The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-13
SPAhISH-CUBAN war news
The Competitor Prisoners Nill Have
Another Trial.
FLORENTlNE HERRERA SHOT
Rebel Executed-Gomcz Rc.Enters tho
Province Of Matanxas Probable
Successor to General Wcylcr.
Tho Case Of Iiilby.

London. May 12.-The Standard will
tomorrow publish despatch from its
Madrid correspondent saying that
Spain and the United States have ar
rived at an amicable understanding re-
garding the men captured on the Com
petitor. The prisoners will be tried
again. this time by civil court under
the provisions of the existing treaties
between the two countries.
Havana, May 12-The findings of the
court martial before which were tried
the five men who were captured ON the
American schooner Competitor, We're
published here for the first time today.
As already cabled all Of the accused men
were convicted and sentenced to death.
II has been ordered that proceedings he
instituted for the confiscation of the
Competitor.
Florentine Herrera. convicted OF the
crime of rebellion, was shot at Matan-
Zas this morning. .'.
It is rumored tina: Maxine Gomez.
with a strong force of rebels has re-
entered the province of Matanzas. His
vanguard is said to be near the town
of Baro.
Honda. which has arrived here brought
| two prisoners who are alleged to have
been on board the filibustering schooI-
er Competitor. but managed to reach
shore when the schooner was attacked
| by the gunboat Mesagera. The prison.
ers were captured during q fight with
| a party of guerrillOs.
One of them Is said to be an Ameri-
can and the other Frenchman. They
have been sent to the Cabanas fortress
| and orders have been issued for their
trial by a marine court-martial tomor-
row.
OPINIONS AT MADRID.
Madrid. May 12.--At meeting of the
| liberal deputies and senators last eve
ming Senor Sagasta admitted the diff
| culties attending the immediate appli-
| cation of reforms to Cuba and denied
| the right Of the United States to recog-
nize the insurgents as belligerents.si since.
ne said, they did nothing but flee before
| the Spanish troops. burn property, and
commit murders. He expressed the be-
lief that President Cleveland would not
accord belligerent rights to ''rebels who
have no government with u fixed place
cf residence and who do not hold a
fortified position" He also promised
to support the government In the mat
|
prOset ute the Cuban campaign, and de-
clared that the elections In Madrid and
] Cuba should be quashed.
| The Correspondencia says it believes
| that II Captain General Weyler re-
signs. he will be succeeded by General
, RlancO, governor Of the Philippine
| Islands. who will proceed to Cuba via
| the Pacific and San Francisco.
London. May 1.-THE undersecre-
| tary of state for foreign affairs, George
N. CurZon, in the house of commons, to-
day, answering question regarding
the nationality Of the men captured on
board the American filibustering
schooner Competitor, said that among
the prisoners was man named Will
lam Hilby (probably the man referred
to in the Havana dispatches as Gildea),
who was born under the British flag,
but who had become a naturalized citi-
zen of the United States. according to
dispatches received from the British
consul at Havana. In this case. Mr..
Cuzon added, Hilby had lost his British
nationality.
Mr.. Curzon also said that the British
charge d'affaires at Madrid had been
Informed by the Spanish government
that the sentences of death imposed
upon the men captured with the schoon-
er Competitor have been suspended
In conclusion he (Curzon) said that the
government must wait for further in.
formation from Havana before decid-
Ing whether or not to make represen.
tations to Spain regarding Hilby.