The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-02-12
MINISTER WOODFORD'S CABLE
Announces That tic Lome's Resignation
Was Accepted Before He Presented the
Letter OF the State Department.

Announces That lie Lome's Resignation
Va, accepted BEFORE He Presented the
Letter OF the State Department..
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE follow
l1s statement was given out for publ
cation at the state department this
morning:
General Woodford has telegraphed
that Minister De Lome's resignation had
teeI accepted before he presented the
telegram from the state department.
He adds that the first secretary at
Washington will be placed In charge OF
the legation and new minister will be
appointed at once. Full reports TO fol-
low.
RS bei:e"ed here that the incident is
practically closed. All sorts Of rumors
We're in circulation last night, including
one that special cabinet meeting was
held at midnight. Il can be stated pos
lively that no cabinet meeting, formal
or Informal, was held last night.
As lie representative OF Spain, Senior
Don Juan du Bose. called a. noon to-
cay at the state department and pre-
sehted in whiting the notification OF the
4 spanish government that the res!gna-
''on os seno: Enrique Dupuy de LONE
nao been accepted ard that Senor du
t5ose was depu;eG TO represent his gov
s.IrhHent as charge d'affa.rs ad interim.
ne presentation was merely formal,
ewing the facts OF transfer without
mentioning the Incident leading up TO
n. ~ having assumed his duties, Mr.. du
n'sC look occasion 10 pay call of re-
speet 10 the state department authori-
t.e%, de was not accompanied by Senior
ee LONE, who, with this official act, be-
comes private citizen of Spain tempor-
any solourn!sg In this country. The
tneIaeht is regarded as closed so far as
Splsh IS concerned. How the United
s.s'es VII! regard It the legation does
n't SIoW. Of course. The accentaucc
", me minister's resignation constitutes
s auci apology as VIII be made, ard be-
s""a ms, 50 far as present instructions
~, mere viii be no further fornalities
Ds!9ad The departure OF Senior de LONE
LINN the next few days. His leave
"E oe qu!e: and devoid OF any official
or public character.
,app!eclatlHs the dellcacy OF the SIT
uslion. he has withdrawn Invitations
y. Social character. The day OF his
tspasiure from Washington has not
feh n1ed but 1t will be early next week,
~ WI! SAL from the United States by
~ ,E 0, me transatlantic liners leaving
Inc middle Of the week.
as lar as possible. however. The late
'.IsIer desires TO occupy n purely prl-
90 ~ attstHde. and to be free from any
i,st+ sn+ Pubic attention which has been
ssepaTabie .ss va I. from his positlon as minis
~. VI ofaih. After leaving this coun-
. 'ue .uturc plans OF Mr., de LONE are
@ '. uAed. Personally he would prefer
'p. 20 20 10 Madrid. and unless the gov
teht c,nt,.t commands him 10 go to the
nt1a ftp.H ne VII! probably vlsl. some other
vsT' vv'Te' ana then go to his estate rear
,,sS,. ,sencsa. II !s large estate with ex-
Wy hse Vineyards and Is in the district
m cen returned Senior de LONE to the
go; S".%s as a deputy. Further than re.
wn.,,5s 's 10 MS plans, Senior de LONE
VAN o"H not talk for publication, and
rbo. ru MOI 20 into the recent incident.
Eas si Is closed 30 far as he Is concerned.
oI "sl'or e Gu Bosc, the new representative
H. Spain, was seen at the legation Office.
n looks looks more like an Engiishman than
hrHgb HHgbahiard, being tall and OF athletic
csI,' "ulu' %!ih no Spanish trace in his ac-
v"'. ,as MS mother was an English woman
.u n"o Mn was trained at Oxford. For the
EE;tesetlt lie asked 10 be excused from
r,.,ScusSins ,.os Spanish affairs. The Iega-
~, "O% WI remain at the present location
I", ~, massachusetts, avenue, as there is a
''' years lease OF the premises.
o,i inquiry at the state department, how
w., ratr' develops that the department is
,bn ~ formally prepared to admit that
'm incident is closed. Our government
a"S ""SS'ns accepted the charge d'affalrs,
IG4 ar DC LONE having dropped from
Nv Nv nHlcial position what now remains
~, ~ department OF state Is 10 nwai,
Woodford. " munster III % '
p, .,he cabinet meeting to-day The
,,',at se'teat briefly gave Il summary OF the
IN ',,th,IdndencG that has taken place up
'''S moment respecting the retire.