New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-11
NEWYORK II. TEN PAGES
GENERAL LEE CALLED NORTH
TO TELL OF HIS INVESTIGATIONS RE-
GARDING THE MAINE EXPLOSION.

COURT LEFT CUBA-AN AUTHENTIC wEY-
LER LETTER-fNCIDENTs OF THE
DEPARTURE OF TIE AMER
ICANs FROM HAVANA.
lD7 TELEGRAPH TO TINE TRrBuNE.l
Key West April 10-Consul- General Lee went
North this morning via Tampa in the belief that
his presence was wanted in Washington TO g1e
information about the probabilities in Cuba dur
ing the next fortnight. He did not receive in
structions until he reached Key West Vice
Consul Springer and Consul Barker OF Sagua
are also instructed to report headquarters.
This was construed as indicating the opinion
In Official quarters that an early re-openng OF
/ the American COnsuates In Cuba Is not prob
able.
LEES INVESTIGATIONS IN HAVANA
General Lee may be able to add some knowi-
edge to what Is already known regarding the
plot by which the Maine blown up. though
not. perhaps. to the extent of fixing the conspr-
acy officially on the Spanish Government After
/ the departure Of the Sampson Court OF Inquiry
it was left to him to follow up the clews regard
Ing consplrators. While the Board reported it's
inability TO fix the responsibility for the ex-
plosion on any persons or person. II was well
/ understood that the suspicious Of its members
were definite. Had they received assurance that
the Spanish authorities could he depended on To
cooperate in the investigation. valuable ev-
dence might have been placed In the hands OF
the latter. But with Spain stubborniy holding
/ t. the theory Of accident. the only effect oi
placing in their hands evidence az to the proha-
ble identity OF the consprators would have been
It's destruction. So General Lee continued his
! Inquiries Independent lines. The result WAS
to show the fal.acy ot some Of the clcws but not
OF all
Perhaps General I.e" would not feel justified
In making stronger assertions officially than did
the Board abou. the identity OF the conspirators.
yet he uncovered enough to satisfy him that
single fanatic could not have fixed the mine
which blew IN the Maine In Havana iarbor
or have fired Il. When Naval Attacht Sobrai
gave out in Washington an official statement
that no mines had been laid IN Havana fiarpor
evidence that this was mistake was quickly
accumulated at the Consulate before the Board
had established that fact to It's satisfac-
ton. Whether som" Of the junior officers no
were stationed at the arsenal under Weyler were
directly implicated in tho plot may be n matter
OF individual opinion rather than Of demon
strnted evidence.
Az AUTHENTIC WEYLER LETTER
on one point information IS definite. General
Lee believes the letter Of January last attributed
hoastfd.y ~ having prepared H"Na''h ''"' "'
SO that Yankee ships could bc destroyed. is
genuine whether he has seen the original is
not known but his opinion that such n letter
was written by Wcyer s clear Since ne MALI
disaster is expected 10 he n feature ~ the gen
eral Cuban case Instead o, a mere incident. the
/ Consul ,;oreraIs pro cser-c lu Washlret7r ma
he useful ln sup,,mrrtlnG with iatcr details th"
Information gathered hy th" Court of Inquiry
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General Lees departure from Havana was
? marked by evidences Of iil-feeiing on the part
of officials as Wcll a. the populace. Captain
: General Blanco did not see him at all When
! cereraI Lee chilled at the palace IN company
With the British Consul. Mr. Gosn. Blanc
sent out word begging 70 he excused on the
. .o,rd or ulnesc AS he was transactng on1cia
.,.;,,oss and soe,ng arious persons his reriIsa
.o soo General Lee was an ostentat!ous aftront