The herald., 1898-01-27
THE MOVEMENT OF THE MAINE
BITTERLY RESENTED BY THE
MADRID EDITORS
Official Advices Indicate the Most
Friendly Feeling, But Some
times Words Are Used to
Conceal the Truth
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
NAL I'D, Jan. 26.-The Impartial
says: THE presence of the Maine in
impression among many people that the
American fleet has been sent to the
neighborhood of Cuba with the deliber-
ate purpose to stop the reaction favor
progress in Cuba. 1t is clear that the in.
surgents, who were ready to surrender,
will abstain from doing so now that
there are chances of a conflict between
the United States and Spain. The pres
ence of an American squadron will any,
how raise the decaying insurgent spirit
and be most serious obstacle to peace"
The Weylerite paper, Ell Nacional,
adds fuel to the fire by announcing that
the American government is about to
present to Spain claims amounting to
nearly $40 1000, 900 for damages to Ameri-
can subjects.
The Heraldo says: 1--WE must send
our ironclads to New York. Long ago
the Spanish flag ought to have floated
opposite the chimneys of American ports
TO remind them that Spain is watch
ing"
To Woodford's communication an
nouncing the Names voyage, the Span
ish government answered today Off
cially, announcing that a Spanish IRON
clad will Immediately visit New York.
NO OFFICIAL NOTICE
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-(By the AS
sociated Press.) Secretary Long said to-
day that he had received no notice from
the Spanish minister or from any other
source that Spanish men-ofwar have
been ordered to visit United States ports.
They We're perfectly welcome to come
and go as they pleased, he said. and as
far as he was concerned he would be de-
lighted to have them come.
All advices received by the state and
navy department from Cuba today were
satisfactory. General Lee at 2 o'clock
reported that all was quiet and that or
der prevailed in Havana. At about the
same hour cablegram came to the navy
department from Captain Sigsbee of the
Maine saying that general interest was
in Havana harbor, but there had been
no demonstration. He had been ashore
himself several times officially and had
been received with the greatest cour-
tesy. He expected to visit the palace to-
morrow.
The information from Madrid by the
Associated Press that the Spanish gov
ernment had decided to send the war;
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ports, caused no comment in official cir
cles She is a formidable craft. larger,
faster and more powerful than the
Maine.
THE AMERICAN FLEET
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-The latest
advices received here from Havana by
cablegram from Consul-General Lee are
dated $50 last evening. He said:
Have just received a visit from the
commander of the Maine and will re-
turn it tomorrow. He had already re-
turned official visits of Spanish and other
naval vessels. No direct orders of any
sort"
The officials here are pleased at the
success attending their movement in
dispatching the Maine and the reception
accorded the ship at that port.
1t is announced that British and
French warships are to join the Amer
lean and German warships in Havana
and this is regarded as entirely favor
able, although no official notice of such
intentions on the part of these govern
ments has been received. The presence
of vessels of these nations alongside the
United States warship, will go far it is
believed, to convince the people of Ha-
vana and Madrid that there is no sinis-
ter purpose in the Names arrival. while
it will make it exceedingly difficult for
the Spanish government to find any
reasonable ground for complaint against
the United States government without
laying itself open to the charge of dis
elimination, when the same objection
must lie against the warships of any or
all nations
Secretary Long this morning received
q tele gran. from Admiral Scard saying
that the North Atlantic squadron had
gone into the inner anchorage at Dry
Tortugas The telegram was brought
to Key West by the Fern, which is
serving as a dispatch and supply boat
for the fleet. The torpedo boats in the
vicinity of Key West are under Admiral
! Sicard's orders, while near the squad