Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-05-14
.SPANIARDS ANGRY
THE COMPETITOR AFFAIR CAUSES
EXCITEMENT In SPAIN.
There Was Great Rejoicing w"
IN. E~,,,busters Were Captured
hut the spnninrds Fear Tha' '"e
United states VIII Not Fermi' 'he
o I'm the Party to he En-
ecuted.

ecuted.
Madrid. May II. There are w
iences of growing popular eNcl'ein. .ha
N Spain over the attltude u ue
United States government toWalu -.
question OF the filibusters captuIeu on
aoar d the Competitor. The riots ana
outbreaks of popular hatred toWaru
the United States at the time OF lHe
,ascooa i'm congress of the RESOLUTIONS
~ayorina the recognition of the Cupals
,s heUieerents have not been forgot
-on and tba sentiments which caused
HON are but s%mouldering. The span
oh government has on all possible &C.
.asions expressed its "appreclatloh y
and satisfaction with the EFFORTS ihaue
nv the United States government 70
prevent as far as lay in its power inc
irving of unlawful aid TO the Cupan
insurgents by citizens OF the uhiteu
States. But the widespread sympa-
Inv felt for the insurgents IN lhe
United States is well recognized py
he Spanish people, and the news OF
aypeditions from the United states
landed from time TO time in Cupa Gre
ates intense irritation. The news Oh
he capture of the men on the Com
petitor was received with great salts
faction and rejoicing. 1t was felt 10
be the first opportunity that had been
offered to make an example OF those
engaged in feeding the Instruction.
The popular demand for their execu-
ton is general and is likely to become
yociferous. Little account is taken or
- ..z1x,nl .,,a1tionc Of frnotV inter-
p~retation involved in the protest OF
the United States government against
the execution of the sentences. The
action of the United States is regard
ed rather as al expression OF sympa-
thy with the Instruction, II there
will be a strong popular clamor to dis
regard IL.
Sentenced to Death.
Havana. May 12.-The Spanish gov
eminent has been asked to approve
the sentences of death passed by a
court martial upon the men captured
on the Competitor on a charge OF
piracy and rebellion. The men SEN
fenced are Alfredo Laborde, said to
De the leader Of the party and claim
ing American citizenship: DR.. Elias
Bedia, also claiming American citizen
ship; William Gildea. said to be n
British subject; John Melton, a native
Of Kansas, and Teodoro Mata. This
places the fate of the men in the
hands of the authorities at Madrid,
and insures that they will not he exc
cuted without ar order from the Span
ish government.
James Creelman. correspondent of
the New York World. and Frederick
w. Lawrence, correspondent of the
New York Journal. who were ordered
by the authorities TO leave the island
for having Sent dispatches to their
papers offensive to the government,
sailed for New York to-day on board
the Ward line steamship S~eguranca.
1t is known that the British consul
is interested in behalf of the Competit-
or's captives sentenced to death. He
lnvokes clemency for the prisoners.
This action OF the British government
in the case has caused a sensation
here, and it has been the topic of com
ment to-day by all social classes in the
community. 1t would be difficult TO
say from any admissions made in of
fetal circles what effect this new de-
velopment will have in the case. There
Is a marked absence of irritabiIity
manifested in tho comments on the
subjects and the action of the British
official seems to be taken in very good
part. II is pointed out that the inter-
vention of the British consul is
couched in different form from that
Of the United States consulate, and is.
in fact, expressed in very friendly
terms, invoking the clemency of the
Cuban authorities. The question of
the execution of the captives of the
Competitor is recognized to be one of
the most important which has &C.
CURED since the instruction broke
out. Now that the question has been
referred to the government at Madrid
the situation here has quieted down,
though there is no cessation of inter
est and discussion of the question. The
attitude of the public is rather one of
waiting on the resolution of the Mad
rid government. The waiting is at
tended by much Impotence and no
little anxiety.
Executions Delayed.
London, May 12.-The Madrid cor
respondent of the Standard saws:
"Senor Canovas del Castillo has pub
licly stated that America has not pro-
tested against SPANS right to punish
filibusters. but only against the sum-
mary trial. American citizens are en-
titled to be tried i'm the civil courts
under the treaties of 1895 and 1877.
The Spanish government is willing to
consider the demand, and has cabled
Capt. Gen. Weyler TO delay the exc
cutions pending the result of negotia-
tons which are actively proceeding
between Washington and Madrid to
define the Interpretation of the afore-
said treaties.