The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-26

| Maine upon her arrival off Havana is
| laid down at the navy department as
| follows: At daylight Gor no craft Is
| permitted to enter the harbor during
| darkneSs) at the entrance to the har-
bor, the Maine will begin to fire a
salute of twenty-One guns. AS soon
as the last gun has been fired, the guns
of Moro castle will begin a return
salute of the same number of guns.
Then, as there is a Spanish admiral in
the harbor, a salute must be fired by
the Maine in his honor. This will be
fifteen guns if he be a vice admiral,
and thirteen guns if rear admiral.
This salute will be returned in kind,
and probably the Spanish admiral will
send staff officer aboard the Maine
to greet Capt. Sigsbee. This call must
be returned, and then there may be
visitation from port officials, health
officers and others. Meanwhile, pre-
suming that Consul General Lee has
not appeared, Capt. Sigsbee will send
one Of his officers ashore to the United
States consulate, with a message to
Gen. Lee, stating that the Maine is
awaiting his orders, and indicating
that he would be pleased to receive the
consul general aboard or to call upon
him ashore, at his pleasure. These
calls having been exchanged the next
thing in order will be a reception to
the acting captain general. for it is
reported that Capt. Gen. Blanco has
gone eastward from Havana, as far as
Balabano. With this call the cere-
monies will conclude, so far as custom
prescribes, though there may be some
entertainment extended to the Names
officers by officials in Havana. 1t is
likely that the ships crew will be kept
closely aboard ship. In this way the
probabilities of an unfriendly encount-
er between a cOnvivial party of sail
ors and rowdies Will be reduced More
over, the confinement is believed to
be necessary as a means of preserving
the ships company from the danger
of contracting yellow fever, which 1t
is understood is now in evidence in
Havana.
The second telegram from Consul
General Lee received at the state de-
partment today came at o'clock and
was carried by Assistant Secretary
Day over to the White house for the
information of the president. In this
telegram Gen. Lee said that the Maine
had been received with every courtesy.
The commanders of the German and
Spanish ships of war in the harbor
had called upon the commander of the
Maine, who had returned their calls,
the Spanish forts had fired salutes and
all the ceremonies called for by naval
etlquette had been observed. In ad-
dition the consul general stated that
everything was tranquil in Havana
The department officials have heard
nothing officially of any trouble or mis-
understanding between Consul General
Lee and Secretary General Con-
gosto and attach little import
ance to the rumors to that
effect. 1t is suggested that the
basis may be the report current sew
eral days ago that DR.. Congosto had
expressed displeasure because Gen. Lee
had declined to state officially that he
had not predicted failure for the
autonomy plan.
1t is said at the navy department
that as matters stand there is no call
for further instructions at present to
Capt. Sigsbee, who is permitted to use
his own discretion in dealing with the
events Of the day, although he has been
enjoined to consult freely with Consul
General Lee and was also minutely in
structed before he arrived at Havana
as to the wishes Of the secretary of
the navy.