Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-06-23

Information that beefo'aTy olh'J NNH u"
r,tueted me American minister a, hnadd To
notify The Spanish government that we
money due on tho Mora oialm Will hayo 70 he
pgompry pald. gives fresh impetus 10
case that has bson pending for tho past
qusrtgr century. o aght review Of which may
be Of some interest.
IN Hovombgr. 1910, couri-marllh In TIA
rana paassd by default a sentence ~ death
asd aonnscailon Of property against hity-onc
persona. nons Of whom we're preBont and one
slfthdy dead.
Antonio Maslmo Mora an American cltEsn.
was ono N tho number against whom SON
tfneo was passed No wua naturallg1d In
New York IN MAY. i849 and had then lived In
eonsooutvoly about Hayun,oon years In tho
Unitod states
ltotvthsthndlnE seizures oi American
property are forbidden by treaty. and citizens
Of tho Unltod tBates cannot te tried In
Cuba except an provided by treaty.
hnd Notwithstanding the penalty of CON
nseAuon N property was Hbollnhod Ia
Spain both by tho constitutions Of 1887 and
1850. yol by action of the oouri-martinl, Mora
was usntsnco1 to death and HE property
fworth according 10 their own OHtimatlon
s1ino N.0o00uQ c0nnsrBtcd,
In ths latter part Of the Hhmo month, No
vonibor ~, 1870. the matter WAS taken up by
tho hotfeAry Of state ana became subject
a. correspondence between tho government
and Spain. which continued until July, 1919
whom tho spanish government insutd de-
creo directing an immediate reitprailon oil
tito property This decree was no, obgyod, Ia
Cuba. or even published.
- A. NNaN liz
regard Of tho orders Of tho Spanish govern
mont was due 20 ipsubordinaiion Of tho Gu
bai authcritios, but Il appeared hftetwArt
that It wau duo to aoorat instructions sen
from Madrid to tho ernor-eeneral at la
Yana.
on September 10. 1864, the Hpsniah govern
mont al Macrld sent an order to the govern
ot.gencrl q Cuba directing him TO fsleaa
tho property OF Antonio Maxine Mora an
other eitlsons Of tho United States, aud Of
November 7, tsf1. by cable, tho governor
geaetai was directed to comply with tho OF
der Of September 70. stating that the rtstltl
ton muAt be made prior To November 80
on November a. 1919 tho Colonial minlstp
who went to Havana to personally auperiu
tend the restitution Of the property OF Amer
can oltlrens, In a communication 10 N
tion to DO commenced at once. untort,
natoly At this time on account Of the fall ,
the spanish republic. the Colonial minist'
left Cuba IN haste. and the matter Of 2,
ttoring American property was allowed
drop,
Prom tho above date nothing evolved. a
though the diplomatic mllln were grindin
tlorly grinding, until February 1870, h
eparish majesty accepting as suiIlcient n
proof n tho nauonliy Of Mora. but oonside
mg that under tho laws Of spain the cScuu'
power had no authority TO reverse or null
lhs final decisions Of q court cut tho sordii
knot by granting pardon to said Mora al
others. and ordered In consequence whore
that the conhbcAton u the property shou
be discontinued. and that the property sheu
ho placed At the free disposal VI the owns
communicating by cable his decision To u
pfopor authorities IN Cuba.
IAN 10 not gold that eliiterr." In Ma
1918, tho United States ocnsul-Benoral al n
sanA reported that the Cuban authorities pa
no attention TO Moret agont In regard
tho restoration OF his property on the rroul
that there was no proof Of his being the legal
constituted attorney. Notwithstanding I
power Of attorney ho held had been duly q
proved ny the general government. hdmtt
and duly registered. Although frequent
urged, the matter romalned this W
for ten yearn longer, although
1881 Mr.. Foster. then United States mlnial
at Madrid, made vigorous presentation
the case to Marquis Dc La Vega Dc ArmlI
tho then Spanish secretary Of state, who :
only did net reply to Fosters note. but
loved tho whole isrni ho was IN once to ,
pirc without taking any notice Of u. ,
this breach u etiquette Armigo was HAL
cuioslael by die spanish roftsa.
Tho fourth PROMISE OF settlement v
riyen iE 1856 twhon Senior Moret offered
coinprcniss the caso Tor ti,5ooooo, viii
e1mpfotilnn was accepted by claimant.
III AL Ibis limo the Spanish soycrnmt
had mover denied the claim, Il admitted
sluzeurhlp u Nora G admitted tho Illegal
ana siqlfhga q tho ttlki aud conaata,lon.
afmlgiul NO value o. tho estate, aud
4 tnowsoserd ne receipt Of sn.7oo 600 n,
~ ss.s'e, u could not sspiore. and d.. /