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Washington, Nov. 10 Informal lion OF
the most startling character regarding
a correspondence between President
Cleveland and the Spanish minister,
Senior Dupuy de LONE, concerning the.
future course of this country toward
Cuba, was current here today. It Is
said that few days ago the presi-
dent, in a semioffcial manner, sent to
ascertain from the Spanish minister
whether he had any information that
he might be willing to give regarding
the future course of Spain toward the
insurgents in Cuba. To this suggestion
Senior Dupuy de LONE is said to have
returned a letter in which he assured
the president that within sixty days
from the date thereof (NoY. u Spain
would have crushed the revolution or
Withdrawn her troops from the island.
To this astounding rejoinder Presi-
dent Cleveland is said to have replied
on the following day that he would
consider the information impaired by
the Spanish minister as sufficient to
Justify his government in delaying any
action until the expiration of the time
named and that by the same token he
would feel justified in recommending
recognition of the Cuban republic
should the Spanish government fail
to restore peace within two months
In the opinion of those who know the
Spanish minister this move on his part
is regarded as clever diplomatic at
tempt to fOreStau any action by the
president based on the report that Con
sui General Lee is believed to be
about to make and to secure a post
ponement of action by the executive
until the winter campaign shall have
been inaugurated.
Gen. Lee, in a private conversation
to-day, stated that it would not only be
impossible for the Spanish govern
ment to suppress the Cuban insurrec-
ton in sixty days, but that it will be-
fully as impossible, with her present
financial and military resources, for
Spain to put down the rebellion before
the next rainy season, and that in such
an event Spain will be forced to with
draw her forces and give up the at
tempt to conquer the Cubans He de-
c1ared that he regarded as extremely
improbable the immedia tie occurrence
of Spanish success, and he informed
the secretary of state that Spain, real
izing this, would be glad to find some
means for closing the war without
seeming to nose prestige among ma
tons, and without giving the OPP
ponents of the party in power at Mad
rid too much political capital.
Gen. Lee intimated that believed
the policy to be adopted to attain this
end involves the commission of some
overt act aga t the United States
which will L in such an empha tic
protest by this country that no apology
can be accepted. He declared that
Gen. Weyler and his adviser appear
to regard the commission of such an
act as necessary to close the hostilities
with honor to Spain,
Peaceable Settlement
New York, Nov. 1O-The Morning ADJ
vertiser says it was reported in this
city yesterday that the ex-consul gem
eral to Havana, Ramon o. Williams,
might be expected here from Europe
in about ten days. Although the fact
of Mr.. Williams presence in Spain es-
capped the vigilance of the newspaper
correspondents in the Spanish capital,
1t is nevertheless true that he has been
in Madrid for three weeks past and in
the immediate circle of his family It
was announced that he was to leave
for New York BIZ one of the North
German liners on Saturday. While
the fact cannot, for obvious reasons, be
definitely learned. it is generally be-
lieved by his personal friends that Mr.
Williams visit to Madrid has been
made as an agent of the United States
with 4 view of making some arrange
ment by which a peaceab1e solution OF
the Cuban question might be brought
about.