The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-01-27
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WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. ss,-sec.t
rc,arys Long this morning received d
telegram nom Admiral sieafd, saying
that the North Atlantic squadron had !
gore Into the inner nchorase at Dry
Toftusns. The tele lmwas brought TO-
Key West es tho :, erii, which Is sefv-l
Ing as a dispatch and supply boat fosj
the ieet, The torpedo boats In II vi.
clnl,y OF Key West are under AimiraiS (
iSloard's orders while feat the squads
ron, TO serve also as dispatch vessels \
anu 10 give the vessels Some practice
IN the drills Tor repelilhs torpedo at.
tacks. This does not. however. inter-
fere with the standing orders Ia Liet-s y
tenant Commander Kimball, The com.
'mandlng oiileer OF tho torpedo boat flo.e
tilla, and the little craft will continue
on thelr cruise along the coast as far
west az Galveston aud then returning
so up the Mississippi river IN the early
spring. The Porter, one OF The fieet
sailed yesterday NON Fort Tampa foe,
Mobile In company with tho Ericsson,
to be preserlt at n local eclebra lion there
but they probably will ret0rn Is the
squadron before rcsumlnE their along
shore cruise.
a substantial addition to the relief
fund being collected for the Cuban suf-
ferers ut the state department was re-
ceived to-day through Senator Hoat,li
who handed to Secretary Sherman A.
check for ss,ol4 sent him by George II. {
Lyman, OF Boston, the trustee for q
public collection In that city. y
4 Secretary Long sold to-day that he
had received no notice that the Spanish
pen-ot-war have been ordered to visit
United States ports. They were perfect.
4 Is welcome to come and SO as they
pleased. he, said, and as far as. he was
concerned he would be delighted to-
have them come. The Spanish war.
ships have frequently visited the Uni.
TED States since the insurroctlonary
movement broke out In Cuba three
years ago without having excited the
least tiafrlendlr comment and there
was no reason why any sisnifleance
should be attached TO their coming
again whenever they felt disposed 10
do 90. The Spanish flagship on this
station took part In the ceremonles con-
nected with the dedication OF the Grant
monument In New York about q year
ago and also at the subsequent celebrr-
tlon In Philadelphia last summer, after
which the Spanish admiral and his stan
visited Washington and paid their re-
spects to the President and the mem.
Ders OF his cabinet. Secretary Long
said he recalled with pleasure the visit
OF the party 10 the navy department.
Secretary Sherman also said he saw no
reason why the Spanish ships should
not visit the United states ond In fact
he would be glad 10 see them come.
They would be welcome. ALI the ad-f
vices received by the state department
and navy department from Cuba to-
day were satisfactory. General Lee at
3 O'Clock reported that all was quiet and
order prevailed at Havana.
At about the same hour cablegrafa
came 10 the navy department from
Captain SIgsbee. Of the Maine: saying
that general Interest was manifested on
the arrival OF the Maine In Havana
harbor. but there had been no denion-G
stratfon. He had been ashore himself
several times officially. and had been re-
ceiyed with the greatest courtesy. He
expected to visit the palace Tomorrow.
The Information from Madrid by The
Associated Press that the Spanish gov
ernme.lt had decided to send the war
ship vizcaya on visit to American
ports caused no comments In official !
circles. She Is n formidable craft, lar
ger, faster and more powerful than
the Maine. Her points as recorded here
are as follows: Length $40 feet; beam
s5 feet; draft q feet inches; two pro-
pellers $4,000 horsepower, with 12-
inch armor belt and barbettes ten and
one.half inches and an armored deck
varying In thickness from. two to three
inches. Her battery Is made up OF two
tweuty-eight centimetres. ten fourteen
ceat!metres, one nine oentimetre (all 1
Honoria guns made in SPAIN, eight i
flfty-seven milImetres; four thirty
seven m.lImetres and two machine
guns. There are six torpedo tubes. The
ship was launched in 1891. cost 50, ,o00, 600 !
and Is capable OF twenty-one knots
speed, while the Maine Is but seventeen
and one-half knots. Altogether, the
vizcaya is q formidable ship.