Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-02-17
rs NO LONGER MINISTER.
Senior Dupuy de LONE Undone by
His Pen.
Resigns HIS Mission Because of Pub-
LEGATION of n Letter Written by
Him Criticising Presi-
dent Mckinley.


| Washington, Feb. 10.-Enrique Dupuy
De LONE is no longer Spanish minister
TO the United States government. He
cabled his resignation of the post to
Madrid upon making the discovery that
his letter to Senior Canalejas, rejecting
upon President Mckinley, had been
published. To Assistant Secretary of
State Day Senior De LONE admitted that
he had penned the note, whereupon the
state department wired Minister Wood
ford, at Madrid, directing that he de-
mand from the Spanish government
the recall of Senior De LONE. 1t is said
that Senior De LONE will abandon the
diplomatic service and seek political
preferment in Spain. The affair will
not in the least affect the relations
between Spain and the United States;
in fact, the belief is that the minister
to succeed De LONE, who will be in
closer touch politically with the Sa-
gasta cabinet and its reform plans, will
effect more cordial relations between
the two governments.
De Lome's Offensive Words.
Minister De Lome's letter, the dis
| covery of which has caused the present
sensation, was addressed to Senior Can
| aleias, the well-known editor of the
Heraldo of Madrid. The portion which
is looked upon as offensive reads:
1.-THE presidents message has unde-
| ceived the insurgents, who expected some
thing else, and has paralyzed the action
| of 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 Wey-
| Ter, it shows one what Mckinley is-weak
| and catering to the rabble, and besides, a
| low politician, who desires to leave door
open to me and to stand well with the
! jingoes Of his party"
Resignation Accepted.
Madrid, Feb. 11.-At meeting of the
| Spanish cabinet held Thursday under
the presidency of the queen regent, the
minister of foreign affairs, Senior Gull
Ion, read a dispatch from Senior Dupuy
De LONE, the Spanish minister at Wash
ington, saying that the published letter
to Senior Canalejas was written by him
and that his position, consequently, had
become untenable and he begged the
government to accept his resignation.
The cabinet decided to accept the resig-
nation 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 current affairs of the legation.
| His Recall Asked For.
LnlN fnfn do
partment Thursday morning gave out
for publication the substance of the
cablegram sent Wednesday to Gen.
Woodford, our minister to Madrid, in
reference to the De LONE letter. The
statement is as follows:
There has appeared in public prints a
| letter addressed by the Spanish minister
to Mr.. Canalejas. This letter. the minister
admits, was written by him. 1t contains
| expressions concerning the president Of
! the United States of such a character as
| to end the minister's usefulness as rep
resentative of his government in this
| country. Gen. Woodford, therefore, was
| instructed at once to say to the minister of
state that the immediate recall of Mr..
Dupuy De LONE is expected by the pres
ident."
Incident Practically Closed.
| washington, Feb. 12.-Ihe personal
incident growing out of the publication
of Senior Dupuy De Lome's letter to
Senior Canalejas may be regarded as
settled. This has been brought about
by the short cablegrams sent by Minis
ter Woodford from Madrid, in which he
states that the minister had resigned
and his resignation had been accepted
before he (Mr. Woodford) presented
the request of the United States that he
! be recalled.
| Feeling in Spain.
Madrid, Feb. 12.-The Impartial, re-
ferring to the resignation of Senior
Dupuy De LONE, says:
1.-THE government was wise to accept
| Senior De Lomes resignation. His indis-
erection has only occasioned the govern
rent vexation."
The premier, Senior Sagasta, said:
II was surprised at Senior De Lome's
| letter, for in all his communications, Of
fetal and private, addressed to the gov
eminent, he spoke respectfully of President
Mckinley. 1 regret De Lome's indiscre-
| ton and folly, for he has rendered Spain
| signal services at Washington.
There is no possible reason why the I'M
fortunate incident should alter the rela-
| lions between Spain and the United States,
| which are, and we hope will remain, cor
dial and friendly, nothing having occurred
recently to mar them"
Japan VIII Stick.
| Paris Feb 11-0fiiria1 a6yicaS ra.