The herald., 1898-02-15

consisting of the battleships Massachu-
setts, Iowa, Indiana and New York.
have gone into harbor at Tortugas to
coal. Five large schooners have arrived
there with coal Each warship will take
its full capacity. There will be no drill
| ing of the fleet this week.
| Admiral Sicard and Captain Taylor
of the Indiana left Key West today to
| join the fleet.
ONE MORE COMING
| KINGSTON, Jamaica, via Galveston,
Tex. Feb. 4-(By Associated Press }
The United States cruiser Montgomery
sailed from Port au Prince late last
night under cipher orders received from
Washington. 1t is believed her destina-
ton is Havana.
MORE CIPHER DISPATCHES
MADRID, Feb. 14.--The note from
Minister Woodford demanded that
Spain should formally disavow the in
suits to President Mckinley contained
in Senor Dupuy de Lome's letter to Senor
Canalejas.
The cabinet council today, it is report
ed, decided unanimously to reply to Min
lister Woodford that Senor de Lome's
spontaneous resignation and the terms
of the decree acceptingi it were considered
sufficient satisfaction. 1t is understood
that Minister Woodford received this
intimation and dispatched long cipher
telegram to Washington.
THE SPANISH FLEET
MADRID, Feb. 14.-The Ciudad de Ca
dz of the Compania of the Transatlan-
tic, which has been fitted out as cruis-
er with ten guns, will probably arrive in
Cuban water before February 2S with a
torpedo fotlla and the frigate Victoria,
broadside ship of 1850 tons.
WORKING DOUBLE TIME
READING, Pa, Feb. 14.-The Ca
penter Steel company of this city is
working on double time with full force
of $50 men, and there is report that it
has received an order from the navy de-
partment for 27,000 steel projectiles,
ranging in weight from 450 to 1880 pounds
each.
MAKING WHAT?
BETHLEHEM, Pa, Feb. 14.-After an
idleness of three months, the Bethlehem
Iron company's steel mills, giving en-
ployment to 1000 hands, started up to-
day.
CONSIDERED SERIOUS
LONDON. Feb. 15.-The dispatches
from the American correspondents of
the morning papers all commented on
the serious aspect OF affairs between the
United States and Spain. but generally
express the opinion that President Nc
Kinleys influence will be sufficient to
avert conflict.
FULL APOLOGY MADE
NEW YORK, Feb. 14.-In conversa-
ton with Madrid correspondent of the
Herald last night, one Ct the cabinet
ministers said:
you may say openly, as coming from
Senior Sagasta and from each of us, that
we entirely condemn in the most absolute
manner Senor de Lome's letter. We are
ashamed. grieved and sorry thereat The
ministers feel more aggrieved that Pres
ident Mckinley can possibly be. We are
honest men. who have been placed in a
false position by fool
In reply to further questions, the min
lister. said:
"Canalejas' journey was absolutely
private, and in no way possible did we
trust or use him.
The Washington correspondent of the
Herald says that the announcement from
Madrid that the Spanish ministry had
decided to reply in fitting meanner to
Minister Woodford's representations in
regard to the De LONE letter is highly
to administration officials.
No one is more pleased over the mat
ter than. the president. He has never
doubted from the first that Spain would
repudiate the action of its minister. His
only concern has been that the delay in
closing the incident might lead to some
outburst in congress which would cause
embarrassment to the administration
before the Spanish government had had
an opportunity to make a satisfactory
response.