New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-06


THE vrzcAYA
Havana March 5-The Mangrove with the
United States Naval Court on Inquiry board.
arrived here before noon. and the Board at once
held a session
Ensign Poweson was examined conc rning
the work Of the divers. over which he h1s su
pervision. and his examination was continued
after the recess
Captain Sampson. the president OF the Court.
said ne was very sorry, but 1t Impossible to
tell the correspondent any part OF the testimony
or the conclusions reached. Further, the Cap
tain said he had no idea how long the court
would remain here. adding that no orders had
been received for the court to go to Washing
ton at the close of It's sessions here.
Three bodies were recovered to-day from the
wreck Of the Maine. One Of them was identi
fled as that Of Robert White. a mess attendant.
The second is supposed to be that OF man
named Stewart. With the body found fine
handkerchief, having on It the letter r." The
third body is supposed to be that OF an oiler. as
the clothing was saturated with oil.
The smokestacks of the Maine have been
moved.
The Spanish nrst-class cruiser Amrante
Oquendo. arrived in Havana Harhor at S45
O'Clock this morning. from Spain. She received
a hearty welcome from the ferryboats and tugs
board Of which were the civil and military
authorities and different societies. which had
been waiting for the warshp's arrival. The
docks crowded with sightseers. rockets
sent up. and flags and other decorations
were displayed from the vessels in port, the pub
lie buildings and the palaces
The Almirante Oquendo made fine appear
ance as she returned the salute from Fort Ca
banas and then saluted the fort and Admiral
Captain Joaquin Lasaga is in command Of the
Almirante Oquendo.
The newspapers here say the newly arrived yes
sci is OF the same class the Vizcaya. The same
ceremonies were observed on the arrival Of the
Almirante Oquendo as were followed out when
the Vizcaya reached this port from New-York.
The two cruisers moored near each other.
The Olivette had comparatively small pas
senger list to-day and the usual number OF
people left Havana for the United States.
Fitzhugh Lee. jr., Of the Consul-General,
was among the passengers who arrived here on
board the Olivette
Honore Lame. the correspondent OF a New
York newspaper. and an alleged French sub
1ect. has been arrested and imprisoned in Ca
banas Fortress a Cuban newspaper man
named Pardo was taken into custody at the
same time. Lane was formerly imprisoned
upon a charge Of active completely with the
Insurgents 1t is said that he Will be released
and sent north on the next available steamer.
The Spanish divers were down for several
hours to-day.
The coast survey steamer Rache arrived this
afternoon. She will take to Key West the bodies
OF those recovered from the wreck.
A boat on which Senator Proctor had planned
to go to Sagu.. la Grande this evening did not
start, but Mr. Proctor accompanied by Miss
Barton, John X. Elwell and DR.. Egan. VIII go
10 Sagua early tomorrow by train. The Sena-
tor expects to take Wednesdays steamer home.
The Executive Committee Of the Autonomist
party will publish manifesto in "El Pals and
the "Diario de la Marina" tomorrow, setting
forth the intentions OF the party In relation to
the coming elections