The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-02-15
INTO DE LOME'S SHOES
LOUIS POTO BERNABE THE NEW
SPANISH AMBASSADOR
Official News oH the Appointment
Both Mt Washington and Madrid
NO Intention on the Part of the
United States to Demand an ApoI-
Ogy of Sagasta.

MADRID, Feb. 1.-THE note from
Minister Woodford demanded that
Spain should formally disavow the in
suits to President Mckinley contained
in Senor Dupuy de Lome's letter to
Senor Canalejas. The cabinet council,
today, it is reported, decided unani-
mously to reply to Minister Woodford
that Senior de Lome's spontaneous
resignation and the terms of the de-
cree accepting it, were considered suffi-
cient satisfaction.
1t is understood that Minister Wood
ford received this intimation and dis
patched a long cipher telegram to
Washington.
MADRID, Feb. 1.-THE cabinet met
at o'clock this afternoon and discuss
ed the present state of the war in Cuba
and the De Lone matter at great
length
1t was decided to publish decree
accepting the resignation of Senior Du-
puy de Lone as minister at Washing
ton, and appointing Senior Louis Polo
Bernabe as his successor
A decree will also be issued conven-
ing the chambers before the end of this
month, so as to enable the election of
the new cOrtes to occur on March 20.
Senior Gullon, the minister of foreign
affairs, informed the cabinet that
United States Minister Woodford had
just handed him a note referring to
Senor de Lomes letter, and to the
meaning of several paragraphs in it.
Senior Louis Polo Bernabe is the son
of Vice Admiral Polo, who formerly
represented Spain in this country. Sc
nor Bernabe is now engaged in a spe-
cial department of the foreign ministry
at Madrid. dealing with commercial
matters and consulates.
Ell Liberal, commenting on the De
Lone letter, says 1t was a private doc
ument of which the government mis-
understands the text. 1t is semi off
c:ally stated that official claims cannot
be founded on a private letter.
PARIS, Feb. 1.-THE Figaro says:
mo state could make such an apology
as the United States demands from
Spain without the loss of all dignity.
If the United States should attack
Spain under such a futile pretext as
the De Lone incident, the whole of
Europe would support the latter.
HAVANA. Feb. 14-At a meeting
last night of the radical Autonomists,
important questions were discussed
with the view of assuring peace and
Spanish sovereignty of Cuba.
Spanish reports have 1t that the in
surgent, Calixto Garcia, on Feb. 8, ad-
vanced three leagues from Mejias,
province of Santiago de Cuba, In an
attempt to pass a column of Spanish
troops commanded by Gen. Narce.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.-Actuated
by a sense of honor and a strict idea OF
justice, the state department has taken
steps to place in the hands of SenoI
Canelejas, to whom the letter was ad-
dressed, the epistle written by Senor
Dupuy de Lone, which led to the res
ignation Of the minister.
There now remains only the closing
/ chapter of the incident to be written
for the end is already In sight. Not
! Withstanding all that has been SAID
about demands on Spain for apologies
/ or retractions of the disagreeable
things said by Senor Dupuy de LONE
in his letter, it can be positively stated
that at no time since the publication
of the letter has the state department
taken any such course. Instead, it has
relied entirely upon the sense Of pro
| priety of the Spanish government to dc
all that was proper and needful tc
wipe out the unpleasant impression
produced by these statements, and il
can now be said that this course ha.
| been fully justified. and that the Span
| ish cabinet now being aware of the
| full text of the letter is expected with
| IN a day or TWO, to make such dis
! claimer Of the letter as is required by
| the circumstances.
Tonight the state department re
ceived official notice from Madrid of tht
selection of Senor Louis Polo Bernabt
| as United States minister to succeed
Senor Dupuy de Lone
KINGSTON, Jamaica CVia Bermuda)
Feb. A.-The United States cruise
| Montgomery sailed from Port al
| Prince late last night under cipher or
| ders received from Washington. 1t il
| believed that her destination is Ha
| Vana.
READING, Pa, Feb. 14-The Car
| penter Steel company is working OF
double turn. with a full force, ant
| there is report that it has received
| an order from the navy department 70
! $1,000 steel projectiles. Everybody con
nected with the works preserves grea
| secrecy.