The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-03
MORE WARSHIPS TO GO
The Montgomery to Cuba and the
Brooklyn to West Indies.
THE CALLS ARE FRIENDLY.
officials al Washington Have Decided
20 Send These Two Vessels he
cause OF the Excellent re-
suit Of Mainc's visit

New lOrh, ltu, a-lut Washington
correspondent Of The Herald tclegaphs'
Encouraged by tho excellent effect Of
the visit Of the battleship Maine to Ha.
vana the administration has determined
10 send another man.of.war upon q
friendly visit to the smaller Cuban ports
The vessel selected is the cruiser Mont.
gomcry, which Is now taking on board
a supply Of coal at Key West.
II addition 10 this the armorcd cruiser
Brooklyn, now at the Brooklyn navy.
yard, will leave in a few days for a
cruise In the West Indies She will not
touch Cuba Her itinerary requires her
% fFs. y!=.t st. Thomas, thence 20 TO
Santa Cruz, Cumco and Aspinwall
Upon arrival at Aspinwall she will prob.
ably be ordered to return to the United
States
Ports In Cuba will form only a feat.
uro In the itinerary Of the Montgomery,
as Il Is proposed TO have her call at sew.
eral other points In tho West Indies.
The Montgomery mission, like that Of
the Maine TO Havana, is purely friendly
In character.
Commander G.. A. Converse, com.
handing tho Montgomery, has instruc.
tons directing him 10 call on the port
authorities and the American consul,
and 10 confer with the latter In regard
10 any matters they may care 10 discuss
The Montgomory's sailors will not bc
given their liberty during the stay in
Cuban waters.
In view Of this peaceful aspect Of tn
situation, as reported by General Lee
and Captain Sigsbee, administration OF.
ficials say that this Is the best time for a
United States warship 10 visit the small.
or Cuban ports. Tho authorities believe
that the beneficial results OF the Maine
visit viii BE- increased II a cruiser should
display the American flag at other
points Of the island
Santiago de Cuba Is the only point
definitely selected for the Montgomery
90 touch. The United States Is reprc.
scented there by Consul Pulaski +. Hy.
att. Santiago de Cuba is on the south.
en coast Of the island. Bofore pro-
oocding 10 that port Il Is expected the
department viii direct Commander Con.
verse 10 touch at Cardonas, Maianzas
and Bamcoa. The other port on tho
south coast Of Cuba which the Mont.
gomory may touch Is Cionfuegos Upon
her return trip 70 the United States Il /,
possible that she may visit Bahia Hon,
da A. the Montgomery draws only "A
feet inches Of water, Il will b. posi-
be for her TO enter the harbors at these
cities.
No significance is 10 be- attached C
the cruise Of the Brooklyn Inexplana
ton Of her cruise II Is stated that Il I,
the desire OF the authorities 10 display
the American dag In Venezuelan and
Colombian waters, hence the Brooklyn,
orders Tho only other vessel which thu
government now has In waters OF th,
West Indies Is the gunboat Wilmington
at S. Vincent.
There Is considerable work yet 3,
DO done on the Brooklyn and Il is mo-
expected that she will get away undcl
two or three days Running Of the guI
shop At tho Washington navy yard nigh
and day last week was due only to IN,
desire Of Secretary Long 10 complete thl
filings for the guns Of the Brooklyn
The night work was completed on Sat
urdsy night last, and there has beef
no further extra work done
In i,s determination 20 have Amercal
men Of war visit Cuban ports, the ad
minisimtion Is simply enforcing the pol
icy OF President Grant There wa
nothing unusual during the 10 year
war In the visit Of American warship
10 Cuban ports. II Is desired by tho au
thoritics to have the ships call freely a
Cuban ports In order TO show that IN
United States DOES no, consider the NJ
lations between this country aud Spai
, strained.