Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-11
ms anls Is The position Of senor Muruara.

'eF' put II Is believed to be moro nrooa-
o'e mat the Spanish Government vii,
""u unti the strain Of the incident a
- oeiore discussing the future OF its
s,,' Munster This Is the more likely.
,,. Sehor he LONE is not a Liberal
| v1',,,' ''o"SS 10 'he conservative party.
"iiich is now ont Of power.
me action Of the Cabinet In designating
me FIRST Secretary as Charge d'Affaires
,c"Vvs question as TO whether Senior
| i"oio Ioler or Senior DuBosque will be
/ III temporary charge. both having rank
as nrss secretaries 1t had been under
| $1,000 that Pablo Zoler would be named
ous az the legation It was said nothing
| uehnite could be stated until the official
houhcation from Spain was received
| NOTHING FROM WOODFORD.
Up to the close of Office hours the state
Department had not heard from Mr..
Woodford. 1t was said. however. there
was no disposition to question the cor
rectness OF the report Of the Spanish
/ Caoinets action upon his resignation
ana the opinion Is entertained that the
matter is now practically settled
II Is believed that when Mr.. Woodford
Is heard from IT viii be in the shape Of
| message, saying that the Spanish Gov
| ernment expresses regret at the incident !:
that the resignation OF Mr.. Dupuy de
LONE makes It unnecessary TO go further
| In the direction OF the request OF the
| President for his recall and that the
! First Secretary of the legation will con-
duct its business in Washington until an
other Minister is named.
| Under the peculiar circumstances ex-
isting. the mode Of the departure of the
Spanish Minister is attended with much
! doubt. IL Is usual when a foreign repre-
| sentative leaves the country for him to
| be received in formal audience al the
| White House. where an exchange of
| good wishes takes place between him
and the President. II Is hardly expected
| that this formality will be observed in
the present case. owing to the personal
aspects of the incident.
| In the cases that approach this in
! moral respects, the Minister has usually
| allowed his letters of recall to be pre-
| sented by his successor. 1t may De re-
! called that Senior Muruaga, who was
Senior Dupuy de Lomes predecessor, left
| Washington suddenly on leave OF alb
sence shortly after the appearance in a
| newspaper of an interview In which he
criticised our government He did not
| return to Washington. but Senior Dupuy
| de LONE appeared with the letter or re-
call of his predecessor, and letters ac-,
! crediting himself as his successor so that
| there is precedent for the failure on the
| part OF the retiring Minister 10 take
| formal leave of our officials.
In the State Department 1t is said that
| there is no time limit in which NJ. de
| LONE must leave Washington, and peihs
now only private Spanish citizen. ne
may take a reasonable time Tor setthhs
his affairs and leaving the country.
The incident has attracted the attention
of foreign governments. and appears 10
be regarded by them as FACTOR III the
general Cuban situation.
DIPLOMATIC SENSATION.
REPRESENTATIVES in Washington have ad-
vised their governments fully of the oc-
currence. These were misleading al tne
outset as the diplomatic corps assumed
that the letter was forgery, ana some
| edvices conveyed this view OF the case
Now that its genuneness has Deen es-
tablished. the facts have been sent TO
most of the foreign capitals NO Incl
dent in recent days has caused such d
sensation in the ranks of the diplomatic
corps. -.
There Is universal regret among the
anbassadors and ministers who have
heen brought into close social relation
with senior de LONE. II has also aroused
a keen discussion as TO the right OF crlti-
cism which a minister can induise III
under the seal of a private letter Wnle
there is no general consensus OF opiiloi
| among diplomatic authorities, YET Haiiy
of them take the view that II Is not ohiy
a right. but a duty for a minister 10
| present every detail. even Of personal
nature which in his Judgment may ala
| in a correct understanding OF case.
| distinction is made by them between
| official and personal letters, The orslna
| letter written by De LONE to CanaleJas
came into possession Of the department
| Yesterday. and was carried by Juug'
Dav. as the Secretary of State, 10 tns
I
not have been other than painful. There
was no denial on the part Of the Minister
When Judge Day learned from the MIN
ister that the letter was genuine, he sent
the cablegram TO General Woodford. Inc
Instructions will go before the MADRID
authorities. along with the Minister :
resignation.
The state Department this morning
gave out for publication the substance
| of the cablegram sent yesterday "
General Woodford. The statement is as
follows:
t.There has appeared in the public print
a letter addressed by the Spanish Minis
tor 10 Mr.. Canalejas. This letter. the
, Minister admits. was written by him. II
! contains expressions concerning 'h'
president of the United States, OF such
! character as TO end the Minister'S usetul-
ness as a representative OF ms govern
! mont i'm this country. General NOOuIviu u
thorefore is instructed at once TO say 10
~ Minister Of State that the immediate
racau of Nj. Dupuy De Lone is expected
by the President.
HOW DID THE LETTER GET OUT
when inouiries were made at the span
I'll, Location to-day as to how the leltei
reacbed the hands Of the CUBAN JuN'a
:, a.as said that the statements mace
- ~ iunta as to Canalejass receiving
~ Litter were absolutely false. frlVat'
se,,ir, If was stated, had been mace
; ,~o,,oh a New York gentleman "hlch
Ia iisoIosed that Canalejas never saw th'
,~t.er This inquiry was sent py capi'
Co. 80 canaleias now at Madrid, ano
uiieD. .'a' sized If he had ever received
Letter OF the character uesci 4,
nc senior Canalejas answered that n'
1i'- received the letter and knew Nc
- ~ its contents; that If he had re-
'i,.ea Il ne would have mace an ai'S"'l
Voi. -, 1atter There had never been Al
'o1,'novIedgment or an answer iron'
Canalejas. .,.oroant direct from
,.-na'a,os the Spanish authorities resaro
:. 80 slain that the letter was stoieh >,
II az I.teeion and that the reports OF
,l.s,s receiving II and reading II L
&c No coneosto are fabrications in'su ,,o, ,e'
80 oover up the plan by when 'he wv
wa a,s. fact that the envelope was hmos m
,...aa &c taken as another eVluenVe
prouuSu ,a,ter was taken in transit as