The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-03
OUTRAGES IN CUBA.
How American Citizens Are
Treated by Spanish.
THE SCOTT CASE IN PARTICULAR

All the Correspondence netwesn Con-
sui General Lee aud our Government
Given 90 the sonate-Armorplaie the
Cause Of . sharp Debate In the Sen.
sts-fubiio Debt Statement.
wAAnNaroS. March 2.-Prcsident
Cleveland yesterday sent to tho senate
correspondence relating 10 the Amer.
eau citizens arrested in Cuba. The
most important are the kilograms In the
case Of Charles Scott. which are as fol.
follows, being kilograms sent by Consul
General Fitzhugh Lee 20 the state de.
partment No replies from the state
department are given In this case.
On Feb. 20 Mr. Leo telegraphed a.
follows TO the state department;
Charles Scott. citizen OF the
United States, arrested At Regla No
charge given. Been without oommu.
nication IN Jail In Havana 20i hours.
cannot stand another Ruiz murder. and
have demanded his release. How many
warships AZ Key West. or within reach.
and viii they be ordered here at once II
necessary 20 sustain demandg LIE"
On the Esd he said in a cable message
situation simple. Experience at
Guanabaeoa made It my duty 10 de.
mand before tro late that another
American who had been inoommunica.
do 20i hours BE- released from said In.
communicate aud did 30 Ia courteous
terms II you support Il and Scott Is
released the trouble win terminate II
you do not, must depart. All others
arrested with Scott have been put In.
communicate Why should the only
American In the lot not bei LIE"
Later on the same day, the 2Srd. Mr..
Lee said;
Demand complied with, Scott re.
leased from incommunicado today on
demand after Il days solitary confns.
ment In a cell . feet by ~. damp. water
ON bottom Of cell Not allowed any.
thing to sleep on or a chair Discharges
Of the body removed once IN five days.
Was charged with having Cuban post.
age stamps In the house. Scott says he
went always ~ hours without water.
once two days 10 was an employo OF
the American gas company"
The most yoluminous correspondence
Is that In the case Of Sylvester scoyel.
correspondent Of tho New York World.
who was arrested ON Feb. .. Tho docu.
monts furnished show that Mr. Lee
promptly notified the state department.
and that Mr. olney responded immodi.
ately. directing him 20 see that all Of
Scovols rights a. an American cit.Eon
were protected The letters and tele.
grams IN this case ran from Feb . 70
10
Mr.. Lee finally telcgraphcd that SEQ.
vel had been given better accommoda.
tons, and that treaty rights had been
complied with. but that he had failed 20
have Soovel removed 10 Havana.
The remaining cases covered IL that
Of T. J. Casanos. arrested Feb. ~. but
on what charge does not appear Gen
Lees hrst information 20 the state de-.
pariment was contained In a telegram
OF Feb a. In this dispatch he con.
veys the information Of the arrest which
he says took place at sagua, and says
tho oonsurs report will follow, adding
Proceedings a great outrage Similar
cases here and elsewhere on the island
No redress can BE- obtained here"
Evidently only tho near approach Of
the end Of the session prevented the
precipitation Of another Cuban debate
In the senate.