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Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1897-01-07
hhAk0MY DIVA RAY TRACT.
(Pawdziwe a p~ocieszne zdarzenle.)
Dokohczcnle.(

Frye tYIko pcszedl d. chaty
i "a pomoca Hansa l Franco
wyni6s} ogromna dzle1e, W
ktorej ojciec Jetk', niekarz
casio pa chIeb ola polowy
miasta zarabia}, i spusoit "a
do woody. nastepnie wziai do
reki }opate zamiast w;os}a /
odbii cd brzegu.
Teraz kole] gapienia sic
przysz}a Ma Jetke. Podziwiala
Qua W duszy bvstrv me1a
rozum i odwage ]ego -rycerska,
a Hans i Franc q Gala sifa
mitosci braterskiej chwycili sic
"a 10y, ably sic serdecznie
poczubiG / prze2 to lepszego
nabrac apetytu ma te wonna
pieczen, 0 ktorej dotychczas
t9lko g1ucha wiesc ich docho-
dzi}a.
Tymczasem Frye zbli2al sic
do wierzbY, l6dke czyli raczej
dzieze nakierowa} tax, De prad
woody do wierzby ia przypie
ri, a ona odp}ynac ME
mog}a, nastepnie z1o2ywszy
iopate zacza} sic gramolic ma
wlerzbe. i.
Zajqczkowj biednemu IA
place. sic zbieraio. Jest to
wrodzone wszelkiemu stworze-
nlu uczucle, De W niebezpie-
ezeh<twie zapomina o njeprzy,
jazni i najdziksze zwierzeta
zapomiuaja wtencsas O swojej
ercgo5ci, i czfowiek mad ME
szczesl'wem zwierzeclem Tito,
wac sic powinieo, a nie
pastwic. Z~ajaczek widzia}
zbl:zsiacego sie Fryca, wyczy~
tai W jego oczach, ze "a milo
sierdz;e jego ME ma co ]iczyd,
przeczuws1 takze, Re l prawo
zska2ujace 0 tym czasie polo
wac IA szaraki, ME obroni 20
pred iakomYm; wiec w ME
ne1 rozpaczy oglada} sic w
oko}o, czY ME znajdaie gdzie
r. tunku, spojrzai W dow
tel chwili poczul palce FrYca,
macajace MI faterko i-hyc!-
iedu> m susem skoczy1 W strj
ca ped drzewem dzieze, q
skoczy{ ME w sam srodek,
lecz W j5den brzeg, przez co
dzie5a popchnieta okrecifa sic
oko}o drzewa i wesoto q pra-
dem pop}yne}a n%aprz6d,
unoszac 2 saba d}ugouchego
3eglarza, kt6ry jeszcze ra2
obrocil sic ma sledzacego na
wierabie Fryca. jak gdY5y
chcial powiedzlet: - Polecam
sic }askawei pamieci!
naispokojnjej pop}yna}
dalzj.
W pierws1ej chDili Frye 0
ma1o De z przestrachu z 6rzewa
nie zleciat chcial cos
nysle6, ale 2glupiat tax, Re
wcale mic wledziaf,
20 sic dzieie-patrza} vice W
ID q1ywajaca dz'e&e jak W tuza'
vidzial jak zatrzymala sic W
PREY Przecl"nym
orzegu, jak tam zalaczek
uyskoczyf z niej i poleciaf,
II sic "a MIN kurzy}o, - wi
}zia}, jak silnieiszy prad znowu
lzieze porwa} re soba-wresz
,,e poczu1, siedzac IA %wier2b'e,
ak ma koniu, &c woda luz mu
1ogi o%p}ukiwa6 zaczyna.-OJ
lie. mospanie, zle!-pomyslaf
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1897-01-07
PEACIC IA WIARUSA!
ZE SWIATA.

