The record-union., 1897-02-26

and strongly American is done by our
Government in Washington Americans
are in danger of their lives. The muir
der of Ruiz and the demand for the re-
lease of Scott are the sole topics of con-
cersation. The Government and palace
people here have tried to change the
subject of conversation by giving out
news of an alleged skirmish with Ge
mez, but the attempt was a failure.
The amusement and the great hilar
ity which is observed in the palace
have changed. Minister De LONE, al
ways accurate as news gatherer, has
cabled the Captain General that Lee
will not be recalled, and his resignation
is not accepted, and that he may be
sustained.
Hundreds of kilograms have poured
in on Consul-General Lee from all
quarters of the globe. congratulating
him on the stand he has taken, those
from the United States promising pa
triotic action in Congress. Even at this
critical moment, and with many heavy
cares and responsibilities which the
Administration should share weighing
upon him, General Lee views the situa-
point, and he expressed the hope that
the situation created by the murder of
Ruiz and his own determination not to
submit to another similar atrocity
should not be exploited by partisan ad-
vocates of any particular policy toward
the Island of Cuba.
INQUIRY INTO RUIZ DEATH
MADRID. Feb. 25.-Premier Senior
Canocas del Castillo, the Minister of
Foreign Affairs, Duke of Tetuan, and
the Minister of War, General Azcarra-
ga, have had a long conference on the
case of DR.. Ricardo Ruiz the citizen of
the United States who died recently in
prison near Havana.
The semi-official "Epoca" says the
Government is prepared to make an
inquiry into the matter, and if DR..
Ruiz was ill-treated the guilty parties
Will be punished
OLNEY'S REQUEST REFUSED
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-The Sen
ate Committee on Foreign Relations
met to-day to consider the requests of
the State Department that the commit
tee DO not press its resolution demand
ing the mediate release of General
Julio Sanguilly from the Spanish pris-
on in Cuba.
The committee gave the subject care
full attention, but declined to grant the
request. 1t appeared from the state
ment of the Secretary of State that the
Spanish Government promise to re-
lease Sanguilly was accompanied with
a provision that he should withdraw
his appeal from the second sentence of
ln ,Int
his release could be secured at any
time if this condition should be COM
piled with.
The committees discussion was on
this point. The general opinion was
expressed that for General Sanguilly
to pursue this course would be mad
visable, for the reason that it would
amount to an acknowledgment of his
guilt and be equivalent to an abandon
ment of any claims he might have
against the Spanish Government for
damages.
The committee therefore decided to
press the consideration of the resolu-
ton reported yesterday.
WANT ALL CORRESPONDING
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-The House
|. .Carlkaittee. On Foreign Affairs has de-
cided to report the resolution calling
on the President for all information
concerning the treatment of American
prisoners in Cuba.
The committee framed substitute
for the various resolutions of inquiry
before it, and Chairman Hit expects
to have 1t passed by the House to-day
the resolution is as follows:
Resolved, by the House of Represen-
tattveS, that the President be request
ed TO transmit to the House of Repre-
sentatives, if not incompatible with
public interest, all the correspondence
filed at the State Department, not
hitherto communicated to Congress, in
regard to the Imprisonment of Ameri-
can citizens by Spanish officials in the
Island of Cuba"
The other resolutions for which
Chairman Hit drew the substitute
adopted by the committee did not con-
tain the clause If not incompatible
with the public interests" which makes
it optional with the President whether
or not he gives the House the desired
correspondence.
The case of Julio Sanguilly was also
mentioned in the committee 1t was
urged that the house should take i'm
mediate action on the line of that pro-
posed by the Senate Committee on
Foreign Relations to secure the release
of Sanguilly.
Chairman Hit promised that if the
Senate adopted the Sanguilly resolutions
and sent them to the House for ac-
ton, he would call a meeting of the
committee without delay to consider
them.