Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Annual Message of the President Transmitted to Congress December 7, 1896, and the Annual Report of the Secretary of State

Mr. Springer to Mr. Rockhill.

United States Consulate-General,
Habana, December 5, 1896.

No. 251.]

Sir: I have the honor to inform the Department that I received from Mr. William L. Delaney, of Key West, an affidavit, made at Aurora, Ark., respecting the American citizenship of D. W. Melton, and birth of Ona Melton, one of the Competitor prisoners, which I sent to the Governor-General to be transmitted to the court having cognizance of the case of said Competitor prisoners.

I am, etc.,

Joseph A. Springer.