The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-28
SAVANNAH GA MONDAY. FEBRUARY 2S 1895

brought dispatches for the court of in
quiry, authorizing 1t to go to Key West.
senator Proctor has been exploring the
city to-day. He took breakfast with Miss
Clara Barton at her suburban residence
and with other Americans witnessed the
usual noon distribution of relief to the re-
concentrates. No arrangements have been
made for calls by Senator Proctor upon
Gen. Blanco and the other Spanish Off
cials, but it is expected he will call in
formally upon several during the week.
Consul General Lee will accompany him.
The report that Capt. Sigsbee and the
officers of the Maine will be examined in
the admiralty court this week is untrue
as they have not been notified, but the
United States officials believe Spain has
a moral right 10 make such an examina-
ton.
American divers under Capt Sigsbee's
direction will be a work on the wreck at
the same time as the Spanish divers and
will afford them such help as is consistent
In viewing the condition of the wreckage
under water.
La Lucia severely criticises the Marquis
d-Estahaban, Mayor of Havana, and the
clVll government for not providing suffi-
clent food and medicine for the Mazoria
asylum in the suburbs, and other institu-
tions of the same character depending
upon the public funds in a large meas
ure. In the former institution 400 persons
have died of starvation since the early
part of January
Nine thousand dollars in gold has been
appropriated for the expenses of Senior
Manuel Rafael Angelo, the special repre-
sentative of Cuba at Washington, in the
negotiations for a commercial treaty.
Gen. Molina had a rough fight with the
insurgents under Brig Gen. Pedro Betan-
court in Purgatorio district Matanzas
province, recently. According to the
Spanish accounts he captured their posi-
tions. The insurgents lost four killed. in
Guiding Escobar, the chief cavalry sur
geon. The Spanish lost one killed and
thirteen wounded, among them Lieut.
Jose Lopez.
In the province of Pinar del Rio. Col
Balbasa attacked an insurgent camp, de-
stroylng sixteen huts and killing eight in
surgents. During the attack two dyna-
mite bombs were exploded, killing Nicols
Mora Partor and one soldier, and wound
ing eight The insurgents were numerous
and Col. Balbasa has asked for artillery.
In fight in the Romero district the in
surgents left two dead on the field one be-
| ing Alexandra Lobar standard bearer of
the late Brig Gen. Delgado. The Spanish
column had two badly wounded
Gen. Salcedo has asked for two pieces
| of artillery to be sent to Pinar del Rio.
1t is reported that the insurgent leader,
| Ducasse, has been wounded in the Man
| nina district.
Arrangements are now being made to
! provide meeting places for boIh branches
| of the Autonomist Congress.
| Mr.. Graell, the representative of the Ma
| tional Investment and Provision Associa-
| ton of Barcelona, will leave on Wednes-
| day for New York and Washington. He is
| an agent of Senor Moret, the Spanish
minister for the colonies, and his inti-
mate friend. He is a man of discretion,
| and thoroughly experienced in arranging
commercial treaties, having been mainly
instrumental in preparing the declarations
| of the last commercial treaty between
| Spain and Germany. Although he affects
to be quite unfamiliar with the present is
| sue, he is thoroughly informed. He will
| go 10 New York and Washington not to
| assist in arranging the commercial treaty,
| but to endeavor to induce the Cuban par
ty in the United States to enter into GER
tain compacts. The exact character of his
proposals is kept a strict secret, but yes
terday he had a two hours conference
with Senior Giberga, the autonomist who
is suspected at Madrid of secretly treating
with the insurgents in the direction of in
dependence for Cuba.