ANGlELSKI Times" pi
SIZE: Ambasadorowia mocarstw
ga przekonani, il wielu uwie
zionych . partyi mlodoturec-
k1ej przesluchuja u3ywajac do
tego tortur. Nastepuja jeszcze
clag}e aresztowania.
POWSTANIE Druz6w W
SYryi rozszerza sic znowu.
|ed}ug doniesieh z Beiruthu
zniosl doszczetnie szeikh El
Zebrud znacznieiszy oddzial
tureckiego wcjska.
PARTYA rewolucyjna W
Moskwie wyrzadzifa W. ksleciu
Sergiuszowj, jenera} guberna.
torowi Moskwy, nieprzyjemue
60 hgla. w kslaze otrzymal
re%sklypt carski tego mniej
wiece] brzm'enia: ~ powodu,
ID z twojej why tylu Iudsi
z1alaz}o smierc ma p]acn Cho'
dynki, mianujemy Gle ku
upamietnieniu twych zas}ug
kniaziem Chodvhskim.-Uka
b}l tax wiernie podroblony, u
kniaz pcczatkowo cie wiedzia},
CO poczat z lynn fantem .-
Oc2y1 s5ie sni}o sic, IL
byf to TART Gokuc2liwy. Wiesc,
Re W. ksiaze ctrzyma1 taxa
,nomioacya" tozbIeg}a sic pc
Moskwje to tel, g4y Sergius2
prey b. / do teatru, odezwaly
sic ironiczne wotania ~ Bravo
ksia2e Chodyhskl. - K,ia4e
pewno niezad}ugo p6jdz'e y
se%natory. - Rucb pomiedzy
studentami wldoczny nietylko
Moskwie, lecz tak3e W
Petersburgu.
-Zspowiedziany jest ma
wiosne przyjazd szacha Persyi
do Petersbarga.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1897-01-07
NAGROBKI.

Prozni a k 0 /.
Przez GAIA zyc,e chodz'lem,
Gale zycie jad{em, pifem,
Dose trud6w-juz SIG nIe rusze,
Bo odpoczac sobie MUSIC.
Pr a owl i.
Kyknq},
Krzykna{,
Przewr6ci} oczyma
juz so ME ma.
}ynarza.
Tu ley syn,
Co mla} wodny n4yn.
Z%osta}o po MIN dzieci wiele,
Lecz zadne z Mich ME mieles.
Ten nagrobek postawl}a
Matka, co mu pytle szY1a.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1897-01-07
MOVIE Ksiazki!
-H9=e@eeM-

PODARUNKI GWIAZDKOWE.
I.-Ksiazeczka do nabozehstwa ola dzieci (chlopc6w
dzewczat), pod tytuIem BOG z TOBA, oprawna W
droga sk6rke, z wyt}oczonemi z}otemi ozdobami ma O.
k}adce oraz z z}otym %tytuHkiem 2oc
II.-POWIASTKI LUDOWE, zbi6r ciekawych weso}ych
opowadai ola ludu z licznemi Otr:sMkam1, z pick
nym obrazkowym tytu}en ma %ok}adkach kazdego tomu
4 tony po 20 ccnt6w, razem Soc.
III-JASKINIA BEATUSA czyli Lepiei niewinne cier-
piec, anizeli lie czynjG 20 c.
TOW I zaw1era: 1, staw sw. Ma}gorzatv. 2. OczY uroczne. 3. Swia
towld 4. Chfop l dJaba:. 5 B'edna komornics. 6. TART kapitana
Z. Chfopek Roztropek. 8 0 dzielngm Macku. 9. Studenckie fge
10. narty dowcipy, II. Tan1s kuracya. IL. Prsygoda str6za. 49,
Lam1g1o"Ka'' w. w.
TOM Ill zaw1era: l.. Zmartwychwsta}a. 2. Oieczna. 3, Balada 4
Co ma wisiec. 5. MEDIA Z b1eda. 6. Spuchf. 7. O sw. Krzysztofe
8. Kakomy diva razy traci. D.. Trafna odpowiedz. 10. Przeb'e-
gfosc. II. Zarty dowcipy. r. SprYtnY Krzyszrof. Is. hami
gfoWKa.. Nc.
TOM III zaw1era: l. sekret spowlednika. 2 Zuak z drugiego sw'a
ia. 3. Kojata. 4. Chleb. 5. OprYszek Bor5wka. 6. Krol gospo-
dyni. Z. Czarownlk parobek. s. Eiebneskle k]e. s. kosza{ki. 3
Zarty dowclpy. 10. MisYonarz ma}pa. IL. Chiop iekarz. 12
TOM Nv zaw,era: 1. Ocze nasz 2. Besza Damaszku 8. o kowalu,
Sm1erci l dable. 4. Zajecze SERGE. 5. Skrzotk'. 6. Nocmce. 7. Ksia-
ze Radz1wo}. 8. Czarownik ucsth. g. Uc'eczka. 10. Zarty idowc'-
py. IL. w szkole. 70. Dobra rala 13. Chfopax jakich wielu. IL
Kamig6Nka obrazkowa. Cena zoe
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-03-04
TREATY RIGHTS DISREGARDED.
American Prisoners in Cuba Confined
Incommunicado.

