The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-11
VIzCAYA VERY VULNERABLE.
STANDS so HIGH OUT OF THE WA
TER AS TO BE AN EASY TARGET.

Naval officer Expresses the Opinion
That the Iowa Would BLOW Her
Boilers Out in Ten Minutes-The
PeInyO Formidable BattIeship,
But Less Dangerous Than the
Massachuse tts-ExpulsiOn of Cor
reSpOndents-PrOctO Talks of His
Trip.
Havana, March 1O.-As an indication of
the estimate put upon the Vizcaya and AL
mirante Oquendo, sister ships, by naval
officers here, remark of oneof them made
to-day is worth repeating. The officer was
standing with this correspondent on the
quay watching the Vizcaya as she swung
with the tide.
Yes" he observed, "she is a beautiful
| ship, but too big a mark. The Iowa. for
instance, could not miss her with a single
shot at reasonable fighting range and
would be likely to blow her boilers out in
the first ten minutes"
The same officer said: 1.-THE Pelayo is a
really formidable battleship but smaller
and less dangerous than our Massachu-
setts.
There is some talk here to the effect that
| the American government has arranged for
| laying cable from Key West to Tortugas,
as the latter is the best rendezvous for the
! fleet, since the largest ships are able to
| coal there in all sorts of weather.
Henri Laine, the newspaper correspond
ent, was not compelled to leave the coun-
| try because of newspaper work, but be-
| cause of written charges accompanied by
| alleged full proof furnished to the auton-
.omic government by Senor Bruzon, Cover
nor of Havana province, that he was in
volved in the conspiracy responsible for
locating twenty-five dynamite bombs at
various points in Havana. Senor BruZon
demanded the expulsion Of all newspaper
correspondents on the ground that seasa-
tional stories sent to the United States
| were liable to create riots in Havana.
The Marquis de Montiri and Senior Gown
opposed the wholesale deportation, saying
that the matter was very serious ana thaL
it was the duty of the autonomc govern
ment not only to preserve peace in tfa-
Vana, but to promote good feeling with the
United States. Furthermore, they con-
tended that not all the correspondents
should be under the ban, but that selec-
tions should be made of the guilty. They
concluded their reply to Senor Bruzon by
SAYING that it would be unwise to expel
any correspondents while the court of in
quiry was in session, lest it should seem
that the Spaniards dreaded the publication
of the truth about the Maine explosion.
They demanded additional written charges
with proofs from Senor Bruzon. This was
four days ago, and nothing has been forth
coming
1t is probable, however, that certain cor
respondents will be asked TO leave the Is
land when the American court of inquiry
finishes its work.
Senator Proctor, before leaving for Key
West by the Olivette yesterday after what
he calls most profitable two weeks in
| Cuba" said 81 have not had an easy
time have seen aH from the highest
general and the richest merchant to the
neediest reconcentrado and the humblest
pacifico, bankers, officers, officials and
others I have visited the military pris-
ons hospitals, relief depots, asylums
guard houses, trochas, farms, offices and
homes. have been in four provinces
Havana, Pinar del Rio, Matanzas and
Santa Clara, and the principal cities OF
each. 1 am of an observant turn of mind
and l keep my eyes open.
II have found out what could not pos
sibly have learned without a personal
visit while l have not to my knowledge
antagonized a single person on the island
| My trips with Miss Barton have beer
of great service, because when the minds
of people are mellowed by gratitude, theil
hearts speak out the truth.
LAS business man, l wish to say tina
Miss Barton's methods of receiving, CIR
ing for and distributing the supplies ar.
admirable. The American people can b,
confident that all money and supplies seu
will be conscientiously applied. CoulC
they see, as I have seen, the suffering
2 starvation andT 2eath, they would as Whit
l tier says, lnuyorth wine and OIL"
5 Every one IS much struck by the sue
cess of the American orphanage which tn
Red Cross Society has established in
: handsome villa in the suburbs of Coreo
in charge of DR.. Lesser, and his wife q
matron. Although open for a few day
only it now holds thrty-six happy young
sters.
In connection with the orphanage
: daily clinic is held. The Cuban doctor
, are much interested in Red Cross word
. and forty patients were treated yester
: day. DR.. Lesser has refused the deman
! of the Spanish government that he shou
nav 800 for the privilege of practicini
among the poor, saying that the Re
Cross physicians are allowed to practic
, the world over. Thus far his work ma
not been interfered with. nor is it likel
to be.
There is a good deal of comment abou
nropositions to the insurgents by the radi
cal wing of the autonomist party. Tn
Standards say the autonomists programm
4 promises nothing but sorrow ana wal
while Gen. Gomez himself has offere
s15OOlO,OO0 and a favorable commercia
treaty with Spain if independence !
2 granted. Moreover they say that the au
5 tonomists programme to disarm the vol
e unteers would mean independence If car
. ried out, since the insurgents would nc
+ | be disarmed.
a AS the result of vigorous demonstration
j. | bv the insurgents in the province of Pima
. | del Rio the government has ordered ST
: | field pieces from the Moron-Jucaro troch
: | to Pinar del Rio. This shows that tn
! western provinces are not go quiet as ha
f been said.
!. CONVERSE CALLS ON BLANCO.