Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-03-15
A SERIOUS AFFAIR.
D,mlnd Made Upon Tho Spanish Coy
tFlmsnl for APOLOGY.
sec. GREsu,Mps NOTE CRITICISED.
Possibility Of u Rupture Of the Friendly
Relation Between the United
States and Spalu,

lnyl0fi minister, Mnifiu- rms de-
parlment ia informed that on the STU
inst the u. 4. mail steamship Alliaucia
on her hUmswArd voyage from Colon
to New YORK, when SIX miles from the
comet VI Cuba, on C,pe Nay, was rn-
pealoily nrsd upon by Spanish gun.
boat with solid shot which, FORUM
ately, fell short. The wiudwaTd
passage where this occurred, Is the
natural and usual highway flr vessels
plying between ports Of the United
States aud the Caribbean Sea. Through
II several regular lines of American
mail and commercial steamers pass
weekly within sight OF Capo May.
They are well known aud their
voyage embraces no Cuban port Of
call. The fofcible inleforen with
them cannot bo elaine as bulliscf.
ont oct unless they pass within tafuc
und can, under no circumstance,
bo tolerated when no 1iaio o. war exc
irtg. IniH government viii expect the
act aud due expression Of regret upon
the part ut Spain, and IL muat insist
that Immediate aud positive orders he
given 10 tue Spanish naval COM
maudets not 10 Interfere with the
legitimate commerce passing through
that channel, ana prohibiting all acts
wanl0nly impcrilug tue life and
property lawfully uudUr the nag az "a.
United StgtOH. You will communal.
cate this 10 the minister ui foreign
rilairs mud urge the Importance OF u
~ mt anu satisfactory Response.
lslgue4 Gresham.
THE SPANISH NiNisTEH HAS No ~.
Formation,
WAsuiSuroS, y. g., March To-
HonOr Mumgua, the Spanish minister,
hnd not been informed up to II O'Clock
today, either by his government or by
the state department, VI the United
States demand upon Spain through our
minister at Madrid. His rcp.iti from
tue governor general Of Cuba, state
thut there is no information Of
Spanish gun boat although the officials
along the eastern coast Ol Cubn, where
ihe supposed outrage occurred, have
been on The lookout
"For my part" said the minister,
"thia looks very much like q sea
serpent affair. Every now Gui then a
captnin states that he has seen "A sea
serpent and came near bollg sw,l.
lowed. Captain CrOssman 10 no doubt
n worthy officer, but Il looks very
much as though he had dfeaml that no
had seeing a Bpauish gunbOat. The
proper course would be TO exact
atiiuavitA from the crew and PASSENGERS
Of tho Alllauoia and find out ~ they
agreed win tho statement OF Captain
CfUssmnn."
WAsuSuTON, March l5.-Tho text
Of Secretary Gfesham's demlnd on
spain was shown Ivy u representative
a the Associated Press 10 sOuOr
Muugua, tie Spanish minister.
"l'm ast1nished," said he, that this
course SHOULD be taken when only one
side Of thu story has been told ami any
action must be based on an Ux parte
abatement Of Captain Crossman.n
Ho scanned the text OF the de.
mhnd forwarded 20 Spain, comment.
Ing on the severity 0f the language:
"rhls government will expect
prompt disavowal," aud educ expires.
SION Of regret on tho part Of spain.p
with "Immcdiatu and positive or.
ders," 10 tho Spanish naval com.
mauderE Senior MuIuguh, had IT,
celyed no COPY ut tue demand from
the stats department ana not any
intimatiOn that this step had been or
would be taken; nor had any word yet
come from taV Spanish government to
him,
"CerlRlnly there will bs no reply
until oil tbs facts are known, not alone
from Captain CroasnIAn, but from the
commander u the SpAnlsh guuhoat
alleged 10 have done tue firing. Spain
viii wait until able to net in,elligenlly
on the whole case. Spain will unduubt-
udly rest upon the recognized principle
Of international law, that the country
maintained her sovereignty over the
waters within her Jurisdiction lim.ts.O
lie regarded the terms OF the de-
maui surprising In asserting that inteI-
ference with American Hhips cannot
be- claimed As n belllgeront act, whether
they pass within three miles OF the
Cuban coast or not. This, he con.
bi1tred denial Of the recognized
sovereignty Of Spain over the iufisdlc-
gional waters Of Cuba.
"fhere Ia another very important
consideration 10 be observed. II the
United States made this demand then
IL Ii essential thEt the United States
take steps 10 prevent the shipping
u insurgont goods Intended TO
Ue used agRinst Spain. Already IL has
been established mat three yachts-La
Gunda, BaracOa and Amaiis-hay 70
been loaded with iusurgont arms at
F0fnAudi, Fla. They had been appre.
hcnded nut subsequently released.
The arms were put Ia a warehouse
pending a,ttvhmeut When this was
settled, Mr. Borden, In charge OF them,
had shipped them ~ unknown
points"
at IL notorious" the minister said.
".lAt this trillU was going on. IL M
essential that spain should protect her-
self ut tnOulu have the protection OF
the Uaitsd states. II, therefore, the
demand ~ male by the United States.
70 would DO Opp0rtuue 10 cOnslder What
protection would be given 10 Suain.U
The btate department officials TO-DAY
rather expected that Bpain's answer
would Indicate desire by the Spanish
government for proper opportunity tn
ascettgia the facts utilTe taking action
IN The matter. But ,hlp, II 10 said M
iho departments VIII scarcely avail ln
the present case, unless me messags
conveys some assurance that tho
Spanish government has Instructed M
naval commanders ~ refrain from