The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-19
COMPETITOR PRISONERS FREE
Released by Order of Sagasta and Turned
Over to Lee.
NOW ON THEIR WAY TO new YORK.
Close of Case That Threatened to Bring
On War.
Gen Weyler Is Philippines
Now in Spain Are Pacified.
Former Captain General Reaches Home
Sooner Than Anticipated
Philippines
Are Pacified.

tangle by the pardon of the men before
the second trial.
Senior Dupuy de LONE, the Spanish
minister, had a long conference with
Assistant Secretary Day this morning.
and it is believed that the Spanish
government is voluntarily about to re-
move another troublesome factor from
the field of negotiations in revoking
the decree made by Weyler prohibiting
the expectation of tobacco from Cuba.
This prohibition has worked hardship
on large American interests, and up to
this time all efforts of the state de-
partment to secure an amelioration Of
the harsh conditions of the decree have
been unavailing. The reason set up by
Gen. Weyler for the order was the
necessity of keeping in Havana the
supply of tobacco necessary to run the
domestic cigar factories and thus, by
giving employment to wOrkmen, keep
them from drifting away into the in
surgent ranks. 1t was a matter of
common report, however, that another
potent reason was a desire to cripple
the Cuban cigarmakers In the United
States, from whom the insurgents drew
funds.
1t now seems probable that the de-
cree soon will be vacated. Reports
that come to Washington are to the
effect that the new crop of tobacco that
will be ripe in February next is of eX-
cellent quality and amounts to four
fifths of an average crop. Buyers for
foreign consumers are already in the
field looking over the plantations, and
it is expected that to facilitate sales
the revocation of the decree of prohi-
bitiOn will soon be made.
MADRID. Nov. 18.-At the meeting
of the cabinet today a letter from the
WOodford, was read, expressing the
satisfaction and gratitude of the Unit
| ed States government relative to the
| settlement of the Competitor case and
| other current questions. The COM
munication created a good impression
in political circles.
CORUNNA, Spain, Nov. 18.-The
Spanish steamer Montserrat which left
Havana on Sunday, oct. 81, with Gen.
Weyler, the former captain general of
Cuba, on board, and which subsequent
ly touched a Gibara and at Porto Rico,
arrived here Unexpectedly today. She
was not due to arrive here, according
| to the announcements, until Friday
evening.
AS soon as possible after the Mont
serrat was signaled crowds Of people
focked to the harbor from all parts Of
the city, ad fleet Of boats. filled with
admirers of Gen. Weyler, started 20
meet the steamer and escort her To
her quay. Every craft of every descrip-
ton that the port afforded was char
tered to convey individuals, societies
and clubs to the Montserrat. A num-
Der of deputattOns went on board the
vessel The cOmmandant at Corunna
had brief interview with Gen Wey-
Ter, simply conveying to him the de-
sire of the queen regent and the gov
ernment to receive him as speedily as
possible at Madrid. Gen. WeyIer did
not go on shore. He has decided to
remain on the Montserrat until she
reaches Barcelona for which port she
will direct at o'clock tomorrow morn
ing. Thus far, there has been no dis
turbance of any kind whatever.
The newspaper campaign for and
against popular demonstration in
honor of Gen. Weyler is so fierce that
the editor of the anti-Weyler paper, La
Voz de Galicia, has challenged the ed
itor of the Weyler organ, FL Nord
Quest, to fight duel.