Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-04-11
HAS PROOF OF HARB0R MINES.
Information that Gen, lee win Take 10 Con-
gress Regarding the Maine.
CoNGoSTO'S CONDUCT WAS INSULTING.
Head of the Autonomist Cabinet Continue.
to Display His Intense Hostility to
the United States.

'he United States
New York April IA dtsno,o,, ca
the Tribune from rev Vsst c,vs.
Consul General Lee went north ,,,o
Tampa I'm the heller tbot bis nros.,..,
was wanted in ynsb,neto, I'm gIys In
formation about tho nr,h,h,ii,,os Il,
Cuba during tha nex+ ro,tni,h, ~
did $40. -. .-.,..,
.e'ciNe 'hsefuS'lohs uhtii ne
reached Key West. Vice Consul
Springer and Consul BarJ<a~ of .sngun
are also instructad IN ra,o,, =, 80
o,,.., ,,,, ~ "' ''"u
"i'ers' ihis was construed as midi
eating the opinion In official quarters
that an early re-openinr of tho Ama,i-
CON ,o,,s,,a, T. 80, -,
ean consulate III CUBA is not probable.
General Lee may be able TO add
some knowledge to what IN already
knovn ra,,ordi,,g the nt,. t,, ,,,,,t,i,
~
'he Maihe was plown up, though not,
perhaps, to the extent OF fixing the
conspiracy officially on the spanish
povernrert ,,,a,. ,ha da,,r,,,ra af
! ."e uep''i 'uie u
capt. sampson and the court of In
quiry II was left to him to follow the
| clues regarding consnirntnrs While
H., t,,o..l -, a.. ,.,ut. a..
Wv N0"'" iepoi'eu us ii'"pih'S ~ hN
the responsibility for the explosion ON
any person or persons, It was well I'M
| derstood that tho susnicions of its
| -.
iiieh'peis were uehilite. hau THESE re-
celVeu assurances that the Spanish au-
| thoritles could be depended ON to CO.
onarot. ia, ,ha i,,,,a,,,,,a.,o, ,,oI,,otIo
|
| evidence might nave been placed IN inc
hanus OF the latter. But WIN spun
stuopothiy holulng 70 the theory OF ac-
ciueh'' the ohly eHect OF piiclls III
thsir hallus evidence as 10 the prop
nave been us destruction. 30 zen.
Lee continued MS inquiries on ihue-
! pendent lines. The result was TO snow
the Iailacy OF some OF the cieWs' put
not OF all.
Perhaps Gen Lee would not teei
)ustihed IN making stronger assert ioiis
| officially than could the poard ABOUT
| the identity of the conspirators, yet he
! uncovered enough TO satisfy MN thut
a fanatic could not hnNe hxeu the
| mine which blew up the Maine IN ma
vana harbor or have lred 1t. When
| Naval Attache Sobral gave out III
Washington an official statement That
no mines had been laid in Havana
! harbor, cvidei.ce that this was n mis-
take was quickly accumulated at the
consulate, before the board had es-
tablished that fact TO Its own satisfac-
! ton. Whether some of the junior Off
| GERS who We're stationed at the arsenal
under weyler were directly impli-
| Gated in the plot may be u matter OF
! individual opinion rather than OF DEM
/ Illustrated evidence.
ON one point information is definite.
| Cen. Lee believes the letter OF January
last attributed to General Weyler, in
which Weyler speaks boastfuliy of hav
! Inr prepared Havana harbor SO that
Yankee ships could be destroyed is gem
uine Whether he has seen the orig
.,ch a letter was written by Weyler is
cioar since the Maine disaster is eN-
nao,ad 10 he a feature of the Cuban
case instead of a mere Incident, the
consul generals presence In Washing
ton may be useful In supplementlng
With later details the Information gath
cred by the court of INJURY.
General Lees personal opinion was
;ndInotod when the Fern was leaving
Havana harbor Saturday night and he
pledged those on board with him 81
lent toast 10 the memory of the officers
ard men of the Maine, Blown up by a
Snapish mine" His was the first eye to
catch sight of a cannon on Spanish
oupboat which was leveled directly at
the Fern and kept aimed for several
minutes, II meant for jest, II was an
iil-tImed TEST indeed.
The number of persons who lined the
waters edge on either the city or the
Cabanas side did not exceed few hun
dred, Nevertheless. their boots and
whistles and calls OF "Fuera. Fuera,"
which is Spanish for Get out" could
not be construed as indicating
healthy sentiment toward Americans.
General Lees only comment was to call
the attention of his voyage companions
Ia the SPANISH flag living over Moro
Castle. and to tell them that when they
returned they would see another nag
there.
CAPTAIN General Blanco's refusal to
see General Lee when the latter called
at the palace on Saturday TO say good
hive was an ostentatious nffront. Blanco
was transaoting business and seeing
various persons but sent word begging