Omaha daily bee., 1895-04-20
SENIOR DELOME NOT TALKING
More Discreet Than the Late Minister from
the Hawaiian Islands.
HAS NOTHING TO SAY TO THE REPORTERS
New Spanish Minister Declares He Must
Communicate with the United States
Government Before Giving Out
Anything for Public alton.

HAVANA April 19.-The new Spanish
minister to the United States, Senor Delome,
arrived here yesterday from Santiago de Cuba
by steamer Rena Maria Cristna At San
tiago Senor Delome personally investigated
the stories Of the firing upon the American
steamship Alliance by Spanish gunboat, Sc
curing all the important facts in the case for
transmission TO his government and in or
der to guide him in his negotiations with the
United States looking to settlement Of the
complications which grew out Of that affair
between the United States and Spain.
Senor Delome was received here by many
distinguished persons who welcomed him to
Cuba. The minister almost Immediately after
landing had a long interview with General
Arderus, the acting captain general, and
these two officers will have another confer
encs tomorrow.
val here accorded M interview to the repre-
sentative of the Associated press. Senor
Delome received his visitor in the most
courteous manner possible Although the
Spanish diplomat is well known to many
people in the United States 1t may be stated
for the benefit of those who have not met
him that he is highly educated gentleman
OF imposing presence and polite to all. When
the correspondent questioned him regarding
the result OF his investigation into the firing
upon the AllianCa, Senor Delome smiled
bowed and in the kindest manner possible
expressed his regret at his inability to obige
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 Allianca affair would have
an outcome satisfactory to both countries.
In this connection he said: 1.-The govern
ment of Senor de Castillo has already given
the assurance to the government of the
United States that Spain has no idea of in
any way hindering the commercial trade of
the United States. | do not know how the
press of the United States has treated the
matter. Having been four times in the
United States, the last time upon the occa-
sion of my visit to Chicago in connection
with the Worlds fair, l have most high
opinion of the American people, / also
recognize from experience the good and hon.
orable feeling Of the American people, and
the elevated standard of education attained
there. Consequently l shall endeavor to unite
more and more the friendly relations which
have existed between the United States and
Spain"
Referring to the insurrecton in Cuba
Senor Depuy Delome said: 81 find the up
rising is less serious than l thought it was
The rebels are without ammunition and with
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 there. Marshal Martinez
de Campos is actively at work directing the
operations"
The explosion Of the bomb yesterday in
the artillery park at Santiago de Cuba was
entirely accidental, in spite of sensational
reports to the contrary. Only one man was
killed by the explosion, although several
others were wounded.
MADRID, April 19-An official dispatch re-
celved here from Cuba says that Captain Gen
eral Martinez de Campos is going to transfer
his headquarters from Santiago de Cuba to
Manzanllo A body of Cuban insurgents, it
is added attacked the village of Dos Caminos,
but were repulsed leaving four dead and sew
eral wounded on the field.