The herald., 1898-04-12

in the field.
Put Into Effect
| wAYCROSS, Ca, April 11.-At every sta
\ ton along the route of Consul Lees special
train appreciative tributes were lavished
upon him. The country for miles in the
| interior furnished ardent admirers, who
came in carts, wagons and on horseback.
Whenever the general stepped to the rear
platform at stations frantic outbursts of
applause greeted him. Before reaching
Jasper. Fla, three kilograms were re-
ceived on the train, urging him to make his
appearance, so that the people could see
him. Arriving there. the local company Of
state troops and a score Of Confederate vet
erans, with a wild rush, met him. In re-
sponse to speech Of welcome. Gen. Lee
said:
II thank you, sir, for your kind express
sions 1 thank the American people for the
commendation they have shown my ad-
ministration as your consul general at Ha-
vana. have never really known until to-
day how united the people are in sanction
ing my course"
In the afternoon he endeavored to get
| some sleep, but 1t was impossible. The
crowds would besiege the train and even
attempt to force the doors of the private
| SoI III tHCiI lIdutlC ehOItS " Seo tHc pOQ-
| ular general.
| Waycross exceeded all previous points in
| giving Gen. Lee an ovation. AS the special
train rolled through the railroad yard every
| whistle and bell pealed forth in welcome;
cannon roared and musketry ratified, while
1000 wildly excited persons frantically
| crowded up to the car Gen. Lee was taken
bodily from the car and introduced to the
crowd by Col. G. S. McLendon of Georgia,
| in the following words:
'As long as human history is written, as
long as human history is read, the name of
Lee will shine out as beacon light on the
shores of Truth, Honor and Courage. This,
| gentlemen, is Fitzhugh Lee of America"
An afternoon paper In big scarehead
announced Lee for President in 1900"
The special train will reach Washington
about o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
| AT Savannah more than 5000 persons were
| at the station to See Gen. Lee when the
| train came in. The crowd was enthusiastic
and short speech was made by the gener-
al, being frequently applauded AS the train
| rolled into the station a platoon of the
| chatham artillery, of which Gen. Lee Is
| an honorary member, began firing a major
generals salute of thirteen guns. Gen.
| Lee and the members of his party were
| completely tired out by their long trip Or
ders were given here by the transportation
| department of the Plant system for oper-
ators north OF this city to withhold all in
formation as to the progress Of the train,
| so as to prevent the party's being disturbed
| The party retired Immediately after leay-
| ing Savannah.
Affairs at Havana
NEW YORK, April 11.-A dispatch to the
| Tribune from Havana says: The Spanish
| classes in Cuba have been slow In reaaz-
! ing that the crisis was really upon them.
in spite of their patriotic ardor and their
| demand for war. They have not thought
| 1t would come to that point. The prospec-
tive withdrawal OF Consul General Lee and
other American representatives from the
| island was known for forty-eght hours,
| yet their actual leaving has been the first
| convincing evidence that the Cuban ques-
| ton could only be settled on the basis of
| the independence. For the first time they
realize the full significance of the action.
The withdrawal of the consuls in advance
of the sending of President McKinley's
message to Congress is opportune. I. pre-
pares the public for the full meaning of
the message and the congressional legisla-
| V!Oii lHdl may 1OIIOW anu ItSSOuS the Qdn-
ger of an outbreak. While the future in
Havana is a blank the probability Is not
of an immediate disturbance.
| With Lee and the Americans gone there
are no persons on whom resentment of
any kind can be visited. If war comes, the
first news of Spanish reverses might cause
an outbreak. But that cannot be foretold
| with certainty The community may be
SO bewildered and benumbed that it will
| give no signs The foreign copsuls are ap-
| prehelsive Of serious uprising at any
| stage Of the developments. If any Am
ericans who remain in Havana should suf-
| fer, it will be their own fault. Both the
national administration and General Lee
have done their full duty in warning them
| of possible danger and in affording them
| the means of getting away. Every Am
erican in Cuba has had chance to leave
| The Presidents message to Congress will
be the signal for many Cubans to Join
| the insurgents In the field without wait
| ing for actual hostilities to begin. Their
messenger service will communicate with
Gomez at his headquarters in Santa Clara
province. Gomez has been urged to take
| advantage of the situation, and with his
| newly recruited forces make an aggressive
movement. His plans are not known, but
| all the news which comes from him is
that he hopes the recognition of Cuban In
dependence will be accepted without act
ual hostiMties between the United States
and Spain. In Havana the authorities are
| arrestng Cubans In large numbers and i'm
prisoning them in Cabanas fortress on
charges of conspiracy against the govern
ment. The purpose 10 to terrorize the
Cuban population SO that access!ons to the
ranks Of the insurgents will cease. The
| plan does not succeed. In some parts of
the island Spanish property-owners are
declaring they will remain neutral II
there is war with the United States. This
shows how utterly hopeless is the pros
pect of retaining Spanish sovereignty In
| Cuba.
A Georgia Welcome
ATLANTA, Ca, April 11.-Every Geor-
gia town through which Gen. Fitzhugh Lee
will pass on his way to Washington will
vie with its neighbor in preparing DEM
onstration for the popular consul. The
idea originated with the Virginia Society
of Atlanta and found ready echo with the
military and civic organizations. Presi-
dent Courtney of the Virginia Society has
wired General Lee as follows:
"The Virginia Society expresses its pro-
found regard and sincere congratulations
| to YOU and yours and extends a cordial in