Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-22
PROPOSED COZ RTEsIEs GIVEN Up.
The Spanish Cruiser Nfxcnyn 10 Leave
In Few Days


The social courtesies which th.. govern
ment intended TO extend to the officers
Of the Nizcaya have been abandoned on
account OF the Maine catastrophe A.
result the stay OF the Vizcaya at New
York probably will be materially shortened
and she is likely to sail within the next
three days, probably THURSDAY. The ship
probably will proceed direct to Havana.
not stopping AT Charleston or any other
pert. as had been suggested during the
earlier preparations
The Nizcaya will not coal at New York
according to the understan ding here. nor
viii 1t be necessary for her TO take coal
lefore reaching Havana This determine
ton gives relief TO the authorities here
as the taking on of coal in time of public
excitement is attended with more or less
FISK. the coal affording opportunity to
extremists for the secretion Of explosives
despite the utmost precaution that may
be taken.
Secretary Long has sent telegram 10
captain Eulate, commanding officer Of the
Spanish cruiser Nizcaya, saying:
Il have the honor to acknowledge the
receipt of your telegram of coincidence. for
the loss of the Maine, and to thank you
Tor the expression OF sympathy"
A similar response was made to a able
gram from Vice Admiral Spann al Vienna
expressive Of sympathy for the disaster 10
the Maine.
More Divers Sent to Havana
Admiral Sicard telegraphed from Key
West yesterday afternoon that ne had sent
five divers to Captain Sigsbee and asked
IL that WAS sufficient. The acting chief of
the navigation bureau. Captain Dickins.
at once took the sensible course of direct
Ing the admiral to put himself in comma
nication with Captain Sigsbee and learn his
needs at first hand. The business of the
Navy Department is getting back to ITS
normal condition. as is evidenced by the
fact that an order has been used to dis
continue the special telegraph service
which was established with Key West and
hereafter the office al that place will close
at 10 o'clock at night, as formerly Com
mander Forsythe. the comma ndant at Key
West, has also asked permission of the de-
partment to stop his daily bulletins. and this
has been granted with an understanding
that he will report any deaths that may
occur among the sufferers in the hospital
there
Lieut.. Commander SObrals Case.
The State Department after learning that
Lieutenant Commander Sobral was no
longer recognized an attache OF the
Spanish iegation decided TO ignore the In
terview attributed to him, which il at
first was disposed to resent 1t is now
learned that Secretary Long late Saturday
evening called upon Acting Secretary Day
of the state Department and laid before
him newspaper clippings containing the
reported interview. Acting Secretary Day
agreed with Secretary Long that there
was warrant for looking into the matter.
and called the attention of the Spanish
charge to the publications. The charge.
however, promptly declared that the laval
officer was no longer an attache OF the
legation, his successor having been APP
pointed and gaZetted December ~ last.
He further explained that IL was owing
entirely TO the more important and press
hat n
legation had overlooked the sending Of tho
proper notification of the change To the
State Department. 1t is said that AZ a
matter of fact there are frequently great
delays in the receipt of such information
of changes among attaches at the state
Department.