Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-04-26
SHOULD TAKE THE FIELD.
II this spaniard Wants to Fight lie
should Go to the Front.

Toronto, Ont. April 25.-Lieut. Car
rama of the suite of Senior Polo
Bernabe was seen today relative to the
report that he had challenged Capt.
slgsbee of the Maine to fight duel.
The lieutenant corroborated the story.
He said he had sent his challenge and
that II he does not receive an answer
from Capt. Sigsbee by the 2Sth he Will
brand him os a coward.
Lieut. de Carranza's first challenge
was sent to Gen. Lee and 1t is rather
more lengthy than the one to Capt
sigsbee. II is most deferential. even
courtly in tone. according to the tenets
OF dueling, but aside from the chal-
lenge proper, 1t contains an Intentional
insult To Gen. Lee with view to pro-
voking him TO an acceptance. The let
ter states that Gen. Lee. in his testi-
mony before a congressional commit
tee stated that In his Judgment Spanish
officials exploded the mine which Blew
up the Maine. This Lieut.. de Car
rama asserts In his challenge, is
direct reflection upon the honor OF the
naval officers who had charge of the
defenses OF Havana. Amy man who
makes such a charge on belief, and not
on proof" the challenge proceeds. lis
himself capable of committing the
| crime"
lie refers to reports that Glen. Lee
VIII return to Cuba as major general
and asks that before he goes, he Will
/ give the lieutenant the privilege OF
fighting him. The challenge closes as
follows; For eight days shall await
your answer at the Spanish consulate
in Toronto"
The challenge to Gen. Lee was
mailed at $3.50 y. M. on the Goth inst.
as the Spanish minister and his party
We're about TO take the train, the state
department having furnished him his
nagsunFtQ that nf
rected to the state department as Gen,
Lee had been assigned from that de-
paftment II happened, however, that
he had gone to Richmond so that 1t IL
not known whether he received the let
yer the following morning. Lieut.. de
carranza felt satisfied that Gen. Lee
would accept the challenge and that
meeting would occur, probably on
Canadian soil.
The challenge to Capt. Slgsbee is sub
stahtlany the same as that to Gen.
Lee but is slightly briefer, owing to
the omission of the phrase relating to
yen. Lees return to Cuba as a ma ior>
GENERAL. In this challenge, also, eight
: uays are given during which reply
may be sent to the Spanish consulate
Y, toronto, The challenge was sent to
he , navy department. Capt. Sigsbee
M .lhu previously left for Philadelphia to
M axe command OF the auxiliary cruiser
s. raul' so that the letter may not
M nave reached him yet
III Philadelphia, April 25.-Chpt. Sigsbec.
M Mnen seen tonight In reference to the
M na,lenge, said to have been sent him
~ ~ Lieut.. de Carranza, said; II do not
~ neneVe any such challenge has been is
II; su.u' ! nave not received 1t, at any
,ate' ana think would have heard OF
IN ington."
~ Al, IN case You do receive II. what ac-
Il ""I VIII you take?" was asked.
III ~ " TOO absurd 10 believe,and cam
nor say what / would do. It is false
say That testified to the Senate
1nlllttee that Spanish officials con-
INed TO blow up the Maine. What
, sIld was that the Maine was blown
"A w Wy an exterior force, and would
nave peen fool not to say So"