New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-12-16
FOREIGN NEWS.
SPAIN AND THE UNITED STATES.
cAprAIN-GgNERAL vALMAsEDAs RESIGNATION


c.rr.,ycpxrRAL yALMAsEpAs RESIGNATION -
FRAUDS DIsCovERED-DEFEAT OF THE SPAN
IARDs
IrRoN THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRiBuNhJ
HAVANA, Dec. 9.--It is deemed certain that
yamaseda has sent his resignation to spain ana ina.
Gen Cebaos viii tako his place Vamaseda mas i"u
several MISUNDERSTANDING with sehor Rub, the hoyA
Commissioner, owing TO the defalcauons oiscoNcio
the aecounts OF one Of Vslmaseda's stan IL
In said that yamaseda refused 10 beheve MS on'e :
guilt and defended him against Rub Inc la''cr ao0ou
ingy wrote 10 Spain. giving the true state Oh anus ~
the home Government limited TO Valmaseda tha' his oe
tpna,on would be accepted Senior Rubi has discovered
several frauds and has had some oUclaIs uishssou'
valmaseda considers the Royal Commissioner too OK
acting and scrupulOus Rub is no doubt strictly non
est man. and given all lis time to the setIeen' VI
the financial difficulties OF the island
The most interesting insurrectionary news is tna'
battle was fought Caimete, in the district oil Coon
hetween the Spanish troops and Maxine GomeEs band'
aided by smguili in which tho Spanish troops were
routed with heavy losses Not word OF THIS oate nus
been publiehed in the newspapers but an account OF
has come through trustworthy source
The fort OF Quemado Hario IN the district OF SANTA
Clara was attacked the 27th ult by band of msur
ccnts who were repused the volunteers leaving nVe
killed Col yergel's column had three engagements re-
Gently with the msurgent bands ana dsperseu
them On the zth inst. the insurgent Some1'
who had been taken prise by the Spanish
Clara Helano Peralta, q mulatto, was also shot Tor
having aided the insurgents and furnished them with
provisions. According to official reports, COL
Herrera and his troops had encounter on the 29h
nt with band OF 100 insurgents in Ss,oruca de Rene
dos and killed of their number The Spanish loss
Ia reported as one officer killed, and three soldiers
wounded
The Bourbon princes are In Santa Clara spien-
did banquet was given them at the house OF the Mayor
OF santa Cara the I'd inst Wherever they go they
are the lions" of the day and banquets ana Iesu's
OF all kinds are given IN their honor.
Gen SAM has been removed from his post as captain
General Of Porto Rico, and Gen. segundo Portilla VIII
arrive in the next steamer from Spain TO take lis place
Three other members of Carlos Garcias band nave
been taken prisoners by the civil guar and shot one
OF them was Carlos Garcia's brOther-in-law.
Telegraphic communication has been suspended
lately with the United states. This is done, 1t IL said
10 DELAY the arrival Presidents message, which, 1t
is suruiscd viii not entirely meet the approval OF the
Captaln-GeneTal
Nothing further concerning with the United states
has been made public the arrival Of the Madrid tel
ecram stating that the American claims would be salts
factorlly settled by Spain The newspapers have he
come tranquil and occasional article only published
the subject.
ARRIVAL OF MORE TROOPS.
HAVANA, Dec. 15.-Additional troops have
arrived here from Spain. The Spanish war steamer
Curruca has sailed presents Of horses and crosses
for the President of santO Domingo.
ANALYSIS OF THE SPANISH REPLY.
Madrid (HAec % telegram IN London 7eleoroph.
The following is an analysis OF the reply OF
the Madrid Government, dated the 18TH or last MONTH
In tho note Of the United States. The Washington GOV-
eminent complained Spain that United states ctzcns
I'm Cnha were tried by cOurts-martil without belng
allowed the privilege OF selecting counsel as stipulated
nv the treaty of 1895 and ntimated that the cntinu-
Of this injustice might compel II 70 Tceognze te
(nhan insurgents helicerents The Spanish reply rep
resented that American citizens had always enjoyed ire
right secured to them by law, of selecting their own
counsel TIE treaty of 1895 had two kinds OF tribunals
I'm view existing time-viz, the ordinary clNll
tribunals aud courts martial. The latter. however, were
not 10 he considered permanent military tribunals.
American citizens accused Of PARTICIPATION IN the
an advocate from among the officers OF the
regiment before whom the case was trled.
If however, the WASHINGTON Government
inerpreted the expressions "dbOgadOs deeRs0fes pro
e,ra9Ores" AS giving American citizens the llgt 10
select civil in all the Madrid Government
note proceeds point out that according t. the law OF
April 1921 civil tribunals also entitled 10 anudlcate
In accordance with existing military law III All cases c'n
eerung instruction and Americans, ana, III tact,
a subjects of friendly States might in future, claim 10
DO tried by these tribunals, or even he represented p
civil counsel before conference.-the. But IN no way,
concludes the Spanish reply could the institutions com
planned OF by the United States furnish motive Tor re-
cOgnizine the Cuban insurgents 10 have beiigefcnt
rights without fixed seat of Government not pos
sessing any fortified place barred from the coast ana
very weak numerically the insurgents are very lar rom
being In pasition similar to that of the eXConfederate
Government, which the Spanish Government did not
states would certainly have been increased toa very dan
extent"