railroad bridge. |
near Gibara, in the province of Santa
go de Cuba. The bridge, which was de- /
stroyed by dynamite. it needed to estah- |
l"sl Il line of communication.
In the district of Whales. province
of Pinar del Rio, tobacco TO the value of
100000 has already been gathered. The
other large crops have not been llar-
vested. /
According to Spanish advices. n gov
eminent force protected by the gun boats
Venaditto and Galicia. operating be-
tween POrtillo Niqucr0. Camarones. VII
cana and CabO Cruz. on the southwest
ern coast of the province of Santiago de
Cuba, has been engaged with an in
SurSent force mt Del TOrO Inlet The
Spanlards are reported to have lost three
men killed and to have twelve men
wounded, while. it is added they cap
tured eleven prisoners and some arms
and ammunition
The Spaniards have it is announced.
commenced military operations at La
Sierra Maestro. and on both sides of the
river Cauto. in the province of Santiago
de Cuba. General Bernal is in COM
mand of the troops operating in the di-
rection of Bairo and Cantilados. Rein
forcements TO the number of 100 troops
have arrived at Santiago de Cuba from
Spain.
The military commander of Santa
Clara reports that as the insurgent
leaders Cayito, Alvares, Nunez and
others were upon the point of surrend-
ering to the Spaniards near La Esperan-
"a, province of Santa Clara, they were
surprised by the insurgents under Ro-
berto Bermudez, and collision occur
red. Later on the farm of Luzo,
force of guerilas found the naked bodies
of Alyares, Nunez and Major Espineza,
of the insurgent army. who had evident