The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-07-31

New York.
A New York special OF Sunday says:
Senor Don Francisco Barca, Spanish Min
lister TO the United States, shot and killed
himself in his rooms, in the Albemarle Ho-
tel, between O'Clock and sunrise this
morning. He arrived in this city from
Washington on July Goth, accompanied by
Emanuel :. Suarez, his secretary. He
came to dispose Of his personal effects, and
was TO have sailed, with his wife and his
unmarried daughter, on Wednesday for
Paris. He expected to leave them i'm Paris
and return 10 America alone.
Upon arriving in the city Senor Barca Sc
cured at the Albemarle the set OF rooms
numbered 81. They are a front parlor and
bedroom on the second floor, next to the
rooms Mrs. Langtry had at the hotel. The
furniture is finished in blue silk and cov-
cred with lace. Oil-paintings hang upon
the walls. and the windows are hung with
handsome curtains. The new guest very
faYorably impressed the people at the ho-
tel. lie was about five feet six inches tall,
had heavy, dark-brown moustach, slight
ly gray, wore Eyeglasses, and dressed in
black. Upon some rare occasions he drank
some light wine at the bar near the hotel
Miguel Suarez. the Spanish Consul-General
at this city, socially and upon official busi-
ness, and busted himself endeavoring to
find a purchaser for the furniture OF his
house in Washington and for his three
horses and carriages.
SenOr Barca has lived for more than
three years at 1925 + street, Washington.
TLis house is described as being furnished
{. 4l,, oct In n In.
ington season Senor Barca gave receptions
TO the Diplomatic Corps and entertained
Washington society at a lavish cost. Be-
fore he came to this city his wife and I'M
married daughter left Washington for a
tour OF the watering-places. and visited
Newport, Coney Island. and Long Branch.
They were guests OF Mr.. Jose f. De
Navarro. at Seabright, when Senor Barca
shot himself. The daughter, handsome
eirl OF nineteen, made her debut in Wash
ington society year ago. 1t is said that
she was at once recognized as one OF
the bellies OF the season. Senior Barca WIS.,
tied his wife and daughter ut Seabright
on Wednesday last. He appeared to be
in good spirits when he reiOined his secre-
tary at the hotel that evening. He break
tasted on Saturday with friend, who saw
nothing strange in his manner and who
talked with him for some time about the
disposal Of his horses. SenOr Barca said
he was going to live alone for some time
after returning from Paris and that he
would have no use for the furniture OF his
Washington house or for his horses and
carriages. He repeated this to Consul
General SuareZ later in the day. He left
the hotel after breakfast and did not return
until about I O'Clock in the evening, when
he got the key OF his room from the night
clerk. William Woodruff, and went at once
TO his apartments with his secretary. He
was apparently busy with official business
and correspondence when Consul-General
Suarez called at O'Clock.
The Consul General remained until 10
O'Clock talking over official matters, and
then departed. He says that Senor Barca
neither said nor did anything that indicated
that he was disturbed in any way. He
continued to write until . O'Clock this
mornicr, At that hour the secretary re-
tired from the room, promising, at Senor
Barca's request, to return at D O'Clock. In
the night after that Clerk Woodruff heard
a dull report. He thought it was the pop
ping Of the cork Of a soda-water bottle in
The bar.room. Secretary Suarez knocked
at the door Of 81 at O'Clock, and getting
no response. tried the door. He found it
unlocked, and walked in. The Minister,
dressed in his black suit, was kneeling be-
side the bed, stone dead. His left arm
rested on the side OF the bed, and his
head had fallen TO the lett and
rested upon the arm. His right arm lay
loosely upon the bed-coyering, which had
4. a ha n
large siver.plated 41-calibre Colts navy
revolver. 1t was Of the pattern known as
"double action" had six chambers, and
carried q round bullet. Five of the cham
bers were empty. The Minister lad fired
one ball into his right temple. 1t COM
pletely pierced the brain, tearing the right
eve out. On table twenty feet away, in
the parlOr, lay the box which had contain
ed the pistol. Around the box were piled
about twenty letters, which were sealed
and addressed. One of them was address,
ed to his wife, another TO his daughter, a
third TO Consul-General Suarez. and the
fourth to Julia San Pedro, his wife's maid.
Consul-General Suarez said while the
coroner was present ~ know OF no mo-
tive for the Minister'S suicide. He eX-
plained nothing about it in his letter to me.
Iu that letter he begged me to look after
his wife and daughter, whom he committed
TO nv charge. He also left his effects in
nv care. The rest Of the communication
referred TO official business OF the Spanish
Legation. There was nothing about his
conduct Yesterday that indicated that he
had any intention OF doing violence to
himself. He was in excellent temper, and
talked as usual. He spoke casually about
the departure OF his wife and daughter for
Paris, and said that he was sorry to have to
part with them. He never engaged in any
specuations in Wall street, and there were
no political complications about his duties
at the embassy to prompt him to Kill him.
self. i don't know much about his cir-
cumstances. He was very lavish in his
expenditures, but i don't think that his
financial embarrassments were OF very
serious nature"
HE DOES NOT WANT TO BE cREMATED.
lBy Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 30.-Senor Miguel Sua-
rez, Spanish Consul-General, said to-day
that the letter left for him by Senor Barca
lust previous TO his suicide contained a
letter that was OF interest to the public,
and paper that stated he wished his body
inferred in America. and expressly stated
that he did not desire his remains ere
mated. No arrangements have yet been
made for the funeral. Full particulars
have been teIegraphed Of the suicide to the
Government authorities iu Spain. De-
ceased, In his letter to the Spanish Consul
General, desired that there should be no
funeral display, but only solemn requiem
mass.