The herald., 1896-12-27
A CUBAN LEADER
GROWS CAUSNC
Over InactiOn of the Red
Cross Woman
MISS BARTON OFFERS SYMPATHY
But Pleads Circumstances
Which Prevent Action
SANGUILLY IS CONVICTED
And His Sentence viii Be Pronounced on
Monday
: spaln Gives Orders for the Construction Of
Cruiser
General Sickles. Ex-Minister to Spain,
Will Advocate Interference by the
United States In Favor Of
the Cubans
SANGUILLY IS CONVICTED
And His Sentence will Be Pronounced on
Monday
Spain Gives Orders fos the Construction Of
Cruiser
Associated Press Special Wire

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Dec. 26.-A
few days ago Joaquin Fortune, well
known Cuban leader in Jacksonville.
wrote to Miss Barton. president of the
American Red Cross society, asking
for assistance for the insurgent wounded
in Cuba The reply has been received
from Miss Barton. 1T is dated at Wash
ington, December 20, and says. in part:
1T is not possible that you will at
tribute any inaction on my part to wait
Of sympathy with, or respect for the all
engrossing subject which you bring be-
fore me, but you will understand that.
holding the position I do, am the last
per son in all our country who could oct
Independently in a cause SO delicate and
80 natural. The proper and necessary
conditions given, trust that there will
be no lack Of sympathy found in the
American Red Cross. Hoping for better
days for you and all lovers of human
ity, I remain, most sincerely yours.
CLARA BARTON,
President American Red Cross.
Mr.. Fortune wrote a rather caustic
letter in reply, saying in part:
Miss Clara Barton, Washington, D.
C,-Noble Madame: 1 am in receipt of
your favor Of the Goth inst. in answer
TO my appeal to the American Red Cross
in behalf OF my suffering countrymen
ir Cuba.
1t is conclusion SO extraordinary
that / am fully warranted in bringing
Il to the knowledge of the American peo-
ple, that they may know that existing
circumstances, of nature you do not
disclose, make 1t impossible for the eigh-
est institution of charity in this country
10 offer aid to an American neighbor and
friend. 1t is my duty, as a Cuban, to
bring this fact before the American peo-
pie, th&t they may decide conscientious
fy II such circumstances can subsist con-
sistently with American charity and
American ideas Of religion.
And l therefore publish your letter and
my answer, giving both to the public
press that this great people and their
Congressional representatives during
their holidays, may reflect on what these
existing circumstances mean, feeling
assured that the 10000, 900 who are just
and brave and generous will not tolerate
conditions against the handful which are
neither just nor generous
'(EiEned) JOAQUIN FORTUNE.
SANGUILLY CONVICTED.
HAVANA, Dec 2S.-Today the re-
united tribunal which judged the pro-
cesdings against Julio Sanguilly, nat
uralized American citizen, charged
with conspiracy against the Spanish
government, met for the first time after
an adjournment for the Christmas holi-
day. The judges decided that Sanguilly
was ruilty of modified qualification Of
the crime of which he was accused and
sentenced him to eight years and one
day imprisonment The sentence will be
published next Monday.
Julio Sanguilly was arrested with
thirty others including many members
OF we'll known families Of Havana and
confined in Moro castle. An attempt
was made to try him by courtmartial, l.,
but through the efforts of Consul Cen
eral Williams, Sanguilly's American
citizenship was established and he was
given a civil trial. The prosecution at
tempted to prove that Sanguilly was
the head Of q local conspiracy and the
chief resident instigator of the insurgent
movement, and that he had been es-
pecially appointed by Jose Marti to as
sumo command Of the forces of Matar-
zas and and Santa Clara, which were
expected to rise in arms against Spain.
The chief evidence produced at the trial
was In the shape of document alleged
to have been signed by Sanguilly, the
text Of which, according to an expert
government penman. could not be read,
owing to the damaged condition of the
paper. Sanguilly however, was found
guilty on December 2, and sentenced to
life imprisonment, at hard labor in the
mines of Ceuta, Africa. The case was
appealed to the supreme court at Mad
rid. The grounds upon which the United
States government intervened in his be-
half was that his trial by a military
tribunal did not accord with the terrus
of the Spandsh-American treaty, and he
was granted q new trial by the supreme
court.
1t Is extremely unlikely that another
appeal will be made to the higher court.
THE SPANISH NAVY.
WASHINGTON. Dec 26-An inter-
esting item In the last publication of th,.
national intelligence office is the state
ment Of the naval construction that th.,
Spanish government has in hand. Itap-
pears that orders have been given to a
big Italian firm near Genoa to build i'm
mediately an armored cruiser which
will be named the Pedro Aragon She
will be on the lines of the crack cruiser
Giuseppe Garibaldi H., which Spain has
purchased and rechristened the Cristo-
bal Colon. The latter is to be delivered
by the builders to the Spanish govern
ment complete next February. Only
fifteen months are allowed for the con-
structiOn Of the Aragon. Both of these
cruisers are to be supplied with the tu-
bular boilers nov in vogue in the French
navy, and when finished the vessels will
be slightly more formidable than our
best 6rmored cruiser. the New York.
61CKLES FAvORS ACTION.
NEW YORK. Dso 2&-Gen. Daniel 3.