Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-02-01
GUNS SENT 70 HAVANA.
The Battleship Maine Receives
Orders to Go to the Cuban
Capital.
NEW MOVE BY PRESIDENT M'KlNlEy+
Made After n Conference with Secre-'
tary Long and Gen. Mfies-secrc-
tnry Day Explains the MennsnS-
spanish Minister Not Alaraed-
Another View.

washington, Jan. 2o.-lnc battle
ship Maine has been ordered to Ha-
vana.
This decision was reached at a special
meeting at the white house yesterday
between the president, Secretary Long.
Assistant Secretary Day. Attorney Cen
eral McKenna and Gen. Miles. Secre-
tary Day made the following state
ment:
What 1t Means.
1.-THE sending of the Maine to Havana
means simply the resumption of friendly
naval relations with Spain. 1t is customary
for naval vessels Of friendly nations to
pass in and out OF the harbors or other
countries with which they are at peace.
and British and German war ships have
recently visited Havana. This is no new
move. The president has intended to do
it for some time, but heretofore something
has happened to postpone 1t. The orders
to the Maine mean nothing more than
have said, and there is nothing alarming
or unfriendly in them. The Spanish min
lister here is fully informed Of what is going
on, and so fai' as know has not made the
slightest objection to it."
De Lone Not Alarmed.
At the Spanish legation nothing was
known of the order for the Maine to
proceed to Havana. Minister De LONE
said that even in case it were true
it portended nothing serious. 1t was
perfectly in accord with usage for war
ships of two friendly powers to enter
and leave each others ports; the war
ships Of Spain had visited American
ports on complimentary missions three
| times in as many years. and II there had
not been an American warship in l4a.
| vana, in the same length of time, it was
merely because the United States gov
eminent had not seen tit to order one
| there. AS to the possible consequence:
Of the Names appearing at Havana at
this time the minister expressed him
self as not at all uneasy.
! Take Different View.
Senior Quesada, secretary of the Gu
ban junta, and Senior Albertini, of the
Cuban staff in Washington, were abou'
the capital during the day conferrin:
with members concerning the Cuban
status. Mr.. Quesada said:
THE sending Of the Maine to Cuba, what
| ever be the official version, is. in our opir-
| ion, proof that things are in such cond;.
ton in the few Spanish strongholds tina;
anarchy reigns and that American citizens
and property, unable to find protection al
the hands OF the impotent Spanish govern
| ment, have now the protection Of their
| own vessels. 1t is declaration to the
| world that the United States are moi
| afraid of the Spanish abble, which seems
to control the Spanish officials. The atti.
tude of the Spanish papers and officials
has been that the presence of an American
war ship in Havana means intervention:
| undoubtedly they will now say that i.
is the most natural thing for any nation
| to send its vessels to the ports OF q friendl,
power, and Mr.. DE Lone will declare thai
his government is delighted. But we shal
soon hear from Gen. Weyler's subordinate,
in Cuba and from Spain, that is If the
cannons of the Maine do not bring to the
in this case is the better part of valor"
! In the HnrbOr.
Havana, Jan. 26.-Ihe United Sta ties
battle ship Maine, commanded by
Charles ID. Sigsbee, which left Key
West, Fla, on January "a, arrived hers
at II o'clock Tuesday morning and was
saluted by the forts and war vessels.
Spain Retaliates.
Madrid, Jan. 27.-The Spanish battle
ship Vizcaya, of 1000 tons displace.
ment, has been ordered to visit Amer
can ports.
| Spain. Latest Move.
| London, Jan. 2S.-The Madrid corrc.
spondent of the Daily Mail says: 1t has
been decided that the whole Spanish
feet shall concentrate at Havana,
though not Immediately, unless cir
cumstances demand.
Perish Ola the Trail.