New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-08

Government In 1888 the Marquis Ia Voc, a..
c0mpaned King Alphons0 XII TO Gernanv On ~
occasion Of His Maestys visit 10 the old Frnna-o
William, at Homburg. During bis STAY thers rs
was much mortified TO discover that far mo.s
notice was taken Of Count BenOmay who Was ~
persona gratissima at the Berlin Court. than ~
himself. Both Kaiser Wilhelm, his grandson ~
present Emperor and Prince Bismarck trpated 80
Count with the most marked and diStinouisb"y
consideration, whereas the Marquis was mtIer lass
ont in the cold. The result was that the MiniStaS
Of Foreign Affairs conceived feelings Of the mosu
violent luminosity toward the Ambassador and A.
termined to he reyenged upon him at the earliest
Before' however, he could effect his purpo<s =.
was ousted from Office, and did not resume hisi
portfolio as Minister Of Foreign Affairs until lad
year. few weeks after the return Of the Mar
quls to the Department OF Foreign Affairs, Couns
Benomar arrived at Madrid for the purpose n
paying his respects 10 the new Minister, and with
view to obtaining his instructions NJ De Ia
Vega received him with every appearance Of
him, furnished him with instructions, and
gave no evidence OF animosity until
the date, fixed for Benomars return to his
post at Berlin, when y. his arrival at the De-
partment of Foreign l,dalrS for the purpose OF
taking leave OF the Minister, the latter CURLY In
formed him that he hid been dismissed, his sue
ceSsOr already appointed, aud that he forbade him
Berlin. IL was in vain that Be nomar pleaded for
permission to TO the German capital for the pur-
pose of winding up his household affairs and of
presenting his letters OF recall TO the EnDerOr
The Marquis most positive in his prohibition
and declined 10 give either the required permission
or 10 furnish the Count with letters Of recall
Benomar accordingly took the bull by the horns
and returned 10 Berlin without the Minister'S
sanction lie was followed q few DAYS later by
the newly appointed Ambassador, Count Rascon.
Both the Chancellor and the Emperor however,
70 fused 10 grant any official recognition 10 the
newcomer until Count Benomar had presented the
autograph letters Of the Queen TO the Kaiser an
nouncing the close Of bis mission. IL was two
months before Queen Christina's letter announcing
the recall Of Benomar reached Berlin. and during
all that time the Count, although dsayOwed By
the Spanish Cabinet, continued u be received by
the Kaiser the Chancellor and the Court the
only legal and properly accredited representative
Of Spain. Count RaScon, the new Ambas, ador,
was completely ignored.
At length, after presenting his letters Of re-
call in due form, and after being honored with
long visits both BY the Kaiser and by Prince
Bismarck, Benomar left Germany followed by the
regrets of all those with whom he had come in
contact during his fourteen years residence IN tho
PrusSian metropolis. The alto@ her unprecedented
circumstances which attended his removal from his
post naturally led 10 some discussion on the sub
iect in the Cortes, during the course OF which
the Marquis de In Vega explained that Benomar
had been dismissed for q breach Of confidence,
committed seven or eight years previously. On
being summoned to explain the manner in which he
had become aware Of the fact that Count BenOmar
had furnished a copy OF his report OF May, 1881 ,
TO eX-Premier CanOvaS the Minister Of For
egn Affairs stated with considerable hesitation
and reluctance that he had bribed one of the
servants Of Canovas 20 steal from the latters
private writng-table tha letter from BonOmar
to the ex-premier which had enclosed the re-
port. This confession raised a storm Of the most
violent indignation among the Conservatives, ono
of whom even went far as to draw sword cans
and TO threaten 10 take the life Of the Marquis on
the very floor Of the CorteS. Cndeterred how.
ever, by these threats, the Minister has caused
Count Benomar to be crimnally indicted fog
treason and for breach Of official confidence, and
with the object OF rendering his conviction moro
certain has promoted the eX-AmbassadOrs bltterest
foe a lawyer, Of the name Of Pescetto, TO tho
post Of Judge of the court in which the case Is "a
be tried.