The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-02-15

sented Spain In this country. Scnor
Bsrnabe is now engaged In q special de-
partment Of tho Foreign Ministry a;
Madrid. dealing with commercial matters
and consulates.
Senior Gullon, the Minister OF Foreign
Afralrs intimated 10 the Cabinet that
United States Minister Woodford had
Just handed him note referring to Senior
Dupuy de Lanes letter. and demanding
the meaning Of several passages IN H.
El Liberal. commenting on the DeI.ome
letter. says II was a private document.
OF which the Government misunderstood
the text.
II IS semi-oficlally stated that Official
claims cannot be founded on private
letter. that Spain acted rightly In ac-
ceptlng the resignation OF Senior Dupuy
de LONE and the ministers declare that
any claims whatever. are inadmissiole
how The Letter Vas Stolen.
WASHINGTON. teD. 1.-The Post
OF Washington prints to-day the follow
ing version OF the acquisition ana publ
ca.on OF the ieuer from senor Dupuy
oe Lone 10 senOr CdnelaJas. The sutnOr-
ity cited tor us autnenucity Is "a CuOdn
oil the highest stanulng IN the councils
OF his parry" who receives has iniorma-
ton IRON neauquarters IN New YORK"
The story proceeds 10 say:
The letter was aOt stolen from the
United States mails, but was secured by
an agent OF the Cuban Junta IN the
postofnce at Havana. Don Jose Cane
lajas. to whom the letter vas addressed
never saw the original. He aid not know
until eight days after the letter reached
Havana that such letter from Spain
representative In Washington had been
written him.
De LONE wrote the letter In his pri-
vate residence in Washington, instead or
az the Spanish Legation. The paper,
however. was marked with the official
type. and read IN the corner, Legation
de Espapa The same inscription was
upon the left hand upper corner OF the
envelope.
"senor de LONE did not mail the letter
from his house. In fact. he had not
quite completed II upon the morning II
was written. and carried IT to the lega-
tion where IL was first seen and noticed
by a person who Is In tho employ OF the
embassy acting IN a sub-0fcial capacity.
The letter lay upon the desk In his inner
office. the outer Office being his place OF
reception 10 visitors. During an absence
of half an hour from the inner office OF
De Lone the clerk in question saw the
open letter and read some of H.
The next day this same person sent
word to his Cuban associates in Wash
ing TO the effect that he had seen
letter from De LONE TO Canelajas. in
which President Mckinley was vilihed
and autonomy called a scheme Several
OF the Cuban leaders got together and
asked the employee OF the embassy TO
secure the letter They did not believe
implicitly In his story although he urged
them 10 come into the public print and
make charges against De Lone. Because
they did not have the letter In their pos
session the leaders refused to say any
thing about It. The employee Of the le-
cation was urged 10 use all means In
his power 10 secure the letter. although
II was considered probable that the letter
was already IN the mails when the Gu
bans at the Hotel Raleigh were Informed
OF its existence
The clerk I'm the employ OF Minister
De LONE saw no more Of the letter. His
memory-wrtten abstracts were forward
ed 10 New York. and II was quickly
agreed that could possession Of the letter
be obtained and his statements proven
20 be true the letter would be OF incalcu-
liable value to the Cuban cause as sub
maintained regarding autonomy and the
general Spanish policy. in officials circles.
toward this country and It's officers.
Immediately words OF warning and urg-
ings 20 be on the alert were sent 10
every Cuban who might be In a position
90 obtain track Of or intercept the much
sought for misslve.
THE letter reached Havana five days
after its postmark in Washington. An
agent OF the Cuban party. who is an en-
ployee OF the Spanish postofce, knew
that tho letter was on the way. and when
it came into his hands II was carried
from the postOfice and a copy was made
OF H. Word 10 this effect was sent TO
the Cuban leaders In Jacksonville. Fla.
who at once asked the secret Cuban
Junta In Havana TO secure the original
letter-that a copy was not what was
desired. The Havana postoflice clerk was
not willing 20 do this at first. but after
ward consented. as he was obliged 20
account for a certain number OF letters
TO other employees Of the department.
"The original was then taken several
blank sheets were substituted In place
OF the paper upon which De LONE had
written. and the letter was finally post
marked in the Havana Office and sent I'm
arrival in fhe Havana Office the sealed
envelope properly addressed 10 Senor
Canalcils. was delivered az tho Hotel
Inglaterra. Senior Canalelas did not re-
gard the matter seriously at the time,
although the hotel boy who brought he
letter and the postoffice employee who
had charge OF 10 were arrested. So. also.
was the hotel employee who went several
times daily 90 the pOstOflico for the mails.
All three were discharged after an exam
iuati0n.
1T is not explained why the letter was
kent by the Cubans for several weeks
before II was given out for publication.
An informant other than the person
who gave the foregoing but who IS on
the inside IN Cuban official circles. de-
clares that the delay was occasioned by
n desire on the part Of the iunta 10 be
assured absolutely that the writing was
that OF the Spanish Minister. 50 that ne
might not have any chance 10 deny its
authorship and thus cause 4 reaction
which would undoubtedly have been the
result OF the propagation OF a fake"
c-ve~nm"ut P"v. Prof ~ -.
READING. PA. Feb. 1.-THE carpen-
ter Steel Company OF this city, is work
ing on double time with fun force OF
- men, and there Is a report that IL
had received an order from the Navy
Department for ZOO steel prOiectlles.
ranging IN weight from $50 90 i.oS0 pounds
each. Everybody connected with the
works preserves great secrecy, bur re-
cent large shipments show THAI proirc-
tiles are being turned 0ut in large ouan-
titles.