Show Muragua Sarcastic Washington D C March 15 Senor Muragua the Spanish minister had not been Informed up to I oclock today to-day either by his government or by the state department of the United States demand upon Spain through our minister at Madrid His reports from the governorgeneral of Cuba state that there is no information of a Spanish gunboat although the officials along the eastern coast of Cuba where the supposed outrage occurred have been on the lookout For my part said the minister this looks very much like a sea serpent affair Every now and then a captain states that he has seen a sea serpent and came near being swal lowed Captain Crossman is no doubt a worthy officer but it looks very much as though he had dreamt that he had seen a Spanish gunboat The proper course would be to exact affidavits af-fidavits from the crew and passengers of the Alliancia and find out if they agreed Crossman with the statement of Captain |