The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-26

miral eicard. Heretofore the lotilla has been
subtect directly 70 the Eishs, Of the Nsyy ne;
Witch provided for visitS By the little craft
compoafnR the hotilla TO points AZ fer distanf
towns on the Mississippi River and It's tri6u.
teries, Although no orders o~ountormanding
t IN i%tlp'rarEb a nave S:sI ii; .Cessy 4 that Ta' ; tSs S. g.
Gramme Of exercises had been abandoned, and
that the lott1s would keep IN elSse touch With M
to the squadron was issued on Saturday, but the
department kept u secret, although the policy
orders to vessels when they were not OF . sig-
Two fthe torpedo boats, the Gushing and the
west for use as despatch vessels In commpni:
eating. to Admiral sicard messages telegraphed
order for tho Maine toProceed 70 Havana; She
left Key West for the Dry T95tngas 81 . o ',ck
sSis morning with q Telegram from the Admiral,
sSSsp%Sw sied IS shs, TSe1 ass. q H. th ss aFGsf a1 SSs
tion In tho morning newspapers Of the official
statement that she would 60 thoro in q day or
The torpedo boat winslow left Newport. r. l.,
to-day for 8rd XXX west nss G yopsr GSSf 20 81 ~ me N SsWof Be.
ticaiiy completed and that she win also sail
sonthwaEd very soon TO Join tho squadron pos
Il nothing significant was intended in the
Sssffine TO proceed from MonteSideo 70 Rio dc
Janeiro, much nearer home waters, the Navy
Department has acted strangely In showing con,
got into the newspapers, There has even been
some attempt to ascertain who 1t was that fur.
no doubt, and THE SUN reporter has high au:
thority for saying 30, tho. the Cincinnati, and
touch aa With tho Navy Department and Admiral
Sicsrd in case Of an emergency requiring their
presence IN home or West Indian waters. The
News coneoruins the mission q. tie Maine
was scarcer to-day than views on that subject.
Aam dli%s TS5S Raaafda oae ! u Wise and patriotic eaas tic
thing In sending q formidable ship to the place
TheF s. sho o has been snna needed L. ,n for M n long ar si%sii
came from Consul-General lee in n telegram
delivered at the State Department shortly after
or thirty cipher words. but AL. the department
would make public about 1t was That the Maine
same time a teiesram from Capt. slgsSeo came
to the Navy Department. 1t said. merely
Maine" which meant that the vessel Of that
AS soon as the department was aware officially
Dor q telegram Of instructions was sent to him.
No information as to tho contents OF this
G%ps. sir sGssa M Ss l ssssisS. sr sS & u 'IS eesins any sso 81
danger OF a repetition Of tho Baltimore incident.
with Chill. il men wearing the uniform of this
Government appeared on the streets of Havana,
and tho Administration does not want to take
any chances Senior Dupuy de Ionic is very
much worried on that point, and in one of his
Interviews with Judge Day yesterday expressed
the fear that something OF the sort might
Al day long the beautiful miniature model of
the Maine, which Ia exhibited in the corridor of
the Navy Department, was the greatest object
OF interest to visitors. Even naval officers
on duty there. and clerks and mes
senRers, who have seen the model hun.
dreds Of times. examined 1t closely and
discussed the points of the battleship in detail.
Capt. Sigsbee. her commander, Is well known at
the department, where he served as chief OF the
photographic Office, and he came in for many
words of praise.
Not q word has been received at the State
Department from C~onsul-General Leo confirm
ing tho report from Spanish sources that Esper,
ANA. tho capital Of the insurgent Government.
was captured and burned by Spanish troops.
Con. Loo neynr fails to tsaagraDh important news
Of which he has seIfable Information. buttn the
peranza had fallen. he has not only neglected to
send anything by wire. but has failed to make
| mention of it in MS mailed dispatches. Like the
news of other victories emanatfng from the pal.
ACC in Havana. the Esperanga affair lacks veri-
fcation from unprecedented sources.
At to-days meeting OF the Cabinet the order to
the Maine was mentioned, but there was no dis
cussion Of the matter. The President and tho
Cabinet officers expressed qualification over the
the announcement of the order.
Consul.General Leo cabled the state Depart.
ment this evening that Capt. Sigsbee of the
Maine paid him an official visit to-day which he
would return tomorrow. Gen. Lee said that
all was quiet in Havana.