The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-04-15
REPORTS OF CONSULS,
Correspondence Sent to Congress Wit
the Message.

! Correspondence Sent to Congress With
the Message.
The consular correspondence, with
regard to the situation in Cuba, which
was transmitted to congress, was pre-
pared III response to resolutions of in
quiry adopted by both the senate and
house. The correspondence includes
communications up to April 1. 1t
covers the communications of General
Lee at Havana, Consul McGa,r at Cien-
fuegos, Consul Brice at Matanzas, Con-
sui Hyatt at Santiago de Cuba, and
Consul Barker at Sagua la Grande.
The communications made about
10000 words. They deal largely with
distress and sufferings which exist in
all the districts, but General Lee re-
ports fully upon the DEGREES of the gov
ernment with regard to autonomy and
other political phases of the situation;
in preparing the correspondence for
transmission to congress considerable
portions of the important communica-
tions, and especially those marked con-
hdential, are omitted.
The consular correspondence in part
was devoted to the Maine disaster, and
in this part of the correspondence,
some important and interesting points
are developed. The correspondence
consists largely by cablegrams ex-
changed by Assistant Secretary of State
Day. and Consul-General Lee. The
first of these kilograms is dated Ha-
vana, January IL, and relates to the
riots which were then occurring in the
city. This and the subsequent docu-
ments on the same subject have been
published either in whole or in part.
January "a, General Lee was notified
by the state department that the Maine
would call at Havana In day or two,
and was directed to make arrange
ments for an interchange of friendly
calls between the officers and the au-
thOrities. Under the same date, Gen
eral Lee advised postponement of the
Names visit for six or seven days, SO
that the excitement might abate
Later on the same day, Mr.. Lee was
advised that the Maine would arrive
in Havana the next day, and was
asked to cooperate with the authorities
for her visit. Writing the state de-
partment the next day. General Lee in
formed the department. that the Span
ish authorities professed to think the
United States had an ulterior purpose
i'll sending the ship.
The next telegram of Importance was
sent by General Lee early on the morn
ing of February Is, announcing to the
state department. the destruction of the
Maine. That telegram has been pub-
lished. During the 4S hours that fol-
lowed, General Lee kept the depart
ment informed of the occurrences in
chronological order.
The request to which they are the
response, asked only for such corre-
spondence as it was not deemed in
compatible with the public interest to
make public. General Lees Gorre-
spondence runs over the period from
November II. 1897, to April, 1898.
The first dispatch from General Lee
contains General Blanco's order of No
vember 13, repeating. or rather modify
ing General Weyler's order of concen-
tration, which has heretofore been pub
lished by the press. This order was
made shortly after General Lee re-
turned to Havana from the United
States last fall. General Lee also re-
ports the proclamation of General Rod
riguez, major-general in charge of the
western department of the Cuban mill
tary operations, addressed to the Cuban
people and informing them of the
firm resolution" of the insurgent
army to continue fighting until the at
tainment of absolute independence.
The Proclamation.
The state department has received
General Blanco's proclamation order
ing a. cessation of hostilities in Cuba.
Ellis majesty's government, yielding
to the reiterated wish expressed by his
holiness, the pope, has been pleased to
decree suspension of hostilities, with
the object of preparing and facilitating
the restoring of peace on this island, in
virtue whereof l believe it convenient
to order:
"Article From the day following
the receipt in each locality of the pres
ent proclamation, hostilities are Or
dered to be suspended in all territory
of the island of Cuba. The details for
the execution of the above decree will
be the object of special instruction
that will be communicated to the sew
eral commanders-in-ch Of the army
corps, for the easy and prompt execu-
tion according to the situation and Cir