Show SPANISH WAS COMING The Dons Are Sending Here a Greater Great-er Than the tHhine Madrid Jan 26The battleship VIzcaya I of 7000 tons displacement has been ordered or-dered to visit American a > orts Washington Jan 26 Secretary Long I said today that he had received no notice I from the Spanish mlnjgter or from any I other source that min menofwar ports have been ordered to visit United States They were perfectly Welcome to come and go as they pleased 4e saiiUand as far as he was concerned hCAVOUlil bs delighted delight-ed to have them c me Spanish warships have frequently visited the United States I since the Insurrectionary movemsnt broke out in Cuba three yearsgo without having hav-ing excited the least unfriendly I comment I and there was no reason why any significance signifi-cance should be attnchefl to their coming again whenever they felt disposed to do so 4 soThe Spanish flagship on this station l ht iehiJon I rn SJ took part in the ceremonies connected with the dedication of the Grant monument monu-ment In NewYork about a year ago and also at a subsequent celebration in Philadelphia delphia last summer after which the Spanish admiral and his staff visited Washington and paid thdir respects to the president I and the members fs his cabinet Secretary Long said le recalled with I pleasure the visit of the party tf the navy department Secretary Shenrian also said I he saw no reason why the Spanish warships war-ships should not visit the United States and in fact he would be glad I they did com They would be welcome All the advices received by the state department I de-partment and navy department from Cuba Cu-ba today were satisfactory General Lee at 2 rorr reported that all was qulst i and that order prevailed In Havana At about the same hour a blegram came to I the navy department at rot Captain Slgs bee of the Maine saying that general interest in-terest was manifested on the arrival of the Maine In Havana harbor but there had been no demonstration He bad been ashore himself several times officially and j had been recalved with the greatest courtesy cour-tesy He expected to visit the palace tomorrow to-morrow I I The Information from the f foraton Madrjd by Associated Press that the Snhnlsh I 4 V o SIlnish gov government ernment had decided send tjie warship tJe I Vizcaya on a visit to Jttncrican Ports caused no cotniricnts official circles I She is n formidable craftlarserr Jester I and more powerful than thellalne |