The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-05-21
SECRET ARCHIVES
VI the State Department. Partly Disc osed
by Foraker-Extract From Cons al Gem
erai Lees Report on the Cuban Situa-

WASHINGTON, May 2o.-The secret
archives of the state department
which have held the consular reports
on the Cuban war from the public were
partially disclosed Wednesday. by SEN
ator Foraker, of Ohio During the
past week the de bate in the senate has
| been pregnant with limitations and
inDuendoes Of reports from the United
States officials in Cuba held at the
state department, which, if published,
would disclose a condition on Cuban
soil which would influence public opin-
ion in a decided manner.
The facts therefore which Senator
Foraker announced without stating
from whom they came created a de-
cideG stir. Especially startling was
the letter from Secretary Olney. in
which this country offered mediation
to Spain and the refusal of that coun-
try to accept the proffered aid.
While one of the consular reports
was read without the name of the
author being disclosed, it is stated to
be communication from Consul Gen
eral Lee which fully sets forth his idea
of the condition that exists in Cuba
The extract was quoted as follows,
no date being given:
81 can not understand the truth of
the claim that all the provinces of the
island are pacitied, except that of
! Santiago de Cuba, because there are
more insurgents under arms at this
time than at the period l first reached
! the island, some ten months ago, and
| L n ~ L. Co., fo ~
draw from existing conditions that the
war is approaching a termination, be-
cause, in pursuance of an esta blished
policy. the insurgents avoid, as far as
possible, all serious engagements.
"The impossibility of expelling the
| Spanish troops from this island by
force of arms is we'll known to them
and they do not propose to risk the
lives of their men and the success of
their cause upon one or more pitched
battles; 1 conclude therefore that the
war will drag it's weary length
along so long as the insurgents can
dig sustenance from the ground on
the one side or money be obtained by
the other, with the continued result
of untold human suffering, loss OF
| human life, the murder OF innocent
men, women and children by both
sides and the frightful havoc which
disease makes in the ranks OF the
soldiers, particularly among the un.
acclimated Spaniards. The poverty and
distress of the people are increasing
and the loss of property of all sorts
daily becoming more enormous. Nc
l. fn11 70 he ci%
without being here in person. The
number of poor. distressed, starving
women, children and old men of all
races have greatly increased in this
city within the past few weeks, while
in other points on the island the suf
fering has been proportionately
greater"
WASHINGTON, May 90. -Judge A. b.
Montgomery, of Kentucky, one Of the
five members of the Dawes Indian
commission, by request, has presented
his resignation to the president. Thos.
! Needles, of Illinois, who was a candi.
date for commissioner of Indian affairs
is being considered for the Office by
President Mckinley, but charges have
been filed against his former admins
| tration of the Office of United States
marshal in Oklahoma, and have delay
ed action. If these are explained sat
isfactorily, it is likely Mr.. Needles
name will be sent to the senate short
ly. No further changes in the com
mission are expected for some time.
WASHINGTON, May Ex-senator Pet
tigrew gave notice Wednesday of his
intention to offer the following
amendments to the tariff bill: Increas
ing the rate on anthony from three
quarters of a cent to nc per pound
providing specific duty Of 10 cents
per pound on unmanufa ctured mica
| and 20 cents on the manufactured ar
ticle in addition to an ad valorem of 2(
per cent. on all classes of mica; adding
Fuller's earth to the paragraph re-
garding earths and making the manu-.
featured article dutiab BILE at 81 per ton
and the manufactured at So and
graphite 5atsA5 per cent. ad valorem.
I WASHINGTON, May 20-The dele
gates to the international Postal union
were given a reception at the white
house Wednesday night
| WASHINGTON, May 2O-The senate
committee on international expositions
has decided to report favorably the
resolution providing for the appropria.
ton of $4,000 for proper representa-
ton of this government at the Paris
exposition of 1900.
WASHINGTON, May 2O-Fourth AS
sistant Postmaster General Bristow
has inaugurated a new policy as to the
esta blishment of post Offices The last
administration exercised a very con.
sentative policy in dealing with this
question, holding that there were al
ready too many offices in operation,
and that it would be better as gen
eral proposition not to have the
offices too close together. The
present regime has determined tc
! establish offices wherever any
reasonable amount of business
can be secured, with the idea Of
accommodating as many people as pos
sible. While some attention is being
paid to the rule that offices generally
rhould not he closer together thar