The herald., 1897-03-09
FOR LANDING F|L|BUSTERS
Captain Hart Gets Two Years
in Prison
FEMALE RELATIVES WEEP
While Counsel Consider the Means oi
0btainiug Relief
From His Cell In . Spanish Prison corre-
apondent Scovei Writer Of wey.-
Ici's Methods Of Warfare
Associated Press spe cIal wire

Associated Press Special Wire
PHILADELPHIA, March Captain
John d. Hart convicted of filibustering,
today was refused a new trial by Judge
Butler and sentenced to two years I'M
prisonment and fine of $500 and costs
of prosecution. about $4,000. Hart was
taken to prison Immediately.
Captain Hart's wife and two other
female relatives and many business men
of Delaware avenue, with whom Mr..
Hart had been associated for a number
Of years. were In court when the sem
tence was announced.
Tile women broke down and were led
from the room. weeping. His business
associates crowded about the prisoner
as he was led into the deputy marshals
office and offered their sympathy. Cap
tain Hart is about forty years old, and
has been in the fruit importing business
for nearly twenty years. Shortly after
the Cuban-Spanish war broke out he
leased two of his steamers, the Laurada
and Bermuda, to the Cuban patriots for
the transportation of arms. ammunition
and men to Cuba. Some of the largest
expeditions that touched the shores of
Cuba were shipped on these vessels, and
their departure was due, in a great
measure. to the skilfull manipulation of
the steamers by Capt. Hart. His family
consists of wife and two daughters,
Counsel for Capt. Hart have not vet
decided whether they Will appeal to the
United tSates supreme court or present
petition for pardon to President Nc
Kinley.
a nx-&t.
peared before Judges Pearson, Dallas
and Burlington in the United States
court OF appeals and applied for writ of
error.
Assistant Attorney Kane said that
while the government did not assent to
the granting of the writ, 1t did not op-
pose such action.
The writ was then granted and Hart
was released upon the entity of bail by
his former bondsmen In the sum re-
quired before his trial. $1,000
THE CUBANS GAINING.
WASHINGTON. March S-Senor
Quesada, secretary of the Cuban lega-
non, In an interview today, asserts that
the revolutionists are gaining and the
spanish retrogressing. The latter. he
says, are becoming discouraged. and
adds that the paper currency policy
adopted by Gen. Weyler is causing even
the classes which, for selfish motives,
pretended to sympathize with Spain to
complain. He asserted that Spain
finances were in deplorable condition,
saying: THE Spanish official gazette
contains decree of the minister of the
colonies ordering the sale of bonds of a.
total value of 1900. 900 francs. These are
the last colonial bonds remaining at
Spain's disposal. The bonds probably
viii bring, In round numbers, about
Z,00O.0oo francs. On the same date they
are TO be sold. Spain mas to pay Is. 900. 600
francs interest on loans to which those
bonds belong. Furthermore, on the 18th
of April, May, June and July respective
ly there, are due, and Spain must take
up, the promissory notes which she is
sued last year on similar dates amount
ing nj the aggregate to 10000, 900 francs.
On July she also has to pay another
100000 of the quarterly interest on
colonial bonds. In round numbers, Spain
within the next five bonths will be COM
PEELED to pay nearly 90, 600, 900 francs, and
besides this, she has to keep up her ar
my and her navy and meet the ex-
per5es of the budget, which will un-
doubtedly require another $50 900, ,000
francs. Counting all her resources ut
her own figures, Spain will have a de-
felt of 150,000O00 francs. which will be
added to a deficit already of 10000, 900
francs and her 457, ,000, 900 francs Of float
ing debt"
FROM SCOvEL'S PRISON CELL
NEW YORK, March s-Sylvester
Scovel. the Worlds Cuban correspon-
dent, in prison at Sancti Spiritus. writes
from his cell, under date OF March L.
Some idea of how Spain is making war
here may be gained from Weyler's own
words. Two weeks ago this captain
general of all Cuba had the aldermen of
the town and the townspeople assembled
in the public square. Addressing them,
he said: Last year Gomez and Maceo'
went west. destroying right and left.
This year I am coming east to finish
what they left. am going to make grim
war, and before 1 get through, the coun-
try will be as bare as the palm Of my
hand"
The troops in the town have acted
like vandals. They were in many in
stances quartered in homes of private
families. Twenty were allotted to the
house of a mulatress of good repute.
am informed that they horribly abused
the hostess. although Gen. Weyler has
hitherto sternly prohibited and merci-
lessly punished such atrocities Of his sol
diers. They have been rare. Cattle for
this large number of soldiers have beer
killed on the public streets, and their
entrails left to tester and rot under the
hot Cuban sun, spreading disease.
lVODDcIy ny oOiulCi . OCSelihAC IA z oASAAt'
Finally Spanish clerk in a Spanish
store pursued enc thieving soldier, who
had stolen a hat, and killed him. The
clerk WILL of course, be shot. He is In
Jail now.
All about town the skies are dark with
the smoke of burning property. Five
newly built houses of American estates
at Tuinicue, near here, have been devas-
tated.
All the corn was burned by the troops
four days ago. Farm houses were razed
to the ground. AS have no means OF
verifying them, will make no mention
Of the stories Of wholesale slaughters of
farmers In the country around about.
Whoever the Cuban chief near here has
been, he has been doing some hot fight
ing. Fully 500 wounded men have been
brought back to the town by OK teams.
/ can see the hospitals from my cell VIM
dow. Spaniards and Cubahs alike have
been maltreated here.
WAR ON WOMEN.
NEW YORK, March S.-A Havana
special to the World says: Gen. Weyler
has issued an order directing that here
after all women arrested In Cuba, who
are called suspicious" shall be tried by
courtnartial.
The issuing Of this paper has been
protested against by some foreign con-
suls. Gen. Weyler says 1t Is ascertained
that the women are hardest to subdue.
and that II he had his wny he would
Kill them first and try them afterwards.