The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-04-14

WASHINGTON, April 19.-Consul Cen
eral Lee talked freely before the senate
committee ON foreign relations in re-
gard to the conditions in Cuba and
especially with reference to the destruc-
ton of the Maine. He said that in his
opinion there was no room to doubt that
the destruction of the vessel was due to
Spanish agencies.
do you mean the Spanish authori-
ties in Cuba?" he was asked by men,
Der of the committee.
81 mean the Spanish officials" he re-
piled, "but not General Blanoo, \ think
some of the officials were cognizant of
the plans to destroy the vessel, but I
do not believe that the captain general
was"
General Lee said he had no knowledge
Of the reports that mine had been dis
covered by diver under the Montgom-
cry while the vessel lay in the harbor at
Havana.
The consul general came to the capi-
tol in street car and was not recog-
nized by the 100 or 200 people who had
congregated on the outside of the build
ing to see him, but in the corridors at
the entrance to the room of the COM
mittee ON foreign relations he was recog.
nized and given hearty hand. .clapping.
He responded with q bow and smile and
hastefied into the committee room.
Thousands were at the station and
greeted General Lee on his arrival in
the city.
When he arrived at the state depart
ment a rousing cheer went up as he
stepped from the carriage and, bowling
right and left, hurried into the building
Clerks left their desks without leave,
officers of the army and navy Joined
the rush and for the time being
the discipline of the building was re-
laXed. AS the elevator came to q stop
and the consul general stepped out three
rousing cheers went echoing down the
long halls. General lice bowed to the
crowd and as he reached the door to
Secretary Sherman's Office turned and
bowed again. Then the door closed on
him and the throng dispersed.
After few minutes the consul gen.
eral emerged accompanied by Secretary
Sherman and Assistant Secretary Day.
The three entered a carriage and were
quickly driven to the White House,
General Lee getting another ovation on
his way over.
At the White House the party was
shown at once to the library, where the
chief executive accorded hearty recep-
ton to the consul general. The only
persons present at the meeting were the
president, Secretary Sherman, Assist
ant Secretary Day and General Lee.
Secretary Sherman remained with the
others for about half an hour and then
returned to the state department. After
being with the president fully an hour
Judge Day and General Lee took their
departure, the latter going to his hotel
An immense crowd, augmented by a
number of ladies, who attended Mrs.
McKlnley's reception, was on the por-
tico when the two came down stairs,
and General Lee was given tremen-
dous ovation. AS their carriage was be-
ing driven away some one fastened q
Cuban flag to the front of the vehicle,
and this was the cause of additional en-
thusiasm.
At night the city turned out in thou
sands when serenade was given Gen
eral Lee at his hotel and stood for hours
in the street waiting a glimpse of him.
The night demonstration was almost
as quick and unprecedented as that
which had greeted General Lee at the
depot and state department. The
United StBtes Marine band had been Sc
cured from the barracks and the Sew
enty first Regimentsband, under leader
ship of Prof. Fanciulli, formerly con-
ductor of the Marine band, came over
from New York on an afternoon train,
The crowd assembled without calling
and by s O'Clock was 5000 strong in the
streets about the Shoreham hotel, where
General Lee was quartered. Before the
close it was twice that size. 1t was
after 8 before he appeared on one of the
small corner balconies accompanied by
committee of the Union Veteran Legion
and the Confederate Veterans associa-
ton, which was jointly in charge of
the affair. The bands struck up the
"Star Spangled Banner" and there was
q burst of fireworks from the neighbor-
ing houses, while mounds of red, white
and blue lights famed at intervals along
the street. The crowd yelled itself
hoarse calling for General Lee by name
and demanding that he make speech.
The speech was brief and so much
broken by applause that the crowd
caught probably little more than the
general drift.
When General Lee arrived at Rich
mond, ON his way to this city, there
were at least 10000 people at the depot,
including the governor and his staff
and the Richmond Light Infantry Blues.
The governor welcomed the consul gem
eral, who made brief speech. He said
the time for talk was over and that the
time for action had come.
The howitzers fired salute on the ar
rival of the train. General Lee, in his
speech to the crowd, TO whom he was
introduced by Governor Tyler, said:
II cannot talk to you now, in fact,
this is not the time TO talk, but the time
for action. [Cheers. What are you
yelling about? Do you want to fight"
A protracted outburst followed, signi-
flying willingness from the wildly ges-
ticulating crowd. The generals wife,
son and daughter accompanied him to
Threatened by Philippine Rebels. w
LONDON, April l3,-Special dispatches
from Madrid say that advices received
from the Philippine islands report that
the rebellion there is Increasing and