Show LEES TESTIMONY detraction destruction of the maine I 1 due da to spanish agencies washington april 13 consul general lee was before the senate coln coin on foreign relations for au an hour yesterday lie he talked fikely with the committee in regail to the conditions tn in cuba and especially with reference to bo the destruction of the maine ile he said laid that in his opinion chete was no 1 room 0 om 4 to doubt that the destruction of the vessel veasel was avas due to io spanish agencies do yov yoi mean the tha spanish author ties ia cuba he was asked by a member of the committee 1 I mean the spanish officials he replied I 1 but not nob general blanco bianco 1 I think some of the officials were cognizant of the plans to destroy the vessel but I 1 dou don t believe that the captain go general was general lee said he had no knowl edge dge of the reports that a in mine ine had been discovered by a diver under th the 0 montgomery while that vessel lay in the harbor at havana the consul general did not arrive at the tha capitol until 5 ile he came in a streetcar car and m was as not recognized by the one or two hun bundled died people who had congregated on the outside of the building to see him but in the corridors at the entrance of the room of the committee on foreign relations he was recognized recognised and given a hearty hande lapping lie rt spondee with a bow and smile and hastened into the committee room |