The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-03-17
NARY A REVOLUTIONIST
Captain of the Alliancia Tells OF His
Passengers
No Reply Has as Yet Been Received From
the United States Minister at
Madrid

man OF the steamer Alllancla Is indignant
at the intimaton by Senior Murugua that
there were Cuban reyolutionists on board
when it was fired upon by the Spanish
gunboat. "Of the four passengers, " said
the Captain, zone was Frenchman,
strapped at Colon, whom | trusted for
fare to this city. Since arrival he has
called and paid his fare. Another OF the
passengers was a gentleman employed by
the Aspinwall Fruit Company.
He caught a fever at Colon and had TO
come back. | do not know who the two
passengers in the steerage were, but they
were not Cubans." Purser Churchill: Both
the steerage passengers, L understand,
came from San Francisco and one was
named Cardosa, the other Craddock.
Cardosa is whaler, a Portuguese, and
Craddock is miner and an American
citizen. NV assistant obtained from them
their full history, and all that the state
Department can have.
Washington, March 16.-Acting Secre-
tary Uhl said today that no response has
vet beeu received from United States
Minister Taylor at Madrid, concerning
the demand of the State Department for
reparaton Tor firing upon the Alliance.
The Alabama claims decision, upon
which the demand is based, causing discus
sion, and the diplomatic corps are by no
means a unit i'll giving 1t their adherence.
One official contends the United States is
the last power that can afford to surren-
der its claim to Jurisdiction, even to the
right of OBTAINING and searching suspicious
vessels within waters lying three miles
from the coast.
Should the decision be followed it is
alleged ii would be practically impossible
to prevent wholesale smuggling and viola
ton of customs laws. The same doctrine
if extended TO the Boring Sea, would
throw open the seal fisheries to vessels of
all nations other than England which
would be stopped only by specific treaty.
Senior Muruaga, the Spanish Minister,
up to noon today, had not heard from the
State Department or from Spain, concern
ing the Alliancia affair. 'At the very
OUTSET said the Minister, II assured
Uhl, acting secretary, if the facts disclosed
the Spanish boat was i'll the wrong, an
apology would be made, and my only de-
sire has been to have official action based
on established facts.
Madrid, March 16.-Replying to ques-
lions pronounced in the Chamber of Dep
uties today Senior Alexandra Groissard,
Minister OF State, said that the report of
Minister Taylor, acting on behalf of the
United States Government, had claimed
reparaton from Spain was due the
United States on account OF the Alllancla
incident, was true. The United States
Government, he said, at the same time
demanded that the American trade
with Cuba should not be interfered with.
He hoped the Alliancia affair would be
amicably settled. The United States Gov
ernment he explained, considered the
firing on the Alliancia to be a violation
of the principles of international law.
Minister Groissard, i'll conclusion, SAID
the Spanish government had ordered the
fullest investigation of the affair to be
made. The Government, he added, was
willing to agree to any settlement, pro
vided the principles OF international law
were infringed upon, and that no attempt
was made to pre- udice the dignity of the
nation. Senior Dia Moreu, formerly an
officer in the Spanish navy, said the COM
mander of the gunboat had the right to
demand that the Alliancia should show
her flag. He argued that the Spanish
officer also had the right to search any
vessel found in Spanish waters. Minis
ter Groissard declined to make any
further statement, or to attempt any eX-
PLANTATION Of the incident until complete
details and the reports of the Spanish Off
GERS OF the gunboat which had. it is
claimed, fired upon the Alliancia, had been
received.
Questions relating to Cuban affairs were
hotly debated in the Chamber of Depu-
ties. General Lopez Dominguez, Minister
of War, censured the press for recent com
nents upon the situation. At this all the
reporters quilted the Chamber. This was
intended as a protest against the official
defense made by the Minister of War of
the officers who last night attacked the
Office of the Madrid newspaper. These
attacks on the newspaper offices were pro-
voked, it is claimed, by the appearance of
articles charging that the officers in the
service of Spain have been SO reluctant
to volunteer for the Cuban service that
the Government has been compelled to
draw lots to determine who should be
ordered to the front. Great excitement
prevails here. The military governor OF
the leading newspapers held a meeting
this evening and agreed that unless the
Government would guarantee the liberty
of the press they would suspend publica-
ton.