ther prosecution of their work as will more fully develop
the information necessary to an exact and complete understanding of this
interesting and important subject.

GROVER CLEVELAND.

EXECUTIVE MANSION, _Washington, January 22, 1897_.

_To the Senate of the United States_:

In response to the resolution of the Senate of December 15, 1896,
relating to Cuban affairs, I transmit a report from the Secretary of
State, submitting a list of the claims filed in the Department of State
by citizens of the United States against Spain arising out of the
insurrection existing in the island of Cuba, and the accompanying
correspondence relating to the vessel called the _Competitor_ and
the persons claiming American citizenship captured thereon, which I deem
it not incompatible with the public interests to communicate.

GROVER CLEVELAND.

EXECUTIVE MANSION, _Washington, January 25, 1897_.

_To the Senate of the United States_:

I transmit herewith, in response to the Senate resolution of December
21, 1896, addressed to the Secretary of State, a report of that officer
covering a list of persons claiming to be citizens of the United States
who have been arrested on the island of Cuba since February 24, 1895, to
the present time.

GROVER CLEVELAND.

EXECUTIVE MANSION, _Washington, February 1, 1897_.

_To the Senate_:

I transmit herewith, in response to a resolution of the Senate of the
6th ultimo, a report from the Secretary of State, accompanied by copies
of correspondence concerning the arrest, imprisonment, trial, and
condemnation to perpetual imprisonment in chains of Jules Sanguily, a
citizen of the United States, by the authorities of Spain in Cuba.

GROVER CLEVELAND.

EXECUTIVE MANSION, _February 5, 1897_.

_To the Senate and House of Representatives_:

The World's Columbian Commission has delivered to me certain documents
and exhibits which they desire should constitute the final report
required by section 12 of the act of Congress passed April 25, 1890,
providing for the celebration of the four hundredth anniversary of the
discovery of America and the holding of an international exhibition in
the city of Chicago.

The documents referred to embrace the reports of the president and
secretary of the commission and a report of the executive committee on
awards, with exhibits relating to the same. They are contained in five
boxes of considerable size, which, instead of actually transmitting wit