Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-08-30
HABANA HARBOR LIVELY.
Presenting Its Old bright Pictur,
Anain-AmerIcan Soldiers Land.

| Copyright, 1898, by the Associated puI
HABANA, August 29.-S p. N-Tho t..
of Habana again presents aa unusually
active aspect. It IS full Of life and ba..
On its ripping waters ride at aa.f
numerous vessels. with clr-o.s ..
rations from the United States T
brightness Of the harbor is heish.1.II-
the trim aspect of the Spanish w.u-..
anchored near the blackened ru.n- ot H.
Maine. Close TO what remains o. H.
splendid battleship is moorec tha srl.-
ish cruiser Alfonso Mi. She .s no t5
same buoy as she was on the Hsa. q
the explosion. The wreck itself h.s a.
tied two feet or more on the muddy ...-
tom.
Early this morning Senior DE- DI.r
accompanied by the chief inspector No
the harbor police, visited the Red Gross
steamer Clinton 10 return Miss CLARA
Bartons visit, remaining nearly 0g h1..
Nothing definite has been decided l..
but probably a part OF the h. Cross
relief will DO landed here and o. IG .
Matanzas.
After his visit 10 Miss Barton. G0y.r-
de Castro paid visit 90 The ''u.,
where he was entertained by Captain
Niles and Major Miskeru. 90 whom s
gave letters of introduction from Sl
Montoro, Secretary OF Finance iu Dr.
Spanish Colonial Cabinet. recommend.
that permission be given them OBJ la.r-
butte a million ratiOns. free 0f duty e
plan is for the Comal 20 remain lt i.-
banf as central floating warehouse AMI
10 forward relief 10 the interior a .
pack-mules, and other means of tri'
portati0n.
FIRST SOLDIERS ASHORE.
Yesterday morning the first of t'
American soldiers landed from the Clmi
and took breakfast ashore. Thef age
pearance excited universal curiosity, r
crowds following them from tho Wl.t
and commencing their quiet and genie.
manly conduct,
The attitude OF the people here 0, ai
classes toward the American soldiers l
correspondents, and toward Americans
generally, is one Of courtesy and polite
ness. This afternoon a detachm,..
fifteen men from the COmal visited 'i
graves OF the victims OF the Maln. -,'
eral ladies placed flowers upon the tr.
Habana to-day is without meat 1Fl
10 a wrangle over the free entry oi
cattle.
AdWces from the province of pir.r 1a
Rio say that the insurgent forces 'a''
are quite destitute. Insurgenl bands I'D
the neighborhOod are, however,
ing property rights.
The steamer Wanderer. with ra.
and clothing. is reported at Cayo iI.
Lieutenant Johnson. OF the Tenth
~. and a party have started from
spiritus for Punta Algro. There FOB ni
the Wanderer, and later 10 go u.r.. 3
her.
EVERYTHING QrTEr
A correspondent OF Fl Pals. who %
Habana the day the protocol a
on a tour including Caibair.u i
Clara. Sagua, Remedies, ana fl'
reports everything quiet and or'-.
that district wherever he went lI
that all the natives-and tle
too-are overjoyed az the terminate.
the war
According 10 this corresponden.
tenant Johnston is returning r..t
cause relieved Of his command 0
raj Maxine Gomez II appear.
after the capture OF Gibara the m
flag was hOisted over the fort
ant Johnston promptly pulled , .4
and not having an American iHs D."
i'm it's place. he hOisted hIs ....
which huttered a ribbon of OBJ,
can national cOl0rs. The incident
rise % considerable feeling. Hh..
minated I'm a falling ont. aud n
ant JohnstOn's being relieved 0l ls
mand.