Show I ALLIAXCA AFFAIR Impenetrable Mystery Surrounds the Negotiations Washington March ISAn impenetrable impene-trable mystery surrounds the negotiations between the state department and the Spanish government on the Alllanca affair af-fair I seems to have been borne in upon the officials of tho state department that in the present state of public feeling feel-ing better progress can bo made toward a peaceful settlement of the question by keeping the various notes secret than by giving publicity of them before a conclusion con-clusion has been reached The only response I re-sponse to definite inquiries that can be obtained is a positive refusal to discuss the subject in any aspect and whether or I not any acton has yet been taken by the Spanish government in the direction of issuing instructions to its naval officers offi-cers to refrain from further Interference with American shipping will probably be learned frt from Havana from which point the order will bo distributed |