Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-06
GENERAL LEE At HAVANA
Wsylsr Receives AnsriUs's Representative
Rt the Palace.
eVuN SOME BUSINESS TO sTEsT on
Attorney General OIney Declared 20
nave Intimnted that the United
Stnfes would TBdertnke the
Pacifeation of Cuba

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HAVANA June 5.--tNsw York world CR-
hleE-nm-Specsl Telegram. Consul General
Lee accompanied ty his predecessor, NJ.
Williams. met Captain General Weylsr by
Appointment AZ the palace this morning
Tht cH4tnir general received them IN the
rrezf reception room where state functions
usually take place The interview was long
and satisfactory. The AFFAIRS Of Cuba and
the United states were fuzzy and freely dis
cuEsed
General wsylsr received General Lee cor
daily. and said he WIS pleased that the
United States had sgnt a soldier 10 consider
from military point Of view The irTttEttng
questions that we're sure 70 arise for suiu-
tiun. and 10 appreciate the military situh-
tiun and conditions. General Weyisr told
Cens-nl Lee thai be had rece we'd word from
the Madrid government that the relations
between Spain and the United States con-
tinued friendly. and that nHEoua1iOus we're
being conducted IN friendly spirit he
hoped BE- said that both he and General
Lea &C the representatives In Cuba II Lhass
governments. would emulate Their policy and
preserve EoOd feeling
General Lee declined TO talk much about
his visit as he looked on il as q personal
-Bthe- thRn Hn Official call. II can he
said however. that he told General Weyler
thai be recognized -hHt be was talking 20
q soldier with 3 record for distinguished
service TO Spain; that both he and General
Weyler would have 10 consider and act
from different points Of view on questions
which would arise almost daily. that Be
knew that war could no. be winged with
hands clothed with velvet and that he hoped
that each would give the Uthe- credit for
disuhHrEiug the duties q his position faith
fully and ccusCieuti uusly for the best inter
ests Of his government.
GOT DOWN 70 BUSINESS.
General Lee brought mp the case Of Mr.
DawlFy, he Harpsrs Weekly correspond
net. VINO WIS arrested hy General MslEuiso
es spy near aha rrochR. General Neyler
sHid he knew nothing personally about the
case but he understood rhat Dawisy was AZ
rested for qbutnEraph-nE f1r-ticRtians. Cen
eral Lee pressed for immediate JCtiun in This
ease as uHWlsy is IN -iurp castle where he
Is prevented from having communication with
any one outside General Weylsr sad TINT
81 being General Lees first case, he felt IL
cIirsd 10 do all possible 10 settle matters,
and he assured General Lee that the inquiry
would begin tonurTUw. General Lee
marked that the seriousness Of the uhense
depended upon the use Dawley intended 10
make 1f his pictUrez- II they were for uss
only II illustra-e L magazine, Hnd nj fUr
the benefit uf the enemy. -us afpir you'd
not be locked upon as very grave GgTerRl
Weyler bowed his head tn assent.
Il iE understood that h= hearing N DIV
iev's case tomorrow VIII simply be II IL
curry al Moro castle by a Judicial cfhuEr,
who VII report 10 fha Faiacs.
General Bradley johnson uf BGlti-nure re-
ouested permission 10 visit Dawlsy in Moro
castle II the capacity uf COUNSEL bat II WRE
denied because. as explained, Spanish law
forbade il; moreover Z foreigner rUuld not
act as counsellor t1r z p-iE1Ifsr. GenE-ai
Meyisr, the secretary sEid might gram the
request as q personal favur 20 General Lee
buf not in at uf5ciH way. General Jnhrs5n
then referred 10 General WeFlsr who re,Esiis5
= nm sorry 70 be obliged to refuse the re
guest cf the counsel general but under the
laws Of Spain No foreigner CEn enter Span
Ssh frUrrsss in time u vEr End ! am con-
PEELED 10 dscline.'
The captain general assured General John
son that he would examine the pictures him
sion. II Is Cald that DHWley Is well r-sHtsl
and II is believed that he VIII be releases
soon.
General Lee has removed the consulate
- more spacious ana airy quarters il the
-ev building q tie British Mercantile AS
surancH company ana viii lodEs himself ana
purty there. giving up their rooms At the
Hotel IuEls-sris.
Dlario de Marina publishes what purpurts
20 be z statement given 10 The press q
Mndrid ~ the ministry confirming The re-
port thar SeCrEtRrr Olney has urged Spain
10 send retnfUrcemen.s TO Cuba and END The
war with the utflnGtion that If Spain
should absndun -he island the United States /
would undertake its pacitcHtiun, 50 Tint
foreign paventUrsrs n Eh- uut attempt 10 4
establish IN ir1epen3sn government Cen 4
eral Aralog has returned n Artsruisz &c I
command tie forces al the tr1cha-