The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-01-07
IN SPANISH PRISONS
Their Walls Stained With The BlcOi
of American Citizens
LETTER FROM A GENTLEMAN
Graphic Description OF a Visit to
Cabanas Fortress Furnished
the Senate-Senator Call's
Fervld Appeal.

score of senator's We're In the senate
chamber when the session convened to-
day. Hale OF Maine secured the adop-
ton OF a resolution directing the secre-
tary of state to send the senate a state
ment az TO the action of the president
or secretary OF state touching the rec
ognition of any foreign people or power
as an Independent government and the
corresponding action of other branches
Of the United States government.
Petiigrew of South Dakota secured
an agreement To his resolution calling
on the secretary Of the interior for a
statement of the amount of subsidies
paid by the Union and Central Pacific
railroads 10 the Pacific Mail steamship
line.
Call OF Florida spoke on his Cuban
resolutions introduced yesterday. con
cerning the condemnation of Julio SAN
gully at Havana, Cali said the report
from the state department as 10 the
killing of Charles Gown omitted many
important features which would have
disclosed that Consul General Lee lee
lirVcd Gown had been tied 10 tree
and chopped TO pieces
To show the facts call read letter
from gentleman In Havana whose
name was Withheld II gave graphic
description OF a visit to cnhanaS for
trcss at Havana. In company with Con-
sui General Lee. Access 10 the fortress
was secured with difficulty, The writer
said he and General Lee we're escorted
within the prison, where s or 10 per-
sons. some OF them Americans, were
| brought out In q circle about them
were arranged 100 Spanish soldiers.
heavily armed. one Of the prisoners
was a man who had been with Charles
| GOWN at the time Of his capture. The
/ SpanLards tied him ana GOWN together.
GOWN attempted to show his United
| States citizenship papers and hts cre-
| dentials as an American newspaper
correspondent, hut the Spanish com>
mnndcr struck these from his hands
and turned GOWN over To the cavalry,
while the other prisoner was sent to
| the Cabanas fortress. The writer stated
also that from other reliable sources II
was established that GOWN subse-
quently had been tied TO tree and
chopped to pieces.
julio Sanguily was another Of the
prisoners seen during this visit 10 the
fortress. Sanguily told "A pathetic story
as to the Injustice of his trial and con-
viction and begged that the United
States investigate the case with view
of establishing the fact that he was
prosecuted for what he might have
done and not for what he had done. Mr..
Call again stated that this letter came
from a prominent man of the United
States. a northern man and republl-
can. who had been highly honored In
this country and was soon 10 return
to "A high public place.
After reading other letters reciting
the cruel methods employed In Spanish
prisons. Mr. Call declared these prisons
we're stained with the blood OF Amcri-
can citizens. IL needed hut an investi-
cation To unmask the extent of the
buichery, he said. The senator assert
ed that nation which failed Ia protect
its citizen Justly deserved the eSecra-
tion of the civilized world. Mr. Call
spoke of the reports that the powers of
Europe would coerce the United states.
What effect, he asked. would such n
concert OF European nations have.
| when the sympathy of mankind and
the sentiment Of the Christian world
was with the struggling patriots Of
Cuba. 1t would he futile Intervention.
even il attempted, for no statesman or
Ei,rope could successfully appeal Ia the
masses of his people To strike at those
engaged in struggle for independence
and liberty. II the United States re-
mained passive while such Outrages as
those on Goylu and Sangully proceed
ed, there could be no prosperity Tor
this country and no respect for 1t, de-
clared Mr. Call. II was spectacle
which bclittled the United states IN the
eyes Of the world.
The senator spoke bitterly against the
DELAY In the senate. the idle assertions
that trade and commerce would be
jeopardizcd by action and the concert
cd movement, emanating from some
central source, 10 have chambers OF
commerce and boards of trade urge de-
Iay. Mr.. Call declared that the whole
force of the United States was being
| used to protect and continue that con-
ditiou. The senator closed with an ap-
peal that the American flag De made
| the symbol of power and protection To
American CitiZens throughout the
/ world Al the close OF the speech the
senate agreed 10 Mr.. Calls resolution
requesting the secretary Of state for all
/ correspondence relating IN the case OF
| Julio Sangullly. The other resolution
demanding Sanguily's immediate re-
/ lease was referred 10 the committee on
/ foreign relations.
! After "A brief executive session the
doors were opened and the legislative
work was resumed. The senat" bill To
amend the act repeating the timber
/ culture laws was taken up and passed,
after an explanation by Mr.. Pet,igrew
that IL applied only to the lands OF the
great Sioux reservation.
The house hii was passed To provide
/ for the appointment by brcvet of active
/ an retired officers Of the United States
/ army.
The hill providing free hoInesteads
/ for bona fide settlers on public lands
acquired from the Indians was then
taken up and debated al length As IL
passed the house the hill applied only
\ 10 oklahoma and exempted settlers
there from the payment of the govern
ment urlce heretofore fixed. As
amended ia the senate the bill extend
ed the measure to embrace all public
lands acquired from Indians. Letters
! from the Interior department and the
! Government land Office were read stat
I,r that the exception. n applied Z,
I lands in Oklahoma. would result IN a
los To- the United States of Sl5,u5s.i62.
ard N applied 10 all public lands ac-
autrcd from Indians the loss would be
ss5. 700 O0d Mr. Pettigrew urged that
thc bli was In lieu of the government
police of encouraging and developing
~. e,.ttlencut Of the far West. To
curnu-l settlers on Indian lands 70 puy
the rates meant ruin 10 The settlers,
thsir enforced abandonment ~ the
lands and the swelling of the idle pop
ulatiOn Of the country. Mr fettigtew