The Portland daily press., 1898-03-11
This gives not only full outfit for ves-
sells now in commission, but also the
necessary service supply.
SENATOR PROCTOR INTERVIEWED.
Commends Good Work Being Done by
Clara Barton.

Havana, via Tampa, March 9.-Senator
Proctor before leaving for Key West by
the Olivette today after what he calls "a
most profitable two weeks in Cuba, !"
said: 81 have not had an easy time L
have seen all, from the highest general
and the richest merchant to the neediest
reconcentrado and the humblest pacif1oo,
bankers, officers, officials and others. L
have visited the military prison, hospital
relief deports, asylums, guard houses
trochas, farms, offices and homes. l have
been in four provinces, Havana, Pinar
del Rio, Metanzas and Santa Clara and
in the principal cities of eaoh am OF
an observant turn of mind and and kept
my eyes open.
~ have found out what I could not
have learned without personal visit,
while I have not to my knowledge antag-
onized single person on the island. My
trips with Miss Barton have been Of the
greatest service, because when the minds
of the people are mellowed by gratitude
their hearts speak out the truth. AS q
business man I wish to say that Miss
and distributing the supplies are all most
admirable. am surprised at her ability
and delighted at the results attained.
The American people may be assured that
all money or supplies sent will be con-
scientiously applied. Could they see as |
have seen, the suffering starvation and
deaths, they would, as Whittier says,
| pour forth wine and oiP."
Every one is much struck by the sue
cess of the American orphanage which
the Red Cross society has established in a
| handsome villa in a suburb under the
! charge of DR.. Lesser, and of his wife, as
Inotron. 1t is for the orphan reconcentra-
does. Although open for few days only,
1t now holds thirty six happy youngsters
| to whom the place seems heaven, so clean
and comfortable is it. There is room for
a hundred, but all the places will soon be
| taken up.
In connection with the orphanage a
daily clinic is held. The Cuban doctors
are much interested in Red Cross work,
and forty patients were treated yesterday.
Dr.. Lesser has refused the demand of the
Spanish that he should pay $500 for the
privilege of practicing among the poor
saying that the Red Cross physicians are
allowed to practice all the world over.
| Thus far his work has non been interfered
with, nor is it likely to be.
! There is good deal OF comment also
about propositions to the Insurgents by
the radical wing of the autonomist party.
The Spaniards say the autonom1sts
programme promises nothing but sorrow
and war: while Gen. Gomez himself has
offered $50, 600. 600 and q favorable COM
| mercial treaty with Spain If Independence
| is granted. Moreover, they say that the
volunteers would mean independence II
carried out, since the insurgents wOu Id
| not be disarmed. As an indication of the
| estimate put upon the Vizcaya and the
Almirante Oquendo, sister ships by naval
officers here. remark OF one OF them
| made today is worth reporting. The
officer was standing with this correspond
ent on the quay watching the vizcaya as
lshe swung with the tide. Yes he OBJ.
served quietly, 'she Is a beautiful ship,
but too big q mark. The Iowa for in
stance 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 off er said: The Pelayo is
a really formidable battleship, but small
or 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 hTc uUiC W No~A oAAoAo 49, 'sAA SSA 70 "a
we ather.
Mr.. Henri tLane, the newspaper cor
respondent was not compelled to leave
the conntry because of newspaper work,
Init because of written charges, accom-
panied by alleged full, proof furnished to
the autonomist government by Senor
Rruzon. governor of Havana province,
that he and others were involved in the
conspiracy responsible for locating twenty
five dvna1nite bombs at various points in
Havana Senior Bruzon demanded the
expulsion of all newspaperacorresponde
on the ground that sensational stories
sent to the United States were liable to
| Montero and Senior Govinni opposed a
Wholesale deportation, saying that the
matter was very serious and that it was
the duty of the autonomist government
not only the preserve peace In Havana,
but to promote good feeling with the
| United States.
Furthermore, they contended that not
all the correspondents should be under
the ban. but that selections should be
made of: the guilty. They.concluded their
renly to Senior Bruzon by saying that it
would be unwise to expel any correspond
ents while the court Of inquiry 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 Senior Bruzon. This
was four days ago and nothing has been
forthcoming. It is possible that certain
correspondents will be asked to leave the
island when the American court OF in
ouiry finishes it's work.
PROCTOR LEAVES KEY WEST.
Key West, Fla, March 10.-Senator
Proctor and Mr.. Bissell, the stenographer
of the court of inquiry, left tonight for
Miar1a.
The Fern brought the Names silver
ware and 80 rifles, recovered from the
wreck. Mr.. Bissell, stenographer of the
court of inquiry, was also on board.
Both the official stenographers have now
left the Court and it has only a tenn
porary clerk. This leads many here to
think that it's work is practically done
and will return to Key West Saturday.
The Fern coaled and the provisions for
the starving Cubans were put ON board.
She is scheduled to sail for MataDzas
tomorrow. The Marblehead will go
from the Tortueas to Tampa, where. it is
said, she will takeion additional ammu-
pition. The British cruiser Cordelia