The age-herald., 1898-01-29
yiawed With unconcern.


 Washington, Jan. 2S.-The state depart ment has received from Consul-General Lee confirmation of the killing of Briga- dier-General Aranguren by the Spanish troops. The cablegram gave no details.
 The report of the concentration of the Spanish naval forces at Cadiz is viewed with unconcern in official circles here. No official confirmation has been received of the reported order. It is not believed that the fleet is to be ordered to Cuba in Its entirety. It wuold be a token of un- limited confidence on the part of the Span- ish government in the continued neutral. ity of other nations to deprive the Spanish home ports of the protection of the fleet.
 Reciprocity Treaty Being Formed.
 Respecting the negotiations of reciproc- ity treaties between the United States on the one side and Spain and Cuba and per- haps Porto Rico the other, it is off, cially admitted at the state department that such negotiations are under way. They have not progressed very far, how ever, for the reason that an expert com mission is required to deal with the in- tricacies of the tariff schedules, which are especially complex in the case of the Span ish tariff with it's three sets of sched- ules, each playing particular part
 As heretofore stated, the basis for the treaties will be found in the reciprocity treaties with Spain, Cuba and Porto Rico drawn under the Mckinley act and nulli- fled by the Wilson act, though changed business conditions will be taken into &C., count In making the new arrangements. The negotiations were initiated at the in- stance of our government, Minister Wood ford inviting the Spanish government to enter into such negotiations, in that re- spect. carrying out instructions that were sent to every United States representa- tive abroad.
 Cuban Tobacco.
 ''The Cuban tobacco, which has for so long been held in Havana, is now coming to the United States in large quantities. Gen. Lee has informed the state depart ment that by the steamer Olivette there had shipped fifty bales of filler tobacco for Tampa, while the steamer Segueranca car ried 2,426 bales of the same to New York, 124 bales to New Haven and S6 bales to Baltimore.
 Necessitates a Ship Coming.
 Madrid, Jan. 2S-A semi-official note just issued in relation to the visit of the United States battleship Maine to Cuba says:
 '"This necessitates Capt.-Gen. Blanco sending a battleship as we'll as the cruiser Viscaya to visit American ports The visit will be made the occasion for festivities in honor of the Spanish steamers and the diff ferent naval commanders will exchange visits. The forthcoming festivities are re- garded here as well as in Washington as a pacific demonstration calculated to be sat- isfactory to both countries"
 The Heraldo says that besides the active squadron, which will shortly leave Cadiz, a fleet of four torpedo boats and five tor pedo boat destroyers will be sent to guard the coasts of Cuba.
 An Emissary to Cuba.
 New York, Jan. 2S.-The Times will say: President Mckinley has decided to send to Havana a special emissary, whose duty will be the distribution of the supplies sent there by the central relief committee of this city. The contributions in the way of clothing, provisions, furniture and cooking utensils have been so great that when they are shipped to Havana Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, to whom they were consigned, found him. self entirely unable to handle them with his limited supply of help.