New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-27
SATISFACTORY NEWS FROM HAVANA
OFFICIALS PLEASED WITH THE RECEPTION OF
THE MAINE-A SPANISH WAhohlt
Will. BE WELCOMED


Will, Pc WELCOMED
Washington. Jan. 26.-All the advioes received
BIZ TIE State and Navy Departments from Cuoa
today were satisfactory. General Lee al =
O'clock reported that all was quiet and order
prevailed in Havana At about the same hour
a cable dispatch came 10 the Navy Department
from CAPTAIN Slgsbee. Of the Maine saying that
genera interest was manifested on the arrival
n the Maine in Havana harbor. but there mao
been no demonstration. lie had been ashore
several times officially and had been received
with the greatest courtesy. He expected 10 visit
'hA Palace to-w1rr w.
The information from Madrid that the Spanish
Governments had decided to send the warship
vzoaya On visit 20 American ports caused no
commert IN official circles. She is a formidable
c-a., larger. faster and more powerful than the
Maine Her dimensions as recorded here are
~ follows. Length 30 feet; beam 60 feet;
draught = feet inches two Dropellers' thir-
'ssn thousand horsepower. with twelve-nch
amer belt and barhettes Of ten and one-half
inches and armared deck varying in thickness
ron two n three inches Her battery IS made
Up Of two 2s-centinetres. ten l4-centimetres.
one 9-ceniimetre Cau Hontoril guns. made in
SPAIN. eight j7-millimetres. four 37-mlllimetres
"44 W. 4-la i.i4r guns 4i''N az 90 '~'fN-
tubes The ship was launched in 1891. cost
100000 and is capable n twenty-one knots
speed. while The Maine is of only seventeen and
one half knots Altogether. the Nizcaya is
Formidable shin
Secretar] Long said to-day that he had re-
ceiyed no Official notice from the Spanish Minis
Ter or from any other source that Spanish men
otwsr have been ordered n visit United States
ports. They We're perfectly welcome to come and
20 as they pleased he said. and so far as he
was concerned h. would he delighted 10 have
them come Spanish warshps have frequently
VISITED the United States since the instruction
~oke out H. Cuba without having excited the
4saSl unfr.eadly comment. and there was no
reason wAy any significance should be attached
70 their coming again whenever they felt dis
posec u DO So. The Spanish flagship on this
s'atcn t0oN part in the ceremonies connected
N xHh lne acdca'on # the Grant monument IN
.'e"-lorK ard also was al the subsequent ceie-
u'aDon IN Pu.Sgrl ph.a lasJ sUmmer after when
sAs spanish admiral and his staff listed " ASH
.s,yh ana paid their respects 10 The PRESIDENT
ana the members Of the Cabinet Secretary
.as SAID he recalled With pleasure the WISH
" ne party 20 the Navy Department
secIetaIy sherman also said he saw no reason
sy Spanish ships should not visit the United
o.aies and he would be glad II they did come
-ney would ye welcome.
me officials here are pleased al the success
~'teAoinS their acton in dlspdtcnins 'ne Maine
Z" havana and az the -cceI ton accorded 10 the
zap IL that port. The reports mat BRUSH
,Ae French wa.ships arr 10 jcIl the American
ma German vessels IN Havana harbor are re-
saroed here as highly favorable. although no
'Ncal no-lce Of such intentions on the part or
ne British and French Governments has been
.ectved The presence Of the vessels or these
nations alongside the United States warship
WI. e. far IT is believed 10 convince The people
OF Havana and Madrid that there Is no sinister
purpose IN The Names arrival. while y VIII
make !; exceedingly dif1cult for the spanish
'overArent 70 find any reasonable ground Tor
complaint against the United States without
laying itself open 10 the charge OK dlscrmina-
,ion. since the same objection must lie agai1s'
ne presence u the warships ~ any or all ma
TONS
Secretary Long this morning received teie-
gram from Admiral Sicard saying mat the
North Atlantic Squadron had gone into the IN
her anchorage Of Dry Tortugss. The telegram
was brought 10 Key West by the Fern. which Is
serving as dispatch and supply boat for the
nee, The torpedO-boats IN the neghborhood OF
hey West are under Admiral Sicards orders
Nhlle near the squadron. 10 serve Also as ar
Iatcn vessels and 20 give the vessels some Pre-
ice IN the drills for repeiling TORPEDO attacAs
inis does not. however interfere with the sishu-
ing orders 10 Lieutenant Commander kimDsii
Inc Commanding officer Of the torptdo-boat no