The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-01-29
TO VISIT our PORTS.
spain Orders Big War ship "a Cali at
American cities.

Madrid. Jan. 27.-Ihe Spa nish battle
ship Vizcaya. of 1000 tons displace-
ment, has been ordered 10 visit Ameri-
can ports.
! Washington. Jan. 27.--The infcrma-
ton from Madrid that the Spanish gov
eminent had decided to send the war
ship Vizcaya on a visit TO American ports
caused no comment In official circles.
She is formidable craft. larger. faster
and more powerful. than the Maine.
Her points as recorded here are as fol-
lows:
Length $40 feet. beam G5 feet. draft p feet
inches. two propellers. 900 horse power,
| with Finch armor belt and barbettes
lOba inches, and an armored deck varying
In thickness from two 20 three inches.
Her battery is made up OF two 2S centime-
tiers, ten IA centlmeters. one nine centimeter
Gall Honoria guns made In SPAIN. eight 81
mllmeters, four 81 mn.meters and two
machine guns. There are six torpedo tubes.
The ship was launched In 1891. cost s., 200 900.
and is capable OF n knots speed while the
Maine is but l7h knots. Altogether the
Vizcaya Is a formidable ship.
Secretary Long said that he had re-
ceived no notice from the Spanish
minister or from any other source that
Spanish men-of-war have been ordered
10 visit United States ports. They
were perfectly welcome TO come and
go as they pleased, he said, and as tar as
he was concerned, he would be delighted
10 have them come. Spanish war ships
have frequently visited the United
States since tire insurrectionary move
ment broke out in Cuba three years ago
without having excited the least un-
friendly comment and there was no
reason why any significance should be
attached TO their coming again when
ever they felt disposed to do SO. The
Spanish flagship on this station took
part in the ceremonies connected with
the dedication OF the Grant monument
in New York about a year ago, and also
at the subsequent celebration i'm Phila-
delphia last summer. after which the
Spanish admiral and his staff visited
Washington and paid their respects TO
the president and the members OF his
cabinet. Secretary Long said he re-
called with pleasure the visit OF the
party TO the navy department. See
rotary Sherman also said he saw no
reason why the Spanish ships should
not visit the United States. and in
fact, he would be glad II they did come.
They would be welcome
All the adyices received at The state
department and navy department from
Cuba Wednesday were satisfactory.
Gen Lee AT two o'clock reported that an
was quiet and order prevailed in la
vana. At about the same hour a cable
gram came to the navy department
from Capt Sigsbee, from the Maine.
saying that general interest was man
Tested on the arrival Of The Maine in
Havana harbor, but there had been no
demonstration lie had been ashore
himself several times officially, and had
been received with the greatest cour-
tesy. lie expected to visit the palace
soon.
Secretary Long received telegram
from Admiral Sieard saying that the
North Atlantic squadron had gone into
the inner anchorage at Dry Torturgas.
The telegram was brought TO Key West
Ivy the Fern. which Is serving as a dis
patch and supply boat for the fleet.
The torpedo boats ia the vicinity Of
Key West are under Admiral Sicard's
orders, while near the squadron, 10
serve also as dispatch vessels and 10 give
the vessels some practice in the drills
for repelling torpedo attacks.
Havana. Jan. %, The German
cruiser Charlotte (schoolship) has just
arrived here a British warship has
Just arrived here from Key West aud
some French warships are expected
here from New Orleans.
The government has reinforced the
police at the American consulate, along
the wharves and on the principal
streets, as a precaution against any at-
tempts 10 provoke a collision when the
marines aud crew OF the United States
war ship Maine come ashore.
The city is entirely quiet. The Maine
lies at anchor near the Spanish cruiser
Alfonso XIII. Many persons believe
that the presence Of the American war
ship here Is designed to bring about
disturbances on the streets Of Havana
when the American sailors and marines
land This morning two battalions Of
infantry and a section OF artillery ar
rived from the province Of Pinar del