Omaha daily bee., 1896-05-15
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HAVANA, May IA. - The United
States has intervened in behalf
Of two more of the men from the
schooner Competitor. The mems names are
Charles Burnett and William Leavitt. As
cabled to the Associated press on Monday,
they were brought here from Bahia Hondo,
having been captured in Pinar del Rio after
they landed, They are citizens Of the United
States, and 80 notified Consul General Will
liame. They also informed the consul gen
erai hat they were unarmCd when cap
tured
Consul General Williams has, in conso-
quence, presented their claim, as regularly
made IN such cases, that the men shall be
tried by the ordinary civil court, and not by
coCrt-martial, according to the rights guar
anteed to citizens Of the United States by
treaty. The case Of these two men differs
from the cases of the five other Captivec
only inasmuch as they had landed in Cuba
before being captured, and so have clearer
title to a civil trial as being residents OF
Cuba technically as provided In the treaty
guarantee 1t was on the ground of nom
residence that the authorities at first denied
civil trial to the men captured on board
the Competitor In view Of these facts 1t is
not expected that any difficulty will be made
about according Burnett and Leavtt civil
trial.
Lieutenant Colonel Zuebia has captured a
prefect of Santo Domingo, named Santiago
Nunez, who is supposed to have been en-
trusted with an important mission by the
insurgents.
The central plantations Of Teresa and Sal
vador, in the Sagua district are each grind
ing daily 900 tons Of sugar cane.
Civil Justice Romule Villa Hermosa has
been selected to hear the case Of Toreta
Cepero, said to be an insurgent leader and
an American citizen, who was captured on
board the Spanish ship Gloria in January
last, while on his way from Cienfuegos,
province of Santa Clara, to Batabano, this
province, with important communications
from the insurgents in Santa Clara to Gomez
and Maceo.
The gun beat Diego valasquez has cap
tured some empty boats in addition to one
captured after the crew had succeeded in
escaping to shore. These boats are believed
to have been abandoned by an expedition
which landed and joined the insurgents
The supreme court of war and marie on
the case of Lieutenant Callego commander Of
the gunboat Dos de Mayo which was cap
tured by the insurgents at the bay of Asan-
adero, near Santiago de Cuba, has at last
revoked the decision Of the court-martial
adopted at Havana on October 20 and In ad-
dition have sentenced all the members of the
ccurt-mart!al who voted for Gallego's ac-
quittal to one months arrest. This sentence
is also extended to the authorities and to the
military chief ad interim for the district
The Dos de Mayo was in Asinerodo bay In
October last and sent a boats crew ashore
to go inland for water. These men were
captured by the insurgents who notified
Lieutenant Calico that II he did not surren-
der the Dos de Mayo the. captives would be
shot Lieutenant CALICO thereupon turned
over to the insurgents the arms and 1000
rounds of ammunition in his possession. He
and his crew were allawed to return to San
tiagc de Cuba with the gunboat. The
court-martial which tried him voted four to
three for his acquittal.
KEY WEST, Fla, May 14.-Advices from
Havana state that in the recent ac-
ton between Maceo and General 1nclan at
Caracarajas, Pinar del Rio, 400 Spanlards
were killed, while the Cubans lost seventeen
Sicarras, the famous Cuban leader. was
killed in this battle
PLEAS FOR OWEN MILTON.
KANSAS CITY, May 14.-Efforts are being
made by the friends of Owen Milton. now
under sentence Of death a Cuban filibuster,
to interest the State department In his be-
half Milton's parents live on farm near
Aurora, Ark, and it IS not believed they
have ae yet been acquainted with his posi-
ton. The boys uncle, G. b. Jones of Law
renee Kan, has sent to the State depart
ment all the facts in his possession, pointing
cut that the young man was in Cuba simply
as a newspaper correspondent, having been
sent there by the Times-Unon Of Key West.
Fla Mr.. Jones hopes to be able to establish
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