The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-12
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that II any young giEl came In who waA
nice ioooKing. she WAS tnfaIiibsy condemned
20 the most abomInAble Of trafIics. The
conmunication sAys Ito persons had en-
tered the fosos since August. and OF those
but ~ were then living. II places the
dos Ut a per cent.
Consplsaey Aoa1nst A0es1eans.
On December.3 Gen Lee sens 70 the stats
Department . communication referring to
. cipher dispatch he had sent two days
previously. IN which he Informed the de-
partment that he had learned from the
United States consul At Aatanzas Of IN
''extsustve and danserou4' conspiracy.
under the ex-governor OF the province, d.
nscted against AmsricAns. action against
them 20 BE- contingent on the movement
OF the United States In the independence Of
Cuba. Gen. Lee stated that rumors had
been more or less frequent regarding the
rtofoHs Intention Of some Of the dissatis-
6ed element against American citizens
thsre and In other parts OF the island.
Such demonstrations. he aid, must come
from Spanish non-combatants or from the
volunteer forces He did not think there
was any danger from the former. many
Of whom seemed 20 favor annexation rath-
er than autonomy or the independence Of
the Cuban republic.
II am inclined 70 think" nys he, that
II Gen Blanco can manage the volunteers
~ he mid he could. the trouble from that
the moas has always been located In tho
ranks Of the volunteer, who alone have
organization and armA"
WaSships We're Needed.
In Concluding the assurances that all
life and property would be protected Gen.
Lee said that he had declined to make
nppli0nxion tor the presence OF one or more
L. 49, "a
tised Americans who had wives and chill
Aren not 70 send them away. at least for
the peesant
II stfli think" continued Gen. Lee. that
two warshfpA. at least. should b. at Key
Wegt. prepared TO move at short notice.
Tortugas. and nat 4 coaIins station should
be established there. Such proceedings
would seem IN Be in line with that pru-
dencs and foressnt necs.ary to afford
and to their propsrties.'
Under the same date Gen. Lee sends an
other communication containing the state
ments Of senior CAnaleJas. the editor Of the
Madrid Heraldo who had just returned
from Ptnar del Rio province after the con-
flict between the Spanish forces under Gen.
velasco and the Cuban forces under D!az.
In which Canalejas said the Spauish forces
had Displayed their usual valor. but the
province was not pacifed: that out OF H.oo0
Spanish troops. only between 5000 and 4.100
were able to operate. the balance being
sick at hospitals or In garrtsons and towns:
that he believed autonomy premature and
was inclined TO the adoption Of energetic
military action Tor the purpose q pacifying
the provinces: that the truth should be
known in Spain. where public opinien ana
the press had been deceived regarding the
humiliation OF the war and the eo-called
paciAcation Of the western provinces
Relief Measures RccOmmcnded.
Under date OF December II Gen. Lee
sent a communication TO the department
recommending measures for relief Of the
In the portion given out
Gen. Lee says:
II see no effect Of the government dis
trtbution TO the reconcentrados ! am In
formed that only $500 In Spanish silver
has been dedicated 10 Havana province out
Of the tt00. 90 said TO have been set aside
for the purpose Of relieving those on the
island and that reports from all parts OF
the province show that 50 per cent. have