The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-09-26
TINE NORA GLAZE PAID.


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Aasy Hsars.
The government Of SPAN has or
dsred that one million Ave hundred
thousand dollars be paid TO Antonio
Mora. who il a Cuban by birth, bul
who il q naturalized citizen Of the
United States. The story of this
claim il this:
Antonio NAximo Mora Was the eld-
est Of family Of nine children, and
wss manager Of the family estate.
These estates consisted Of sugar
plantations in Cuba, one called LA
Australia" and the other the "San
joaquin, and . valuable warehouse
and dock property. The value was
several millions of dollars. The
Moras were Cubans, but they didn't
like the Spanish government, which
controls Cuba, and talked ;
great deal about Cuban independ-
ence. They emigrated to the United
States in 1853. This was to escape
possible persecution. One OF the
sisters Of Antonio had married Gen
eral Goicouria, a Cuban leader, and
this made tho possibility of persecu-
ton greater. The Moras started a
sugar business in New York at SO
Beaver street, and built up one Of
the largest houses in the city. An
tonic had taken out his first citizen
papers in 1850. In 1869 he got his
full citizen papers. That same year
his brother, Jose Maria, who had re-
turned to Cuba, became involved in
q revolutionary movement in Cuba,
and an embargo was placed on his
property. By mistake this embargo
included Antonio's property. A pro-
test was made, and then the Spanish
government seized and confiscated
tho estates. They were operated
thereafter in the interest of the gov
ernment, and the revenue was used
to prosecute the war against the
Cuban revolutionists. To make the
injury complete, Antonio was found
guilty by court-martial of sympa'
thizing with the insurgents and was
sentenced to death. Fifty-one others
were convicted and sentenced at the
same time, without having been
heard. Antonio was in New York
The specific accusation against hin
was that he uttered disloyal senti
ment to Spain here. He tried tt
have the action set aside through
his attorney in Havana. The an
swer Of the Spanish government wa
that Antonio Mora was dead in Law
and could have no civil status
Nora claimed, however, that he wa
u citizen of the United States, and q
such was entitled to protection from
this government. he proved hi
claim and the matter was taken u
by the government, but like all sue
matters it Jagged because it was no
pressed. Finally in 1886 the Span
ish government proposed a none
payment. Mora put his damages a
three million dollars. The SPANS
: government offered to pay one-hal
that sum. After some time Nor
accepted that proposition. The
there was more delay and tagging
sl Recently the Cubans bega
another fight against Spain fc
r their independence. A great man
s people in the United States symp'
! thize with Cuba and would like
: help that brave little Island gain i
D freedom; and quite a number ha,
= gone to help them in spite of II
proclamation of President Clevelar
that Americans must keep ham
off. The Spanish governmel
thought It could make friends Wi
the United States and thus keep tn
country from helping Cuba if Il
Mora claim was paid; and this is no
the old man, who is now eight
;. seven years old got his money.