The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-10
SOMEILLAN'S CHANCES SLIM.
PROSECUTING LAWYER APPEALS
TO PREJUDICE.

The Evidence Against the Prisoner
FIimsy, But the Jury Urged to
Base Their Verdict ON Their 10y
atty to Spsin-The Queen Regent
BestOVvs n Number of Decorations,
and the Correspondent of IA New
York Newspaper One of the Per-
sons HonOred.
Havana, Jan. 9-The trial of Louis
Someillan, a naturalized American citi-
zen, who is charged with conspiring
against the Spanish government, was con-
tnued at / O'Clock this afternoon. Off
cial duties prevented Consul General Lee
from being present, but he sent a repre-
sentative to watch the proceedings in the
interest of the accused.
After the witnesses had concluded their
testimony, which contained nothing ma
terial to support the charge against the
prisoner, the prosecuting attorney made
a long speech that was ful of patriotic
Spanish sentiment. He said he despised
those citizens of the United States who
had enrolled themselves under the flag OF
a great and noble nation for the sole pur-
pose of protecting themselves in their
crimes of conspiracy against a power
with which the United States was friend
ly He declared that if the material
charges against Someillan had not been
clearly proved, there was a moral convic-
ton that he was guilty, and was there
fore deserving Of being imprisoned tor
life. With much vehemence he urged the
judges to remember Spains honor above
all other considerations, and to decide the
case according to their convictions.
The court then adjourned until Monday,
when counsel for the defense will be
heard
The report that Domingo de la Garza,
a Mexican citizen, had been murdered by
Spanish troops in Guanabacoa, on the oc-
cas-. ON of the demonstration there in honor
of Col Fonsdevella, the military COM
mander of that town, is untrue. The
Mexican consul here says that de la Garza
was killed in a drunken bout and that no
political significance can be attached 10
the incident.
Gen. Arolas has arrived in Havana from
Pinar del Rio. l. is said that he has
been ordered to proceed to the central
| trocha, which extends from Jucaro TO
Moron, IN the province of Puerto Principe.
| The queen regent has conferred upon
| Senior Don Prudeneio Rabell, prominent
member of the reformist party and man
| aging editor of Dlario de la Marina, the
| title of Marquis Rabel. She has also
| conferred the Great Cross for naval merit
| upon the mayor of Havana, Senior An
tary merit upon Senior Don jose Maria
| Galavez, chairman of the autonomist
/ party and the White Cross for military
merit upon the correspondent of GER
tain New York newspaper, whose dis
| patches always favorable to the Spanish
cause, have created decided impression
! in his favor among the military COM
| manders here, who urged Gen. Weyler
! to recommend to the queen regent that
/ he be honored for his services in the in
| terests of Spain.
The Marquis de Apeztugia, head of tho
constitutional party here, who has sought
| to have Gen. Weyler recalled to spain,
| will sail tomorrow for Spain.
| The correspondents of the Madrid I'm
| parcial and Heraldo, who were recently
| ordered by those journals to proceed TO
| Porto Rico and await further instructions
| there, will leave tomorrow. Their leaV-
| ing Cuba is due to the fact that the pa
pers they represent were reeeaitly seized
| by the Madrid government for exposing
| the mal-administration in the Islands and
demanding Capt. Gen. Weyler's recall.
1t can be stated positively that, although
! the authorities here officially deny the
statement that the Mexican Domingo de
| la Cara, referred to above was killed by
| soldiers in Gunanabacoa, and that they
| have obtained the acquiescence of the
| Mexican consul to the denial. The man
was brually murdered by soldiers for no
other reason than that they thought he
! was a Cuban.
| Official advices received here report
number of skirmishes by details from the
| commands of Gems. Sogura, Gasco and
Melguizo, in which the troops suffered
| small losses.
Official reports also give particulars of
the operations of Coils. Alsina and Martin
! in Pinar del Rio province. The troops de-
| stroyed a large number of huts, camps
| and plantations, together with all the re-
! bells resources of provisions, munitions,
| ETC., found therein. Some of the camps
were stoutly defended by the rebels, many
| of whom were killed.
The queen regent has bestowed upon
Senior Rafael Montoro, the wel-known au-
| tonomist leader. the rank and title of Mar
| duis of Moltorte.