The Portland daily press., 1897-02-26
sANeulLLy HAS BEEN PARooNED
And All the Talk in His Behalf Was
Wasted.

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Washington, February 25.-Senor
DeLome, the Spanish minister, states to-
night that he has received an official
eablegram from Madrid, saying the
Queen Regent has signed the pardon of
Sanpuilly, The further statement ia
made that the action granting the pardon
was taken by the Spanish Cabinet last
week. and the fact will be published
officially in the Madrid newspapers to-
morrow.
HAS sEENLEE'S RESIGNATION.
Congressman Declares 1t Has Been In
Olney's Hands Since Last Tuesday.
Washington February pa staten emit
was made today on the floor of the House
upon the authority Of a prominent
Southern Congressman that Consul 0en-
eral Lee has resigned. The Congressman
stated that. he had seen the despatch
from tho consul general at the State De-
partment and that Secretary Olney had
requested that official not to press the
resignation until after the expiration
of the present administration. The de-
spatch in question was received at the
State Department Tuesday night or We'd
nesday morning.
WOWii
Mr.. Su1zer of New York Proposes to Take
Cuban Bull by Horns.
Washington, February 25.-Mr. Sulzer,
Democrat of New York, offered in the
House today bill providing "That
war be declared to exist between the
kingdom of Spain and her colonies and
the United States of America and their
territories and the President is authorized
to use the whole land and naval force of
the United States to carry the same into
effect, and issue to private armed vessels
of the United States, commissions or
letters of marque and general reprisal in
such form as he may think proper and
under the seal of the United States
against vessels goods and effects of the
government of said kingom of Spain and
subjects thereof The measure WAS re-
ferred to the committee on foreign
affairs.
PRISONER SCOTS STORY.
fortunes He Had To Undergo in Spanish
Prison.
New York February ga Havana
special to the Herald contains an inter
view with George Washington Scott an
American recently released from solitary
confinement. He says: 81 was treated
municado. Sometimes they would not
give me drop of water to drink for two
days at time. 1t was the same way
with food. They refused to allow me
even aschair or cot in my cell, the floor
of which was covered with at least an
inch of water and had to lie down in
this. l do not believe I have slept the
16 days have been in Jail. 1t is only
recently that l learned what l was
charged with. am collector of stamps
and government spy charged me with
having in my collection set of stamps
of the Cuban Republic. 1t is not srue. !
have always kept strictly to my business
asia bill collector Of the electric light
and gas company of Havana and never
meddlei in politics in the slightest de-
gree.
DIR. RUIZ Last Message.
New York February 25.-A despatch to
the journal from Havana via Key West
SAYS that the widow of DIR. Ruiz brought
to the American consulate an old steam
boat chair which she had been allowed
to send her husband while he was i'm
prisoned On the bottom Of the chair
painfully scratched by the prisoner S
finger nails was this message:
"To Mercedes Eyangeline Ricardito
Rene and Gloria:
Farewell children of my life. Be
obedient to your mother. Bless you
all. shall be killed. Torita. My wife
my soul adios. If l am removed tell
ali. RICARDO"
Consul General Lee will probably for
ward the chair to- Washington.
Gomez Outflanks Wey1er.
Havana via Key West February 25.
is reported that Gomez after successfully
cres sing Welyer's lines near Sancti
Spiritus was last heard of near Mani
cnriqua south of Santal Caracity with
1000 men marching west Great excite
ment prevailed at Cienfuegos when 1t was
known that Gomez hadzoutfanked Wey-
Ter.
House Foreign Affairs Committee.
Washington February 25.-The House
foreign affairs committee shis morning
agreed to substitute for the several re-
solutions that had been referred to in
calling upon the President for the in
form ton not previously sent to Con-
grass bearing upon the arrest. impfison-
inent and treatm emit of American citi-
zens in Cuba. The subject was adopted
without division. 1t was also agreed
that special meeting of the committee
should he called to consider the San
gully case as soon as it shall be disposed
of by the Senate committee on foreign
affairs.