New-York tribune., 1895-08-21
END or THE MORA CLAIM.
a STORY THAT CLEVELAND HAD AK
RANGED TO SEIZE HAVANA.
ASTOUNDING PLANS AscRTBED TO THE GOVERN
MENT-PROGRAMME OF Ev0LUTioNs MERELY
BI.rND-rIvE wARsHIPs WERE TO
HAVE swooPED DOWN UPON CUBA
Mr. MORA WAVES INTEREST
AND THAT SETTLES THE
WHOLE THING.

MR.. MORA WAVES INTEREST
AND THAT SETTLES THE
WHOLE THING.
tBy United Press)
Washington Aug 2O-After many years OF
controversy. the claim of Antonio Maximo Mora.
a naturalized American citizen. against the Gov
ernment of spain for the value of his sugar
plantations in Cuba has been amicably settled
or practically so, for Spain has until september
IS to make the payment. Spain's maj ana
positive agreement to pay at an early date was
made some time ago. but since the CABINET
council at Madrid committed the Government
TO that promise difficulty arose through
further decision Of the council not to pay the
interest on the claim. amounting 10 ABOUT
$500 900 II was believed at the time tnat this
attitude Of the Cabinet would result In serious
difficulty between the United States and Spain
The patience Of the Washington Government
had been worn out through SPANS persistent
policy of making promises and then falling to
keep them
So seriously did this Government view the re-
fusal to pay the interest that plan that might
have involved the United States in war with
Spain. but probably would not. was decided on
by the President Secretary Olney and Secretary
Herbert This was no less than an Intention 10
seize Havana and hold that port until the span
ish Government laid down the amount or the IN
terest or until customs revenues amounting 10
the fuI interest had been collected at the
Havana custom house by the United states on'-
cars uho would be placed in charge. The state
ment that this plan was pracucaily arrahseu
,s made on the best authority In coming to
such a serious conclusion the Administrator
found a precedent in the recent action OF Great
he Cf
for the purpose Of collecting indemnity claimed
for suhiects who had suffered at the hands or
tho Nicaraguan Government during the Mos
quito troubles.
pead-Admira Bunce. commanding the North
Atlantic Souadron, now cruising In New-England
waters was selected the officer to command
the expedition to Havana and his fleet was lo
consist of the New-York the Montgomery, the
Raleigh and the Minneapolis at present compos-
ing the squadron of evolution; the Cincinnati
now at Key West and such other Vessels as couiu
he prepared for service In time. II IS stated III
this connection that the evolutions whlch the
strategic squadron is supposed to be practis'hs
along the Atlantic coast are merely designed u
satisfy curiosity as TO the assembage OF sucn
large number OF vessels. There vas little douoe
in the minds OF those who arranged the plan ior
the seizure Of Havana that Spain would pay the
indemnity quickly when she learned OF the char-
acte- of the persuasion to be employed by this
Government.
The waiver of Mora however. with regard to the
interest obviates the necessity OF carrying out
the plan which Spain. by prompt payment would
probably not have allowed to proceed farther
than the receipt Of ultimatum that the interest
must be paid or Havana would be seized
The agreement between Spain. the Cniteo
States and Mora arranged after repeated
conferences between Secretary Olney, oeno,
Dupuy de LONE, the Spanish Minister, ana
Mora's attorney Secretary Olney is at Fal-
mouth and Sefor De Lone at Swampscott
and Mora and his attorney were summoned 10
Massachusetts to sign the agreement. Mora
valves all claim for interest. and Spain, repre-
sented by Sehor De LONE, agrees to make tne
payment on September 10. The principal OF the
claim is 81 500 0O0 and * is to be paid In span
ish gcl0 When the agreement was made Mora
asked that the money he paid to representa-
tive Of the United States or his attorney, either
in Washington or Madrid. but Sehor De LONE
insisted that 1t should oe paid to Moras attor-
new by Martinez Camps the Captain General
of Cuba in Havana. This dispute could not be
arranged and does not appear in the articles OF
agreement