The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-02-01

with Unconcern-yfsit of Spanish War
ships to be Made Occasion for Festfvi-
ues-Spain to Increase Her Fleet in Gu
ban waters-GenersI Parrado's Visit to
the Maine Reciprocity Negotiations
with Spain
Havana. January 8.-Ceneral Parade.
the acting captain general. visited the
United States battleship Maine, starting
out about II O'Clock this morning. He
was sa1uted by the guns of ALBANIA for
tress as he WENT on board. This was a
return of the risit paid to Gim yesterday
by Captain SiGsbee of the Maine.
CAPTAIN General Bl2nco, 1t Is announc-
ed from Spanish sources, at Manzan4lio,
province of Santiago de CTIba, in address
Ding the municipality OF chat place, said
the country should look I'VE with
confidence 10 the near approach OF peace,
(which, he believed, woEid be arrived at
in February, owing TO the new polcy
adopted bs the government and the SUP
port 1T was receiving from the country.
Washington, January 28.-The state de-
ipartmert has received from Consul Cen
seraa Lee confirmation of the killing of
General Arangueren. The cablegram
gave no details.
The reported concentration Of the
Spanish naval fleet ait CadiZ is viewed
with unconcern fin official circles here,
Though as yet there has been MO official
combination OF the reported order for the
rendezvous. 1t is not believed that the
feet is to be ordered to Cuba in it's en-
airely. 1t would be a token Of unlimited
confidence on the part of the Spanish
government in the continued neutrality
of other nations, to deprive the Spanish
home ports of the protection OF the fleet.
Dispatches from Madrid, stating that
negotiations between the United States
and Spain are we'll along toward compile
ton, not only as ito reciprocity, but as to
peace and the end of the Cuban troubles,
cannot be confirmed in official quarters,
so far as they relate to peace negotia-
lions.
Respecting the negotiations of reci-
procity treaties between the United
States on one side and Spain and Cuba
and perhaps Porto Rico On the other, 1T
Us Officially admitted ait the state depart
ment that such negotiations are under
way. They have not progressed very far,
however, for the reason that an expert
commission is required to deal with the
intricacies of the tariff schedules, which
are especially comp.ex in the case of the
Spanish tariff with its three sets of
part. AS heretofore stated, the basis for
the treaties Will be found in the reci-
procity treaties with Spain, Cuba and
Porto RIGA drawn under the Mckinley
act and nullified by the Wilson act,
Though changed business conditions win
be taken into account in making the new
arrangements The negotiations were in
ftiated ait the instance of our govern
ment, Minister Woodford inviting the
Spanish government to enter into such
negotiations, i'm THAT respect carrying out
INSTRUCTIONS IUndL were SGT1C 10 every
United States representative abroad.
The Cuban tobacco which has beeen
for SO long held in Havana lis NOW coming
to the United States i'm large quantities.
General Lee has informed the state de-
partment that by the steamer Olivette
there has been shipped sixty-six bales of
filler tobacco for Tampa, while the
steamer ~Seguranca carried -2,426 bales of
the same to New York, 14 bales to new
Haven and eighty-fiYe bales to Balti-
more.
Madrid, january pa .semi-officia1
mote just issued, i'm relation ITO the visit
OF the United States battleship Maine to
Cuba says:
This necessTtateS Captain Genera
Blanco sending a battleship as we'll as
the cruiser VizcayaJ to visit American
ports. The visit will be made the occas.
ion for festivities in honor of the Spanish
sailors and the different naval I'M
ers will exchange visits. The forthcom-
ing festivities are regarded here, as well
as i'm Washington as a pacific demon
stration calculated to be satisfactory to
both countries"
The Heraldo says THAT besides the ac-
tive squadron which will shortly leave
'Cadiz, "a fleet of four torpedo boats and
five torpedo boat destTOYGrs will be sent
TO guard the coasts of Cuba.