The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-17
cry.Girzrrcn nrh's MISSION.
the Bearer of Any startling In
t1irence from Havana.

I'll icence from Havana.
,v,shinafon dispatch to the Ne"
work sun says: There IS no re'so" '''
bslioyine that Gen. Fitzhush Lee '''.
Havana because of strained reiA''o"'
i.fve.n himself and the Spans" "-
thorif.cs there. though sunciy poi
r,,nors upon the subject nave l', ''
oulf from the undiscipilneu 'l', 49,
al somebody mere. The Nons"' ~
t...,o. thought nt 90 take the lal.i,t'
.i. confidence as 90 the object OF nus
,..t t, Washington and 10 the "i''
fi.,.. d.. haas carefully reserved AN IN
f'.,,.,tion fh.r.about for thc instruction
~ Nr Ci...sind and the secretary Oh
-..+. All fnc efforts made to draw MN
. ,.i.ttr fl. ua-t few days nave pee"
unsuccessful Even when aI"o"7 49,
f~i.nds he keeps his own counsel 20 '''
as cuba is concerned. .m.t.i
to een. LDes personal ana olici"l
rotations with tue capimn-Heh'
crh. au adyicrs are oi a hh' N"'''.
rhoueh N,ylor was no FIRST suspicious ~
tho American. he very soon f'e w."
agreeable terms with Aim -i"
...rn,l 10 Doe au Improvement in th.''
.,r,,. rp to tine day of Cen. Lee o'-
,.rtur. for Washington. when Netl'r
..nt . r.r.ornl representative 10 escort
him I'D the steamer. AZ FIRST Cen. Lee ii''
.yfh obstacles .n tie performs nee oi JUS
lufies at Havana. but the more serious
.f ta..a obstacle disappeared ln "a short
tl,,.. after ms arrival there. lie had no
,it',,,t.. v.ff1 lVevler while in Havana
D.. had no mialr,ntlres in cuba. Any
rf,n.or ID the opposite effect is % misirp-
,.-.,t.tigu. aeeurI.u- To- statements
made ly Cen. lee himself.
t-to tne relations between the Govern
mont al This country and tha, of spain.
e., Iac cam have hrouent no inteili-
..nca The Cauaiu-General palace l5
mot fountain of Information ,o"'' .l"h7
.te ,,..rrs or the diplomacy of tho Made
ril Governments Weyier is not % medium
az Communication between Premier 'Ano-
va. and Alr. Cleveland. All negotiations
90 which the State Department ia 81 party
.ro carried on through Minister llann5
rra,-ior 10 Madrid and Minister Dupuy dee
r.,-re rf washington.
d. NAV b. understood therefore. and
this statement has already been made in
fre sun. that tho purpose Of Con. Lee
mission 90 Washington is 20 inform the
President upon affairs Zoo cuba, fo ihat
tbe Cuban part of the Presidential mes
SAGE to Congress may be in accord with
fhe -acts furnished by an expert. Cen.
Ice has gathered AN available knowledge
ANA has exercised discrimination in the
gathering of TO- and 30 Doe is able 20 en-
Hrnton the Executive mind as 20 the con-
duious which exist in Cuba.
lie has brought no starting news. lie
cannot tell of amy crisis for Spain or
for Cuba other than that which has ale
ready been foroshadowed IN the press
dispatches. Tie has not carried mere any
kind of sensation Of which adNlnllfe
can Doe taken hy the operators OF wall
street. THE country and Nali street may
rest assured that he bears no Information
indicative o. 900 Impending rupture WIN
Spain.
IN is not worth while 10 look for any
result from DIS mission before the at-
scmD'aee OF congress N'N' liD"'.i.
will then ho asccrtained whcthcrc his adj
vices have affected the JUDGEMENT OF Alr.
cleveland or chat of Mr. olney who is
influential I'm the White House. and rs in
constant communication with the Span
fish Minister here. The case OF Cuba is
ono that must Doc handled with tho ut
most cauti0usnces. for Spanish sensitive
ness. so far as the United States ara con-
cornod ie oxcccdinciv acute This Gov
,-,,,,,rt o. very dosirous OF preserving
,...l,r.,f re1,fions with enain. and hence