Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1898-01-29
THE MAINE SENT TOCUBA
limited States Battleship Ordered to
Havana HaFbOr.
THE ADMINISTRATIONS POSITION.

30 M.nage Iavoived-oniy a Resumption
OF Friendiy Naval Relations with spain
rntended-rhe step tonE Contemplated
NO OBI lection Raised by she spanish
Government 60 the Demand For Action
wAsurNerox. d. G. CSpeciar. orders -
the battleship Maine 90 60 90 Havana were
made known about noon Monday at the
Navy Departments. The Intelligence NJ
once caused some excitement and inquiry
20 learn what line Of policy on the part Of
the Administration this departure was In
tended 70 Indicate. The news went like
vvndare % the Capitol. AMI e seemed 70
make its way promptly to the spanish
LEGATION. Tor Minister De LONE was caller
~ the Dcnartment Of state very soon after
the report was ont.
Following the harc news that the haine
vast 10 go 20 Havana. not at once. hut t,s
f soon a. she could be made ready % leave
Key West. and after the announcement OF
+ her intended visit 20 that port could bt
I made az Madrid. Secretnrv Of The Navy
/ Long gave ont a statement. This statement.
F ia was understood. had been prepared be-
| forehaud. and was construed "a q rees-
surance on tho part Of the Admins
ration that the call - not 60 De- in-
tcrpreted a. n do1arture from our entirety
friendly attitude towari Spain. secretary
Long said.
so FAR from there being any Foundation
for tho rumor- Yesterday 90 trouble ot Ha'
vana. matters are now in such condition
that our vessels are roiug 60 resume thct
friendly calls at Cuban ports and 80 in ans
ont iust az the vessels oi other nations DO
The Maine will 60 In day OF two on JUS
such n visit The department has ISSUED
orders FOR ve--els to attend the public eel
ehrafions in Mobile AMI the Murti tras a
New Orleans. and Tor the torpedo hotili'
90 visit Galveston. Texas.
b That Some sucl move has noon long D
, CONTEMPLATION is tvi6encei in the TOT
!. lowing statement az Assistant so,retar
p Day.
. ..rhe sending ol tte Maine 20 Havan
/, means simply the rssumpton OF tucnli
/, naval relations WITH spain. II b eastomAr
= for. naval vcsscls ~ q ,ri{ {nlly nation 70 pas
fn and Uut ~ tlc hnro3rs ~ otlor co1f
tries with which they are at peace. an
English and German warships have reeen
q ~ visited Havana THIS Is no new NOV
Tho President has intended 90 40 70 q
some TINE but heretofore something h
hannened 70 post pone it.
n, 'rhe orders O. the Maine ere nothii
mn more than I have said. and there IS nothu
alarming nor untriea1iy in them. L
spanish Minister here Is fully informed
what h going on. and. 80 TAR as Nno
y" has not made the slightest objection % Il
Further. Assistant secretary Day sa
vt that Consul General lee had not sent
ic "a war-hin.
.r Late i'm the afternoon. as A. 10y prearrani
'ld went. Minister de- LONE rearpearct az
TX Denartment of state. and was for an he
or moro ia company with Assistant see
ed tarv Dav. during which the statement
ue Secretary Long was read ~ him He
ia + parted leaving behind him the authorL
statement shat he believed that the
% PLANTATION of the purpose OF the Main
~, visit would be entirely satisfactory 20
Madrid Government.
While the deep significance ~ the
u ninistrati0n's action u thus being m
re- MEL b,- Sa.~afnrv Long and Assist
ON See-efar- pav the general opinion a. Z
the orders 70 the Maine are an tndicai
hot that the end % the Cuban struggle T. nd
on and that the President anticipates s'
OF important developments within
9th short time.
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