The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-11
THE RESIGNATION Accepted.
Action of the Spanish Cabinet and
Comments of the Madrid lress.


MADRID, Feb. 10.--At a meetiny of the
Spanish Cabinet, held to-day under tie pres
idency of the Queen Regent, the Minister
for foreign affairs, Senior Gullon, reada dis
patch from Senior Dupuy De LONE, the
Spanish minister at washington. SAVING
that the published letter to Senior Canaleas
was written by him, and that his position,
consequently, had become untenable, ant
he begged the government to accept his res
ignation. The Cabinet decided to accept
the resignation of Senior Dupuy De LONE,
and the ministers subsequently met and de-
cided to telegraph to Senior De LONE, ac-
cepting his resignation, and intrusting the
first secretary with the conduct of the cur
rent affairs of the legation. After the Cab
met council the premier, Senior Sagasta,
told the correspondent of the Associated
Press that Senior Dupuy DE LONE had
"bravely'' admitted the authorship of the
letter. a
For some time past the authorities have
been taking extra precautions in guarding
the residence of the United States minister
Gen. Stewart l.. Woodford, which is on the
outskirts Of the city. On Sunday the guard
was reinforced by twenty-four men, and the
Heraldo says that even this was not con-
sidered sufficient. Additional precautions
were adopted, evidently under the impress
sion that public order might be disturbed,
and a number of mounted civil guards were
posted in the vicinity. Thereupon the Her.
aldo asks, Whence the necessity for these
precautions, since Madrid has offered alb
solutely not a single symptom of justifying
such measures?
Senator Sagasta, the premier, and other
members of the Cabinet state publicly that
the De LONE incident will not affect the
relations between Spain and the United
States and that a new envoy, competent
to conduct the commercial negotiations will
be selected. The candidature of Senior
Muruaga to succeed Senior De LONE has
been abandoned. The government main
tains its reserve, desiring to secure the APP
prevail of Washington according to diplo-
matte custom. before appointing Senior De
Lomes successor
The papers all discuss the De LONE Incl
dent and the possible successor of the re-
firing minister at Washington. La Core
spondencia de Espana mentions Senior
Muruaga, but says it is believed that moth
ing has been as yet decided. FL Heraldo de
Madrid deplores the incident. but remarks:
Here we are obliged TO endure not con-
fidential complaints like Senior De Lomes,
but attacks and accusation of every kind
in American official documents and in Con-
gress upon our country, generals, govern
ment and even our highest representatives
of state"
FL Correo recognizes that Senior De
Lomes position became untenable when the
letter was published.
resignation having been accepted the in
ternatonal question disappears. Neverthe
less the Cuban insurgents have succeeded
in chasing from Washington a representa-
tive of Spain who has always displayed
great zeal to prevent filibustering ,expedi-
tons but they have done so by tricks only
employed by the clients of penitentiaries.
Correspondence Militar says: THE gov
eminent should not have accepted Senior De
Lomes resignation. The American attitude
is offensive and humiliating to SPAIN"
Ell Correo Esranol, the CalliSt organ, says:
events precipitate themselves and we are
at the beginning of the end of our respect
for the United States"
La Nacional the Weylerist organ, re-
proaches the government for yielding to the
exigencies of Washington and adds: 1.-The
Americans have become our lords and mas
terS."