Legation of
the United States,
Mexico, July 22, 1889.
(Received August 1.)
No. 48.]
[Inclosure in No. 48.]
Mr. Ryan to Mr.
Mariscal.
Legation of the United States,
Mexico, July 22,
1889.
Sir: Under instructions from my Government, I
have respectfully to draw your excellency’s attention again to the claim
of Mr. Howard C. Walker, a citizen of the United States, against the
Mexican Government, for wrongful imprisonment and cruel treatment by the
Mexican officials at Minatitlan, State of Vera Cruz, for a period of
nearly four years.
It appears that under specific instructions from the United States
Government Mr. Thomas B. Connery, United States chargé d’affaires ad interim, in a note addressed to your
excellency, bearing date 13th of February, 1888, presented a very full,
clear, and concise statement of facts relating to the subject, and
praying your excellency for a subsequent conference to treat on the
reparation to be given.
On the following day your excellency was kind enough to address Mr.
Connery a note ackowledging the receipt of his communication, and
courteously assuring him that yon would examine his said note and its
inclosures, and duly reply thereto.
In view of the fact that as yet your excellency has not made such reply,
although nearly eighteen months have elapsed since the date of your
excellency’s note, my Government sends me specific instructions again to
call the attention of your excellency’s Government to the facts in the
case, and respectfully ask your excellency for a statement of its
conclusions in the matter.
I beg to renew, etc.,
