The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-03-19
ALLIANCA INCIDENT.
Spain Gives a Courteous Reply to
Secretary Gresham's Demand.
The PRISON CONGRESS- IN FRANCE.
President Cleveland Appoints Prominent
Men to Represent the United states
ut the International Meet
ing In Paris.

WAsuINGroN. March 1S.-The state
department. has received a dispatch
from Minister Taylor at Madrid The
Spanish government has given assur-
ance To the United States that there
will bc no more repetition of such Of
fenScs as the firing upon the mail
steamer Allianca. The reply of the
Spanish government is couched i'm cour-
teou- and temperate phrases, and eX-
presses the determination of Spain to
avoid further cause of complaint on
the part of the American government.
As to the attempted detention of
the Allianca. the Spanish minister of
foreign affairs says ne is yet without
information, and adds that as soon as
lac suall have received report from
the captain-gencral of Cuba concerning
that incident reply will be made to
the demand made in Secretary Gresh-
ANS telegram
While the officials of the state de-
partment are unwilling to say any
thing whatever concerning the con
tents of Minister Taylor's cablegram.
it is believed the foregoing is a fairly
accurate Interpretation Of the dispatch.
Itwill be noted that the Spanish govern
mcut promptly complies with one of the
most important Of Secretary Gresham 5
demand which was for immediate as
surancc" that the war vessels patrol
ing Cuban waters should not give
further oifcnsc in the manner com
planned of in the Allianca affair. As
to the other demand made by Sec
rotary Gresham that the Spanish
government should promptly express
its regrets for the attempted detention
of the Allianca, Minister Taylor re-
spends stating the willingness of the
Madrid government to respond thereto
in due time, should the facts on inves-
tigation prove TO be i'm accordance
with the representations made 10y the
United states.
PRISON CONGRESS- REPRESENTATIVES,.
PlrrsGugou, Pa. March is. -presi-
dent Cleveland has appointed the Off
piul representatives. of the United
States government who are To attend
the international prison congress.
Rev j. l.. Milligan, chaplain of
the Riverside pententiary. who
g. secretary of the National as
Hbtldll'lls idN JuNb INtNlNNh Wv
list from Secretary of State
Gresham, and the names are here made
public for the first time. The congress
IT, To meet i'm Paris on June 10 next,
and will continue ten days. There
win Dee 400 present. Delegates from
every civilized country in the world
viii he present, and the conference
will be held under the supervision of
the French government, which is max
ing all arrangements.
All the delegates are prominent men
who have great interest in prison work.
Those in addition To Rev. Milligan are
Gen. Il Brinkerhoff, of Mansfield, O.,
president Of the National Prison asso-
citation: T.. H. Wines, Springfield, Ill.
Rev Samuel j. Barrows, editor of the
Christian Register, Boston; z. w. Me
Claughrey, eN-superintendent of po
lice of Chicago, and now superintend
ent Of the Illinois state reformatory
Judge NJ. e.. Walls, st. Paul, Mimi
Charlton C.. Lewis, the we'll known
corporation lawyer of New York city
Hon. j. s. Apple, president of the
state board of charities, Denver: DIR
$. II. Lindley, Whittier, Cal. Official
commissions will be issued 10 delegate
LA the state department. at Washington