The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-27
PRooToR's VISIT TO HAVANA.
Rumor That He Has in View a BUSH
ness Venture.

ness Venture.
Havana, Feb 26.-Senator Proctor of
Vermont arrived here to-day from Flor
ida via Key West. The senator is ac-
companied by NJ M. Parker, a real estate
man of Washington, and it is given out
that the two gentlemen are engaged in
business venture. Senator Proctor says
he was in Florida for week and con-
cluded to run over here
in an interview with Senator Proctor
this morning, the correspondent of the AS
sociated Press said: ''Will you please tell
me the object of your mission here?"
To this Mr. Proctor replied: II have no
mission; if 1 had any official duty / would
not have been a week getting here. am
not in any sense representative from
President Mckinley, nor have l anything
to do with the court of inquiry. l shall call
on Capt. Gen Blanco and the naval ofti-
GERS of the United States here as pri-
vate citizen. This trip is no new idea. MIR.
Parker and take two or three trips every
year. hunting and fishing in the far north
or as far South as Florida. / wish you
would deny positively that 1 am here on
official business"
This morning Senator Proctor took
breakfast with Consul General Lee and
afterwards walked and drove about the
city
Senator Proctor, with his friend Mr..
Parker, and Consul General Lee rode
around the wreck in a launch.
Senator Proctor contemplates run into
the country probably visiting Matanzas
and other principal cities.
The wreck of the Maine sinks percepti-
bly, every day into the mud of the harbor.
I'D to O'Clock this afternoon only one
body was found to-day.
La Discussion, the organ of the Radical
Autonomists, to-day published an import
ant interview with Senior Dolz, secretary
of public works in the colonial cabinet, in
the course Of which Senor Doz complains
of the lnaction of the colonial government
with regard to it's most important task,
which he believes is the promotion of
peace by means of compromise with the
separatists, with which end in view he
suggests active measures and the greatest
purity of the administration, together with
the prosecution of a vigorous Cuban pol-
CIV with the object of inspiring the great
est confidence in those in arms.
Senor Dolz understands that the home
Government expects much from the Gu
ban cabinet, and his party thinks that
II is the only object that has brought him
TO Cuba He declares that the political
situation can be defined by saying either
that the island is to belong to Cubans
under home rule or that It's territory and
wealth are to belong TO the United States.
The court of inquiry was in session
again to-day but did nothing, simply wait
ing to see u any new developments re-
suited from the work OF the divers. A.
strong wind hindered the divers in their
operations, but the new divers and appar-
atus brought by the Mascotte are now on
board the tug Right Arm and will be put
TO work as soon as possible.
Capt Sigsbee and the other officers of
the Maine will probably remain until the
Mangrove returns.
A number Of newspaper men will return
to Key West to-day in anticipation of the
transfer of the United States court of
inquiry into the loss Of the Maine to that
place.
The arrivals here are not many and
the departures are about up to the aver
age.
The court this afternoon re-exsmined
Capt Sigsbee, Surgeon Hennberger two
divers and Consular Clerk Drain.
They then verified the testimony by the
stenographers notes and made prepara-
tions for their departure.
The Mangrove got under way after the
farewells had been spoken about $50
o'clock. Capt. Sampson said he had rso
idea when the court would return here.
1t is reported from Spanish sources that
Capt Sigsbee and other officers OF the