Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-24
NO Session NEEDED.
The Foreign Affairs Committee Did
Not Meet Today.

The Foreign Affairs Committee Did
Not Meet Today.
Chairman HIT of the foreign affairs COM
mittee. who has been confined to his home
by a bad cod, Was in his place 1T the
House today for TIE first time in a week
He declined to ,iake any staten INT regard
ing Cuban mattersll saying he had no in
formation not in THE possession of the
public. This vas the regular day for the
foreign affairs committee to meet. but no
Meeting was held Mr.. Hit said he could
call meeting, "a, any, time, if necessity
arose.
1t is learned that the Cuban cores
pondence which the House called for prob
ably will not be transmitted to the House
until some definite conclusion is reached
as to the cause Of the destruction of the
Maine. Upon the authority of member Of
the foreign affairs committee, it Is said
that the correspondence, when it comes,
will be practically unedited.
MAYOR VAN WYCK's sNUB.
Cool Treatment of the Vixcaya's Com.
mander.
There is no further doubt that deep UNI
bragg has been taken by the Spanish off,
GERS at the attitude of Mayor Van Wyck
of New York toward Captain Eulate and
the officers Of the Spanish cruiser Vizcaya.
The circumstances came out today through
a New York congressman, who had heard
them from a most reliable Spanish source
in the course Of club associations.
1t appears that Captain Eulate sent Off
cial notification Of his arrival to Admiral
Bunce. Mayor Van Wyck and other au-
thorities representing the government. the
navy and the New York municipality.
These conveyed the information that he
had come 10 pay a friendly visit OF ma
tional character.
Admiral Bunce and the other federal Off
Gals to whom Captain Eulate's notice was
sent responded at once and suggested a
time when he would be received. Captain
Eulate was surprised, however. in receiving
no answer from Mayor Van Wyck for
some time, and then receiving one from
the mayors secretary. which extended no
invitation for the CALL but stated simply
that the mayors Office hours were between
certain stated hours. The nature Of this
response was made known to the Spanish
legation at Washington.
Thereupon. Senior Du Bose. the Spanisi,
representative, sent word to Capt. Eulate
ard his associates that a call In person on
Mayor Van Wyck vas not necessary. Mr..
Du Bose took the position that the vizcaya
had come as visitor to the nation and not
to New York city. At the same time he
suggested that the cards of Capt. Eulate
and his fellow officers should be left at the
II ayers Office In order that every formal
ity might be observed. This was done, but
after leaving the cards, 1t is. said that q
messenger from the mayors Office inter-
cepted Capt. Eulate and his associates as
they were leaving the city hall. The mes
senger requested them to return to the
mayors Office. where. 1t was said, they
would be ressivedsin person by Mr.. Van
Wyck. They ret;pned to the office AMI
found the maYor standing at his desk. The
spanish c,nstta general made q brief speech.
expressing friendly sentiH ents. and this
was followed by a similar speech from
Cant. Eulate They then awaited some
expression orowordsfrom Mayor Van Wyck.
This, howeves. wss rot given. Mr.. Van
wyck merelsn iisssfggins to what had been
said. Id, .
strain naturN to TIN unresponsive recep-
tor i
MRS. ADAMS SEEKS A PENSION.
Mother Of emo ~ the Victims of the
NainsJ Dtsastcr.
The pensioxs department today received
the flrst application for a pension resulting
from the recent disaster to the battle ship
Maine. It Is that Of Mrs. Harriet Adams.
dependent mother Of J. T. Adams, rated a.
a coal passer In the navy. The mother lives