Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1898-01-27
ORDERED TO HA'f
.,n pat,le-ship Maine Going SCUM o"
short Notice.


Washington, Jan. 26.-NI ihih
bo,rs for the first time since lHe az
..r.ac+ion broke ont in Cuba 1ifee
.,ars oco the United states govern
- viii he represented in the mar 'o'
- Havana nv q warship. The decIsIoH
m send the United states p"''ie-' IN
Maine WAS finally reached at si'o''"'
,,aa+inp at the White House thls l'o' B."
~ ha+veen the president, NecfeIa'.
r.anc Assistant Secretary Day, At'ol
-ar.ceneral Mckenna and Genera
NILS and il is striking lacl tI'"''
-.itb The execution OF Secretary Long
and the attornev-eeneraL not mem pe'
M the cabinet knew OF the lhtehlioH ="
+ata mis- radical action. ii II denied
however. that some such move has lolIs
taen in contemplation, As evIuence' ~
the following statement OF secretary
Dav. made this afternoon;
"The sending OF the Maine to Tia
vana means simply the resumption Va
friendly natural relations with 0lAiH
I; is customary for naval VesstIs %
friendly nations to pass III ana ou' VI
the harhOrs OF other countries WIZ
which they are at peace, and brI'lrH
and German war-hips have recently
visited Havana. This Is no new move
The president has intended to 30 II 10Y
some time. but heretofore something
has happened to postpone II.
The orders to the Maine mean
ro,binc more than ! have said, and
there is nothing alarming or unfrlenolE
in them. The spanish minister here
is fully informed Of what Is gong on
and. 20 far a. know, has not mace
the slightest objection to II.
Further. Mr.. Day said that Consul
General Lee had not sent for warshlp.
This statement shows that the move
ment was made deliberately, and that
il could not have been taken II there
were serious apprehensions OF lts re-
suits to Havana. The general belief
here, however. i that in Madrid,
rather than in any Cuban town, IL the
trouble to be looked for, if there
should be any apprehension OF the
purpose Of our government in sending
the Maine to Havana. The temper Of
the opposition newspapers IN the Span
ISL capital has been threatening fof
some time, and it may require the
strong hand OF the news censor TO re-
press utterances that would lead to
rloting.
Admiral Sicard's orders were not
made public in their text at the navy
department, but il was stated that the
substance OF them was in the statement
made by Secretary Long. The orders
We're not directly 10 the Maine, for the
reason that she is now attached to the
squadron, and the naval regulations re-
quire all such orders to go through the
superior officer There is some ques-
ton whether the telegram reached the
admiral before he sailed with his
squadron from Key West for Tor.ugas
harbor. The belief il that il did not,
but this will make little difference il
the programme, jnasmuch as the tele-
gram Will be sent to the admiral by
one OF the torpedo-boats, or by some
other means OF conveyance. The de-
tails OF the Names movements are be-
lieved 10 be LETT to the arrangement Of
Admiral Sicard, but il is thought that
the ship, which put to sea with the
squadron, will return 10 Key West be-
fore going to Havana.
The German ships to which Assist
ant Secretary Day referred in his
statement are the Carlotte and the
Geyer, both training-ships and no, OF
formidable type, though one sufficed TO
settle hastily the recent Haytian diff
Guilty. Their touching at Havana is not
believed to have been significant. as their
cruise was arranged in all details las,
September, and the some ships are due
at Charleston, 5. c., early in February.