New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-12

.,r.on April 1.-THE consular correspond
Nas" rerard 70 the situation IN Cuba. which /
sn'e ,smi,ted 20 Congress with the Presidents |
vas today was prepared In response to reso-
mss ., inquiry adopted by both the House and |
Iu"0 so,e II was ready for transmission 70 |
tn INC ,ust before the blowing up OK the Maine.
Guns so,.,rq hoen held back since then. now in /
anu Communications up TO April / II covers the /
e-r.s,ondence Of Consul-General Lee at Havana. /
Gu Gu McGarr al Cienfuegos. Consul Brce at Ma /
80. consul HYATT Santiago de Cuba and /
con.u Barker at Sagua n Grande' Inc comnuh-
.,ors make about Sky thousand words
rAsv deal largely With the distress and suffering |
18Th exist IN all the districts. and General Lee /
.orts quite fully upon the DEGREES OF the Govern
IVY. Win regard TO autonomy and other political
me- ., the situation. Considerable portions Of
to-tant communications. especially those marked
n.oresent,aL" are omitted. The resolutions 10
ncb they are The response IN each instance asked
o,lv for such reports as IL was not deemed incom-
,h,e with The public interest 10 make public
General Lees correspondence rurs over the period
-. November T. 1897 to April !. 1895. Much Of Il
80, a confidential nature. and Of some Of the i'm
,cr,ant communications excerpts only are given
GENERAL LEES REPORTS.
Tho arst dispatch OF General Lee contains Cen
avail Blancos order under date OF November lS
,.,ealuc or rather modifying. General Weylers
o-asr ~ concentration. which has heretofore been
rhlshed by the press. This order was made
<tN
.ha United States last fall. General Lee In this
Communication also incosed the proclamation or
! NJ Rodriguez. major-general In charge Va ~
ues.s-n Department OF the Cuban miHtdIS We
tons addressed TO the Cuban people anu -
,,g them Of tho Arm resolution Of the ihsulse"
.-,rv % continue fgnting until the attainment u
absolute independence.
POLITICAL CONDITIONS.
'. ras IN November % that Consul-Gene7a Lee
oae his first report 10 the Department OF S'a'e
On the condition OF affairs In Cuba II Is ID '''
lows o,,
United States Consuate-General'
Havana November o. 1881
.e,-. have the honor to briefly submit a s;a'e
49,, ~ what appears be the present eono''iO"
G, Affairs in this isano. -
"F,rs--The insurgents VIII not accept au'o''oA'
.sa.o,d-A large majority Of the Spanish SUD
..o.s vho have commercial and business interests
and own properly here will not accep'
but n-efer annexation to the United states ral"o-
than an INDEPENDENT republic or genuine au'o"0'"'
under the Spanish fas ,. g.
.-Third-The Spanish authorities are sI0e
,o,ns all in their power to encourage. protect anu
promote the grinding OF sugar. Inc e''"N
son commences in December. .
"Fou-,h-The insurgent leaders have give" "
e,ructions 20 prevent grinding wherever " al
do,a because by diminishing the export Vi 9ue
the Spanish Government revenues arr ,,..oa
- yr,n ho very difficult for the Spanish authorizes
=. ,r.ye,. cane-hurning because one man ca"
-. Gro q. night which will burn HUNDREDS OF
acres ius, as a single individual can igh' p'N'''
by throwing a single match into the o'y sI"s'
"F,fth-I am confident that Generals biahCo H.'u
1,o,do his Chief OF staff. as well as III O0ls o7'0'
,be ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. with ell OF whon ! nav
-, o.yarsa.,ons are perfectly conscientious IN
,hs,r desire 10 relieve the distress OF 'hose rue
,,g from the effects Of Weylers recohoe"''
order but unfortunately. they have not '''e
.. carry on. such benevolent purposes In ms CITY
heff shape,
-, or,-,,,.ees etc Large numbers are now cared
-o- ard fed by private subscriptions. "i'hesseo
many terrible scenes. and saw some uIe NJ.
was present. am toid IeherA h " o.
500 90 10 the relief fund
HORRORS OF HAvANA's bitches.
- ,,o,.o-,har y General Lee sent 10 tho Depart
,,ent the communication Of two men whose names
-, ,.s ore suppressed for obvious reasons, ou'
-, he knows personally as standing high IN we
community. concerning the condition IN Los T0SOs
rhA dItches) in Havana The COMMUNICATE" says
among other things; Xr,1,
1-o-r, m ,he ground heaped pellTneli as animals
some IN a dying condition. others SICK others oeaD'
without the slightest cleanliness OF me ea9- ,sp
80. evan able 10 give water 10 the thirsty without
either religious or social He''' e Wv
aver chance laid him
TIE communication goes on to state mat me
hssths among these reconcentrados average 40!
NJ Af,v daily. and that on an average the'~ W.
OF NE Tor each l~isO'-' - coy"
,hrsa unhappy creatures received food Only a'ier
49, b.on eieht DAYS In the fOsos, during Whic!'
,rA they were obliged 70 suhsis; upon inc oaU
49, ,rn,ch ,be diving had refused Some horrible
,-s,ances O.. the distress witnessed are given
Among the many deaths We saw. says The
communicable there seen one lfnpossioie 70
80. -r,e-e & stu alive the only witness. a
80 e,r, .. eish.een whom we found seemingly
I.eless on the ground. on her Tisht soc was .''
foav O, q Young mother. cold ana rsln' Du' Win
hA- Young child still alive, c!lngihs 70 "'I O''''''
q, her lef, side was the corpse OF a dead woman
toit,,, her son in a dead embrace. A little fur-
49, ., = diving woman. having In her arms
daughter OF fourteen crazy with PAIN "ho' ai'er
Twelve or fourteen days. died In spite OF me care
she received" 49,, a.,
r-r--her along the communication says that u
any young edrl came IN VINO was nicc-'oo"'iT S'.'
wa invariably condemned 10 the most aOomnaDie
traffic Seventeen hundred persons had entered the
rosos since August aac Of those only "a were theh
living The writer's placed tho number Of deaths
among the reconcentrados at Il per cert
DANGER TO AMERICANS.
n, D.c.n,ner 3 General Lee sent 70 the state
penartrnen. n communication referring 20 q clpher
d,sna,oh ne had sent two days before In which he
,,o-,.A -. r,onartrnent that he had learned from
.hA United States Consul AZ Maianzas Of an "ex-
,ensive and dangerous conspiracy under me eA %
Governor OF the province, directed against AMER
cans action against them 70 be contingent on 'ne
movement o. the United States Government IN
favor OF the Independence OF CUBA.
General Ie. stated that rumors had been more or
lees frequent regarding the rotous Intention OF
some o. the dissatisfied elements against American
citizens there and in other parts OF the island
Such demonstrations ne said. must come from
Spanish uon-cornba or from volunteer fofces.
He nid no, mink there any danger from the
former MANY OF whom seemed 20 favor annexation
rather than autonomy or the indepenoence OF the
Cuban Republic.
daaS ,ba. Cav