The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-03-02


| (dem., n. W offered in the house
Thursday bill declaring war be
tween the kingdom of Spain and hei
colonies and the United States OF
America and their territories.
The measure reads as follows: THAT
war be declared to exist between the
kingdom of Spain and her colonies and
the United States of America and theiI
territories; and that the president il
authorized to use the whole land and
naval force of the United States to
carry the same into effect, and to 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 the
vessels, goods and effects of the gov
eminent of the said kingdom of Spain
and the subjects thereof" The meas
ure was referred to the committee on
| foreign affairs.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.---Senor de
Lone, the Spanish minister residing
here, states Thursday night that he
has received an official cablegram from
! Madrid, Spain, that the crown regent
has signed the pardon of Jose Sanguil-
| ly. The further statement is made that
this action was taken by the Spanish
| cabinet last week and will be pu biiSh-
ed in the Madrid newspapers Friday
morning. The telegram conveying
| this information to Senior de LONE ia
signed by Tetuan, the Spanish minis
ter of foreign affairs.
I'll j
tinct sources statements were received
| here early Thursday morning that
Consul General Lee at Havana had
received his passports" This rumor
| naturally caused excitement, and gen
eral desire was expressed to know
| definitely whether Gen. Lees contem-
plated withdrawal from Havana was
his own act, resulting from the accept
ance of his resignation, said to have
been cabled last Sunday, or whether it
had been brought about by the action
of the Spanish authorities in Cuba, in
which latter case its significance would
| be much more marked.
| Inquiries in official circles elected
stong denials of the rumor.
The well-known fact was pointed
out that passports. were not given to
consuls. but only to ministers and am
bassadors; that in the case of an Of
Tending or retiring consul the docu-
ment sent him on his departure was
| his 'exeauatur, or official docu-
ment recognizing his right to
exercise the functions of his of
fee, and it was said that not
even the semi-diplomatic position
accorded to our consul general at
| Havana by consent of the Spanish gov
eminent would render his case where
| passports" would be required. The
return of his ''exequatur" to the consul
would of course be equivalent to the
sending of passports" to a minister
But at the Spanish legation, as well as
at the state department, it was en-
| phatically stated this courses had not
| been taken. The denia!S were quite
I as emphatic as those previously put
out in regard to Gen. Lees request
| for war ships, and the conditional ten
der of his resignation if this request
| should not be granted. 1t was stated
on the direct authority of member of
! the cabinet that Secretary Olney stated
| to his associates at the cabinet meet
| ing on Tuesday last that it was not
| true that Lee had resigned or that he
had asked for warships. Mr.. Olney,
on this occasion added that exciting
statements put out were simply an at
| tempt to run the state department.
| through the newspapers"
It was again said Thursday morning
as coming from Secretary Olney that
there was no change in the Cuban sit
uation. Thus the matter rests.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-The senate
committee on foreign relations snub-
bed Secretary Olney Thursday morn
ing and refused to listen to his request
not to press in the senate the resolu-
ton demanding the immediate release
of Sanguilly. The committee discussed
Mr.. Olney's letter for some time, but
by decisive vote decided to bring the
resolution up and subsequent events in
the senate showed that Secretary Oh
ney's advice was little needed.
The senate committee on foreign re-
lations held a special meeting Thurs
day morning for the purpose of again
considering the resolution reported
Wednesday instructing the president
to demand the immediate release of
Julio Sanguilly, an American citizen
now confined in prison in Cuba.
The case was carefully discussed and
the committee reached the unanimous
conclusion that the senate could afford
to wait no longer for Spain 20 keep her
! promise made to Secretary Olney to
release Sanguilly, and the decision was
reached to insist upon the passage of
the resolution to the opposition of ap-
preparation measures and everything
| else.
New YORK. FEB. ga Herald spe-
eial from Washington says:
The relations between the admins
ton and the senate have been further
strained by the refusal of Secretary
0lney to transmit to the government
of Greece the resolution adopted by
The senate last Friday extending sym
pathy to that government for its inter-
vention for the purpose of freeing the
people of Crete from Turkish rule.