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Show ENERGETIC PROTEST." CcisqI General Williams Compelled Wejler to Yield J THE CAME OK THE COMI'ETITOR. 4 Mrmf lutervlrw It lbs I'llie And a Ureal IHplnrnstlo Victory for l ads Naiu. -gw Ycikk. May 18.-A tpaclal lo tne Herald iroia Havana aayt: Tns aotlua of Consul Umeral WIN IUdii lo protesting against lb methods of IU trial of lb prisoners of lb tchoooer Corapalitor doptd by tu Hpenisb aultiorlt'M 1 worth mor than pssalng nirulloD. Hefor lb court martial doted Co- Ml General Wllllaint letter of proton Mri Th rprtnlatlv of the United HUtt quoted th real lie Mia; blwn th Unlid Hlalet and Hpalu mid doubted th rlgbt of th latter lat-ter to try A merles clUi'iis and other selling under li Amerloau Hag by uiher lhaii by civil lwi, adding that according to the llttr they mutt be Id.jgrd by ordinary and nut by military ti'i usval Ci'Uii'i and be permtlied to employ legal counsel and prut wit-iiVvt wit-iiVvt In evidence. A not by th ludg advocal im-mi im-mi whlcn bad anu bu eodorted by Admiral Navarro, the highest naval t llicrr of H, a o lit Cut), ruling Cousul lieneral Williams's protest as without good ground and out or older, was also tcntl hod uoled. Within (our bbUra after th csurt martial closed Us seseluu, l a special meeting In tba aiternoon Ita tnembere itil lo Admiral Navano a sealed vr-dirt vr-dirt which wea immediately approved hy ili naval chief, Th sentences of all rive prlunere lo death, lu accordance accord-ance wlm lh verdict, were signed M one and praparatloua Wer inaa to nave the man ahut. Itroeiviug no aal'Sfaotory resiions Irons lha admiral, nor avail au Invna-tiuu Invna-tiuu lo all ud luo procaedluge, neither Consul Uautrai W iliiams uor any at-lecheot at-lecheot blsitllce was present al ttia court martial, nor be allowed lo teeth prl-uuere until alir th trial liMd ch.sed. Naturally h laid tbe whole cans before ilia tula department at Wed.iugtuu hy wire early anti re (itiivil instructions a piutupi aa; euer-Ut-iiu. Wnm the- arrlvcu ba uui iiiiiiiriltataly to thv palLvt wber a nut my tiitarvia with Caflaln tianar ai Wyir ooturrt-U. Tu nunral luiu th conaul fural that H ! mru had tu cunviciaj, aa ln Jattt-r tu'puatu( tbay would tnual rvrtaiuly b anul at auuriaa n foiiuw-I foiiuw-I up; niuruiiiM, UMpda any proiaot Iba L'ltlHd hlaiaNi uilKlit niukv. "II ,..u anuut H..IU," aanl Mr. Wll. Jlatna, "uiy it1Tarnuant Inatrucu me in cloaa ll ouuulai lit tm and damand my japoria, ana 1 imi mwi c rtatu-ly rtatu-ly huiu )uu and your givriiiiiiil iMUiLaitiiv, ihould ttiraa priaunra b i-ivvuUiJ bfurour piulnal ba glVan UUWbUJoatr! WihUmi bowed blmall out or lb oputi'a praneuca be diove back lu bia ullioa. I'll axoiieiuent Ihwt follow ad bi iue palace u in Una ortbablo. Tna Juutca ol th civil trl bunitl and the ciiaitniau ol the IvautUK t-unakivaiiv f-arlira aud tlia manaicina: dirtrtur tha Haultb bank wrra iiMlird nod cmiauliailou btiKan. l'hr uajjfiiy of tnaa i'roiiattta advltvu itie authorillea tu auapaud in axacu tiau tmjiui UlKhar iiiilruoLioDa iruot iMadrld. Viauoral Weyler aatd do, and added that II the man were nwt executed, he 1 wuuld I eat tin. lieao lalvRrapbed the hpaulau imulatry, It la rvpurtei. lu Utemeauiime li ppara the Unlleu hiairi waa, tlimuKb Mlulater Tavltr, tiluKinK preaaure lo bnar aito al Ma orid, Oraara came frtm Hpaiu to aua-pna aua-pna ail prooeedlniti aud uireollDK tbe uiplaiu Kneral and admiral lu train-mil train-mil all Uonumeuta In tb oaaa lo MadId Ma-dId fur cjiikideraliuu there by the niiprem uillllary aud naval Ouuuull auaiubinau Lieneral Weyler, U la aid, aUo received DieaaaKa lellliiK tint lu await a mule uppwiun uiumeut t'i give up bia oommaud, aa lor dliiuiuauo rBoua tbe Kjveruiuent i-uuld nut allord 1.1 una oriaia tu bav mm auddauly realuu. (.'ouiul Ceneral Wliliama had won. Tu iranaler ot th oaa to Maurld will Klva the prlaunera bi leaal montlj urilx irovHa iaaplle. |