The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-03-10
NEWS FROM KEY VEST.
Provisions for Cubans-Rumor That
Sicard Had Been Re,ieyed.

Sicard Had Been Relieved.
Key West, March 9.-The British
cruiser Cordelia of the North Atlantic
squadron, arrived here this afternoon
from Belize, British Honduras. No
special significance attaches to her
coming as her mail has been waiting
here for the last three weeks and Unit
ed States officials were notified some
time ago of her visit. The Cordelia is
equal in fighting capacity to the Ra-
leigh. The Mallory liner Nueces ar
rived to-day with 5000 packages of pro-
visions for the starving Cubans and
500 cases of ammunition. She was
moored to the government dock and
the work of discharging her cargo was
begun at once. The ammunition was
transferred to the Marblehead and will
be taken without delay to the Tortu-
gas for distribution among the war
ships there. The dispatch boat Fern
her arrival the provisions will be put
on board and she will then proceed to
Matanzas.
The Iowa's sailing has been delayed
She will not leave for the Tortugas
until tomorrow morning. According
to the present programme she will coal
there and then return here. This af-
ternoon the Nashville towed a coal
barge out to the New York, The De-
troit remains in the harbor. Tomor-
row the torpedo boat Poster will leave
for the Tortugas with mail for the fleet.
She will probably return on Sunday.
Two more bodies have been recovered
from the wreck, according to advices
from Havana. Any that may be found
hereafter will be brought to Key West
on the lighthouse tender Mangrove in
stead of the Bache. Nothing is known
regarding the return of the court of
inquiry here. The departure yesterday
of the Spanish consul at Key West,
Senior Joaquin Carsi, gave rise to un-
been known that he would be recalled
and that the recall was with the view
of transferring him to a European
consulate, a promotion.
Brigadier General Wilson, chief of
the United States army, engineer corps,
returned to Tampa this evening after
inspecting the local fortifications.
While the news that the senate had
passed the $50, 0,000,o 900 defense bill caus-
ed profound satisfaction among the
naval and military authorities in Key
West, many declared that more was
needed for the purchase OF battleships
and that the necessary appropriations
should be made without delay. The
fleet at the Tortugas remained station
airy to-day. Among the recent rumors
was one that Rear Admiral Sicard had
been relieved of the command. This,
however, is denied although Admiral
Sicard declines to discuss the probabi-
lities of his resignation or the condition
of his health. Well informed officers
say it is only a question Of a short
time when he will be relieved of the
severe responsibility now resting upon
him To-day he looked more harassed
than at any time previous for fort
night. The mails are held here for the
Cincinnati and Brooklyn and they are
expected to joint the fleet. A letter
has been received by a naval officer
| from an officer in Havana saying that
| the Maine officers will leave for Key
West Saturday next. II this informa
tion is correct it may be assumed that
the court of inquiry will leave on or
| before that date.