The San Francisco call., 1897-10-12

NEW YORK, n. Y, Oct. 1.-THE
Herald tomorrow will say: Senorita
Evangelina Cossio y Cisneros, the Cuban
girl who escaped from Case de Recojidas,
in Havana on Wednesday night last,
arrived in this city yesterday morning,
American friends accom- panied her by
train from New Orleans.
On reaching Jersey City Miss Cisneros
was taken in closed carriage to the
headquarters OF the Cuban pathiZers
in this city, where she was joyfully re-
eeived. After a short reception she was
taken away, and no one was allowed to
see her until this evening.
4 special edition of The local Cuban
newspaper was published this afternoon
asking ali loyal Cubans to assem- bic at the
: Office of the iunta at o'clock to join in
torchlight parale in honor OF the youns
woman's delivery.
All the EN- ployes of the New York paper
which rescued Miss Cisneros phatical.y Y
deny tonight that the ycurg woman was
in the city. and a tour of all the
rooms in the Office proved the falsity of
the rumor that she was secreted there. 1t
was stated at that office at midnight that
= III rumors concerning the presence of
Miss Cisneros in the city are unauthor-
lied and untrue.
The Sun says: Miss Evangelina Coslo Y
Cisneros. the girl who escaped from a
Spanish prison al Havana, arrived yester-
lay in this city. A demonstration of wei
coue to Miss Cisneros was planned by the
Cubans and for that purpose the most
prominent mem bers of the Cuban colony
were asked TO meet in the evening in the
Office of the Gu ban Junta at Sc New street
AcOut 3 P. all tie persons invited to
the demonstration received word that for
some reason it was put off until further
notice.
1t was learned afterward that the
Cuban Consul. Horatio S. Rubeni,
had a conference with some persons
interested in Miss Cisneros' fate on
account of rumDrs that either Spain would
ask from this Government the extradition
of Miss Cisneros or that the Spanish
Government had already asked for it. 1t
Ywas thought prudent to conceal Miss Cis-
neros in some safe place until her rights
should be decided.
Tne often e for which Miss Cisneros was
awaiting trial in Havana, according to
Weyler and the Spanish, renders her liza
BILE to extradition. The friends of Miss
Cisneros do not want to take any chances.
Miss Cisneros was smuggled out of town
by them yesterday.
WASHINGTON. D. c., Oct. 11.-State
Department officials make light of the
prospect of any international trouble fol-
lowing the escape of Miss Cisneros. They
say that, presuming the girl and her res
cuer have reached the United States,
they cannot be surrendered even if
claimed by the Spanish authorities. The
case is covered by two principles of law
that are never deviated from. according to
the State Department people.
As far as concerns Miss Cisneros. she
being political refugee, she cannot, un-
der our law, be surreD dered, and there is
NO clause in the Spanish extradition
treaty that would rye as a basis for a
claim for her surrender. The circum-
stances under which she may have reached
the Unite ates cannot affect the force
of this doctrine. AS for the newspaper
agent who secured the escape OF the girl
his case is expressly covered In the follow
ing article of the extradition treaty be-
tween Spain and the United States, con-
cluded IN 1877:
'.Article 6-Neither of the contracting
parties shall be bound to deliver up its
own citizens or subjects under the stipu-
Iations of this convention"
This treaty was amended in 1882, but
y this particular article was not touched
and remains in full force. Moreover, it
ihas been the general policy of the United
States to refuse TO deliver up its own cti-
zens TO foreign state, even when they
were accused of crime in such state. At
the last session of Congress President
: Cleveland sent to the Senate draft of the
Stwo treaties which had been negotiated
and submitted for its approval.
These were the extradition treaties with
the Argentine Confederation and the
Orange Free State. In each case an art;-
Gle was inserted permitting the surrender
of the citizens of state to another state