The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-04-16
An OVATION FOR LEE.
The Con nSui-Ceneral Warmly Re-
Csived on His Trip to
WASHINGTON,

Washington, ID. C., April 12.-Gen.
FitZhugh Lee arrived in Washington at
2:3o o'clock. and. entering a closed car
riage. was driven at once up the avenue,
a hundred or more bicycles accompany
the carriage.
The carriage belonged TO the state de-
partment. and Gen. Lee was driven at
once to the department. presumably to re-
port his arrival and receive any instruc-
tons it might have.
Word had gone through the department
that he was due To arrive and the cOrrl-
| doris in front Of the SocretaryS door were
| Jammed with people, and as Cen. Lee
stepped from the elevator in front of the
>cccrtarys door. the crowd gave three
rousing cheers, which rang through the
building. Gen. Lee bowed his recognition
| to the crowd and was Immediately
ushered into the secretary ; room. The
enthusiasm throughout the building was
| tremendous, and the cheers drew an enor-
nous throng to the corridors.
Gen. Lee remained i'll the building only
a few minutes. quickly departing, accom-
| panied by Secretary Sherman and Assls-
! tant Secretary Day. for the white house.
| The state department at once telcphoned
| the Senate II arrange for Gen. Lees aP-
| pearance before the foreign relations com
! mlttce.
| The ovation was repeated as Lee went
over from the state department to the
white house. \ mounted bicycle boy
| had preceded the carriage carrying Il
| large Cuban flag and this served to slim
ulate the enthusiasm displayed along the
drive to the white house portico.
! At the railroad station when Gen. Lee
! arrived the crowd was immense and en-
| thuSiaStic.
Rocky Mountain, y. c.. April 12.-The
Lee flying special reached Rocky Noun
sain. y. G.. at 10 o'clock this morning
having on board Consui-Gcncrai ritz-
| hugh Lee, Nice-COnSul-Gencral Springer
and Consul Walter Barker of Sasua Ia
| Grande, accompanied by II. {. MCIcn-
don of Georgia and Leon j. Canova of
! Tampa. Fla. representing the Plano SyS-
TEN. Gen. Lee is still asleep. The party
| expects to arrive i'll Washington at >
o'clock this afternoon.
| Emroria. Va, April 12.-Gcn. Lee arose
at : o'clock i'll time To catch the first
| during the night AMI when he cam" "ut
! of his room he said: Il feel like Il differ
cnt man. If | only had Il good crowd he
hind me could turn back for Havana.
| Petersburg, Va, April 12.-There was
! no demonstration today as the Lee
! special train passed through Southern Nir-
| ginia. BY urgent request twenty -nn-
ute stop Will hr made at Richmond, where
! a great demonstration is likely. 1t i> eX-
pectcd that Consul-General Lee will be
summoned promptly before the commit
! tees of Congress in charge of foreign af-
! fairs The information he Will give will
! be of a very grave character. especially III
connection with the destruction OF the
| Maine.
Richmond. Va. April 12.-Consul-
General FitzhuGh Lee arrived here at | l
! o'clock this morning on Il special train
over the Atlantic Coast line. The train
remained at the Union depot about 10
minutes. There We're at least 10000
/ people present. including the governor
and staff and the Richmond light iufan-
! try blues. The governor welcomed the
| consul general. who made a brief speech.
! He said the time for talk was over. and
! that the time for action had come. The
! hpWitzcrS fired 4 salute on the arrival
Of the train. The widest enthusiasm
| prevailed.
Cen Lee in his speech TO the crowd. to
whom he was introduced by Gov. Tyler.
said: Il cannot talk to you now. In fact
! this is not the time to talk but the time
! for action. tChccrS.) What are you yell
! ing about: Do You want to fight"
! \ pr0tracted outhurst followed. signify
! ing willingness from the wildly geSticI-
! latng crowd. The generals wife. son
and daughter accompany him 10 Wash
| lngtpn.