The Portland daily press., 1898-02-10

field, the negotiating with the Auton-
omists, not yet declared to be legally con-
stituted, anu the discovery of the inten-
tions and purposes of this government.
The exiles will return one by one, and
when they return will come walking into
the sheepfold, and the chiefs will gradual
ly return. Neither of these had the oour-
age to leave en- masse, and they will not
have the courage to thus return.
The Presidents message has undecelVeu
the insurgents, who expected sometnlng
else, and has paralyZed the action or
Congress, but consider it bad.
Besides the natural and inevitable
coarseness with which he repeats all that
| the press and public opinion of spain has
said of Weyler 1t shows once more what
Mckinley is-weak and catering to the
rabble and, besides, low politician, who
desires to leave a door open to me and to
stand well with the iiugoes of his party.
Nevertheless. as matter Of fact, 1t Will
only depend on ourselves whether he will
prove bad and adverse to us. I.agreesen-
tirely with you that without a military
success nothing will be accomplished
there, and without military and political
success there is here always dangsr that
the Insurgents will be encouraged, If not
by the government, at least by part of
the public opinion.
do not believe you pay enough atten-
tion to the role of England. Nearly all
that newspaper canaille which swarms in
your hotel are English, and while they
are correspondents of American journals
they are also correspondents of the best
newspapers and reviews of London. Thus
it has been since the beginning. To my
mind the only object of England is that
the Americans should occupy themselves
with us and leave her in peace, and it
there is war, SO much the better; that
would further remove what Is threaten
ing her, although that will never happen.
It would be most important that you
should agitate the question Of commercial
relations, even though 1t would be only
for effect, and that you should send hers
a man of Importance in order that l
might use him to make q propaganda
among the Senators and others In opposi
tion to the Junta and to win over exiles.
There goes Amblarad. 1 believe he
comes too deeply taken up with little
political matters, and there must be come
thing very great or we shall lose.
Adela returns your salutation and we
wish You in the new year to be messen-
ger Of peace and take this new years
present to poor Spain.
Always your attentive friend and SER
want, who kisses your hands.
's'ERHs} EEER2}ouE DUpuY DE LONE.
THE TALK OF WASHINGTON.
Washington, February 9-Eenor de
Lome's letter was almost the sole topic
of conversation among the members OF
the House today. Its contents were con-
sidered such a manifest breach of diplo.
macy that many refused to credit it,
Chairman Hitt of the foreign affairs ooH
mittee, Chairman Dingley of the ways
and means committee and. d.other leading
Republicans declined to expressjany opin-
ion. Other Representatives and Senators
expressed the opinion that if the letter
was genuine it must certainly result in
de Lome's recall. y
SAID TO HAVE RESIGNED.
Philadelphia. February Especial de
spatches from Washington received in
this city state that Minister de LONE
cables his resignation to the Spanish gov
ernment, but up to a late hour this after
noon he received no reply from Madrid.
KARL DECKER LANDED.
Havana, February 9.-The American
yacht Buccaneer, which has several times
entered this port without health or Other
papers, flying the colors of the Union
Yacht club, Is understood to have landed
Karl Decker, the New York Journal and
Advertiser correspondent at an insurgent
camp. The yacht carries small gun and
1t is reported she also has arms and am
munition on board. The Buccaneer was
shadowed last night. According to IN
formation obtained from Spanish sources,
detachment of Spanish troops has routed
an Insurgent force in the Sancti Spiritus
district OF the province of Santa Clara.
The insurgents are said to have lost ten
men killed and the troops are reported to
have captured the flag and arms OF the
inSurgent leader.
United States Consul Gen. Lee was
notified of the vigilance of the Spanish
authorities towards the Buccaneer and
he answered officially ID being irtimated
that she might be fined; that yacht was
not obliged to comply with custom house
regulations and that in certain cases q
yacht might be considered as warship.
The matter is still under discussion, no
decision having beenarrived at by the
Spanish authorities.
BLANC AT HAVANA.
Havana, February 9.-Captain Genera;
Blanco, with his aides and staff and
number of newspaper correspondents,
arrived at four oclock this afternoon al
the Vile NeuvaTstation from Batabano,
Senior Galyez, president of the council OF
secretaries, number OF generals, the
civil and military authorities and deiega-
tions representing the volunteers and the
principal political organizations received
him at the station.
MISS BARTON ARRIVES.
Havana, February 9.-The steamer
Olivette has arrived here with Miss Clara
Barton, president of the Red Cross society
of the United States on board. Messrs.
Reick. Caldwell and Dart of the New
York Herald embarked today on board Of
the Olivette, homeward bound.
= The Senate committee on appropria-
tions reported the Indian appropriation