The Portland daily press., 1897-03-01
SANGUILLY'S PARDON
Was Promised Two Weeks Before
Senate Outburst.
SENATOR SHERMAN MUST HAVE
BEEN COGNIZANT OF FACT.

Apparently However lt Hau NoG beoh
Hinted to Foreign Affairs Committee
Some Interesting Correspondence just
Now Made Public.
Washington, February 28.-The corre-
gpondence between Secretary Oiney and
Senator Sherman, chairman Of the COM
mittee Oh foreign relations and Minister
De Lome which preceded the pardon OF
Julio Sanguilly, is made public. The
first letter appraistng Senator Sherman
of the negotiations in progress, written
by Secretary O.ney February IL, was as
follows:
"Dear Mr.. Sherman: In reply to your
message Of today about the Sangu1lly
case. desire to say for your own use
and information exclusively that since
my report February l. certain conn-
Dental communications have taken place
between this government and the Spanish
government which L confidently expect
to result in Sanguilly's release.
"Indeed, I am given to understand
that a cable from Madrid, ordering his
release may DO expected any moment.
The matter is of delicate nature, and L
shall be very sorry to have the present
favorable prospects for Sanguilly's re-
lease injuriously affected, as it would be
very likely to be by any public discussion
of the case in the Senate or elsewhere.
On the 22nd of February, Senator Nor
gan. ex-ohairman, and ranking Demo-
cratic member of the committee on for
eign relations, announced that he had
been directed by the committee to report
Joint resolution demanding the "imme-
diase and unconditional release of Julio
Sanguilly, a citizen of the United States,
from Imprisonment and arrest under the
charges pending and being prosecuted
against him in the military and civil
courts of Cuba. upon alleged grounds Of
rebellion and kidnapping.
Nothing in the Senate proceedings in
dicated thai any member of. the foreign
relations committee had taken cognizance
Of Secretary Olney's letter of the 18th.
| Secretary Olney addressed TO Senator
Sherman February "a, the day when tho
Morgan resolution was reported, the fol-
fidential note from the Spanish minister:
"Referring to the case of Julio San
gully, ON just in receipt OF note
from the Spanish minister at this capitol,
copy of which fin translation) I here
| with enclose"
Minister De Lome's note dated Febru-
ary was marked "peronal and private, "
and read:
"Mr. Secretary: Referring to the con-
fidential note nave had the honor to ad-
dress to you this date, relative to the
American citizen, Julio Sangujlly,
have the honor to inform your excellency
conf fidentially, in order that the beneyo-
lent intentions of the King of Spain,
with regard to that citizen may take
effect, that it is necessary that he should
Withdraw the pIeal he has taken against
! the Judgment of the court, which con-
demned him. It Is absolutely necessary,
under Spanish laws that, in order that
his majesty may exercise the right of
pardon that the sentence should be final.
| The minister of colonies, in obedience to
the order of the council Of ministers, has
telegraphed to Cuba to nave the necessary
proceedings expedited in case Sanguilly
or bis counsel withdraws the appeal
taken. Whom this is done, and when the
pardon can be decreed in accordance with
law, it will be communicated by cable. F"
| Small Pox at Havana.
Charlotte, n. C. Feb. 2S.-Dr. j. j.
Kinyoun, past assistant surgeon was in
city last night enroute to Washington
from Havana, where he has been sent to
inspect the quarantine conditions. He
said there were 5000 cases of small pox
in Havana, There were 100 deaths last
week. He met many newspaper cores
pondents in Cuba. including Ackers of
the London Times who thinks the Span
ish are whipped. The correspondent of
the Ell Liberal, has telegraphed his
paper at Madrid that Gomez can indefi-
nitely prolong the war.