The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-24
lhENeRE SPANISH lNFAMY.
count Almenas keitciates General
ssss * BIauco's Lies.
EXCISE TO GO TO PRIvATtERlNG.
Anerlcan Vessels Accused Of FlsinS
spain's Humiiiatcd Emblem Of
Assassination md Trcnchcry.

Madrid, May 23.-s p. MIN the senate
today, Count Almsnas vehemenuy pro-
tested against the alleged action OF some
American warships IN displaying the Span
ish nag in order to deceive the garrison Of
Guantanamo. as announced on Saturday
last in a dispatch from Captain General
Blanco. who added that the American shipa
were Immediately recognized and repulsed.
The count asked II the government had
notified the powers of this incident The
minister Of the interior, Senior Capehon.
replied that he had notified the powers and
described and reported the action az COW
ardiy and inquitous.
Count Aimenas then said that Gin
view of Americu's manner of mnL-
decree privateering, In order to ut
tcrIy destroy American shipping"
TO this the minister of the inte-
rior replied that the government
had "deIiberated on the matter"
and had even taken certain deci-
sions which would shortly bc
known.
Count Guendulain said the Americans
action was designated by certain theorists
as international law"
Senior Martinez Pachoco remarked that II
was doubtful whether such an act was
legal.
But" he added. "in the face OF the
Americans conduct In the war with Spain
we must not show consideration for them. =
Continuing, tho speaker protested nbainst
SPANS adherence TO the Geneva conven-
ton, wheroupon the minister OF war said
that Spain had not yet entered the con-
vention.
Senator Condo, professor OF international
law at Madrid university, warmly de-
nounced what he was pleased to term the
base proceedings OF the United States. de-.
clarng that II Washington authorized such
acts IL could not deserve the name of 4
civilized government. The professor then
uhfolded a lengthy indictment Of the war
methods of the Americans insisting that
they have shown no respect for the right
OF peoples In the character OF merehUutnien
and hoinbardmonts.' reiteratiGs tAat tho
acts Of the Unitod States are no. those of
q civilized country.
Madrid, May 23.When the royal decree
Was gazeted on April "A In Madrid. an
nouncing the breaking OFF Of diplomatic re-
iations between Spain and the United States
and declaring that state OF war existed be-
tween the two countries. the rules which
Spain proposed to observe during the war
were outlined. Clause 3 OF tho decree read
Notwithstanding that Spain has not adj
hered to the declaration ol paris, the COY.
ernment, respecting the principles Of thu
= the law Of nations, proposes to observe ant
hereby orders TO have observed the follow
Ing resolutions"
Then followed rules regarding the con.
traband and Spaln's definition OF block
ade.
Clause 4 reads The Spanish government,
upholdng LIS right to grant letters o.
marqne, will at present conilne it'el, Il
organizing With the vessels OF tho merean.
tile marine which win cooperate with III,
navy according to the needs of the cam
paign and viii be under naval control.
Clause b. In order to capture the cuemy'i
ships and confiscate the enemy's merchan
disc and contraband OF war the auxiliary
cruisers will exert the right OF search OF
the high seas and In the waters under IN,
eneny's jurisdiction in accordance with in
ternational law and the regulations which
viii he published.
Clause 6 defined oontraband of war ant
clause reads:
To be regarded and Judged az pirates witt
all the rigor OF the law are captains, mas
ters officers and twn-thirds of the crew o
vessels which, not being American, com
nit acts OF war against Spain even II pro
vided with letters of marque issued by tn
United States"