The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-03-16
distribution of the sum in the first instance

! distribution Of the sum in the first lnstanc
! accorded.
:. It seems to me that such a condition nigh
: lead to dispute which it would be better 10
, our respective governments to prevent ant
: avoid.
After indulging in some argument on these
= points, Mr.. Cushing went on to propose tina
. eighty thousand dollars be paid by Spain tt
! cover all claims Of the United States for pecu
, mary indemnity in the matter, and that this
sum should be considered final and be in
trusted, as regards its distribution. to the
discretion of the United Safes.
"If" said he, your Excellency shall be
pleased to signify assent to these views, II
viii be my most agreeable duty to telegraph
/ home that this painful controversy transmit
ted to you by previous administrations has,
by cur Joint effort, been az length concluded
} in q manner honorable to both nations, and
cminently conducive to permanent under
standing between the respective govern
meuts.
On the j. Of the same month Minister
Castro replied to Mr.. Cushing, conveying the
| Spanish Government full acceptance OF the
propositions stated on the 10Th. Mr. Cush
ing telegraphed to Secretary Fish the points
Of the convention agreed upon. On the 9th
of the same month Secretary Fish telegraphed
to Mr. Gushing that the President approved
of the proposed agreement, and directed
| Gushing, as soon as he received any and had
presented his credentials, to sign the final
agreement and telegraph the fact.
On the "a Of March, 1915, Mr.. Cushing
! telegraphed to Secretary Fish as follows:
Credentials have arrived, but will not be
delivered till after hearing from you. Ali
European powers have recognized Alfonso.
The draft Of the agreement is rs follows:
"In consideration of the reasons set forth
and the racamations made reciprocally in
various conferences to that effect had between
his Excellency Don Alestndro Castro, Minis |
ter of State, and his Excellency Mr. Caleb |
Cushing, representative Of the United States |
as also of the notes which have passed btween
them, and desiring at the same time to put an
end 10y means of an equitable and friendly |
record to the reclamaions presented by the |
Government of the United States in conso-
quence Of what occurred at Santiago de Cuba,
III regard to the persons Of the officers, crow
aud passengers Of the steamer Nlrsinins, It
being understood that from these reciamations
are ito b. excluded in 81 fir as respect, the
ships company, all individuals Unidentified
rs British subj cts, and with respect to pas
sengers, including only certain American
citizens.
They have agreed first, that the Spanish
Government engages to deliver to that Of the
United States the sum OF eighty thousand
upllaIS III CJlu OF Jour uluuftu tuOuNtui
pesetas for the purpose of relief to the families
or persons Of the ships company and pas |
sengers aforesaid of the steamer Nirgnius. l
Second, that the Government of the United
States engages to accept the sum mentioned
in satisfaction of reclamations OF any sort,
which III the sense Of pecunlary lndemn.tica-
lion in this behalf might otherwise be ad- q
vanced against the Spanish Government a
When the sum referred to in article one |
shall have been received, the President Of the l
United States will proceed to distribute the
anne among tie families Of the persons IN 4
crested, III the form and manner which he 6
nay Judge most equitable, without being !
obliged to give account of this distribution to 6
he Spanish Government. l
4. The payment Of the $50, coo or 400 600 5
,esetas shall be effected by the Spanish Gov
rnment at Madrid, in specie. and in three :
periods of two months each $50 coo or 80,
90 peseas for each of the first tgo Install
lcntS Of $4,000 or 100000 pcsetas in the
ist. II
3. The present agreement viii be ratified by t
9th the undersigned, as soon as his Excel F"
Ancy, the representative of the United States, 4
bali have presented the creaential letters u
'hich accredited him as Minister Plenpo- 8
antiary near his majesty tie King Of Spain "
Secretary Fish telegraphed Minister Cush- a. y
az On March 3, 1875: ''You are authorized II
} present credentials, if Immediately there IL
pom final agreement will be signed. al
Minister Cushing telegraphed Secretary q
sh on March 9th: Official Agreement II
as been signed; substantially as tele- III
raphed on the I'd; credentials to be presented
Il the 10th" g
Minister Cushing again telegraphed on l.
Iarch 18th: Credentials p esented on the
} ii; ratiti cation signed on the llih and sent
IL same day by express.
WAsH1NGToN, March l5.-Col. Casey has
one to New York.
Col. Lewis and Mr.. Burch are at Wormley's
Gov Antoine is at private boarding house be
Judge Pardee appears personally before the IN
ldlciary Committee Of the Senate tomorrow ST.
make some personal explanations. X
WASHINGTON, March Is. They ere polling tn
e Senate for Williams for st. James, vice III
'henck tri
Fish is also mentioned i'll connection with SCI
e mission to st. James. and Judge Pierre Nj
mt and Andrew ID. White President of ul
,rnelI University. as successors to the State or
apartment. pu
The Senate confirmed paymasters'and other
my promotions also, L. Cass Carpenter trl
Collector Third District South Carolina, WI
a VI. u. brewster Collector First District of me
'yls. pl
The North Carolina delegation visited the
esldent to dav. urging Gov. Holden's re. TOT
oval from the Raleigh postmastership ceS
WASHINGTON. March l5.-Wm c. White. VI
les, of South Carolina, convicted in 1872 Of be-
l-kluXng, aud sentenced for five years. has an
en pardoned.
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