The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-07-14

WASHINGTON, July BIT requires
sevcnty-one printed pages in the volume
of foreign relations to set out the CORE.
spondence which has passed between the
United States and Spain during tha year
1895. yet in no case were there printed
any matter in the nature of reports from
United States officers touching the re-
bellion and its causes, progress or pros
poets.
The chapter on Spain begins with the
celebrated Mora case, which, having been
settled satisfactorily by the payment Of
an indemnity by Spain of million and
half dollars, is now closed incident
Next in order comes the AI1Ianca Incl
dent, beginning with Secretary Gresha
vigorous demand upon the Spanish gov
eminent for prompt disayoWal OF the
act of the Condo Nenadito in firing upon
the American steamship: for an express
sion of regret and the issuance of orders
to Spanish naval comma nderS TO refrain
from interference with legitimate Ameri-
can commerce, whether within three
miles of the Cuban coast or not
The conclusion of this incident is for
the first time told officially in this publi-
cation. The Spanish government showed
ITS ENTIRE. ieEADINESS
to do everything that international law
requires to smooth away the bad I'M
preston made by the incident ana after
the Cuban officials, the Duke of Tetuan,
Spanish minister of foreign affairs, de-
liVered to United States Minister Iaylof
a statement in which ne says that the
Alliance was fired upon with special
purpose not to hit her, she being OUT
side of the jurisdictional zone OF Spain.
This was an involuntary error which no
one could lament more than the govern
ment of his majesty whose purpose never
was to set obstacles or hindranceS to the
legitimate commerce of the United States
and much less to give the slightest Oh
Tense to
THE FLAG OF A FRIENDLY POWER.
He adds that instructions have been
gent 70 the commanders of the SHIPS OF
the navy TO avoid repetition OF events
similar TO that now in question, which Is
disavowed by the government of his ma
jesty.''
Mr.. Uhl. then acting, secretary. of state
closed the incident by accepting the
dukes communication as sufficient salts
factory explanation without con-
ceding that the exact location of the Al
lianca at the time the shot was hred can
be considered as a controlling circum-
stance. Correspondence passing between
the state department and the resident
Spanish minister relative to the enforce
.5nent of the United States neutrality laws
takes up considerable space. 1t begins
with the cases of the yachts Amada1la
Lagonda and Naracoa, but these nave
already been made public through leSal
>.
STORY OF THE FRUITLESS AT
TEMPT
of Marshal Campos, then captain general,
to prevent United States Consul General
Williams from exercising diplomatic
functions in intervening TO protect Amer
lean citizens arrested by the Spanish offl-
Gals in Cuba. Secretary Olney acted WITH
Vigor in this action, addressing hlmself
TO Minister De LONE here and TO the
.s Spanish government at Madrid at the
same time through Minister Taylor, ana
in less than a month Consul General VIII
lians was recognized as having fulI pow
ers TO look after such matters, being thus
placed on an equality with the German
consuls in Cuba.
short letter from United States Min
lister Taylor TO Secretary Gresham IN feoo -
ruary, 1895, tells the story of diplomatic
victory that from its business value, de-
serves a prominent place in the volume
This was. the final concession by the
Spanish government TO the United States
citizens of the right to pay minimum
import duties OF goods sent to Cuba.
A PREMONITION OF CLAIMS
IN be preferred against Spain appears in
several letters of Eatkins & Co. of Bos-
ton to Secretary Olney, giving nouce o.
The destruction of their valuable Soledao
sugar estate by the insurgents Incl
dentallv. they note that the insurgents
are mainly negroes and that the orders
to burn their property We're sent IRON
Cuban Headquarters in New York Wltf
a purpose of causing trouble between the
United States and Spain. The chapter
on Spain ends with correspondence rela-
tive TO the cases OF certain American
cifjzens arrested and expelled from Cuba
Francis Garlic, John A Somers and the
AneleyS
MADRID, July 1.-THE Spanish govern
mem IN addition to the two lronclad
111rchased some time since at Genoa hai
decided to buy two other warshIps o
1000 tons each in England, and beside
this 10000 Mauser rifles.
C;osgavon. minister of the interior, de
clared Spain would not sacrifice any por
ton of her territory for the sake OF
alliance