The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-27
PrEs1DBNr Vase vFaY re.
vyisnds sf Cusa Aiar.ea over E1is CoSsir,sn-
nlnheo,n Visit 10 Ger. Lee.

Blnnoo'n visit 90 Gen. Zee.
HAVANA, Dec. "a. via Key West, De-. 30
Advices from Puerto Principe, sent to The sun
correspondent, cay that tho President OF the
Cuban Republic. Bartolom6 Maso. 10 very Ill.
The news has made a great Impression In the
Cuban Army, for Maso is n man without enemies
among the Cubans. beloved by all. and whose
election was considered q happy solution Of the
problem how to avoid all possible discomfort
among the other candidates and their partisans.
Maso is q man of very feeble constitution and
has been suffering for a long time from the
hardships no endured during the ten years
war, beginning in 1868, and which induceda
disease Of tho liver. DR.. Eusebio Hernandez, a
famous physician in tho Cuban Army and O can
didate himself for the Presidency Of the ropub-
lie. has been to Maso's bedside.
The Vice President OF tho Republic, Domingo
Mendez Capote, is In charge ad interim Of
Maso's office. Mendez Capoto writes TO a friend
in Puerto Principe: 1.-THE illness Of our good
and honest Maso greatly alarms us, moro on
account of his delicate health than because Of
the violence of tho attack itself. Tho loss OF
such a man would be a great misfortune for
the republic Of Cuba"
There Ia great indignation in Havana among
tho uncompromisinR spaniards because Gen.
Blanco personally called on ConsulGoneral Lee
to ask his interposition with the insurgent
leader, Aranguren. to save Col. Ruiz's life. The
story that La Lucha published here and that
was cabled to New York. to the effect that the
Russian Consul asked Gen. Lee to send his sec.
Rotary to Arrangements camp on behalf
Of Ruiz, 10 not true. The fact Is that
C~aptain.General Blanco himself. accompanied
by Secret Try Congosto, called at tho American
Consulate, 20 Cuba street. Not finding Gen.
Leo there. they went to tho Hotel de Inglaterra,
~bora tho ranop1-G an avail ltvaa and ta1ted Nth
him for about two hours. Then tho American
Consul-Genora decided. upon the formal request
Of tho Captain-General. to send Mr.. Tosca. q
Secretary of tho American Consulate, to the
insurgent lines.
Tho uncompromising spaniards here believe
that the incident is humiliating to Spain, In
view Of tn. illusions in President McKinley's
message to forcible intervention by the United
States in Cuba. They consider that the step
taken by Captain.G General Blanco is an official
recognition Of the United States as q third party
in the Cuban war.
The mission OF Mr.. Mandrigal, Consul Of the
United States in Sancti Spiritus, is believed hero
to relate to matters Of much more Importance
than the more delivery by Gen. Gomez Of the be.
~lonGings of the late American correspondent,
Mr.. Crosby. Mr.. Madrigal, who has been pro.
noted recently to a moro important American
Consulate in Colombia, aud who 10 very we'll
known here on account of the refusal Of Gen.
Weyler and Canovas's Cabinet to grant him his
ereQuatur on account Of his alleged sympathy
with the patriots, is said to have been intrusted
by the American Administrator with the mis-
sion of receiving officially from Gen. Gomez the
final word Of the Cuban Commander-in-chief as
to the possibility Of q peaceful arrangement be-
tween Spain and the patriots. Every one here
Ieels sure that Gen. Comes answer will DO that
the Cubans will accept only complete indie
pendence.
1t is more than ten days since Mr.. Madrigal
started from Sancti Spiritus to the camp of
Gomez, and up to this time nothing has been
heard of him. 1t is certain that no premeditated
evil could befall him in Gen. Gomez's camp.
The General is a close friend of Madrigal know
of his proposed trip. and wrote that 1t would
give him much pleasure to receive an official
representative of tho United States. The
dangers of the trip would come from the savage
Spanish guerrillas who swarm around Sancti
Spiritus and are not accustomed to respect even
the passports issued by the Spanish Generals.
| Nevertheless the distance is SO considerable and
the roads are so poor that. for some days longer,
there is no serious cause for concern.