The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-26
HIS MISSION TO CUBA.
The Presidents Special Agent
Reaches Havana.
HE Is TO HELP FITZHUGH LEE.

Together They VIII Visit All the Consul
lates and Consular Agencies of the Unit
ed States in Cuba-The Spanish Govern
ment Cannot Object to 1.-THE Most I'M
portant Matter for Investigation-Cruel
Orders Issued by General weyler.
Havana, Aug. 26.-The news printed
of Mr.. Fishback's arrival in Havana.
intrusted with a special mission from
the administration, is confirmed. Mr.
Fishback will accompany Consul Cen
eral Lee upon a tour of inspection
througout the island. They will visit
all the consulates and consular agen-
cies of the United States in Cuba. By
this means Mr. Fishback will be able
10 study the real situation of the ISL
and In all the six provinces, and report
to the American government the state
of the war in Santa Clara, Puerto Prin-
cipe and Santiago de Cuba, as well as
in Havana and Pinar del Rio. Up to
the present time the American admins
tration has had only the scattered re-
ports of the consular agents sent to
1tHtIdl Lee. mOSl VI kHe OiilCldi III
formation concerning Cuba in Washing
ton is chiefly derived from Spanish
sources. Mr.. Fishback's mission will
result in placing an important official
report in the hands Of President Nc
Kinley, and 1t will undoubtedly be of
great service to General Woodruff in
carrying out his instructions in Spain.
Cannot Make Objections.
The Spanish government cannot make
the least objection to Lee and MIR. Fish
backs visit to the interior and the east
ern part of the island. Furthermore, 1t
is the undeniable right of the American
| consul general to inspect the consulates
| under his orders. There is a note
worthy precedent for this in the visit
to the British consulates in Cuba made
about eight months ago by the British
vice consul, Mr.. Grosslin, who availec
himself of the opportunity to make q
report on the war to the foreign office
in London. The most important matter
for investigation is the situation in the
eastern provinces, as the state Of wal
in Matanzas has already been person
| ally studied by General Lee Up to this
time all the American consular reports
1
sent to the American press. There is
| little doubt that this inquiry will also
| officially confirm information already
] published as to the situation in the
! east, where the revolution is stronger
| than in the west, as is confessed by the
I Spanish government itself.
Disagreeable for the Mayor.
The report published of the cruel or
ders of Weyler directed against tn
Town Of La Esperanza. whose 5000 in
habitaats were doomed to starvation by
the captain general, has had disagree
I able results for the mayor of that town
d. Pedro Goicoechea. Weyler has fineC
J him $1,000 for having made public th'
! communication that Goicoechea sent e
( the governor Of Santa Clara, asking fo
! the withdrawal of the captain generals
! decree forbidding the sale Of any sor
, of food to the inhabitants of La Es
peranza The mayor Of Santa Isabel d
las Lajes, Santa Clara province, ha
| also been fined $1,0CD by the captain
general because he could not prevent
/ raid on the town by the insurgents
The report comes from Cenfugos of tn
arbitrary arrest in the Town OF Arriet
of the station master, Augustin VII
legas, and the well-known citizen, ID
Emilio Alvarez. Without any know
charge against them, they were sen
manacled to Cienfuegos, and have bee
held incommunicados from Aug. 10 un
! III the present time.