The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-29
SQUADRON At CADIZ
CONCENTRATION OF SPANISH Ships
OF WAR VIEWED WITH
UNCONCERN.
HARDLY COMING TO CUBA.
SUCH STEP WOULD LEAVE TUT,
HOME PORTS WITH NO
PROTECTION.
LITTLE PROGRESS ON TREATIES.
Reciprocity Agreement Under Neco-
ti"tfon at the Instance of the
United States.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S.-The state
department has received from Consul
General Lee confirmation of the killing
OF Aranguren. The cablegram gave no
details.
The reported concentration Of ths
Spanish fleet at Cadiz is viewed with
unconcern in official circles here. though
as yet there has been no official con-
firmation Of the reported order for the
rendezvous. 1t is not believed that tina
1leet Is to be ordered to Cuba in It's en-
tlrety. 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
nome ports Of the protection of ths
feet.
Respecting the negotiation of reciproo-
lty treaties between the United States
on one side and Spain and Cuba. and
perhaps Porto Rico, on the other. It Is
officially admitted at the state depart
ment that such negotiations are UNDER
way. They have not progressed very
far for the reason that an expert COM
mission Is required to deal with the
tntricacies Of the tariff schedules, which
are especially complex in the case of
the Spanish tariff, with Ats three sets
OF scheduIes, each playing a particular
part AS heretofore stated the basis
Tor the treaties will be found in thu
reciprocity treaties with Spain. Cuba
and Porto Rico drawn under the Me-
Kinley act, and nullifed by the Wilson
act, though changed business conditions
IA TT.
the new arrangements.
The negotiations were initiated at the
instance Of our government. Minister
Wcodford invited the Spanish govern
ment to enter into such negotiations.
IN that respect carrying out instruc-
lions that were sent to every United
States representative abroad.
The Cuban tobacco, which has been
for 30 long held in Havana, is now COM
Ing to the United States in large GUAM
titles. Gen. Lee has informed the state
department that by the steamer Ouvetta
there has been shipped sixty-six bales
of filler tobacco, for Tampa, while the
steamer Segurance carried 2,948 bales
of the same to New York, 1874 to New
Haven, and elghty-five to Baltimore.
NEW YORK, Jan 28.-The Times to-
morrow will say: President Mckinley
has decided to send to Havana a spe-
cial emissary whose duty will be the
distribution Of the supplies sent there
by the Central Cuban relief committee
Of this city. The committee has ap-
pointed subcommittee all over the East
and South, and the contributions in the
way of clothing, provisions, furniture
and cooking utensils have been so great
that when they were shipped to Havana
Gen. Fftzhugh Lee to whom they were
consigned, found himself entirely I'M
able to handle them with his limited
SUPPLY Of help.
Besides distributing the supplies it
will be the duty of the agent to inform
the revenue inspectors of Havana about
the goods sent by the relief committee
and to distinguish them from dutiable
shipments.
Stephen E. Barton, the local chairman
Of the committee, in an interview, said
that the response by the people Of the
United States to requests for aid for
the impoverished residents Of Cuba had
always been prompt, and that at times
the supplies were so great that they
could scarcely be Handled.