New York, Feb. 25.-A dispatch to the
Herald from Havana says.
The state department refused to an
swer Consul General Lees inquiry wheth.
er or not it would sustain with man OF
war his demand that Spanish Outrages
upon Americans cease and that the lives.
liberty and treaty rights of citizens of
the United States be respected by the
Spanish authorities.
Ruiz was kept incOmmunicado thirteen
days before he was killed. To prevent
Scott from being secretly murdered, Gen.
Lee demanded of Gen. Ahumada on Fri
day that Scott be brought out of close
CONTINENT and allowed to see his friends.
This was not done by Saturday and Gen.
Lee cabled to Secretary Olney the facts
asking how many warships were on the
Florida coast and if one would be sent
here in case it became necessary to en-
force his demand. Not one word in re-
ply to these questions has come from
Washington up to Wednesday night-four
days after the state department had been
asked by the American consul general if
in emergency he could rely upon his gov
eminent fully sustaining him in protecting
the citizens of his country.
The Spanish authorities do not in the
least respect the treaty stipulation that
no American citizen must b. kept in soil
tary CONTINENT more than five days and
must be acquainted with the charge
against him within twenty-four hours.
The American colony is bordering on a
panic. There is no hope of protection
from the government at Washington I'M
less congress commands tic president to
send a fleet Immediately.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-03-04

in the west. The quality has also suffer.
ed in accordance. The plant of young
trees has gone right along from year IL
year, SO that with good season and full
crop Nicaragua would this year have pro-
duced fully 100000 pounds more coffee
than ever before. The Matagalpa re-
gion, in which is located the american
colony, is in the interior and bencfittinG
by the rains from the Caribbean sea, the
colonists made crop double that of last
year. The exports will reach 1,W0OO0
United States Minister Baker, who sup
plies the state department with the above
figures. has much to say in his report on
the condition of the American colony. He
has received hundreds of letters from the
United States from persons who have
been attracted by the stories of the for
tunes to be made in coffee growing aud
desire to learn the facts before migrating.
AS the best means of answering questions
from these people Mr. Baker submits "a
statement from one of the leading colo
nists giving fair idea of the wants Of
the community, the prospects for the flu
ture, and some general information as to
coffee growing. One fact is emphaticai-
ly stated. that Notwithstanding the sue
cesses of the colonists there is no room In
the business for people without money.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-03-04
ALL AMERICANS IN DANGER.
Cuba Is Not Safe Place at Present.
Congratulations Cabled to Lee.

New York, Feb 25.-A dispatch to the
Herald from Havana, via Key West, Fla.
says:
Americans are flocking in from the
country. The position of our citizens is
most critical. The runoi. whether true
or false, has gone abroad that the Amer
lean government would not intervene so
long as the trade interests of the country
are not interfered with
Unless something firm is decided on by
our government in Washington all Amer
leans are in danger of their lives. The
murder of DR.. Ruiz and the demand for
the release of Scott are the sole topics of
conversation.
The government and the palace people
here tried to change the subject of CONVEX
sation here today by giving out news of
an alleged skirmish with Gomez but the
attempt was failure. The feelings of
great hilarity which were observed ut
the palace have changed. Minister De
| LONE, always accurate as a news gather
er, has cabled the captain general that
ton is not accepted; that ne may be sus-
/ tanned.
Hundreds of cablegrams are pouring in
on Gen. Lee from every quarter of the
globe congra tulating him on the stand he
| has taken, those from the United States
! promising patriotic action in congress.
Even at this critical Toment and with
many heavy cares and responsibilities
which the administration should share,
weighing upon him, Gen. Lee views the
question from calm, dispessionate stand
point and he expressed the hope that the
situation created by the murder of Ruiz
and his own determination not to sub
NIT to another similar at ocity should not
be exploited by partisan advocates of any
particular policy toward the island of
| Cuha
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-03-04
sULzER WOULD DECLARE WAR.
Bill Declaring War With Spain Intro
duced in the House.

