The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-03-09
WHAT LIB WILL Do.
"lStli Stick by tho Ship OF State Unnl tho
Clouds Roll by"-court OF Inquiry Does
vsry IffIe unrlr 5. 3D..

"IStli Stick by tho Ship OF State Until tho
Clouds Roll by"-Court OF Inquiry Does
Very Little Work.
HAVANA, March S.-Some persons,
In order 10 increase the excitement. are
urging General Fitzhugh Lee to resign,
but the consul general OF the United
States. said to a correspondent to-day:
Il WILL STICK BY THE SHIP OF
STATE UNTIL THE CLOUDS ROLL
BY"
The resignation OF Walter B. Barker,
United States consul at Sagua Ia
Grande. was confirmed by to-day's ad-
Vices. Mr.. Barker has been on the
verge OF nervous prostration. Alexander
c. Price, the United States consul at
Matanzas says he cannot much longer
stand the strain under which he has
lived the last two years.
The Bache leaves to-day for tho Tor
tugas Islands TO resume her coast sur
vey work. The Fern will be replaced by
the United States cruiser Montgomery,
which Is to arrive here tomorrow
morning. The crew OF the Fern have
been unable to wash her decks recent
ly, owing to the filthincss OF the harbor
water and must clean up at sea In or
der TO avoid sickness among the crew.
When cleaned, the Fern will 60 to Key
West and from there to Matanzas with
relief supplies. The United cruiser
Nashville. will. It is understood here,
take relief supplies TO Sagua Ia Grande
Ensign Powelson is to be detached
from the Fern and remain here doing
work for the court OF inquiry.
The naval court to-day continues Its
work spending some time Oh the wreck.
There is nothing known officially yet
about the deportation OF any OF the
newspaper correspondents. except Hon.
ore Laine, who was arrested on Satur-
day last. The French steamer 1.afay-
cite arrived here to-day. She had among
her passengers Lucien Joseph Jerome,
who will replace Gustave Gosling as
British vice Consul at this port.
II will probably be wise for some time
at least to substitute something for
condensed milk In the relief supplies
shipped to Havana from the United
States. Since the distribution began
here. the price per Gun has gone from
twenty-five down to eight cents at the
stores The reconcentrados sell the can
or exchange them for something wanted
more than the milk. This applies only
to Havana; the outside cities need con-
densed milk for use In the hospitals.
The court OF inquiry did little to-day.
Consul General Lee was very briefly
examined and 'also one diver. Consider
able time was spent on the wreck. Cap
tain Sampson listened patiently to var
ious theories propounded b. newspaper
men and others as to the causes OF the
explosion. and also 10 statements as 10
hawsers found In the harbor and boiler
iron on the shore. Evidently he at
tnched little Importance to any OF these
stories. but he Intlmated that he would
investigate any OF these he deemed
worth Investigating.
Tho Spanish divers put In q good
days work, examining chiefly the for
ward part OF the wreck on the star
board side. Captain Peral. OF the Span
ish court OF inquiry was at the wreck In
boat for some time during the after
noon. a.
a small number OF tourists who have
been detained by the health regulations
expect TO leave by tho Olivetto to-mor-
row. but there will be no general exodus
OF Americans.