Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1897-03-09
THE ARRFSTOF CAzANAS
An American Citizen Unlawfully
Held by Spaniards.
his PLANTATION WAS RUINED.

no Apparent Excuse Tor His Detention
ard Imprisonment-Intim That
Secretary sherman VIII Send warships /
to Cuba to Protect our Citizens.
NEW YORK. March 9-Tho Herald this
morning prints the following from it's Ha-
vana correspondent, sent by way Of Tam
ia, Fla.
Though arrested more than three weeks
ago Oh a trivial charge i. any has been |
made, Mr.. i. j. Cazanas, a citizen of the |
United states. has not been turned over to
the civil authorities. Any morning he
may be tried by drumhend court martial
and shot. This will probably not occur
but Il would be quite as legal and as much
In order as the proceedings up TO date.
In March. 1896. Mr. Cazanas, owning
valuable property In Santa Clara province,
had his residence destroyed and his valua
bic stock taken away by the Spanish
troops. For this he at once fled a claim
with the state department A few months
thereafter Cazanns was ordered by the
Spanish military commander to leave his
plantation and move into Sagua under
penalty of death If the order was not COM
piled with He went into Sagua about
nine months after the state department
had sent his claim to Madrid. The author
tiles there sent instructions to have dec
laration relative to the claim taken b. the
judge of the court Of instruction.
On the very day Mr.. Cazanas was cited
to appear before this court Spanish troops
went to his plantation and burned what
ever was left, carrying off his stock.
few days later, on Feb. 13, Mr.. Cazanas
was arrested and is still held in the custo-
dy Of the military authorities. He does
not know Of any charges against him ex-
cept that the Judge asked him II he had
not supplied food and animals 20 the in
surgents He replied that he had not; but,
never having had any guard on any Of his
plantations, the insurgents came and took
whatever they pleased as had the Spanish
soldiers, and that he had never received
compensation from either.
Nine months after he was driven from
his plantation, during which time he has
never left the city limits of Sagua la
Grande, they have arrested and imprison-
ed him on such a charge. Admitting that
he is guilty as charged. they have no au-
thority TO detain him in the military ju-
risdiction; but, under the protocol of Jan.
II, 1877, he should have been immediate
" turned over to the civil court and grant
ed all its privileges. Yet he, so far, has been
held by the military Il days.
All these facts were promptly commu-
nicated 60 the state department, and still
Mr.. Cazanas has up to date received nell
Their message nor relief from that source.
Again, Freed p. iowa, citizen Of the
United States, owning one of the most
valuable sugar estates in Santa Clara prov
ince, was driven from bis estate by the
Spanish authorities into the near town Of
Calabazar. About two weeks since two
Cinnamon engaged by him to remain on
and care for the estate were ordered oil by
Spanish guerrillas. This left the estate
without a soul on It. During all this time
he has had no income At the inception of
the rebellion he was well TO do. He was
left without even enough money to pay
his passage to his brother, Dr. Andrew
Joya, a physician Of NewburR n. Y. He
was left penniless, so he organized a com
pany of picked Cubans and has Joined
Gomez from Calabazar. Before going out
he wrote Secretary Olney a letter detail
ing the foregoing facts and giving them
as a reason why he was forced to i0iE the
Cuban army.