The herald., 1896-07-14
THE LETTERS 70 SPAIN
Diplomatic Pen Wigglers
Kept Very Busy
No REFERENCE MADE 70 THE WAR
Though Probable Claims Are
Referred to
AN INCREASE OF PAUPERISM
Is One Noticeable Result of the cubaa
Rebellion
Lacking Remlttances From CUBA. Many Ars
Reduced to Beggary
An Insurgent Captain Who Claims Americas
AN INCREASE OF PAUPERTSM
Is One Noticeable Result of the Cuba,
Rebellion
Lacking Remlttances From Cuba, Many Ars
Reduced to Beggary
An Tnsurgent Captain Who Claims Americas
citizenship Is Captured and Held
In Solitary Confinement 1t
Havana Navy Yard
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire ~, r.
WASHINGTON, July LIT requires
seventy-one printed pages in the volume
of foreign relations to set out the COR
respondence which has passed between
the United States and Spain during the
year 1895. yet in no case was there
printed any matter in the nature of re.
ports from the United States officers
touching the rebellion and it's causes.
progress or prospects.
The chapter on Spain begins with the !
celebrated Moro case, which, having
been settled satisfactorily by the pay
ment of an indemnity by Spain of 81 $780,. ,
600, is now a closed incident. Next in or. /
der comes the Alliance incident, begin.
ming with Secretary Greshams vigorous
demand upon the Spanish government
for prompt disavowal Of the act of the
Conde Venadito in firing upon the Amer
lean steamship; for an expression of re-
gret, and the issuance of orders to
Spanish naval commanders to refrain
from interference with legitimate Amer
lean commerce, whether within three
miles of the Cuban coasS or not.
The conclusion of this incident is, for
the first time, told officially in this pub
lication. The Spanish government
showed it's entire willingness to do ev-
erything that international law requires
to smooth away the bad impression
made by the incident, and, after procur-
ing report on the subject from the
Cuban officials, the Duke of Tetuan,
Spanish minister Of foreign affairs, de-
livered to United States Minister Tay-
lor statement in which he says that
the Alliance waa fired upon with a spe-
cial purpose, not to hit her, she being
outside of the jurisdictionaI zone of
Spain. This was an involuntary error.
which no one could lament more than
the government Of his majesty, whose
purpose never was to set distractions
or hindrance to the legitimate course Of !
the United States, much less to give the q
slightest offense to the flag of a friendly ,
power. He adds that instructions have
been sent to the commanders of ships |
of the navy to "avoid repetition of !
events similar to that now in question. |
which is disavowed by the government !
of his majesty" g.
Mr. Uhl. then acting secretary of state. !
closed the incident by accepting the
dukes statement as a sufficiently sat-
isfactory explanation, without conced-
ing that the exact location of the Alli-
anca at the time the shot was fired can
be considered as controlling circum-
stance.
Correspondence passing between the
state department and the resident Span
ism minister relative to the enforcement
OF the United States neutrality laws
takes up considerable space. 1t begins
with the case Of the Amadia Lagonda
and Naracoa, but these have already
peens made public through legal pro-
ceedings. Half a dozen letters tell the
story of the fruitless attempt of Mar
shall Campos, then captain-general. to
prevent United States Consul-General
Williams from exercising diplomatic
functions in intervening to protect
Americans arrested by the Spanish Off
clals IN cuba. Secretary Olney acted
with Vlgor in this action, addressing
hlmseH TO Minister de Lone here and
TO the Spanish government at Madrid
at the same time, through Minister
Iaylor, and in less than a month Con-
sul-General Williams was recognized as
having full powers to look after suci
matters, being thus placed on an equal
lty with the German consuls in Cuba.
snort letter from United States Min
lister Taylor to Secretary Gresham in
feoruary, 1895, tells the story of a dinIo-
matte victory that from its business
value deserves prominent place in the
volume. This was the final concession,
by the Spanish government TO Tinted
States CIttypnS n tha wiz
imum import duties on goods sent to
Cuba.
premonition of claims to be prefer
RED against Spain apears in several let
ters of T.. Atkins & Co. of Boston tn
Secretary Olney, giving notice of the
destruction of their valuable Soledad
sugar estate by the insurgents. Incl,
dentally they note that the insurgents
are mainly negroes, and that the orders
TO purn their property were sent from
CUBAN headquarters in New York, with
purpose of causing trouble between
the United States and Spain.
The chapter on Spain ends with cor.
respondence relative to the cases of cer-
tain American citizens arrested and ex-,
PEELED from Cuba-Franchfsos Garlic.
John "A. Somers and the Ansleys
SPANISH POVERTY
NEW YORK. July 13.-The SUMS Mad
rid cable says that the capital of Spain
has always been noted for it's abundance
OF paupers. but they were never so nu,
merous as now. Many of them go half
naked. SO as to better show their phys
ical ailments. They are also ready to