The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-03-05

many war vessels ara at Key West or
within reach and will they be ordered
here at once, If necessary, TO sustain
demand?
"LEE."
On the 2Srd he said in a cable mes
sage:
situation simple. Experience at
made it my duty to de-
mand, before too late, that another
American, who has been incommun-
icado 264 hours be rele sed from said
iucommunicado, and / did so In court
eous terms. II you support it and
Scott is so released, the trouble will
terminate. Ii you do not, | must de-
part. All Others arrested with Scott
have been put in communication
Why should the only American in the
lot not he? He has been iucommuni
cado now 33S hours.
LEE"
Later on the same day General Lee
wired:
Demand complied with. Scott re-
leased from iucOmnunicado to-day on
demand after fourteen DAYS solitary
confinement, in cell five feet by
eleven, damp water on the bottom Of
the cell; not allowed anything to sleep
On or chair. The cell was cleaned
once in five days. Was charged with
having Cuban postage stamps III the
house. Scott says he always went
twelve hours without waier-once two
days. He was all employee of the
American Gas Company"
THE CASE OF sCOvIL.
The most voIuminous correspondence
is that IN the case of Sylvester Scovil,
correspondent of New York paper.
who was arrested on February 5th.
The documents furnished show that
General Lee promptly notified the
State Department. and that Mr.. Olney
responded Immediately, directing him
TO see that all of Scovil's rights as an
American citizen were protected.
The letters and kilograms in this
case run from the 9Th to the 18th of
February, when General Lee informed
the department that competent law
yer mad been secured To defend Scovil
He had said previously that he did
not anticipate serious trouble in this
case, but later charged his opinion.
1t is supposed Scovii bore incriminat-
ing papers, which gives the case a
more serious aspect
On February IL General Lee said
that Scovil was in a well-ventilated
cell and that he had good food and a
bed at Sancti Spiritus, to which he
added: Treaty rights have been re-
slected. Is in hands of civil iurisdic-
ton. | have sent messengers to report
case
General Lee tried to have Scovil re-
moved FROM Saucti Spiritus, to Ha-
vana, but failed.
The remaining case covered is that
of f. j. Casanas, arrested February
Is, but on what charge does not appear.
General Lees first Information to the'
State Department was contained in al
cablegram of February II. In this
dispatch he conveys the information
of the arrest, which, he says, took
place at Sagua, and says the consuPs
report vii follow, adding:
Proceedings a great outrage. SINH
lar cases here and elsewhere on the is
land. Redress can be okained here"
On the 18th General He stated, in
reply to a message from the State De-
partment, that Casanas had resided at
Sagua when arrested and that he had
registered at Havana as an American
in 1872.
The news of the receipt of the dis
patches was soon around the Senate
and great excitemene prevailed. There
was especial comment upon the trivial
character of the charge against Mr..
Scott, that of having Cuban postage
stamps III his house, and General Lees
attitude was generally remarked upon
by the pro-Cubans in the most eulo-
CYSTIC terms.
The Cuban situation in all its de-
tails and perplexities is now in the
hands of the new administration. 1t
is said Mckinley will maintain a con-
sentative course, but will see that
American citizens receive full justice
aud that their rights under the treaty
are fully respected.