Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-11-21
SPAIN WILL C0NCEDE NOTHING


A SERIOUS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
| SPAIN WILL C0NCEDE NOTHING.
Further sfekentng Details OF the
Spanish Barbarfty I'm Cuba.
Minister Sickles has presented the demands
OF our government at Madrid, and has been
demonstration against him, which is referred to
elsewhere.
The Misunderstanding at Madrid.
Herald special from Madrid says: The sit
uation is grave. There is serious misunder-
standing between Minister Sickles and the
Spanish Cabinet. On the arrival of the news
OF the capture Of the Eirginius, President Gas.
tellar called at the United States legation, and
expressed regret, and ordered a suspension OF
sentence. When Secretary Fish telegraphed
he news of the execution. General Sickles sent
a note at O'Clock in the morning, demanding
a stay.
A PROTEST FROM GKN. sIcKLHs.
The foreign secretary replied. questioning the
accuracy of the information, and intimated
that Gen. Sickles' action was not authorized.
Thereupon Gen. Sickles, in the name of the
United States, addressed a formal protest
against the inhuman butcheries and the insult
TO the United States; again demanded that
Spain should enforce obedience to orders in
TO trial under the treaty of 1895 He complained
hat the American consul at Santiago was pre-.
vented from using the telegraph TO Washington.
The Spanish secretary answered that the mat
ter was wholly municipal affair between
Spain and the virginius pirates.
GEN. sICKLKs SAYS WAR CANNOT BE AVOIDED
The interview terminated by Mr.. Sickles de-
manAing that Spain should enforce the order of
the Cabinet to Cuba for suspension of the
cutlons; The Spanish minister of foreign affairs
haughtily declined TO permit General Sickles
TO discuss the municipal affairs of Cuba. The
interview terminnted sngrily, General Sickles
onyn p NE wonid hold no more personal but
feeling runs high. The Spaniards blamed the
United States for the Cuban insurrectisn, and
say they Will welcome war. Minister Sickles
does not see how war can be avoided, as SPAN
viii concede nothing, and public opinion will
prevent Precedent CASTELAR, from making any
concessions. There is no use in the United
States trifiIDg any more on the subject-Spanish
stubbornness making concessions impossible.
Extreme republicans favor the views of the
United States in the affair.
OFFICIAL DISPATCH FROM consul GENERAL
HALL.
The following dispatch, the substance of
which was stated in yesterdays STAR, has been
received at the State department from Consul
General Hall:
HAVANA, November Is, IS73.-THe Secretary
# State, Washington: The consul at Santiago
reports, under date of 18th instant, that the
total number of executions of persons from the
Eirginius were ffty-three, and that there had
been no executions since the Sth instant. State
ments published here on the 18th instant re-
specting ffty-seven additional executions prove
untrue.
The Butchery at Santiago.
THE AMERICAN CONSUL INsULTaD.
Mr. +. G.. Schmitt, the United States consul
at Santiago, did his duty nobly, and was most
active and jealous in his efforts to induce the
authorities to proceed more slowly and with
more humanity, and pay some attention to
treaty rights; but all in vain, as all his efforts
were set at naught. He was threatened, bullicd
and insulted.. He promptly protested formally
against the action of the governor and all CON
cerned, and also filed his protest before the
marine court, which was engaged in the trial of
the crew, as soon as he got the information
from the consul at Kingston of the fact of the
NHglnius being an American vessel.
THE BLOoDTHIRsTY IEQUIsITIoN.
Late Cuban letters says that the court irving
the crew OF n Nirginius sat all night from the
| til to the 9TH, Upon the governor of Santiago
lie Cuba receiving a dispatch late on the 9th
| from the British commander at Jamaica that
| he expected no execution would take place. and
| her Majesty's subjects, sixteen of whom were
among the crew, would have q fair trial, and
FOR his purpose the corvette Niobe had left for
| Santiago de Cuba. The crew was executed on
| the 18th; the Niobe arrived on the sth.
| CAPTAIN FRY MARCHING TO DEATH.
Regarding the manner in which Captain Fry
and his companions marched to their fate, these
| 'dvices show that they were landed on the 9Th
| steamer in which they had been confined tried
and condemned TO death, and taken first 20 the
| captain OF the port and then TO the jail.
About midday of the Sth inst. the fiscal or
| PROSECUTOR in the case. Captain j. NJ. Autran
| OF the gunboat Cuba EspsHola, handed TO the
vice consul, Mr. Schmitt permission from the
captain OF the port and cOmmandant of marine.
Don Ramon Brandaris, to call and see Captain
Fry at the jail who desired to see the consul.
The latter Immediately proceeded to the JAIL
| where, after the usual formalities, he was ad-
united TO see Capt. Fry, who informed him that
ne mad been asking for that privilege, or that
flght Iather, ever since he had been first
Drought TO the port, but without avail, and he
had only been granted this boon now within
lew hours OF his death, as he was to be shot at
our, ana desired to make his declaration and
protest, having been captured, with his steamer
upon the high seas, and therefore protested
against all and every part of the proceedings
ms protest was concluded at about 2 p. m,
a ly frara Al
10 Ges. BurTiel..
THE DECLARATION AND PROTEST
Of Capt Joseph Fry before the United States
N substance as follows:
That he was the master of the American
steamer Virgnius. which had all her papers in
complete order, especially the register OF the
steamer crew list and articles, passenger list,
clearance from Kingston, as also despatch from
me custom house, sc. Sailed on the 23d of
october, 1913, with all his crew and about los
| passengers; after few hours at sea sprung a
/ tak and put into Port Haytien for repairs;
sailed from the port of Cuimit, of that island,
ON the 3Oth day OF October, and while tetween
| the islands OF Cuba and jamaica about twenty
miles or more from Cuba, was chased by a
| steamer, and overtaken and captured about
eighteen miles north of MOrrant Point, cast end
Of the island OF Jamaica, about 20 O'Clock at
| night, the spanish vessel previously firing sew
eTal shots over the Xireinius and compelling
! charge of by boarding officer, who stated that
he did so ON his owR responsibility, knowing her
| 10 be an American vessel and under the protec-
| ton of the flag of the United States of Amer
| ica. The master, Joseph Fry, with the crew
and passengers, were placed under guard, and
all brought into the port of Santiago de Cuba
on the LIST day OF November.
On the evening of the same day, after having
denvered over all the papers belonging to the
Nnglmus, ne was refused permission TO apply
20 his consul for aid and protection and this was
only granted him after being condemned to
deatr with the major part of his crew, under no
Hnown public law or preteIt; and, as Captain
Fry was hurried to make his preparations for
Heath, he could make no further statement, but
ton. which he signed In jaii, at two O'clock. on
the 9TH OF November, 1873, two hours previous
10 his execution.
This protest was approved by several of the
foreign consuls, with whom Mr. Schnitt adj
yised. But his excellency Governor Burriel
was highly incensed at the consul's action, and
informed him he had demanded the revocation
Of his exequatur.