Washington, Feb. 25.-Representative
Sulzer of New York today introduced
bill declaring war between Spain and
her colonies and the United States. The
bill provides:
THAT war be declared to exist be-
tween the kingdom of Spain and her col
onies and the United States of America
and their territories, and the president
is authorized to call on the army on land
and the naval forces of the United
States to put the same in effect and is
sue to private vessels Of the United
States commissions or letters of marque
and general reprisal in such form as he
shall think proper and under the seal of
the United States against the vessels,
goods and effects of the said government
of Spain and the subjects thereof"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-03-04

vote of today it becomes the unfinished
business of the senate and will come be-
fore the senate at 10 O'Clock tomorrow,
but it may be set aside to consider the
Indian bill. Senator White of California
will speak for several hours on the Gu
ban matter if it is taken up, and it is
believed other senators will speak at
length. 1t is generally believed it, the
preparation bills will fail, and this phase
of the situation is being urged with great
vigor by members of the appropriations
committee and others who are opposed to
the Cuban resolution.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-03-04
RETURNED TO HER HOME.

Taylor, Tex, Feb. 25.-(SpeciaI)-Miss
Myrtle Pursley, the young girl who left
her home in this city Tuesday evening,
mention of which incident was made in
The Statesman of yesterday, has been
found and is now at home again. Leav-
ing home about 6 o'clock on the evening
mentioned, the young girl started to walk
her way to Austin. Going west on the
International and Great Northern Rail
road track, she reached the farm house
of Julius Kruger, between this place
and Hutto, just before dark, and applied
for shelter, telling her story as already
indicated in these columns. She was
given accommodations for the night. Mr.
Kruger came to town yesterday morn
ing and reported the fact that the girl
was at his house Later in the day Mrs
Pursley and Miss Mary Mendel wens
out to the farm house and brought the
young lady home.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-03-04
TERMS THAT WILL PROBABLY BE
FORCED ON CRETE BY THE
POWERS.
CRETAN Administrative AUTONOMY
Considered Necessary, but Crete Ought
to Remain Portion of Turkish
Empire-Active War Prepare
tons in Turkey.

London, Feb. 25.-In the house of
lords today the Marquis of Salisbury, re-
plying to a question from Lord Dunrav-
en-, said that as the best means of piac-
ing the house in possession of the facts
of moment as regards Crete hewould read
telegram sent yesterday evening to the
British ambassadors to the courts of the
great powers. 1t was as follows:
Inform the government to which you
are accredited that her majesty's govern
ment proposes to make the following
declaration of the policy which they in
tend to pursue and which they believe is
in accordance with the views of their al
hes:
"Firstly-The establishment of an ad-
illustrative autonomy in Crete as nee
essary condition for the reformation of
the international occupation.
"Secondly-That, subject to the above
condition, Crete ought, in their judgment,
to remain portion of the Turkish en-
pire.
"Thirdly-The Turks and Greeks
should be informed by the powers Oh tnls
resolution.
"Fourthly-If Turkey or Greece should
when required, persistently refuse to
withdraw their military and naval forces
from the island the powers should impose
their decision by force on the state refus.
ing"
The premier called special attention tC
the words when required" saying that
it did not follow in the case of Turkey
that her troops should be made to with
draw Immediately. On the other hand
he contended that the withdrawal of the
Turkish troops was necessity for perma
nent autonomy.
Continuing, the Marquis of Salisbury
said:
"As the proposals which her majesty's
ministers have ventured to propose were
those animating the action of the powers
it is impossible for the present condition
of affairs to continue"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-03-04
ARIZONANS AROUSED
Because of Bill Which PASSED the,
Lower House of Congress.

