Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-05-15
FHEY THIRST FOR BL GOD


Madrid. May 9-There are evidences OF
growing popular excitement in Spain over
The attitude of the United States govern
Inent on the question of the hlipustererS
captured on board the Competitor. Inc
riots and outbreaks of popular hatreu
toward the United States at the time OIL
the passage OF the resolution favorlng
The recognition of the Cubans as belliger-
ents have not been forgotten, and the
sentiments which caused them are put
The Spanish government has on all pos
sible occasions expressed its apprecia-
tion of and satisfaction with the eHorts
made by the United States government to
prevent, as far as lay in its power, the
giving of unlawful aid to the Cuban in
surgent citizens Of the United States. But
the Widespread sympathy felt for the IN
surgents in the United States Is well
recognized by the Spanish people, ana
the news of the expeditions from the
United States landed from time to time
in Cuba creates intense irritation.
The news of the capture of the men
oh the Competitor was received with great
satisfaction and rejoicing. 1t was felt
III be the first opportunity that had been
offered to make an example OF those en-
AGED in feeding the instruction. The
pepular clamor for the execution is gen
cfal and Is likely to become vociferous.
4 little account Is taken of the refined
qnestions of treaty interpretations in
s,tolyed in the protest of the United States
aovernment against the execution of the
serltences. The action of the United
ystates is regarded rather as an express
sion of sympathy with the instruction
and there will be a strong popular clamor
y t68disregard it.
Z The public feeling on the subject is fos-
tefed by the tenor of the advices receiv-
ed from Havana. Dispatches from there
affirm that Captain General Weyler is
Greatly irritated at the attitude of the
limited States on the question of the SEN
Htence 1t Is asserted that If the Spanish
government adopts a contrary view ow-
ing to the representations made by the
United States government, Weyler will
resign his position. Allegations are made
in these Havana dispatches of very eX-
traordinary conduct on the part of Ramon
o. williams, the United States consul gen.
eral. If these are not true they are, new
ertheless certain to add fuel to the fire of
popular indignation in Spain. The story
goes on to relate that the United States
consul general shows himself everywhere
in public places in Havana, using irritat-
ing and menacing language regarding the
probable action Of the United States to-
ward the authorities in case the sentences
upon the Competitor captives are exc
cuted.
The Imperiale, commenting on the at
titude of the United States, says that u
man accused of acts of piracy admitted
before a courtmartial in Havana that the
America police made a point of vanishing
when filibustering expeditions for Cuba
were about to leave Key West.
The Ell Liberal declares the Spanish
government ought to have sent a squad
ron to Cuba in addition to arming all the
transatlantic steamboats, at it's disposal
for that service.
This newspaper asserts that the steam
er Bermuda, belonging to the Cuban in
surgent committee, embarked upon the
Florida coast 10000 rifles, six pieces OF
artillery, three mitrailleus. a quantity
of munitions of war and 800 men, the ma.
jority of which were gunners of the United
States militia, for the supply of the in,
surgent forces in Cuba. This embarka
ton took place, the Ell Liberal says, ir
spite of the protests of the Spanish consul
at Jacksonville against allowing 1t, and
the Bermuda left without difficulty or OBJ
struction and according to kilograms re-
ceived from Captain General weyler, the
expedition has already landed.
This report has created a sensation IL
Madrid and establishment is expressed b,
the Ell Liberal at the conduct of tn,
United States in the matter.
At meeting of the conservative sena
tors and deputies on Saturday evening tn,
premier, Senior Canovas del Castillo, de
clared 1t would be impossible to introduce
reforms for Cuba before the situation
there had become normal again. He ad
mitted that the Spanish arms alone woult
fail to terminate the war, but he said h
believed that the encouragement of tn
insurgents and the prevalence of racia
hatred among them would contribut
largely to the cessation of hostilities
1t has become known that the British
consul has also interviewed, in the nam
of his government, In behalf of the Com
petitor's captives sentenced to death. H
invokes cdemency for the prisoners
This action of the British government
in the case has caused a sensation here
~ nos OSSh thc lOplC VI
day by all social classes in the commu
nifty. 1t would be difficult to say. fror
any admissions made in official quarters
what effect this new development Wi
have in the case. There is a marked alb
sence of irritation manifested In the com
ments on the subject and the action o
the British official seems to have bee
taken In very good part.
1t is pointed out that the interyentio
of the British consul is couched in yer
different form from that of the Unite
States consul general and is, in fact ex
pressed in very friendly terms, invokin
the clemency of the Cuban authorize.
The question of the execution of the car
tives of the Competitor is recognized to b
one of the most important which has oc
CURED since the insurrection broke on
Now that the question has been referre
to the government at Madrid the situatio
here has quieted down, though there is n
cessation of interest and discussion of tn
question.
All of the comments of the press man
fest the deep impression made upon tn
public mind by the action of the Unite