The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-11

The imparciale. commenting on the atti.
tudc OF the United States. says that the
men accused Of pitaoy admitted before n
court martini in Havana that the Ancr-
can police made point OF vanishing when
filibusterlng expeditions for cuba were
about to leave Key west
III Liberal debates that the Spanish GOV
einmont ought 10 have sent n squadron
10 Cuhn IN addition to arming all thu.
transatlantic St4.anlboats at ITS disposal
Tor that service. This newspaper INSERTS
that the steamer Bermuda. belonging to
IA" cuban Insurgents committee. en-
bark.d on the Florida coast 1000 rifles.
Xix pieces OF artillery, tire. mitrnillcuse,
"a quantity of munitions of war aud 3n
men, The majority Of whom were eunn.rs
of the United States militia. for the supply
of the inaurgcnt forces OF Cuba. This EN-
barkati"n took place, III Liberal says IN
spite OF the protests of ihn Spanish consul
III Jacksonville against allowing H. aud
the bermuda left without difficulty or OBJ
struc,ion. and, according 10 the te!!csrams
received from CAPITA ~ General Wcyier
the expedition has already landed Jhis
report tas created a trutaiion IN Madrid.
and astonishmen, is expressed by III Lab
Grad at The conduct OF The United Stiion
in The natter.
At \ meeting Of conservative senators
aud deputies saturday evening the PRE-
MIR, S-nor ''anovas Gel Castillo. declared
that " would Ire impOsaiislc 10 Introduce
u fp. ms for t'Nhn ueforc TIE situation
there bad hc.pn.c normal again. He al
m.ii'd that the spanish arms alono would
f4ll to terminate The var. but u" sad ar
holl,Nod thut The disrpiir lBcincnt Of the
Insurgents aud Inc pi'p ai"ntc Of r,,ciil
haurd among them would contribute
largely TO the e. s.atlon Of hpstiiities.
An The comments Of ia" prose- manifest
the deep mplc sion made uprn IN. pub
lir miad Ny the action of TIA" Uaitcd STATES
towards the sentence Of tho oompetit
\ ilt-r dispatch from uevann confirms
tho report that Captain General W.ylcr
has threatened to resign hls post unless
TIE sentences are executed.
Scnor Cunovas del Castillo. the premier,
DplrE asked for an expression of ms opin-
ion regarding the matter shiii 'Iho a.
fair must be settled In accordance with
nc law and the existing treaties
The Iiernido compares ne offensive
conduct OF The uult.d states consul AT
Ilataua with tint OF IN" iri,rh consul
who made friendly representations M ia-
vor "a! umdonins prisoners RUNE oiln-
ION saNs tn" iiefaldo yrhcm'ntly oppos,S
American interference. nus paper main
ialis that the rcbcs IN cuba nic con-
siintly receiving assisinucr IRON Amer
huF" been srpprcHNi iuuE Ngu ,li'nl II
dlrnaiiou ~ 80 pr' Asrh, hoih ny me iuhie
and ihe pfess. oVtr ne lonlinS Of ne
bounced Ia a hiShly SENSATIONAL nthhn"r
by the ne~tpspers here
Tie Epochh which Is the ministerial or
gan discusses The situation in a iir more
conservative way and less "mhl''"rrd
manner than the other newsuapcis II
lonla..s mat Americas drmdnu upnUrt
,xrlusf,cly 10 the form of trial and not
to tho penalty. II believes mat the Sr1n-
ish governmcnt VIII decide that ~" mat
i,r shall be submitted to the supreme
military and naval court
Thn Epocha also saws that the attitude
Of President cleveland md MIR plncy APP
nn4ra ia he incredible, aud declares maj
,hc ihoor, aa nscfibcd ia Mr.. oney by The
Now York World deserves no s.rionr rrpiy
Lcrnu.n the off nse can never u" regarded
ns "A question of contfahnnd according 10
Tho principles of international law'
The corzou says TINT thc h"mhnhA OF
,bc United .sfntes nrc untusi ana mtnnr-
M lecausc u is incnniestillc that minus
,ering expeditions are orrsanihrh ~ th.
i,,itr1 states without difficulty. ana mat
consequently such eThi'rary a, s Conduct
"vs"'tnnr,I,n., to the Dni the gov'rnment
cahled yesterd,"y TO lisv ANA 9 ,
To- ,,he sntf.rnc military and naval court
several pap.rs ,Pu9li,h !h@ r,nor, l lnn'
ia and Ahuuada. who hcld Important
rounards IA cuha, have also ths"ai"nrl
~ ro.irn II the Judgment OF tho court
,,urflal IL lunsbel.