Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-05-13
ANXIETY In MADRID
Over The Decision 10 Remit Com.
ptlItOr Cases 10 a Higher Court.
the PRISONERS WELL TREATED
Aud Everything Indicating On Agree
able Settlement - Notes
From Cuba.

NEW YORK, May 12.-A Dispatch to
the World from Madrid says.
There has bsgn Intense anxiety In
political and military, and even in
nnhncial circles, over the effect on the
country Of tho decision OF the govern.
meBt to remit tho oases Of the con.
viclod Americans found on the Com
poJiI1r to tbs supreme court Of naval
anu military appeals In Madrid, with
q view 10 quash the sentences passod
by tno court martial. BY this act the
government clearly admits that all
American subjects are entitled 10 trial
before courts Of ordinary Jurisdiction
under the seventh article Of the treaty
Of 1895 anu the treaty OF 1877 between
Spain and tho United Staiss, which
the government Comedies ito be appn.
cable 10 tue uase Of the COmpotitor. The
ministerial prose have 20 clearly e1.
pc6vd this novel aspect VI tue affair
and have 70 plainly insisted upon the
friendly way In which the American
government simply insisted upon the
execution Of the treaties without chai.
longing the right Of Spain 10 rhsstisu
tIfeign offenders by hur Ordinary
courts VI Justice, that the excitement
has lightly subsldod despite the efforts
Of the lingo press. The result OF the
declsiOn OF the spanish government 10
10 postpone lfosh trial OF the Com
IeutOi crew several months.
THE COMPETITOR PRISONERS.
NEw YORK, Msy IA speoial TO
the Herald from Havana say.
La Union, the inspired government
newspaper, announces tuat the verdict
OF uoRth pronounced against all i've
~ the COmIctitOt'a crew, tried on
Friday by anavai court martial, was
promptly confirmed by tuc aumlrHl,
anu al preparations were being mad,
10 carry the sentence into effect when
uruors csmo 10 remit the papers ~
Msdfid, though the prisoners hhd not
bon formally SENTENCED ana have not
~ YET even been notified " the courts
nudiuY,
Tue transfer OF tho case TO Bpalu,t the
marquis % PaimvtOla, the Hl orstnry
general oil the government, tells me
amounts to n virtual suspension u
judgment Tor month or six Veeks.
Tue spanish authorizes, the marquis
tAye, nave no uesife 10 prtclpitato msi.
tefe. 10 the superior mlIitAry tribunal
At Madrid should decide that Consul
uenotai WIliiAms'e protect was well
based, the eases Of any Mentors OF
tue parry whose American citizuusnip
was clfar may yet 10 Transferred TO toe
Civil court, spain having no desire 10
"yg.e treaty tupulatiOnf. The Ameri.
IAN people, ho continued, may rost
nHlu 40
Tiod out, und that after due Cinsidufa-
ton Of the Diplomatic protests OF the
United States anu careful revision Of
the evidences by the sblrst IuTisls 10
tue Spanish courts.
Tbs prisoners were well treated after
their capture by Captain PulO, Of thu
Spanish watfhlp MonEia, and were
eIIqueutly deleudud by Lieut.. Baruo,
anu Lru now icing well cared iOf by
Captain EulatV, chief VI the arsenal,
where they are Cunnucd, 10 was Eu.
late VINO, when commanding the
Spanish gunb0at Jorge Juan, at LA
GuayTr, dufiug the last Venezuelan
revolution, placed his vessel at the dis.
pOsAl Of tho United States consul nj
Caracas aud landed marines TO back
up the latteG's demands that Gen. Pep.
per when he Represented Meudocius's
short lived dictatOIuhlp,a should libofale
the members Of foruigu consular corps
held prisoners, When Mr. Hanna 10.
guesleu EulAte's cooperation, Eulate
replied: "biy ship IL At your service.
spain, M Ons OF the first EuroptaL
powers TO recognize your government,
Ia ever ready to give new proofs VI
friendly feeling toward your people"
The bpnuith commanders prompt |
response enabled MI. Hanna 10 save
their cOnsuiB. Through his own gov
eminent, 1 understood Eulate after.
wards received the thanks OF the |
Washington authorities tor his oouI.
tesy. The Competitors crew them. |
selves, except LaboTde, acknowledged |
that they were not even hand. |
cuiied while aboard the wArship. |
When lught aehore, enroule TO the |
prison, however, their hands were |
bound with cords AS precauliOn. The |
additional prisoners, Charles Barnett |
nnd William Lsavitt, brought from |
Bahia Hondi, by the Triton last night, |
are American citizens. The Marquis |
Of Palmor0la tells me they will be |
tritd by the ordinary courts. They |
were captured ashore alter the flibus.
terlng parry landed.
The Havana newspapers publish no
dispatches from the United States.
La Discussion prints an authorized |
denial Of tho tumor that Geu. Weyler
has threatened TO fteign.
The commanding generals from |
various EectiOne OF the Island have |
been In Havana for the last few days |
TO receive new Instructions and have |
been In close consultation with the |
captain general. Several have left 10
resume their poets.
Although General Weyler's amnesty |
decree expires Today, II IL unueTstood
orders have been given 10 the chiefs
In operation 10 treat uon-c0mb atEnts
found beyond tbs government llnes
with every consideration IN tho case Of |
families especially. The officers are
warned 10 ufe no harsh measures.
Fell Asleep ANA Caught fire.
OZARK, No., May l8-At Eau de
Vie, -lNteun mites south, while sitting
up with her sick child near ma open
fireplace, Mis-. joint kdwArts'a clothes
caught tire, which communicated to
the cradle. The baby was cremated
Ind the woman seriously burned.
HTa. Edwards hhd fallen asleep.