Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, Transmitted to Congress, With the Annual Message of the President, December 8, 1885

No. 579.

Mr. Frelinghuysen to Mr. Valera.

Department of State,
Washington, February 27, 1885.

Sir: Referring to quite recent correspondence, touching a report of the establishment at Key West of a lottery in the interest of political adventurers having designs against the peace of Cuba, I have the honor to say that according to a letter of the Postmaster-General, founded on official reports of his Department, there is discovered no foundation for the rumor in question.

Accept, &c.,

FRED’K T. FRELINGHUYSEN.