The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-11

matter will be decided at a cabinet meet
ing to be held in Madrid.
The British consul has presented a
claim in favor Of Kildea, the Englishman,
who was captured on the Competitor.
ss,3Is9 Great rr5 secrecy has ,ba been OBJ
in the case, and the fact that the
men were sentenced to death has not
been made generally public here. All that
on Friday last rebel bands invaded the
town of HoyO Colorado. eighteen miles
from Havana, and burned 15S houses, in
cludtng the town hall.
COrnelio Alvarez will be shot at Colon
province Of Matanzas, tomorrow, and at
the same time sentence Of death viii be
executed on Jose Blanco Alfonso. in the
CabanoS fortress here. Both men We're
convicted of the crime of rebellion.
Nine political prisoners We're depOrted
to Spain to-day. Gen. Pando sailed on the
same steamer.
Madrid, May 10.-It is understood that
the cabinet has decided to place the case
of the men captured on the tilibustering
American schooner Competitor before the
supreme council of the army and navy for
a revision of the proceedings of the court
martial held in Havana.
A dispatch from Havana says that Cap
tain General Weyler Is angry because Of
rhe attitude of the United States, and
that he will resign unless the sentences
are executed. The dispatch adds that the
conduct of the American consul general is
very irritating to loyal Spaniards. He shows
himself everywhere, and his talk is mem
acing.
The Imparciars Havana correspondent
says that a man who was tried by court
martial on the charge of piracy admitted
to the court that the American police
made It a point TO vanish when fill
clustering expedition was departing from
Key West.
Prime Minister Canovas del Castillo in
formed a meeting of conservative deputies
and senators last evening that il would
be impossible for the government to in
troduce reform in Cuba until the situation
in the island resumes its normal condi-
The British consul at Havana has cabled
to queen Regent Christina asking her TO
pardon William Kildea, the Englishman,
who was mate on the schooner Compel
itor.
London, May 1O.-The Daily News to-
morrow viii say that it regards the Com
petitor case as being one of a most Sc
rious nature, recalling, as it does. the Vir-
ginius horror. The paper advises the
Spaniards to mistrust their own national
ferocity in cases of this sort and adds
by prompt and timely Intervention, Queen
Regent Christina may find a solution of
The Madrid correspondent Of the Stand
ard telegraphs that the antt-American
feeling among the Spaniards has been
United States government in the case
of the nlibusters, who are now under sem
IenGe OIL QGdln at havana ne PRIME
minister has announced publicly that the
United States do not protest against the
right of Spain to punish the tilibusters,
but against their summary trial by
military court, claiming that American
citizens are entitled to be tried by the
civil courts under the treaties of 1895 and
1877.
Spain, he added, was willing to consider
the demand of the United States and had
telegraphed Capt. Gen. Weyler to delay
the executions. Great Britain had also
protested against the execution of Kildea
The Epoca recommends prudence and in-
Inmates that the government will seek
again to conciliate President Cleveland.
The paper confirms the statement that
the case has been transferred to the su-
preme council of the army and navy at
Madrid. The execution of the sentence
is thus virtually shelved.
All the Madrid papers, with the excep-
tion of the Epoca, denounce the United
States in their comments on the case
The Standard will say: '"The position
of the Spanish government must attract
sympathy. If 1t quashes the sentences, it
viii lose the services of the only man in
Cuba upon whose firmness and general
ship it can rely, and will besides have to
home. On the other hand, if the justice
of the sentences is maintained Spain must
face probable war to which the Cuban
insurrection will be mere child's play.
The present crisis is produced by eondi-
tions which ordinarily good will would
have rendered impossible"
The Chronicle viii say: president
Cleveland has an admirable opportunity
to emancipate Cuba. We will not regret
1t if he uses it to the full, for there is no
longer any doubt that the Spanish rule
in Cuba is inept and abominable."