Tuscon. Ariz.. Feb. 25.-The people OF
this city were surprised to learn that
bill had passed the lower house of con-
grcss commanding the Arizona Loan
commission to fund over 100000 princi
pal and interest of Narrow Gauge Rail
way bonds, which the United States SUI
preme court, in n suit appealed from
Puma county, declared absolutely void
because they were issued in violation of
the organic law of the territory.
A mass meeting last night denounced
the congressional act as an attempt to-
override the decision of the supreme court
of the United States and to burden the
people of Arizona with the payment of
fraudulent bonds for which no consider
alton had been received. Should the
bill pass the senate the payment will be
resisted to the bitter end. Protests were
forwarded to the territorial committee Of.
the United States senate.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-03-04
STATEMENT BY GEN. LEE.
He Finds Spaniards Always Courteous tc
Americans.

Havana, Feb. 25.-Consul General Lee
dined at the Hotel Ingleterre today and
spent the evening in company with his
family and friends. The position of Con-
sui General Lee is now said to be as fol-
lows:
If Secretary of State Olney will not
promise to support demand for the re-
lease of any American placed incommuni-
cado SOLITARY confinement more than
twenty-four hours, in violation of treaty,
he will resign.
Gen. Lee today handed to the Associat-
cd Press correspondent the following
statement with the request that it be cir
culated:
"Neither our flag nor young American
women have been insulted here. On the
contrary, have always found the Span
iards courteous and polite to all Ameri-
cans as well as every one else
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-03-04
NO LONGER BOUND BY PROMISES

New York, Feb. "a special to
the Herald from CoIstartirople says:
Ismail Bey, governor ad interim of the
palace, has officially informed the ambas-
sailors that taking the gravity of the
events into consideration the Turkish
government no longer considered itself
bound by its promises with regard to the
sending of re-inforcements to Crete.
The ambassadors are now trying to per-
suade the Porte to grant them a weeks
delay to blsh order and to organize
the administration.
The foreign admirals have received or
ders to persuade the insurgents and the
Greeks to consent to an armistice of eight
days.
The porte insisted upon the departure
of the new vail of Crete
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-03-04
DEFEATED GOMEZ FORCES.

Washington. Feb. 25.-Senor De LONE,
Spanish minister, today received the fol-
lowing cablegram from the minister of
foreign affairs, dated Madrid, Februa-
ry 25:
"Brigades of Gems. Casco, Ruiz and
Segura met in succession the forces COM
manded by Maxine Gomez. defeating
them and obliging them to disperse and
retreat"
Twenty dead were counted and n great
number of rebels were wounded.
Four battalions occupied all the posts
on the passes to Matanzas, Las Vegas.
The trocha at Jucaro is almost complete
ly closed, making it very difficult for Go
mez to retreat to the east. Seven col
umns are operating between these lines
in pursuit of Gomez.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-03-04
NEWS FROM ECUADOR.

New York, Feb. ga special to
the Herald from Panama, Colombia, says:
Mail advices from Costa Rica assert
that congress on the 10th inst. ratified a
new arbitration treaty with Colombia.
The correspondent of the Herald in
Guayaquil, Ecuador. says that Senior
Luis Felipe Carlo, Ecuacorian minister
to the United States has informed the
Quito government that an American syn
dictate Is willing to undertake the construc-
ton of the Southern railway. Senior
Carlo says that an agent OF the syndicate
and engineers will soon arrive in Ecuador
from the United States
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-03-04
A FOUL MURDER ATTEMPTED
A Midnight Visitor, Unknown. Severely
Stabbed Professor Harris of Bartlett.

