Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-05-11

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an exchange OF correspondence ON the
provisions. Meanwhile the effect Will
be 10 aiiay the popular excitement
both here and IL Spain.
WAR WANTED.
MADRID, May 1.-The ImpaTclhle,
feiuFunR ljitOIInlly to the strained TO-
lations between TIA. United States and
Spain, snys the United States intend
10 wear out the patience OF SpHiu Or
themselves and declare war. IL II
preierable TO hasten the event, ~ the
Inierioflty Of Spain will increase with
time.
Captain General Weylsr, has not yet
replied 10 the command sent him ~
remit to tho supreme court tbs casvs
oithe meu sentenced to death for TAX.
ing part In the competitors eXpedi.
ton.
WAS A NEWSPAPER CORRESPONDENT.
LAwHESCE, Kan, May ll.-Owen
Melton, the young Banshn, captured
on the Competitor aud condemned 10
dcath IL n nephew OF &. Is. Joues,
proprietor Of u dining nall In this city.
Melton wss born Hud raised uear VIM
land, eight miles south OF Lawrence,
He went ab Iutaix ysa!r ago ~ Aurora,
AtkanBns, where his parents now te-
side. He was at tue time OF his cap
tufe, II 10 said, a special correspondent
OF the Key West rimes.Union.
ALLEGED FiLiBUsTEks CAPTURED
HAVANA, May ll.-It was def nito.
ly announced today that on the day
tue five men cRptur ID on the Com
pelitor were Tied, Friday last, Admiral
Navajo, In conformity with the pS-
titiOn Of the prosscutoG ana the sen-
tenoe OF the naval tribunal, approved
and uigued the sentoncts Of death inns
posed upon the filibustora Alfredo
Lnborde, DR.. Elias BCdia, VIM.
Gildea, John Melton, and Theodore
MAta. The announcement IL supple
mented by tho statement that IN view
OF high slate consider atoms, the cases
have been referred for fins decision
TO the supreme tribunal oil war ana
marine.
Two alleged fillbusters, both citizens
OF the United States, said to have
formed part OF the Competitor expedi-
ton, have arrived here IN custody
from Bahia Honda. They were cap.
tured by the local guerillas Of Palma,
some time after THAR landing. The
steamer rrlter hns brought here a
small boat abandoned on the coast by
tue mayor OF Berracoii. The boat h be.
lieved TO have belonged To a small eX-
petition which landOi In the vicinity
whore the Competitor was sighted and
captured.
a CONFERENCE HELD.
MADRID, May 1.-The Spanish
premier, senior CaEovns del Castillo,
ana the United btatca minister HAD \
conference today, the result Of which
IL not known. lis reported that Cap
tain General Weyler has cabled the
Spanish government that tho Spanish
authorities are hampered by the i.rl.
tating meddling OF Americans In
Cuban affairs. IL 10 undeFstood the
United States government has pre-.
scented fresh claims Tor heavy indcmni.
ties through losses ON tho sugar plantR-
lions belonging to Americans, burned
by tue insurgents. II IL expected Theses
demands will lead TO other oompli-
cations.
WAS NOT PREPARED TO ANSWER.
LoSDos, May III. J. O'Kelly,
the PaTnellits member OF Parliament
for North Ross Common, asked the
government in the House Of Commons
today ~ representations had been made
70 Spain to obtain n oommutAtlon OF
the sentence to death imposed on VIII
liam G!ldoa, British subject, captured
on the American filioustering schooner
Competlor. CufEon, parliamentary
secretary TOR foreign Affairs, said the
matter was an Important question Of
policy anu international law and he
asked O'kehy TO repeat the question
tomorrow.