Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-07-31

next estimate for street improvements to meet
such purpose. This Is the second time such re-
gust has been IN ade, and the Commissioners slg-
gested that they renew their application and file
1t In their Office
PERMITS TO BUILD.
Building permits have been issued by Inspector
Entwsle to z. l.. Ford. erect two-story dwelling,
streets; $1,000 Mrs Batchelor, repair brick north
east corner 9TH and streets northwest; $500.
The Dead Spanish Minister.
THE TERRIBLE GRIEF OF HIS WIFE AND DAu GHTER
AT THEIR LOSS.
The remains OF Senor Don Francisco Barca,
the Spanish minister, who committed suicide
on Sunday at the Albemarle hotel. New York,
were emtalmed yesterday. AS originally
intended before the calamity, his wife and
daughter will sail for Europe on Wednesday In
the French steamship Normandie, on which their
staterooms had been engaged, and will take the
body with them to Spain. At Havre, the home
Spanish consul and others in authority. There
further ARRANGEMENTS will be made FOR the removal
OF the body to Senior Barcas native country. 1t is
probable that the body will be taken on board the
steamer Wednesday morning under an escort,
although Senior Barca left a request that the
funeral arrangements should be free from any
Senior E. DupM de LONE, first secretary OF the
Spanish legation, said to reporter In New York
last evening in answer to questions, that lie had
been all night long endeavOrng to quiet the un-
fortunate widow, whose grerwas something terri
Dle 10 WITNESS. Snc nau Thrown neFS"i1 on tne
ice box in which lay the body OF her husband,
and no one could persuade her to leave
1T. Not for one moment would she leave the
room. and all night long her shrieks and means OF
anguf III We're feard through the hotel. In eudear-
ing terms she beSought the dead man to speak to
her, kissed the palld lips. and hysterIc@ly prayed
that she. TOO, might die. A mOmentary glimpse in
the room revealed scene OF deep and aw vi grief.
over the black pail covered hox. resting on Stools
in the center o: the roOm lay the form OF the an
guished wife. her hal: streaming and her face bu.
RED in the folds or the pail. To the right sat u
beautiful. white faced GIRL whose eyes shed no
tears and whose lips gave forth no sound. She
looked as though made OF marble, so white and
still, and her great black eyes We're fixed In
stony stare on the box where lay the form Of her
father Her anguish was intense.
"She cannot cry said Senor de Lone. 81 wish
she could. Her grief Is terrible to me-. She does
seems lost"
senor de LONE said he knew of no motive for the
level he had injured the happiness of his family
by living Oh scale Of expense which he was u1l-
able 10 maintain longer. The fact Was that While
Senior Barca might have had some pecuntary EN-
barrasslnent, 1t was not more serious than any
man who was not very rich might experience any
year OF his life
THE MOTIVE OF THE SUICIDE.
The New York san of to-day says: "No infornl-
alton was obtained yesterday as to the motive OF
the suicide further than the reason given by the
minister in his letters. In all OF these he wrote
that he was driven to kill himself by financial en-
barrassment. His friends however, believe that
he was out OF his senses. An intimate friend OF
the family said that the minister had uniouht-
eily been made Insane by OverwOrk and by worry
over the refusal OF his government 20 allow him
leave OF absence to accompany his family to Eu-
rope. He was d:votedly attached to his wife and
daughter, and When. month ago. they made up
their minds to go TO Paris to visit his married
daughter, Nine. de La Sale, he telegrapllrd
to Madrid asking for six mont hS leave of absence
to accompany them. The request Was received
about the time OF the seizure of American ships Ia
Cuban ports for customs dues, and a reply came
nty3S nr1o Cnrn
main at his post. The dispatch said that he coul1
not be sptred from duty until later. He insisted
OF the embassy, and had for some time worked ex-
cessively over the settlement OF the claims grow
ing out OF the Virglnius tmhroglio. Enough IS now
known to establish that he had for some time con-
templated suicide. He had been un hle latterly to
get much sleep. On Saturday morning he wrote
letter to his wife and another to First Secretary de
LONE. In the latter he said that he would kill
himself, and wrote that he would telegraph to the
secretary just before he did 1t.
THE LETTER TO HIS WIFE.
After writing this letter he wrote another and
very long one to his wife. 1t was couched in very
pious and affectionate language. He professed
his great love for his wife and daughter and went
on to say that he found himself financially embar-
rassed and consequently unable to continue the
style OF living to which he had been accustomed.
He Said that he was unused to any other mode OF
living, however, and could not bear the change in
circumstances. 1t would be stain on his honor
to be in debt, and he therefore believed that the
best thing he could do for himself and his family
would be to put an end to his life.
KNEELING IN PRAYER WHEN HE SHOT HIMSELF.
Secretary SuareZ said yesterday that the minis
ter had apparently been kneeling In prayer just
before he killed himself. After hurredly writing
his farewell letter to his wife, he had picture Of
the Virgin on his bed, and about 1t ranged the
photographs OF his wife and two daughters. He was
kneenng before them when he shot himself.
NOT MUCH EMBARRASSED FINANCIALLY.
Secretary de LONE, Consul General SuareZ and
<l1 %H~1 l~Hr<
yesterday to discover the nature and amount OF
the Indebtedness to which Senor Barca referred
In the letter to the consul general was found the
minister's Will. 1t was very short, and was writ
belonged to his WIFE, 1t dated the day after the
minister's arrival In New York. letter was
ment of the Cuban claims. and said that when the
accounts were finally closed it would be found
that small balance was still due him personally.
The accounts OF the legation were found to be en-
tirely correct Accompanying the papers was
another note bearing Senior Barcas signature. 1t
sSe s a o hs m
cherish q kindly remembrance OF him. Inquiry
was made at the several establishments with
which he had private business, and 1t was diScOv-
ere d that he had no outstanding bills.
INSANE.
Mr.. de Navarro said: "No one can find any evil
dence that Senor Barca was financially embar-
rassed to any considerable extent he complained
to me, and to others indeed, that he had expected
to save something out of his salary when he be-
came minister, but that he had been disappointed.
Still, his wife was rich, and there was plenty OF
money In the family, which would certainly have
been at his disposal His friends, too, would have
been only too glad to advance him anything. His
salary was about s2o. 600, and he received an ad-
establish his headquarters when he became min
lister at Washington. He could not possibly have
been more than $500 or 81, 600 in debt, II he was
really In want OF money at all The rumor that
he lost money In Wall street Is absurd. have no
doubt that he was insane."
Senior de LONE said: "Senor Barca was GER
tainly mad. His fancied Indebtedness was the
delusion OF q mind unhinged by overwork and
worry"
SECRETARY CHANDLER win not return for some