The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-15
WOodford was Slow to Act.
SPANISH CABINET GIVEN TIME TO
LET DE LONE DROP SOFTLY.
The Change IN OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Juan dc
hose Takes Charge OF Snanlsh Affairs
and DE Lomo Begins ills Packing


lowing statement was given out for
publication at the State department
this morning:
"Gen. Woodford telegraphcd that
the Juan du Bose called ut nooo to-
day at ceptod before he presented
the telegram from the department,
He adds that tho first secretary at
Washington will be placed in charge
Of tho legation and u new minister
will be appointed at once. Full re-
ports TO follow"
1t is believed here that tho Incl
dent is practically closed. All sorts
Of rumors were in circulation last
night, including one that special
cabinet mcoting was held at mid
night. 1t can bo stated positively
that no cabinet meeting, formal or
informal, Was held last night
AS the representative Of Spain,
Senor Juan du Bose called at noon
today at tbs State department and
presented in writing tho notification
Of the Spanish government that tho
resignation Of Senior Enrique Dupuy
Do LONE had been accepted, and
that Senor DuBosc wis authorized
to represent his government as charge
Il affaires ad interim. The notifca-
ton was purely formal, giving the
facts of transfer without mention of
the incident leading up to it. Hay
ing assumed his duties, Mr. DuBosc
took occasion to pay q call of respect
to the State department authorities
Ho was not accompanied by Senor
De LONE, who, with this official act,
becomes private citizen of Spain
temporarily sojourning in this coun-
try. How the United States will re.
gard it tho legation does not know
of course The acceptance of the
minister's resi- ignation 'constit tes
such apology as will be made and be-
yond this, so far MS present instruc-
tions go, there will be no further
formalities beyond the departure of
Senior Dc Lomo within tho next few
days. His leave will be quiet and
devoid Of any Official or public char
acter. lie has withdrawn invitations
! Of a social character. The day of
his departure from Washington has
not been fixed, but il will be early
next wcok.
Senior De Lone received report.
er of the Associated Press at tho
legation this morning and for the
first time withdrew the consideration
Of secrecy which had been imposed
and strictly observed during the try
ing stages of the incident.
"This will be the last time I will
SEQ you rs minister Of Spain," said
he, "for [ am about to turn over to
Mr.. DuBosc all the affairs of the
legation. He will be the official
representative and I will be private
citizon."
The late minister referred to his
plans. He said he expected to leave
rs soon as possible. 1t would take,
he thought, one or two days to wind
up the routine affairs of The, Office,
personal and official, in which he had
been concerned. In every respect,
however, Senor DuBosc would be
tho representative of Spain from now
forward.
After leaving this country the fu-
ture plans of Mr.. Do LONE arc fixed.
Personally, he would prefer not to
so to Madrid, and unless tho gov
ernment commands him to 60 to the
capital, he probably will visit some
other place, and then go to his estate,
near Valencia. Further than rcfcrr
ing to his Senor Do Lomo would not
talk for publication, and would not
50 into tho recent incident. That is
Closed so far as he is concerned
Senior DuBosc, the new reprcson-
tative Of Spain, was seen at the lega-
tion Office Ho looks more like an
Englishman than Spaniard. His
mother was an English woman, and
he was trained at Oxford. For the
present he asked to be excused from
discussing Spanish affairs.
Inquiry at the State department,
however, develops that tho depart.
| mont is NOT yot formally Drnnoro1 to