The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-15

H1Rasent portions - efne city o1Rtc<sx we're
stalking merry Axzgi&msed n ~ TIE Tart
thai what fhsy cocesdered Alz.ost - e5tf-
ayss hastterstp had bern kjOwn -. and 4
Uas that much IN thetr fasor."
senator Lodge as1ped II ~ had heare ct
~ aftsmpt 60 Tn MentgcnesT.
II beard respooded Gen. Lee. sthat
thsee vas something a. thAt nOFt said ore
esoafng. bui / beiseve Hpou investigated
r. wss found thas II id MOI snsouut to
anything :"
Senator Lodse-Whas dos this cssss-
lsoa ~ hoQtJlttisss invo,Eed n tbs iast few
cen. Lee rsspoused. .sNotAias. prsc-
4s~Asly nothing. me armlstice amounts
10 nofhinx.
In re4poass 70 m tnanify from senator
Trye ~ - ~ reasons for saying thas
fhe tnsusssnts would pay no attention to
The arunlstice. Gen. Lee said:
ssnsuanse every attempt - lar 70 make
teFunU o. 10 n.n1e peacs or - bay the IN
anSUnsfs Or their leaders hAs met with
NlG1la failure. and whatever may be said
nheak Gen. dOasex. be =. IN my humble
netusOn, lighting that war IN the only way
81 can be done--scaft<ring his troops out
Aeeause 10 concentrate would be 90 ssarve.
having no commssssry train and no way
10 est supplies. =
1euator Mills. go that no Drosisions
could ~ In. would fae people there have
any NGy TO get any?
Meme whatever." RESPONDED Gen. Lee.
The town would surrender In short
while. ?
0eualor Frye asked various questions In
regard - the physlca: condition Of the
Spanish soldiers and the methods Of pro-
w5dang for them. to which Gen. Lee re-
plied that the condition Of the Spanish
soldiers Is *esy bad. They are badly
clothed snd very badly fed. not well or
sanised. not drilled.
0enAtcr Frye--what. In your judgment.
= the possibility of Spain con0uering the
!nsurgsnts and restoring peace % the
ialnna?'.
consuI General s1ee--f do not think there
= the slightest possibility Of their doing
Il at AE in any ~ay.
In respoase 70 an inquiry from senator
Lodge for his opinion Of she insurEent
government. Gen. Lea said:
II have never thought THAI the insur-
gents had anything except the skeleton
fer o g0vcxument--a movable capital.
Aalsed them one day why they did not
have some permanent capital. and think
they save very good reason, They said
& wonid REQUIRE large force to protect
81 and defend II. and they could not at
ford to mas up their men there; that tho
capital and the government oAncers had
70 move where they could Be the safest"
Gen. Lee sHid ne did not know any
Of the ofliciAis connected with their civil
government.
Gen. Lee said that an American army
Of occupation could 80 Into the island with
safety now. The climate nor anything
eaae need not prevent them from entering
Cuba.
Gen. Lee said that when he left Ha-
vana the Spanish troops had not been
paid for about nine months nor the Span
ish o0lRers for a number Of months
Capt. siesbee was examined on ire sist
nt March. He repeated his opinion that
che Maine was destroyed by mine. either
Temporary or permanent.
He thought II had not been a very large
mine. hut In his opinion It was larger
than conld be planted near the vessel at
any time except broad daylight and I'M
der supervision.
lie thought twelve men. having mutual
confidence and preserving secrecy. could
have planted Il and that II could have
been done while the ordinary discipline
and watehfniness were observes: on the
ship.. A ship moored In the hArbar would
swing around to q given point. where a
nine might be located. and when II had
reached that paint the mine weald be ex-
plodsd. lie thought II could have been
planted from scow between decks.
In reply 20 question as 10 What exam
lnatscn the Spanish boards made of the
sccitent Capt. siEsbse said they had no.
done anything for a week at time ami
had NOT been at all thorough Our peo-
pie laughed al them. They did very little
work on the wreck. II was ABSURD as
eemlarrd with our work
Asked why he had advised that no war
vessels be sen, TO Havana after the sx-
plosson. Capt. Sigsbse replied:
ZIP to that time had strongly recon-
merded that the Indiana be cent there
lust to show them that the Maine was nor
the only vessel in the navy nor the most
powerful After that time l had no more
confidence IN the people. 'freschery hads
been shown me and there was no special
care for US: they had not attempted to
protect us as NE did the vixcaya IA New
York harhcr.'
TINE MAN WHO FINED THE NINE.
DISCOVERIES in Chicage asa Arrestea
ny secret service Men.