The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-04-21

Harold sewa11 Has Conference with the
President-President's Proposed Trip
to Attend Grant Monument Dedication
Other Washington Matters.
Washington, April 2o.-Secretary sher.
| man sent to the Senate today in response
to q resolution, the correspondence in
the case of the two American sailors,
Gustave Riohelisu of Boston and August
Bolton who asked of spain SIC, 600 In
ilemnity each on account of their impris-
onment for three weeks at Santiago de
Cuba. The sailors claimed that they
were shipwrecked on the coast of Cuba,
February is, 1894, having left Port au
Prince to fish for green turtles. No
charges were preferred against them and
after three weeks they were released,
one having contracted rheumatism and
the other yellow fever. The attorneys
presented claims to the state depart
ment and the case is still pending, al
though Spain has twice refused to pay
indemnity. Secret ~ Olney in letter
to the attorney for the sailors, Mr.. David
Gordon of New York, dated June 1s,
1895, informs him that the revolutionary
disturbance in Cuba and the mot un-
reasonable suspicion that the sailors
were connected with flibustering expe-
Gition might make it difficult to secure
indemnify.
In presenting the case to Minister lay
lor Secretary Olney said that the treat
ment OF Bolton was in violation of treaty
stipulations which provided for the hos
pitahle reception of amer loan citizens
| ariyen upon Spanish territory under
stress Of weather and that citizens Of tn Q
United States taken without arms should
be tried by the ordinary OWL tribunals
The Spanish minister of stats In Septem-
Der. 1896, replied to Minister TsyIof that
| the appearance OF the sailors ia boat
without clearance papers at about the
| time of the first tlibustsring expeditions
| warranted their arrest and that the pro-
| ceedings against them were the shortest
permitted by the laws, that their state
ments did not agree and were evidently
false, and finllythat "his majesty IS" gov
srnment find itself obliged to reject In
an absolute manner the demand for IN
indemnity, considering this case finally
and irrevooably ended"
March l., 1897 the Duke of Tetuan re-
fused again to open the claim, stating
that many small craft similar to the boat
in which the two sailors were found had
brought munitions OF war to Cuba and
that their detention was preventive and
not penal. referring to the treaty Of 1879
the Duke asks:
'Who will maintain that these bene.
fits are absolutely unconditional and that
they extend even to those who bear hos
tile iutentionsf" And adds, "Apulica.
tion of the treaty did not suffer any
alteratio but only a justii e1 delay
which was followed by the full and I'M.
mediate application of the treaty as soon
al 1T was possible to do SO.
| The arrangements for the Presidents
| trip to New York to attend the dedica-
.tion of the Grant Inonumen MT, April 26
| have been perfected. President MeKin.
ley, with his family, the members of the
| cabinet and their wives, the ambassn.
dors and ministers of foreign countries
and few specially invited guests will
leave here on a special train on tho Penn.
sylvania railroad at 1890 Monday morn.
ing, arriving at New York at 4.3O. Gen.
era! Miles, commander of the army, and
Admiral Brown, the ranking admiral o1
the navy will accompany the President
| as,special escort.
| Vice President and the members Of the
Senate and House will leave here on q
special train on Tuesday. The precautiou
cf having the President and Vice presi.
| dent travel separately OH such OCCASION
l Ic fslH hoo In 6ovs tc