New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-15
SPAIN PAYS THE MONEY.
THE MORA INDEMNITY AT LAST HANDED
OVER Is
MINISTER DE LONE DELIVERS DRAFT FOR THE
AMOUNT TO ACTING SECRETARY ADEE-Ir
WILL BE CAsIsD IN LONDON AND DIS
rs,BlrrD WHEN A SLIGHT LEGAL
COMPLICATION is SETTLED.

COMPLICATION is SETTLED
Washington Sept. H-After more than twenty
years OF controversy. which several times threat
ened 10 hing about strained relations between
Spain and the United States. draft for the
amount Of the indemnity demanded by TINS Gov
eminent for the confiscation Of the Cuban estates
Of Antonio Maxine Mora a naturalized American
citizen. was delivered to-day by Senior Dupus ue
LONE the Spanish Minister 10 Mr.. Adee the ACT
ing Secretary OF State All that now remains ioi
the final settlement OF the claim VIII be the ar
rangen,ent Of the assignments made by MT mora
70 creditors and the delivery to him OF the re-
mainder
There was no ceremony about this eliminating
act on the part Of Spain Senior de Lone APP
reared at the state Department rev minutes
after noon and was Immediately shown into the
Office Of Mr.. Adee He handed TO the latter
draft signed by himself. on the London iinahclai
agent OF the Spanish Government for f2s5.4l2 l6s
lid. the equivalent Of N.449.0oo or 100000 span
,.b pesos. and Mr. Adee delivered in return
formal receipt for the amount, signed by n,mseh
as Acting Secretary Of state. This constituted
the whole transaction. and Sehor de LONE and
Mr.. Adee uttered some polite commonplace re-
marks shook hands and parted as though they
rad heen attending TO minor matter Of business,
instead OF making history.
DISTRIBUTION OF THE AWARD.
=, NAV take some time to arrange the assign
ments. A legal complication which has just come
,,-vara NAV cause some slight trouble. but 1t Is
Believed that the difficulty will be arranged saus-
facforily without delaying the collection and dis
+ribut,on OF the claim This legal complication Is
hroueh, about through the action yesterday or
Judge Cox of the Supreme Court Of the District
of Columbia in granting an injunction against
Secretary Olney TO restrain him from paying si'oVo
Of the claim assigned TO DR.. James T.. Dexter
Washington physician. The injunction was Sc
cured b. Mrs. Annie f. Frazer. OF TINS CITY, WHO
alleges that DR. Dexter owes 81 800 to her for real
estate transferred TO him. This morning baihT
attempted TO serve the papers on MT Acee pu' AZ
they were directed to Richard Olney M, Auee
refused u accept the service. and at ms susses-
tion the baff returned TO the court 10 nave theni
made serviceable on the secretary o. State;
which would fit Mr.. Adee's present position II
Is believed that the payment or the claim 10 Aioia
end his ass.gnees can be mad despite the IN
junction by simply retaining out o. S'oOo TO pa!
Mrs Frazer or DIR. Dexter as the case may DE-
THE AGREEMENT REACHED IN BOSTON.
The memorandum Of agreement which pro-
yided for the payment OF the money. the une'
place and method Of payment was signed IN
Boston on August 10 by Secretary Oiney, repre-
senting the United States. and Senior Dupuy oe
LONE on the part OF Spain At that time oeIo,
dc LONE Informed Secretary Oney that the luii
amount in Spanish gold was then in the Coloniai
vaults at Havana. awaiting the maj disposition
OF the matter II was thought by the spanish
Government that the United States might prefer
10 receive the money there. inasmuch as MI.
Mora was a resident Of Cuba. Secretary OineE
EXPLAINED that II would be more gratifying 10
this country to receive the payment In TIE torn'
az a draft on London or Paris to which Minister
de LONE replied that such course would De
entirely satisfactory TO his Government, In view
OF the fact that Spain had financial agents at all
the principal European capitals.
II will probably be ten days or more before
the actual money ia in the hanCs or the STATE
penartment The Spanish Minister was not en-
powered 10 make the tender either in coin or a
draft on New-YOrk. but In draft payaDIe IN
London in British gold The receipt or MT.
adee for the draft will be forwarded to London.
where the draft will be casncd. The gold paid
over 10 the State Department becomes the prop
crty 81 this Government. to he disposed OF as the
state Department may decide. As soon as the
Department is advised by bile that the dratt mas
been pad the State Department bankers In THIS
civ Riggs q Co.. will honor the Department
checks issued TO those to whom the money Is
due The bankers declined to honor such checks
prior to the cashing of the draft. for the reason
IL is supposed. that Spanish obligations nave
haen TOO easily overthrown In the past. and the
state Department declined TO assume the re-
sponsbiity for the final payment OF the money
by indorsng the draft