The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-11
to leave the island when the American
court OF inquiry finishes its work
WORK OF THE DIVERS.
Small Chance of Removing Any More
Bodies from the Wreck.


HAVANA. March 10-Captain Sampson.
who has been exposed to the sun while
on the wreck lately, was somewhat indis-
posed to-day, but the doctor on the Mont
gomery said he has no apprehension of a
serious illness. The Spanish divers avoid
the monday heat. working in the morning
and evening. Two divers were examined
by the American court of inquiry to-day as
their recent observations at the wreck The
work of wreckage appears very slow. If
any real progress is made it is scarcely ap-
parent from day to day. STILL it is hoped
that when the upper debris has been re-
moved to the barge more bodies will be re-
covered. 1t may be, however. that the last
body retaining a shape recognizable as hui
man has been removed from the Maine.
Chaplain Chadwick to-day, from descrip-
lions in enlistment papers. identified two
bodies that were buried at Colon Cemetery
together some days ago as those of Joseph
L Gordon and Johnson. both colored.
The United States naval court of inquiry
into the loss of the battle ship Maine is
quietly continuing it's work and its members
are as secretive as usual So far as can be
judged there have been no important de-
velopments recently.
The officers of the Montgomery pay and
the Spanish admiral and other Spanish
officers, who return the visits of the Ameri-
can officers.
The Anita has arrived and had on board
Senator Gallinger, Senator Thurston and
Mrs. Thurston, Senator Money, with his
father mother and sister, Congressman
Cummings, Congressman Smith, Mrs. Walk
sab and Herbert Brown. The congressional
party breakfasted at the Hotel Pasaje. Con-
sui General Lee called about noon Ar
rangements are being made for courtesy
calls upon Captain General Blanco and the
other Spanish officials.
Captain Converse, of the United States
cruiser Montgomery, in company with Con-
sui General Lee, called on Captain General
Blanco to-day and was received cordially
and courteously.
In a letter to the United States consul
general Dr. Congosta, the secretary general
of Cuba, assures General Lee that there
will be no more delay in the passage of re-
lief supplies through the custom house. On
account of the discovery of jewelry in such
supplies the authorities held up many con-
signments, and some perishable provisions
were spoiled.
Louis Klopsch, proprietor of the Christian
Herald of New York and one of the three
commissioners appointed by PRESIDENT NC
Kinley to supervise the collection of a fund
for the relief of the reconcentrados, who
arrived here yesterday, has explained that,
so far as he knows, there was no intention
to smuggle. He believes the jewelry was
sent from interior parts of the United States
as presents, and the quality and quantity
discovered seems to prove this assumption
to be correct. DR.. Congosta explains that
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the time necessary to pass the supplies
through the custom house.
Next Thursday there will be an influential
gathering at the palace, Under the chair
manship of General Blanco, to promote the
purchase of a war ship to be called the
Island of Cuba.
On Sunday night a dynamite bomb de-
stroyed railway culvert near Esperanza,
province of Santa Clara.