The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-10
NEW SPANISH ENVOY HERE
sENoR PoLo COMES TO TAKE NJ
PUF DE LOME'S PLACE.

No IL n Good-Natured Gentismnn who IspeaLs
Enaiisb. Ans says ESQ would Like to Talk
Politics, hut Must Learn Hew R~irst-HurrIc~
or to vashin Eton--IRs Been Here %riefore.
Luis Polo V Bcrnabc.. successor TO Depuy do
LONE as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
Plenipotcntiary from Spain TO tho United
States, arrived in New York yesterday after
noon. lie was a passenger on tho Kaiser VIII
helm H.. which reached her dock in Hobokcn
shortly after 5 o'clock. Tho new Minister was
one OF tho first passengers TO step down the
gang plank. About n dozen Spaniards wero
there to welcome him. Among the number
were p. Solar. Secretary OF the Spanish Lcga.
tion; Lieut.. La Casa. Military Attache Of the
Legation; Senior Bnldasano, Spanish Consul.
General at New York; FabrcRos sotelo. Vice.
Consul: Senior Suarcz. Secretary Of the Con.
sulatc. and Emilio NJ. Castillo. President Of the
Spanish Benevolent Society.
Senior Baldnsano was tho first to greet tho
Minister. AT tho time OF the first visit ashore
Of the commander OF the Spanish cruiser Viz
caya, recently a visitor in New York harbor.
much wns printed about the form Of salutation
among Spaninrds. 1t was described rs n hand.
shake and kiss. One OF those who was at the
pier to welcome Senior Polo asked the reporter
OF n SuS to take special notice OF :he fact
that kissing formed no part OF the greetings to
TIT HllultltT IL bdlNthNlOh NohoioN'b Va "
handshnke with the right hand and 8 hug and
pat upon the back with the left. This, the re-
porter was informed, was the usual Spanish
greeting, and that kissing. except among rela-
tives. formed no part OF n Spanish salutation.
The new Minister is apparently very good
natured. His face wears an almost continuous
smile. He looks like n man who would take 1t
to be n joke II some one should step on his favor
ito corn. He is not above . feet >. and he is
III III lnfr aud N fnl
beard are iron gray. He has a high. broad fore
head and wears eyeglasses. He woro a brown
sack suit. n bluc-gray overcoat, q blue.gray
Alpine hat, and gray gloves.
The greetings over, Senior Polo walked down
the pier to where his luggage was TO be deposited
TO SEQ that il was all there. There were twenty
four pieces in all. sixteen OF which belonged to
the Minister and eight to his servants. All the
luggage was tagged. the tags showing that the
destination OF each piece was Washington, II. {.
1t was over an hour before all the details in ref.
erence to the luggage were attended TO. During
that time tho Minister strolled about the pier
chatting with his friends. and every now and
again he would break out into the merriest kind
OF a laugh at something that was snid TO him.:
Chevalier Bonanno. who recently married tho
widow of Napoleon Sarony, and who was a pas.
paused a short distance away from a group of
newspaper mon. The Minister noticed that
every one Of the group was looking at him. lie
said something TO Mr.. Bonnnno. then looked Mt
the reporters. listened 10 something Mr..
Bonanno said in reply. and then laughed. A
moment later Mr.. Bonanno beckoncd TO the re.
porters.. Each newspaper man was presented
to tho Minister. who said in very good English;
Then he laughed and continued: You are not
properly astoundcd at what | have said. l am
disappointed; thought l c would be e=fT desse 10
more in the United States. feel very much at
home; You know was here. once upon a time.
for eight, years. But OF course you don't re-
That was so long ago. away back in 1871, when
my father was Minister at Washington,
am a good sailor and l enjoyed the passage
immensely. met many charming Americans
s snG % %s G ffsaiss w on F sEe! g e2Ra aTins left Mad rid
on the 26th. came alone, accompanied only
by two servants. When l lstt Madrid my wife
who is the spanish Minister to Germany She
will be over in May. Now; gentlemen. ! must
how first"
The Minister laughed heartily rs he hurried
away with the Committeeman and two others
10 n carriage that was waiting to take him over
With the Exception Of Mr.. Bonanno. Senior
Polo became better acquainted with Capt. H0ge-
mann, commander of the Kaiser Wilhelm H..
The Minister had a seat at the Captains table.
Others at that table were Judge ignatjns G.
and Mr.. Bonanno. On Tuesday night the dinner
was called the 'Captain's dinner" Judge Grubb
were passed, The toastmaster called upon Mr..
lame to respond TO the toast. the Spanish
tied" Capt. Hogemann Is the authority for the
statement that Mr.. lame made an excellent
speech. In response. the Minister simply said.
Yesterday afternoon. however. as the ship
thst fsS enor po dlP ' iooE enE; s G%R,; aSfe ramarf seit
1t Is pleasant to visit this. wonderful coun-
try again, and il it were possible for me to nc
the globe. would appreciate and be fast friends
with this great empire OF the West"
Admiral in the spanish Navy. and. after serv.
matte service. He was appointed Minister to
the United States in 1871 and served until the
was Minister that tho Virginius incident oo.
CURED. He mastered every detail of, all tho
BRIEF. in Which he held II the vi apT Mret bes
NO right to fy tho American flag.
Luis Polo entered the Spanish diplomatic scr;
States. He was promoted in 1875 from attache
70 Third SECRETARY, OF legation. and remained
pointed second Secretary Of Legation at The
Ace in 1855. Shortly after that he was elevated
TO the rank Of Minister. was sent to Egypt ana
become chief OF the commercial branch OF the
Foreign Office. He has made a study OF COM
merClnl relations ana mas writer several trea-
tises on the subject. ScnOr Polo Is only IS years
old. but he looks older. His rise as IA diploma
fist has been rapid. and his selection by Premier
6agastl as De Lome's successor caused. IL is
said, some Jealousy among the old diplomats of
Spain.
A few years ago schor Polo married the
daughter of Senior Mend!z do yiGo, Spanish
Minister to Germany. The Sehora Is much
younger than her husband. and IL Is said OF her
that she Is one OF the greatest beauties In all
Spain. They have no child rem. Senior Polo
dined with friends last evening. and left for
Washington at midnight,