The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-20
SENIOR DE LOME'S AIM
THE NEW SPANISH MINISTER TALKS
TO A CORRESPONDENT.
He Wants to Establish More Friendly
The AIIianca Incident.

HAVANA, April 12-The new Spanish
minister to the United States, Senior Dupuy
de LONE. arrived here yesterday from Sam
tiago de Cuba by the steamer Reina Maria
Christina. AT Santiago Senior De LONE per-
sonally investigated the stories told of the
firing on the American steamship Alliance
by a Spanish gunboat, securing all the inn
portant facts in the case for transmission
to his government and in order to guide
him in his negotiations with the United
States looking to a settlement of the COM
plications which grew out of that affair
between the United States and Spain.
Senior De LONE was received here by many
distinguished persons who welcomed him to
Cuba. The minister, almost Immediately
after landing, had a long interview with
General Arderius, the acting captain-gen-
eraL
The Spanish minister soon after his ar
rival here, accorded an interview to the
correspondent. Senior De LONE received his
visitor in the most courteous manner posi-
BILE. Although the Spanish diplomatic is
States, it may be stated for the benefit OF
those who have not met him that he is a
highly educated gentleman Of imposing
presence. and polite to all. When the cor
respondent questioned him regarding the
result of his Investigation into the firing on
the Alliance, Senior De LONE bowed and
pressed his regret at his inability to oblige
the press in this matter before having
placed himself in communication with the
United States government. However. the
minister was obliging enough to remark
that he had no doubt that the negotiations
between the two governments in regard to
the Alliance affair would have an outcome
satisfactory to both countries In this con-
nection he said: THE government OF Senior
Canovas del CASTILLO has already given the
assurance to the government of the United
States that Spain has no idea OF in any
United States. / do not know how the
press of the United States has treated the
question Having been four times in the
United States, the last time the occasion
of my visit to Chicago in connection with
the worlds fair. / have a most high
opinion of the American people. | also rec
orable feeling of the American people and
the elevated standard of education attained
there Consequently ! shall endeavor to
unite more and more the friendly relations
which have existed between the United
States and Spain.
Referring to the insurrection in the ISL
and of Cuba Senior Dupuy de LONE
marked: Il find that the uprising is much
less serious than I thought it was The
out leaders. The government is ready to
send to Cuba promptly all the troops neces-
sary to suppress the rebellion. By May 8
reinforcements amounting to $4,000 troops
will have arrived. Marshal Martinez de
Campos is actively at work directing the
operations"
said it had not yet been proved that the
assertions made by Captain Crossman, of
the steamer Alliance, Were correct. and 1T
might be presumed that the events mar
rated by. the captain had not occurred at
all to the Alliance. but to English
steamer, belonging to the Atlas line. He
sagacity and diplomatic character of Mr..
Cleveland, who certainly is not very inn
Important difficulty would be met with in
settling the matter.