The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-03-01

decree Of restoration was issued In
Madrid. but secret instructions were
forwarded TO Cuba to disregard the dc.
cree. In September and November,
1873. IN consequence Of further pro-
tests from our government sent orders
Co the governor general Of Cuba,
directing him 60 release the property /
Of Antonio before Nov. 30. be-
fore this was done came the downfall |
of the republic at Madrid, and air |
further consideration Of the case had |
TO be postponed for two years In |
November. 1875. our secretary Of state |
rcopcncd the case In letter sent TO |
our minister at Madrid, In which, |
among other things, he said' The
President feels that the time Is at hand |
when II may be his duty to submit the |
subject, accompanied by an expression
Of his views. TO the consideration OF
congress. This conclusion is reached
after every other cNpcdicnt has been
tried and proved failure. To these
strong representations the Spanish
government replied that the king OF
Spain had decided to grant n pardon
]
ing at the same time that cable to
that effect mad that day been sent TO
! Cuba Nothing was ever heard OF this
cable, nor was the least sign OF rcsti-
| tuition made by the Cuban government.
On the contrary, the Cuban govern
mcnt set up the plea that certain
creditors Of Mora had stepped In and
/ absorbed the profits OF the estate, none
/ OF which had ever been paid over TO
the Spanish government That this
was utterly false was proved at the
time by the ten custodians OF the
estates, who reported that they
had paid over TO the Cuban treasury
from the estates the large sum Of
s., Ji7, 900. From 1870 to 1850 succeed
ing administrations tried pcrsis,cntly
TO induce the Spanish government TO
redeem It's oft made and often broken
promises Of restitution. Finally In
July, 1855, MIR. Foster, the American
minister at Madrid. addressed very
plain and unvarni,hcd statement Of
the case TO the Spanish secretary Of
state, but received no reply for siN
months. In the meantime the estates
had gone 10 rack and ruin. The Cuban
government had taken everything they
could out OF the plantations aud put
nothing IN. The machinery was out
Of repair and useless, the buildings
tumble down and the / 900 negroes en-
ploycd ON the estate had disappeared.
knowing this 20 be the ease, In Janu
airy. 1850, In response to repeated ap
plicntions made 10y Minister Curry
, ! who had succeeded MIR. Foster, thu
, | Spanish government proposed "th'
, | payment Of q sum 81 money, whicl
. will represent an equitable indemnity
, for the value OF the Mora property
said sum 10 be fixed by mutual agree
. mcnt, after which the minister Of thu
1 colonies can include In his budget Thu
sum upon which we have agreed"
I Al last this really looked lil,u bust
b. ness, and Mr. Curry Immediately nc
F.. cepted the proposition. Mr.. Mora, OF
;. u very conservative basis, figured nj
d his actual loss, including that OF hi
d. brother, at s1,OOO,OOl This includoi
b. 5000, 900 worth OF sugar In bond, whicl
4 was seized and the estates, buildings
A etc.
y Poor Mora, who was ruined an
n growing old in the prosecution Of hi
+. claim, gladly received even this CON
i promise, and our secretary q
4 state notified Mr.. Curry tina
4 the government would neccp
A the sum named. si,5OO,OOl, "as
n full discharge Of all demands aRains
!. the government OF Spain growing on
4 OF the claim Of this citizen Of ia
- United States
4 But, alas! The Spanish government
/, dissolved the Cortes before any actio
"a was taken ON the Cuban budget. Nc
/. was the Mora claim included In tn
n Cuban budget OF the following Cortc'
> In the meantime, President Clcv,
!. land had come into office, and Il wa
70 now Secretary Bayard's duty 10 tai,
Il up the cudgcls In behalf 81 justice bu
a no settlement has vet been reached,