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IA ING I OVER
Consul General Lee and Hannis
Taylor in Conf ference With
Secretary Day.
Whole Cuban Situation Being
Discussed Prior to Lees Re-
,<.....- turn to Cuba.
Two More Battles Result Favor.
ably to Cubans--- Blanco's
1- Policy.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12.-Consul Gen.
eral Fitzhugh Lee was at the state de.
partment early in conference with AS.
sistant Secretary Day, leaving later fol
Warrentown, Va, to attend the funeral
Of a friend. He will return to advise
further with officials here, as to the
Cuban situation. 1t is understood that
the state department. is going over with
General Lee and Mr.. Hannis Taylor,
ex-minister to Spain, the effect of the
recent cabinet changes, the result Of
General Weyler's withdrawal and his
succession by General Blanco, and other
new phases developed by the accession
of Sagasta. The escape .of Miss CHS.
neros from a Havana prison, through
the efforts of sEaIzrepresentative of
the New York Journal, has been
talked over also, she prevailing view
being that it will not lead to any inter-
national complications. General Lee
said that he did not think any serious
question would arise over the incident.
Ex-Minister Taylor, when asked if
international complications were likely
TO arise, answered:
II think not, and the probable result
will be that Sagasta will give royal
decoration to those vino have been good
enough to rid Spain of this troublesome
subjects"
Mr.. Taylor will not discuss the pres
ent situation at Madrid. He is engaged
however, in writing a review of the
political, economic and diplomatic
phases Of the Cuban problem, with
his own views drawn from expe-
rience at Madrid, and refuses to
make any comment in advance Of
his carefully prepared review Of
the case. The talk of administration
officials with Mr.. Taylor and General
Lee has given all accurate view of the
situation, both at Havana and Madrid,
resulting from the change of Spanish
cabinet and policy. There is good rea-
son to believe that the view communi-
Gated to the state department is that the
accession of Sagasta means
Fabian Policy of Delay,
not only for the present, but for many
weeks to come, and that no definite
policy for Cuba will be announced for
some time. As evidence of this, it is
pointed out that General Blanco, the
new captain general of Cuba, will not
leave for his post before
the 18th instant. Officials believe
his departure is Il more likely
to be deferred until the goth. The trip
from Barcelona will take about II days,
SO that the new captain general will
not reach Havana before the early part
of next month. This, it is said, will
permit all pending Cuban questions to
be held in suspense at least until the
new official reaches his post. After
that, it is anticipated the Spanish cab
met will desire that General Blanco be
given time to familiarize himself with
the situation and his duties, and to
mature the policy he is to apply to the
island. The execution of that policy.
an allowance of time for fair trial,
etc., according to those in a position to
accurately judge the situation, will lead
to protracted delays on those subjects
to which the United States recently
has invited the attention of Spain.