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Show RECIPROCITY WITH SPAIN. It is Treveutrd Just Now by the Favored Nation Clause. Madrid, Jan. 7. General Grubb, the new United States minister hen has indicated the desire of his government govern-ment to negotiate a reciprocity treaty with Spain on the understanding that the treatment granted American imports im-ports in the Spanish West Indies should not be extended to imports from other countries, and that the L'nited States, in exchange, would partly exempt Cuban Cu-ban sugars and tobacco from the imports im-ports of the McK.ir.lcy tariff. Tho Spanish government, it is understood, would like to welcome this overture, but until all her European treaties expire ex-pire in 18112 Spain cannot grant .the I'nited States any reciprocity that the European powers cannot also claim under un-der the "favored nation" clause. |