The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-03-02
sANaUIILY A FREE MAN.
Arrives at Tampa, FIA.-HGd Lost All
Hope Of Release.

Arrives at Tampa, Fla.-Had Lost All
Hope Of Release.
TAMPA, Fla, March las q free
man General Julio sanguilly stepped on
free American soil at / o'clock this
morning after u rough trip over from
Havana. He was seen at once by an
Associated Press correspondent, TO
whom he said:
"I feel very much fntlgued after my
trip and exciting incidents relative to
my release and departure. know
am free man, but stIll can scarcely re.
RIlEe that It is 80 after those two lons'
almost endless years In Cabana Eort-
ress. had long ago given up all nope
OF ever being free man, because
knew never would be released as long
as war lasted, and knew also that war
is on to last always or until the Cubans
gain their independence unconditional
ly. From such gloom you can real
iza that my condition iS somewhat daZ-
ed lust us yet, My delight on reaching
free American soil Is boundlesS, ana |
do not know how to express myself
Justly. My plans for the future are yet
untDatured. have my wife and son
with me, and Rs soon as we get some
rest in Tampa will consider where we
shall locate.
80 far US my treatment isconcern-
ed while In prison, l can only say that
the Spanish officers showed me every
possible courtesy, and while other pris-
oners were abused, l was not. The
fact that they were not all treated as
was, paIned me greatly and was pow
erless and wOu.- have been glad to
have shared their hardships with them.
| was given n cell alone. My food was
the best that was allowed In prison.
While il was against the rules, ! was
allowed occasionally TO have American
newspaper and to read the cheering
news Of sympathy from the people mere.
While my treatment was kind and ap-
prcciated, yet they dared not treat me
otherwise.
'I had lost nil hope Of ever being re.
leased and did not think the United
States was treating me right. was al
ways proud Of my citizenship, but am
more so than ever now, for know that
] owe my freedom to the EFFORTS OF Gem
eral Lee and the bold stand taken by
the senate, This shows the power or
Spain dared not let matters remain as
they we're much longer under the pres
sure. It was useless to impose any con-
ditlon in leaving the island on me, be-
cause 1 would not remain a moment
anyway had l been released otherwise,
for II would not have been safe for
me, II has always been my opinion
that here would be a change Of foreign
policy under Mckinley. His selection
Of Senator Sherman for secretary OF
state confirms my opinion now. He has
always been against Spanish rule In
Cuba and the struggling patriots Will
have q fair show unuer him.
1.-THE cause of Cuba Is In better shape
to-day than ever before and with fair
treatment viii soon win Its freedom
had the pleasure OF a talk with General
Lee before leaving Havana. He said
after thoroughly understanding mat
ters he had made up his mind to demand
tho freedom OF every American now IL
prisoner in cuba without Just cause. but
that he must have warshlps to back up
his demands. He had made his inten-
tIons known TO olney, he said, and had
sent his resignation to go into cfteot II
the request was not granted. AS q mat
ter of courtesy he was waiting now for
the new administration and would tell
Il the same thing. II not accorded, lie
would return Rt once, go before the sen-
ate and tell them all and show them
whose fault 1t was that nothing has
been done"
EItEhuRh Lee, jr., came over on tho
same steamer with SRnguIlly. He said
his mission was entirely personal
one. He refused to confirm or deny the
resignation report about his father,