Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-07
CUBAN WAR TO co ON
Autonomy To Be Granted the ISL
and, but No Let Up in the
Campaign Against the Rebs.
THAT IS THE NEW CABINETS FIAT

Interesting Account of the sanguiIIy Case
AID How the Prisoners Fat Came Near
Getting Into the Tire Through Too Muci,
Zeal in Certain Quarters, According 20
Counsel Rodriguez-WcyIer Refuses to
Resign and Receives Loud Acclaim.
Madrid, Oct. AT q cabinet council
last night, the government decided to
grant autonomy to Cuba under the
suzerainty Of Spain and to continue the
campaign as long as may be necessary.
Washington, oct. THE celebrated
case Of Julio sangullly is presented in a
eemi-ofTlclal form in a pamhplct issued
hy Sanguilly's counsel here, Jose l..
Rodriguez. 1t tells the story in detail.
ard gives a number Of letters passing
between Secretary Olney, Senator Sher-
man, Consul General Lee and the Unit
ed states minister at Madrid, Hannis
Taylor, rot appearing in the state de-
partment publications, and heretofore
unpublished. As a whole the document
upholds the course Of President CIeve-
land and Secretary Olrey. and points
out that the agitation in Sanguilly's be-
half In congress served only to preiu-
dice his case. After stating that the at
tention Of congress and the public was
not attracted to SanCuilly until the
very mt In which, through skillful
uifioHatic Eanagemcnt the release cf
Sarguilly from imprisonment without
lurth'r suffering or humiliation had
been secured the writer says:
Ssnatc'- ENubcr,nt Patriotism.
But the moment was ere Of extreme
perrleXity, which the friends Of Sanguil-
~ Will not easily forget. Through an
tHuberant onusiun Of patriotic zeal and
most commendab,e humanitarian feel
ing5 on the part Of certain members Of
the United States senate: through a no
hle, although misguided, sentiment Of
generous Complaasion. sentiment nf
worked up In their minds. ard in the
minds of the Eiud-hcnrted people Of this
country. by wiilful Misrepresentation Ct
the facts in the case, and by stories pre-
pagated by false friends and irtruGars
about wrongs and suTariucs and irdip-
mites upon the prisoner. which in fact
were never rcrpetratcd or attempted to
DE porretra'Ct; through the desire Of
certain Cuban agitators without author
lty to speak for the prisoner. Of posing
rs his friends. urging extreme measures
80 ~ i'''ili'dtlfN, IL llS~ltlH, n conflict
between the United States and Spain"
etc. the counsel says that n condition
of things that might have proved fatal
was brought about.
Some Honorable Senators UnIpcd.
Eut says Rodriguez: Thanks to di.
vine Providence. through the riChteous
attitude e the state department;
through the firm stand Of some honor
able senators who were then called or
sans q the governor general of Cuba
or inc queen cf Spain: through the CO.
operation ot the Spanishs minister. and
perhaps through the earnest appeal oftha
prisoners counsel to the honorable chair
man OF the senate committee on foreign
relatiors-the crisis wacavorted.
The result hears testimony to the fact
that In all question concerning tho ac-
ton of Spain in this continent the Unit
cd states of America are a party to tho
cortortion-and that in obedience TO
eternal laws Cc nature. the wishes cf the
government - the United states Of
America have always TO prevail in the
Crd."