New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-02
RESUMING RELATIONS.
rur NEW SPANISH MINISTER TALKS OF
his PLANS.
x,.rs,nrNr MKINLEY WILL RECEIVE HIM
TOMORROW REoPENING OF CON-
sr-LATEs NEW TREATIES
WITH SpATN

WITH SPAIN.
washington June 1-Arrangements have
..or made for the presentation of the Duke of
.-.os the new Spanish Minister to the United
Gates to President Mckinley on Saturday at
IN m II possible Minister Storer will BE-
-.,s,yed in Madrid at the same time
the Duke Of ARGOS called at the State De-
rsrtment this afternoon to pay his respects ~
secretary Hay and make arrangements for his
presentation 10 President Mckinley. He was
alone. the French Ambassador having made
arrangements for the visit.
At his rooms in the Arlington Hotel to-day
the Minister talked in an informal manner Of
his plans. Official and personal. He said he
would probably remain in Washington until the
latter part of June, when he and the Duchess
would go TO some summer resort on the New
England coast. In the mean time he said, he
would look about for a home and Legation Of
fees, and IL possible would get the house In
Massachusetts, formerly occupied by Min
isters de Lone and Pole. AS 10 the Legation
stan. the Minister said he would have with him
only two secretaries Seniors Riano and Pastor
AS to treaties he said:
There is purpose so far as know to take take
the matter OF new treaties o at t6ns far and do
not know that either OF the governments nas
Outlined IT'S Psn s on sRfgs
tion and the like but It remains 70 be determines
Il may Be Hay viii have some Suggestions on a to
s make Sn c tsss % BEFORE nc away as the hot
summer months are not an suspicious time TOT 'he
tedious work of treaty-makiag-
SOME CoNsULs SELECTED.
In regard to the plans for re-establishing the
consular representation Of Spain in leading cities
OF this country. and in Cuba and the Philip
pines. the Minister said that this service would
ha ar once re-established. and that some Of the
leading Consuls- General and Consuls were al
,eadv selected. Consul-General will be estab-
ushed at Havana. Senior Segrario being the first
oc,unant of that office Senior Segrario was
formerly first secretary of the Spanish Legation
here and later Spanish Minister 70 Colombia
He is now in Washington. and VIII soon start
for Havana. II is regarded as an liIpot :, .a ~
work and after Senior Segrario has placed IL on
a nroDnr footing he will return 10 the dlploHldliC
branch of the Spanish service
The only other selections mace are senior Ne
varro as Consul-General at New YORK CITY
and senior Petinto as Consul at New-Orieans
Senior Nevarro was Consul at Baltimore many
wears ago. Senior Petinto was at New-Orleahs
up to the outbreak Of the war, when ne "eh -, ~
Panama and has since remained there Inc
Minister says that appointments VIII be MAGE
for Manila and other places before long but the
selections have not yet been MADE
RELIEF OF SPANISH PRISONERS.
The talks between the French Ambassador
and the Duke of ARGOS have shown that there
was nothing further 70 be done by the ne"
Minister toward relieving the Spanish prisoners
still held by the Fipnos.
II am sure the United States has done every
thing possible in that regard" said the MIME
ter. This is evident from the course OF General
Otis in placing at the disposal OF General Rios
our Spanish military officer in the Philippines
800 Filipino prisoners 10 be exchanged lor
Spanish prisoners held by Aguinaldo But the
Finpinos refused to accept the loo Of their
own people and no exchange was possible. II
Is hard to understand the motives OF such peo-
ple They are not willing 10 take back thelr
prisoners nor are they willing 10 i've up Span
ish OF American prisoners, who must De heaVy
charge upon them in the way or furnishing
food shelter etc There is some mysterious
reason for this But so far as am concerned.
there are no further requests TO make concern
ing the prisoners, the American authorizes
are doing everything possible TO secure their
release. . ..
The Duke said he glad 20 return TO Amer
ica for notwithstanding all that had occurred.
he was still an adnirer Of this country, us
people and it's institutions. He recalled WIN
satisfaction how ne had spent part OF his early
life in Washington. and had then studied Ameri-
can affairs and established a wide acquaintance.
later marrying an American woman