Show LEES LEE'S TESTIMONY Destruction of the Statue Maine Undoubtedly Due to Spanish Agencies Washington April 13 Consul Consul General General General Gen Gen- eral Lee was before the senate committee com corn on foreign relations for an hour yesterday He talked tallied freely with the committee in regard to the conditions in Cuba and especially with reference to the destruction of the Maine DeI lie He said that in his opinion there was no I room to doubt that the destruction of I the vessel was due to Spanish agencies Do you mean the Spanish authorities authorities authorities ties in Cuba he was asked by a II member member member mem mem- ber of the committee I mean the Spanish officials he replied replied re reo re- re plied but not General Blanco I think some of the officials were cognizant cognizant cognizant zant o of the plans to destroy the vessel but I dont don't believe that the captain general was General Lee Leo said he had no knowl knowledge knowledge edge of the reports that a II mine had been discovered by a II diver under the Montgomery while that vessel lay in inthe inthe inthe the harbor at Havana Davana The consul general gen ral did did not arrive atthe atthe at atthe the capitol until 5 He De came in a street car ear and was not recognized by the one or two hundred people who had congregated on the outside of the tho building to see him but in the corridors corridors corridors cor cor- at the entrance of the room of the committee on foreign relations he was recognized and given a hearty He lie responded with a abow abow abow bow and smile and hastened into the J committee room |