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sumo their friendly calls at Cuban ports
and go in and out just as the vessels OF
other nations do. The Maine will go in
q day or two on just such visit. The
department has issued orders for vessels
to attend the public celebrations in
Mobile and the Mardi Gras at New
Orleans and for the torpedo hotilla to
visis Galveston. Texas. l."
At the Spanish legation nothing was
known of the order for the Maine to pro-
coed to Havana. Minister de LONE said
shat even In case it was true that 1T por-
tended nothing serious.
PRETTY SIGNIFICANT
Washington, January 24-While admin
tstration officials miss no opportunity OF
declaring their confidence in the promise
of the maintenance of peace, it may be
noted as matter of interest that the
TJnited States has assembled near Key
West the MOST formidable fleet of war
ships shat has been gotten together in our
home waters for many years. 1t is made
nm of The North Atlantic squadron under
oommand of Admiral Sicard, Flagship
New York, first class battleships iowa,
INDIANA, Massachusetts; second class
battIeships Maine and Texas; cruisers
Fern and the torpedo boat fotilla COM
posed of che Cushing, Ericsson, Dupont
aI,Tf Porter. which win be reinforced in a
few DAYS By the Foote. The big protected
eruiser Brooklyn is fitting out at the New
York navy yard, and Captain Cook, who
commands the ship, was at the Navy
Department. this expecting to SAL latter
q 80 ~ infY1 Admiral StG4rd' q
squadron.
LEE HAS NOT RESIGNED.
Washington, January 24.-Assistant
Secretary Day said tonight: There is abb
solutely no truth in the report that Gen.
Lee has rendered his resignation. He is
in perfect accord with the admintstra.
ulon and the administration With MIN. 81
FROM CUBAN JUNTA.
Senior Quesads, secretary OF the Cuban
Junta and Senior Albertini of the Cuban
staff in Washington, were about the
members concerning the Cuban status.
MIR. Quesada said, 'sThe sending Of the
Maine to Cuba, whatever be the official
version, is in our opinion proof that
things are in such condition in the
Spanish strongholds that anarchy reigns
and that American citizens q and
property are unable to find protection at
the hands of the impotent Spanish govern
1nent, and have now the protection OF
theirSown vessels. 1t is declaration to
the world that the United States ara not
afraid of the Spanish rabble which seems
to oontroI.t the Spanish officials. The atti-
tude of the Spanish papers and officials
has been such that the presence OF an
American wafship in Havana means in
tervention; undoubtedly they will now
say that it Is the most natural thing fol
arv nation to send It's vessels to the ports
of friendly power, and Mr.. DE LONE
will declare that his government 1s de-
lighted. But we shall SOON hear from
Gen. Weyler's subordinates in Cuba and
from Spain. that is. 1t the oannons OF the
Maine do not bring to the Spanish minds
that prudence in this case is the better
part of valor." & Err
Senior Albertini says the sending of the
Maine will Justify Itself by future events
From his acquaintance with Spanlst
methods he says there is greater room FOL
apprehension than has yet been shown
and he declares that as soon as Spair
finds that Cuba is lost, carnival OF
slaughter will be inaugurated VIII. the
guns of MORO Castle and the Cabanai
trained on the city of Havana.
OPINIONS OF CONGRESSMAN.
There wa, qualification expressed
among members Of the house committed
on foreign affairs especially by Messrs
Smith, Heatwole and Parsons, three Re
publicans. who had expressed some IN
rest at the non-action of the COMMITTEES
Of the House in the matter OF Cuba. They
nave informed other members OF the com
nittee that there was desire on the par
of the Republicans of the House to vote
their sentiments on tie Cuban question
q desire which they also felt. ALI OF these
members Of the committee expressed
themselves as pleased with what had beer
done. Mr.. Smith said that it suited him
in every way HIS people were III laVol
of Cuban liberty.
Mr.. Hestwole: 81 think it is eminent
" proper that United States warshiI
should be at Havana. l see no reason why
1t should not have heen done before.
Mr. Pearson" That is right. [ hope
other ships will follow SO that no harm
may come to American citizens.
= Chairman Boutelle of the House com
mittee on naval affairs said that If thu
Maine had gone to Havana it was an en-
tirely natural movement. The sending
of our ships to the ports of the world i'm
piled no offense. That is they are for,
he said, and added: "This is essentially
true in time of peace and according to thu
view of Spain there Is no war and thu
condition of war existing. In time O
war, when blockade is declared, foreign
ships may be kept out, as was the case q
Charleston harbor during the war, bu
such a blockade has not been established
at Havana"
Mr.. Boutelle regarded the sending o
the Maine as quite in line with tn
custom and as furnishing no ground fo
Irritation on the part of Spain or fo
AGITATION in this country.
Chairman Dingley of the ways ant
means committee said that in question
of diplomatic character he would not ex
press an opinion as to the expediency o
the move as it was tobe presumed that tn
executive authorities acted with a com
pleteness of information not available t.
the general public Moreover, Mr.. Ding
Icy said, it was, of course, to- be pre-
snmed that any such step was dictated b.
what the executive authorities thought t.
be for the hest interest Of the country. !
Representative Sulzer Of New York
said: II do not know what this act OF