The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-02
IN EFFECT THE CONSUL GENERAL
DID ASK FOR WAR YES
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THE KILOGRAMS GIVEN OUT.
BEFORE THE SENATE By THE
.a-- PRESIDENT.
BROADLY HINTED AT.
cases of Scott and ScoveI Given the
Most Attention In the Published
Document.


Cleveland today sent to the senate the
correspondence relating to American
citizens arrested in Cuba. The most
important are the kilograms in the
case Of Charles Scott, being kilograms
sent by Consul General Lee to the state
department. No replies from the state
department are given in this case. On
Feb. 20 Mr.. Lee telegraphed as follows
to the state department:
Charles Scott, a citizen of the United
states, arrested at Regla. No charge given.
Been without communication in Jail at
havana "a hours. Cannot stand another
Ruiz murder and have demanded his re-
lease. How many war vessels at Key West
or within reach and will they be ordered here
at once If necessary to sustain demand?
Lee.
On the 23d he said in a cable message:
situation simple. Experience at GUIANA
TOO late that another American who had
been incommunicado "a hours be released
from said incomm unicado, and did so in
courteous terms. If you support it and Scott
is SC released the trouble will terminate. If
you do not l must depart. All others ar
rested with Scott have been put in communi-
cation. Why should the only American in
now 1888 hours Lee
Later on the same Gay, the 23d, Mr.. Lee
wired
Demand complied with Scott released to-
day on demand, after "A days solitary eonfine-
ment in cell by Ii feet; damp, water on
bottom of cell Not allowed anything to
sleep on or chair. Was charged with having
cuban postage stamps in the house. Scott
says went always y hours without water
once two days. He was employe of Ameri-
can gas company.
The most voluminous correspondence
is that in the case of Sylvester Scovel
correspondent Of the New York World
who was arrested on Feb. 5. The docu-
ments furnished show that Mr.. Lee
promptly notified the state department
and that Mr.. Olney responded imme-
dfately directing him to see that all
or ScoVel'S rights as an American citi-
zen were protected. The letters and
kilograms in this case run from the
9th to the 10Th of February when Mr.
Lee informed the department that a
competent lawyer had been secured to
defend ScoVel He said previously that
he did not anticipate serious trouble
in Thu case, but later changed his
opinion, saying cit is supposed Scovel
bore discriminating papers which gives
the case more serious aspect"
On the 18th of February, Gen. Lee
said that ScOvel was in a Well-Venti-
lated cell, and that he had good food
and a bed at Sancti Spiritus, to which
he added: Treaty rights have been
respected. Is in hands Of civil juris-
port case" Gen. Lee tried to have
Scovel removed from Sancti Spiritus
to Havana, but failed.
The remaining case covered is that Of
+. j. Casanos, arrested at Sagua on
Feb. Is, but on what charge does not
appear. Gen. Lee'sefrst information to
the state department on Feb. II, said:
proceedings a great outrage. Similar
cases here and elsewhere On the island
Redress can be obtained here" On the
18th Gen. Lee stated in reply to
message from the state department
that Casanos had resided at Sagua
when arrested, and that he had regis
tered at Havana as an American in
1872.
The presence of the message on the
clerks desk was noised about before
it was formally laid before the senate
and many senators called to read it
previous to it's being read by the clerk
It was especially interesting in the case
of Mr.. Scott, the kilograms relating to
whose case Senator Morgan had read
for the information of the senate. There
was special comment upon the trivial
character of the charge against Mr.
Scott, that Of having Cuban postage
stamps in his house, and Gen. Lees at
titude was generally remarked upon by
the pro-Cubans in most eulogistic
terms. Evidently only the near ap-
preach IF the end. of the session pre-
vented the precipitation of another Gu
ban debate.