The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-27
COLUMBUS ASHES EXHUMED.
OFFICIAL CEREMONIES TOOK
PLACE IN HAVANA YESTERDAY.

General Public Not Allowed Within
the Cathedral, Guards Keeping
Back the Crowds-Amcricnn Com
mission Notified That MhnznniIIO
VIII BE Evacuated by Oct. teen.
BIancO Orders the Free Entry of
the COmaI and Remits the Fine
Imposed Upon the Captain of Miss
Barton's Relief snip CIintOn-sup-
plies for Cubans TO Have Free EN-
tY.
Havana, Sept q. AT 9 O'Clock this morn
ing The official exhumatlon of the remains
of Columbus took place in the presence
Of Gen. Bianco, Secretary Gown, the eivii
governor, the bishop, the dean of the Ca
thedral and other authorities.
The general public was ordered out of
the Cathedral and no one was aIowed in
side after that hour.
The entrance to the Cathedral was guard
ed by force of Osden Publico which kept
back the crowds which assembled in front
OF he ed1hce.
The remains OF Columbus had laid In
their resting place since Jan. 19. 1876, when
they were brought from San Domingo,
that island having been ceded to France
by Spain
Since the date mentioned the remains had
laid ia an open niche in the wall of the
presbytery Of the Cathedral yard and a
half above The ground between a pillar
supporting the main arch and the choir.
In 1882 there was placed in front Of the
niche "A slab, of doubtful artistic taste,
representing in relief q bust of the great
admiral and bearing this inscription In
Spanish: May the remains and image Of
the great Columbus lie a thousand CEN
turtles preserved in this urn and In the
remembrance of our nation"
After the four hundredth anniversary of
the discovery of the new word by Column
bus the Spanish Cortes included in the Gu
ban budget large sums for the purpose of
erecting a fitting monument symboiizing
the travels of the discoVcrer. to be placed
in the most conspicuous place in Havana,
and the construction Of a mausoleum 10
hold his ashes. This mausoleum, the work
Of the Spanish sculptor Media, was
brought to Havana and placed upon base
erected in the center aisle of the Cathedral
close to the main door.
The monument, the work OF which was
entrusted to the sculptor Suslllo, has not
come, and probably never will come TO
Havana. 1t was to have been paid for
by an appropriation included i'm the budget
of the island, but circumstances have over
turned the plans made on the occasion OF
the celebration of the four hundredth an
niversary OF the discovery of America and
ii Is probable that both the monument ana
the mausoieum will be placed in a fitting
place In Spain, where they will be looked
upon as one of the treasures OF the Span
ish nation.
The American Evacuation Commission
has been officially notified that Manzanlllo
win be evacuated by Oct. T.
Gen. Blanco has authorized the free en-
try of the Comal and other vessels bring
ing supplies for the relief OF the sufferers
in Cuba.
Matanzas now, and i'm the future, will
be the first port where the relief supplies
will be landed. owing to Capt. Pages re-
port OF the distress existing there.
The captain general has decided 10 remit
the fine of $500 imposed upon the Clinton.
because she did not have a manifest. and
has ordered the money 10 be refunded.
The payment was made under protest and
by direction of President Mckinley.
The Junta Patriotica of Matanzas held
a meeting there last night, at which 1t was
decided TO address a letter to President
Mckinley, setting forth that IAN immense
majority OF the people of this island adj
here strictly to the government constitut-
ed by the revolution as being the only
ideal OF the Cuban people,"
Committees have been appointed for the