The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-02-26
SANGUILLY A FREE MAN
QUEEN OF SPAIN SIGNS Il PARDOy
GRANTING HIM HIS LIBERTY,

senators Daniel and Teller Would
Send War Fleet to Havana-Senator
Hale Deprecates Any Action Likely to
Precipitate War.
Washington, Feb. 25.-Senor De
LONE, the Spanish minister resident
here, states tonight that he has receiv-
ed an official cablegranl from Madrid,
Spain, saying that the queen regent has
signed the pardon of Sanguilly. The
further statement is made that action
granting the pardon was taken by the
Spanish cabinet last week, and the fact
will be published officially in the Ma
dred newspapers tomorrow.
Washington, Feb. 25.--In the senate,
to-day, the vice president laid before
the senate the resolution offered yes
terday by Mr.. Allen in regard to the
ill-treatment Of American citizens in
Cuba.
Mr.. Allen proceeded to speak upon
his resolution. The story, he said, was
a long one and was full of atrocious
barbarities. One Of these was the
searching Of an American lady in
public manner and under circunl-
stances of extreme cruelty. Another
Infamous act was the gathering up Of
little girls in the island Of Cuba by the
military authorities and selling them
into the worst species of slavery-sell-
ing them for lives of shame. 1t had
been reported, Mr.. Allen said, that in
fants had been taken by the heels and
hacked to pieces by Spanish soldiers in
the presence of their fathers and moth
ers, who were then massacred
Not only that; but the American con-
sui had been treated arrogantly by the
Spanish authorities-not only in his
own person, but in his country. He
had been told by Spanish officer high
in authority, to whom he had made a
most polite and courteous appeal, that
his conduct in presenting an interven-
ton in favor Of Sanguilly, by order of
the state department, was a disgrace
to the United States and to the Ameri-
can flag.
eff that CONSUL Mr.. Daniel declared,
"had demanded his passport, and If the
Spanish government had failed to apol-
ogize for that insult to our representa-
tive and to our flag, and an American
fleet had been sent to Havana to de-
mand an apology, don't believe there
is a single citizen of the United States
who would not have rejoiced at it
Mr.. Hale asked Mr.. Daniel whether
the purport of the joint resolution was
the release of Sanguilly.
THAT is the purport Of it, Mr.. Dam
iel admitted.
HAS not this whole matter been the
subject of direct diplomatic negotiation
between the state department and the
Spanish government for the purpose of
securing the release Of sanguilly? If
so, will the senator please state what
has been the result? Is it not a fact
that at the present moment the state
department has conducted the negoti-
ations to the point that it is expecting
the release of Sanguilly within a few
days?"
Before Mr.. Daniel had time to an
swer the question, Mr.. Lodge crossed
the area and made whispered sugges-
ton to him, and then Mr.. Daniel re-
piled that he had no such knowledge.
"Has there been,'' Mr.. Hale persisted,
'no communication from the secretary
Of state to the committee on foreign
relations stating that he Is expecting
that Sanguilly will be released, through
the ordinary efforts of diplomacy, with
in a few days?"
"Not within my knowledge" Mr..
Daniel replied; and Mr. Lodge also adj
ded his negatfon.
ct ask the senator Mr.. Hale perse-
vered, "and I ask the senator from
Ohio (Mr Sherman), whether he has
not a letter on that subject from the
secretary Of state?"
sI must Decline" said Mr.. Daniel,
furnishing information which can be
easily got at the state department"
'But the senator will recollect," said
Mr., Hale, that the committee on for
eign relations is the organ Of this
body"
81 am not bound to yield my time on
the floor on that account" Mr.. Daniel
replied IT am the organ of the state
which I am representing. And when
get through I will yield to any organ
that may desire to be heard, whether it
be the organ Of the captain-general OF
Cuba or Of the Queen of Spain, or any
one else"
When laugh followed this pointed
allusion, Mr.. Daniel promptly desclaim-
ed meaning anything offensive.
ct could say something offensive"
Mr.. Hale remarked, "if I wanted to,
but I will not do So"
"I could not" Mr.. Daniel politely re-
piled, "even if I desired to-
"I hope" said Mr.. Hale, that before
the discussion ends (and it will not end
in one or two hours or in one or two
days. the committee on foreign rela-
tions will put the senate in possession
of what the state department is doing
in the way of the release of Sanguilly,
if that be the object of the joint resolu-
tion.'
1.-The state department has been deal
ing with this matter, automatically,
two years." replied Mr.. Daniel. And
two years is long enough for this gov
ernment to get a United States citizen
out of prison"
Mr.. Gray, a member of the commit
tee on foreign relations, remarked that
he had last seen a press dispatch stat
ing that Sanguilly's counsel had with
drawn his appeal. in order to facilitate
l,s y.a1n