New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-10

purely confidential expressions TO a personal
friend. and that Spain must not be considered at
all responsible for them.
The letter was one of many of a similar char
acter which had been written to Sehor Canale-
jas. but by some mschance 1t had never reached
It's destination. 1t had been stolen from the
United States mails nearly two months ago,
and for the reason that the envelope did not
bear the Havana postmark it had not been fur
nished to the State Department with the letter.
1t should be added that another account has
been put in circulation. namely, that one of
Canalejas's secretaries-a Cuban-stole the let
ter in Havana, and. in order that it might not
be missed left the envelope where he had
found it.
THE MINISTER RESIGNS.
The Minister cabled his resignation to Premier
Sagasta last night when he became aware Of
the contents Of the letter which had been fur
nished to the press in New-York. Earlier In
the evening he had denied to friends the report
that he had disparaged the President. for he
never thought for instant that his private,
hastily written letters to Sefor Canalejas had
been stolen.
Sehor Dupuy de LONE will not go TO the
State Department again. nor will he present his
letters of recall personally. His functions as
Spanish representative at Washington have al
ready practically terminated but IT will be
General Woodfords privilege to make the for
NAL announcement by cable 70 the State De-
III
avowal Of official discourtesy This is conf
dently expected late tonight early tomorrow
morning.
The State Department is entitled 10 credit for
meeting promptly and with due self-respect and
dignity the issue raised by the publication.
through the agents of the Cuban Junta. of the
De LONE letter. Only one course lay open to
the executive branch Of the Government on
learning the contents Of the letter. and that
course was taken without hesitation delay.
THE LAST DOUBT SWEPT AWAY.
The first intimatlon Of Senior de Lome's grave
indlscretion reached the Administration several
DAYS ago. but Its enormity beyond belief
and in the absence of ndisputable evidence.
which was promptly souBHt' olii'Idi "etioh was
deferred until to-day, when the original letter
became available. AS soon as the State Depart
ment opened Assistant Secretary Day had an
hours conference with Department officials
garding the usual course OF procedure In such
affairs. He went over to the White House and
laid the entire matter before the President who
discussed II with him until noon.
The President closeted with Judge Day
again most of the afternoon, the original letter
having in the mean time been compared with
autograph communications from Senor de LONE
on the State Department files, with the result
that experts unhesitatngly pronounced the
Canalctas letter the bona-hde production of the
cnanish Minister. sweeping away the last lin
rer,ng doubt as to the possibility Of forgery.
THE ADMISSION MADE TO JUDGE DAY
When the Department closed at o'clock.
Iudee Day. thus fortified with the evidence
vent uptown to the Spanish Legation, and
upon being received by Sefor de LONE. called
his attention to the publications in the morn
ing papers and asked him frankly whether he
had written the letter. The Minister promptly
acknowledged the authorship and assumed full
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