The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-28

How Not 20 Protect American Citizens
Several Different Varieties OF Nonsense
From Madrid-How . Spanish Jscks-
napes Omcer Cussed Lee. at Safe Dis
Key West. Fla. Feb. z7-The announce
ment that General Julio Sanguilly was to
arrive on the steamer from Havans to-
night drew an immense crowd OF his coun-
trynlen TO the wharf to greet him.
AS the steamer nearei the wharf the web
known figure of the general was recognized
and shout OF welcome was waited across
the water. which was acknowledge by
wave of the hand. the raising Of hats, and
hurrhs from the coterie Of friends surround
ing him. Some delay in landing was caus-
ed by the sanitary inspection, but before
he had fairly descended the gang plank.
General Sanguilly, who is a cripple. from
A wound received In the former revolution.
was lifted bodily on the shoulders OF his
friends and conveyed 10 a carriage.
In reply 10 request for speech he said
he was too fatigued. but thanked his conn
trymen for the hearty welcome accorded.
which he did not take for himself. but he
said. as an evidence of loyalty to the cause
dear to the heart Of every Cuban.
WHITEwASH AND HOGwASH
New York. Feb. "a dispatch to the
World from Madrid says: SPANS foreign
minister, the duke of Tetuan. has cabled
to the Spanish legation at Washington the
contents of telegram from Acting Cap
tain General Ahumada at Havana. stating
that an officials OF the prison. TO the other
- Cha
bacoa for the death OF Dr. Ruiz. The tels
grams adds that both the Spanish and the
American physicians have officially certi
fed that Ruiz's death was due 70 conses-
ton OF the brain ana that there was no In
dication Of blow or of I'll treatment.
All the newspapers except the cautious
ministerial organs. are echoing the extreme
irritation of all classe of the Spanish peo-
pie. and severely censure the government
for advising the queen to grant Sansuilly'S
liberty. Several papers believe the incident
will lead to the resignation OF the Canovas
ministry.
SPANS GREAT AND GOOD FRIEND.
Havana. Cuba. Feb. fla Lucia in
leading editorial comments on the propes-
ed trip which, it is reported. Grover Cleve-
land will make to Cuba, as follows:
Mr.. Cleveland will find the island quite
changed since he was here six years ago.
He will be treated with cvery considera-
ton due 10 him for having resolutsly OPP
posed all attempts 10 break off friendly
relations between the United States and
Spain. His recent acts prove his absolute
sincerity in his efforts to bring about the
punishment of those VINO violate the neu-
trality laws and to put stop to the salt
ing OF filbustering expeditions from the
United States ports for Cuba
An 1S-year-old girl. charged with having
sent a letter to her lover in a rebel camp.
has been seized and confined In the jail for
men.
A dispatch from Mdrid quotes exPremier
Sagasta as saying "the more Americans
get. the more exactins they will be-"
WHAT GOOD WILL IT DO?
Washington. d. c.. Feb. 27-Representa-
tive Stallings of Alabama will accompany
Henry w Mcdonald OF Point Clear, Ala.
who Is part owner OF a large plantation
near Havana, to the state department on
Monday and aid him in the presentation
of his claim for damages against Spain for
the destruction of his plantation IN Cuba.
Mr. Mcdonnell. who is minister arrived
here yesterday from Havana, where. he
says. he was contemptuously treated by
citizenship spurned He went there early
in February to look after his property In
terests and found the plantation in ruins
and the machinery gone or destroyed. On
his return to Havana he gave vent TO his
feelings in frank American fashion. he says
and was arrested and brought before Wey-
Ter When he displayed his passports and
demanded his release General Weyler took
the paper and threw IL contemporary
aside saying X was valu.less in Havana.
Mr.. Mcdonnell says General Weyler did
not as reported, stamp the document IN
der his foot, nor did the inciien; occur In
the presence of Consul General Lee. Sub
sequently, at the reques: OF General Lee,
Mr. Mcdonnell was released and he forth
iwth FASTENED to this city. Mr. StaIlings
SAYS his constituent Is q minister OF the
gospel and entitled 10 absolute credence.
So far as he knows. however. Mr.. McDon-
nell does not contemplate the fling OF a
claim for damages for his temporary ar
rest. but only for property destroyed.
HE DASN'T TELL LEE THAT.
New YORK., Feb. IA dispatch 10 the
Herald from Havana says: The Marquis
de Palmerela made 4 scandalous personal
attack on General Lee Wednesday night
in the palace IN the presence OF several
newspaper correspondents. The irc;den,
arose because the censor refused 20 pass
dispatch FOR the correspondents which said
that the release Of Scott had been demand
ed because he was both arrested and kept
in prison IN defiance OF me law
who told yeu ,hatT' Shouted Genera
Palm.rela, the secretary CT Stats for the
islanc.
General Lee" replied the correspondent
calmly.
General L. 10 . lar. imposter and q
rebelP' shouted the nttle marquis. WITH al
oath
TIL. Incident 10 ,.legraphed merely 20
show how The wind II blowing in the palace
and lei you see what NUS be ne trez;-
msnt ami position Of AZ ord-na-y citizen
when our consEI-gensrsl Is revied openly
in such Z manner by ore a. tie heads of
the goyernmer: here
WHO CARES II IT WOULD
D.s Mcines. Ia. Feb E.-8sjor Hey
Sherman. brother o. Senator John Sher-
man OF Ohio. has Jus, returned from
viss- 20 the later and says re incoming
secretary Of STAT. fsyors immediate action
TO protect American citizens N cuba and
not doing 50 II. fa-or- sending . Battle
ship - Cuba tn.;an..-. arc thinks II would
rot provoke war WITH Spain
HOW THE HEATHER RAGE
London. Fig, FEB. "a dispatch . Re
Standard from MaSr.5. Spain. ssys: A. G.
re opposition ard ineepsrtert papers Is
pay ri-huro- against "a. Csi;ec States
and bitterly cr1-ictzes al concessions razcs
OF .he part Of Spain. especially tie PAFten
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cANovAs on RUFUS DEATH
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