| Show IIUIIII TAKI IIN FIELD 11 fish I Spaniard Wanes to right 110 bliould Ue to thfi Front Toronto Ont April 52 Lieut Car recoil at the suite of Senor 1010 Y Derob was seen today relative 10 the report I hat he had challenged Ct Slinbee of the Maine to fight a duel TM lieutenant coorohorted the story lie I said he had sent his challenge and I id I 1 ed hat if he does no t receive I an arnevoer from Capt Slgsbee by the 2SIU he will brand him ps a coward Lieut Ue Carranza first challenge tsd lent to Gen Leo and It Is I rather more Icnsthj than the one to Capt BlKSbee It Is I most deferential even courtly In tone nceOl din to the tenets ot dueling but aside from the challenge chal-lenge proper It contains an Intentional insull to Gen Lee with 0 view 10 fire oklng him to an acceptance The letter let-ter states that den Lee In his LOW men > before 0 congressional committee commit-tee la < < that In his Judgment Spanish omclal exploded the mine votalt h allow up the t Maine This Lieut etc Cr rnza asserts In his challenge Is l a direc t rellecUon upon the honor of the nAI officers volacto had charge of the defenses of Novena Any man who maked such a charge on belief and not on proof the challenge proceeds Ms I MrmtI capable of committing lie crime refers to reports that Gen Lee 1Jr I return to Cuba oi a major general and inks that before he gees he will oh e tho t lieutenant the pitllege ot fighting him The challenge clones 00 follows Iorelght ds I shall imult your aOer at the SplIlh consulate 10 Toronto Tha hIIIIge to Gen Lee was DIlled at 630 p m on the oth hast lid the Spanish mlnltor and his party Ire about to take the train tile slat I derailment having furnished him Ills I pajirorts that afternoon It was directed di-rected to the state department as Gen lea h1 1 been assigned from that de artme > nt It happened however that he had gone to Richmond so that III Is not knoln whlher he received the letter let-ter the folloulng morning Lieut de Carratiza felt satisfied that Gen Lee lould arcept the challenge and that 0 meeting would occur probably oil Canadian till The challenge to t cIt fllgobe Is I substantially sub-stantially the fume riK that to nell Lee but Is I lightly briefer owing 10 the omission ot the phrase relatln < to Gen Lees return 10 Cuba u sea major I general In this I challenge alsof I eight I days are glen I duringenglettehl reply I afo be sent Tt the Spanish qonsulato At Toronto The challenge nso sent to lhellay 1 department Cnpt I Slgsliee I i Wl f11 ad Toreluhly left fur Philadelphia to I take immnnd of the auxiliary cruiser St I uT so that the letter may not ill wirhiHl him yet di h la 1Jr p elelphla April 5Capt Slgibee I ulleal fm tonight In reference lo the I 311 ef nl enaiirnBe said tn have been sent him I I I y lent de Carrnnza mid I do not Is It I 1II I Love py such challenge has been Is I A ud I have not received It nt any f t t a J it think nI vocou14 have henrd hiT i ItAlt iad been sent lo me In Wash iT tlon In till ease oil You take do receive was I naked It nhat ac I noll la into atsurd to belleveand I can JO not TO > ynal T would do It Is fall I i 10 stay that I testified to the Senate to I committee that Spanish officials con A I vad to blow tin the Maine Wbat of I Lai Was that tile Maine was blown i 11P by an e terlor force ndA I would have been a fool not to say so 14 |
