The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-03-09
LEES RECALL REQUESTED
AND THAT SUPPLIES BE NOT SENT
IN HARSHlFS.

iN ~
7,",io It McKin, ey Re:utes Both Beq1e t.,
Fully Satisfied With Gee, Iee's Cours,
and the Plans of seadtug 20 VIII BE
Carried Out.
a dispatch from Madrid says Senior
Gullon, Spanish minister of foreign
affairs, recently intimated to United
States Minister Woodford that the
Spanish gove rnment desired the recall
from Haoana of Consul General Lee
and that the American warships
which have been designated to convey
supplies to Cuba for the relief OF the
sufferers there should be replaced by
merchant vessels in order to deprive
the assistance sent to the recoDcenta,
dos of sn official character. Minister
Woodford cabbled the re quests to the
Washington government, which re-
piled. refusing to recall General Lee
in the present circumstances Or to
countermaad the orders for the dis
patch of the war vessels, making the
represt ntation that the vessels are not
fighting ships.
THE NRWS IN WASHINGTON.
The Slaulsh 81 uation developed two
new phases in Washington when it
became known that the Spanish gov
eminent had formally requested the
recall OF Consul General Lee at his
post at Habana, to which request the
Uoited States had courteously but
fl .mly refused to comply; also that
the Spanish government hassueges5ed
the Improperly of sending relief sup
plies to the Cuban reconcentrados on
cruiser Montgomery and gunbcat
Nashville, to which suggestion the
United States had given like answer
ia the negative. The first intimation
of these steps came in brief and ex-
plicit cable dispatch from Madrid
Prior to its receipt, however the au-
thorities here had been fully conVer-
SAINT with the facts. although no init
nation had been allowed to get to the
public on either, subject. The dis.
closures from Madrid left no further
ground for reticence in Washlpg gton,
and after a conference at the White
House between the President, Ass:s.
tant Secretary Day of the state depart
ment and Secretary Long OF the navy
department, the following authorized
statement was handed to the Associat-
ed Press by Judge Day. as comprising
everything that was to be said BY the
administration on the subject. "The
President will not consider the recall
of General Lee. He has borne hlnsetf
throughout this crisis with judgment,
fidelity and courage, to the Presidents
entire satisfaction. As to the supplies
for the relief of the Cuban people all
| arrangements have been made to carry
| a consignment this week from Key
West by one of the naval vessels.
whichever may be best adapted and
most available for the purpose, to
! Matanzas and Sagua.
The ground on which Gen. Lees
recall was asked are not officially dis.
closed. It is known, however, that
the Spanish government has chafed
for some time over Gen. Lees pres.
ence in Habana, although this has
never taken the form of a defn to
protest prior to the present time. It
began to assume more serious aspect
shortly after the arrival of the Maine
at Habana. At that time Gen. Lee
escorted Capt. Sigsbee on his round Of
official calls. These we're made with
due formality, but the Spanish off,
Gals took ofense when the calls we e
restricted 10 Gen. Blanco, Admir-
Mant. ola and the representative Oft c
military arm OF SPANS service, an0
did not include Premier Galvsz ard his
associates OF the autonomous cabinet,
who represent the new civil regime
which Spain is seeking to enforce.
The matter came to the attention OF
Ser or Deputy DeLome, then Spanish
minister at Washington, and although
there were no protests tbs situation
doubtless reached the state depart
ment, as suia Die amends we're made
by Capt. Sissoee's calling on Dr.. Con
gesto, the civil secretary general Pre-
mier Galvez and his associates. There
was like irritation over dinner given
by Consul General Lee to the officers
of the Maine. The list of guests on
that occasion is said to have omitted
the Spanish officers, and to have in
cluded quite conspicu ously, the names
of number of American newspaper
correspondent Is who were regarded By
the Spanish officials at Habana as an
tasonistic to them. This also came to
the attention Of the officials here. but
was not made the basis for any action,
but rather Of unofficial Spanish crit,
cism of Gen. Lees general mode OF
procedure.