The herald., 1897-02-24
Forwards His Resignation to
Secretary Olney
ASKED TO REMAIN ON DUTY
UntilI The State Department Has Time
TO Act
Correspondent Scov.i Forwards to His Paper
tire rost Important Document Of
the Cuban War
Associated Press Special Wire

UuSH Lee, VI tiiS ohisS =
States at Havana, has resigned but has
been requested to remain at his post for
a time at least.
The following cablegram was received
at the state department.:
Havana, Feb. 23.-Secretary of State;
rty resignation mailed per steamer.
LEE"
Secretary Olney replied to this almost
Immediately, urging Gen. Lee to with
hold his resignation until something
could be done and declaring that his re-
tirement at this time and in such man
ner would cause untold trouble"
After sending his dispatch Secretary
Olney hurried over to the White House
with Gen. I ee's telegram and talked over
the situation with President Cleveland
for nearly an hour before the other
members or the cabinet arrived to at
tend the regular meeting.
The president fully approved of Mr.
Olney's action in requesting Gen. Lee
to withdraw his resignation for the pres
ent. The matter was not laid before the
cabinet.
THE MATTER SETTLED
HAVANA, Feb. 23-The Associated
Press correspondent saw Consul General
Lee this evening for the fourth time
today. Thomas G. Alvord, correspond
ent of the New York World, was present
at the time General Lee was interviewed.
General Lee was reserved until shown
cablegrams explaining the dispatches
received in New York relative to his
reported resignation. He then said
Il will resign if not sustained by the
state department. Until now have not
received an answer. The question at
issue is not the death of Ruiz, but re-
lated to Charles Franklin Scott, who was
thirteen days incommunicado. l asked
that he be placed communicate imme-
diately. Scott is already communicate
and the question has lost its import
ance."
SPAIN TAKES ACTION
MADRID, Feb 23-The cabinet has
ordered Minister of Finance Navarro Re
verter to reply to the United States in
the matter of the imprisoned Americans
in Cuba, that inquiry has been opened.
AN IMPORTANT LETTER
NEW YORK, Feb 23-The World will
publish tomorrow under the head of The
Most Important Document on the Gu
ban War" an autograph letter written
to that paper by Salvador Cisneros pres
ident of the provisional government of
the Cubans and countersigned by Max
imo Gomez, the general in chief.
The letter was approved by the So
called cabinet of the provisional gov
ernment and bears the seal of the in
fant republic. 1t is as follows;
AT the request of your correspond
ent we have the greatest pleasure in
answering the following QUESTIONS:
DO you believe that the war can be
ended on the basis of independence on
the payment of an indemnity by Cuba to
Spain with the United States as arbtra-
tori"
ION the basis of independence it will
be possible to enter into negotiations.
These should provide for the evacuation
of the island by the Spanish and for the
future relations between Spain and the
new Cuban republic
We believe also there should be in
cluded an indemnity to be paid Spain
provided the amount is reasonab bic
This would be honorable, practicable
and good for all.
But. if done. it should be done as soon
as possible The indemnity should pre-
vent the further loss of blood and of
money and it would save the economic
resources of the people who have sworn
to the complete destruction of the ISL
and before they will submit anew to
the dominion of Spain.
Each day that passes causes fresh
hatred and devastation. S,on the pro
ducing capacity OF the country will be
destroyed. CUBA can pay less as the
time passes, not only because each mo-
ment she earns less, b'it it will he ir~
creasingly difficult for her t. fulfill the
stipulation and agreements sh. is.-iov'
able to make.
The indemnity to Spain should take
the form of an acknowledgment and
guaranty by Cuba of a part of the dei,'
already contracted by Spain. OF the pay
ment of sum in bonos or in money tr
Spain.
We would not deem it iradvisa Die tor
the United States to intervene ar albi-
traitor. or semi-officially as the friend u
both sides, providing, always. that The
island of Cuba shall not saccifce there
by her own sovereignty
We are yours In the greatass consid
Grafton, salvator cisneros Y. b,
"MAXIMO GOMEZ.
Diagonal, Sancti Spiritus, January
81, 1897"
This letter, which is forwarded by Syl-
vester Scovel. the Worlds correspond
ent, now in prison at Sancti Spiritus
! was, it is stated obtained exactly one
week before he was caught while tryine
| to reach the sea coast. He had forward
| ed copy by pacifico to be cabled to hi.
| paper. This messenger was also cap
| tured by the Spanish and the content!
! Of his dispatches were cabled to Senol
| de Lone, Spanish minister at Wash
| ington.
The original documents, including th'
letters in the original Spanish, were only
| received this afternoon. In his lette
| accompanying them, Sylvester Scove
| writes:
THE Cubans can afford to pay q Yer,
| large amount, and | ~ in a position Il
state that they will do so. Cuba will
accept any peaceable means laid dowi
| by the United States that will secur
their independence. Last year Gen
Gomez authorized the statement tina
in his opinion the Cubans would evel
| go as far as to allow the United State
to administer the finances of the islam
until such time as any loans secured fror
or in that county should be repad."
A FILIBUSTER CONVICTED.
PHILADELPHIA Feb. 23--John 7
| Hart, owner of the filibustering steame
Laurada, charged with setting on foo
a military expedition to Cuba in def
ance of neutrality laws, was foun'
guilty this morning by a jury in tn
| United States court
| ------------
Mrs. Beecher B.tter
| STANFORD, Conn Feb. 23-Mrs
Henry Ward Beecher has rallied from tn