Bartlett, Tex, Feb. 25.-(Special IA
foul murder was attempted on Professor
Harris, president of the Bartlett high
school, about II o'clock last night.
He was asleep in his room, at w, ~
Ellott's residence. Some one raised his
window, which was not fastened. grabbed
him by the arms and started to pull him
out. He being u heavy man, weighing
about Dds pounds, 1t was no easy task.
and the robber commenced slashing his
arm with knife, also stabbing him IN
the back, and intlicting several painful
wounds, though not dangerous. DR.,
Watson sewed him up and he is doing
very well.
MIR. o. d. Farrell. who was sleeping
in an adjoining room, stated that he saw
n man at his window about the same time,
There is no clue whatever.
Professor Harris says the wOuld-be as
sassin never spoke, or if he did he did
not hear him.
The whole town Is in excitement and It
is hoped that the guilty one will be
brought to justice.
Several houses were pilfered last Sat
urday night, the robbers wanting nothing
but money, relieving Mr.. Mayo. of &.
j. ID. Johnson of 81, and Mr.. Roberts of
ebout 49,
Mr. Talley put his hounds on the track
and they ran to the Rat Row, a row OF
low tenement houses, where the track
was lost, and the robber got away.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-03-04
NEGRO CONFERENCE

Tuskegee, Ala, Feb. 25.-The sixth
annual Tuskegee negro conference met
yesterday. About 1000 persons were pres
ent. about 800 of these are farmers rep
resenting almost every southern state
from Virginia to Texas.
Booker Washington was elected presi
dent and made brief Opening address.
During the morning reports were re-
ceived from Texas showing much bet.
ter state of things than i'm any other state.
Hon. l.. X. Smith. member Of the last
legislature of Texas. spoke encouragingly
cf -oe-'te f|rcrc'' he villages and farm
improvement societies.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-03-04
INVESTIGATION ORDERED.

New York, Feb. 25.-A special to the
World from Madrid says:
The Spanish authorities doubt the le-
gality of DR.. Ruiz's American citizenship.
Nevertheless they have ordered an imme-
date investigation with a view of pun
ishing all concerned in the affair If 1t is
proved that they failed in their duties.
Some time must elapse before the mat
ter can be sifted.
The only cab.egram the government has
received so far from the colonial author
tiles in Havana in response to it's inquiry
in the case of DR.. Ruiz state that DR..
Ruiz was arrested for complication in the
wreck of railway train. The next day
the dispatch says that Consul General
Lee. accompanied by a surgeon, was AZ
lowed to see Ruiz's body, but not until
February u did he lodg" n formal com
plant that he had noticed Commissions on
DR.. Ruiz's head possibly arising from
blows and causing death.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-03-04
DEAL PRACTICALLY CLOSED:

Galveston, Tex, Feb. 25.-(Special.) y
Acting General Manager l.. j. Polk or
the Santa Fe, in speaking of the con
templated purchase of the Texas, Lousi-
ana and Eastern Railroad, said today
that the deal was practically closed on
the occasion of his recent visit to Chi,
cago.
When President Ripley and other Off
Gals of the road were here last October
they took trip over the line, accompa--
MED by General Manager Lazarus. and
several stockholders, and the result Of
this inspection was the decision to make 1t
n part of the Santa Fe system. The road
connects with the COnroe branch of the
Santa Fe, and continues about thirty
miles in an easterly direction.
Mr.. Polk was asked If the line would
be extended to Beaumont, and he stated
that nothing had been determined upon
in regard to an extension, but an exten--
sion was possible. 1t il understood that
the object of the purchase is that the
Santa Fe might get into the lumber dis-
trict of east Texas.
Today General Superintendent REESE
guie of the Gulf, Colorado and Santa re-
announced that Mr.. IL. McCann would
succeed Mr.. G. s. Lahey as superintend-
ent of bridges on March /, with the title
of general foreman Of bridges and build
ings. Mr.. Lahey will take a bridge gang
Mr.. Mccain comes from the Chicago
division of the Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Fe,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-03-04
OLNEY SAYS IT'S A FAKE

Washington, Feb. Ex-senator Hale
this afternoon received at the capitol a
telegram from Secretary Olney in which
Mr.. Olney says in effect that Consul Cen
eral Lee never asked for passports, never
has asked for warships, and that the
whole story of his rendering his resigna-
ton is fake.
This afternoon Mr.. Thurber, secretary
to the president said that President
Cleveland had not received the resigna-
ton of Consul General Lee nor has he
been advised of any such resignation.
Mr.. Thurber made an unqualified de-
NAL of the reports that Gen. Lee had ask
ed that warships be sent to Cuba.