The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-11
De LOME'S PLACE
Senior Muruaga Was Picked Out
for 1t
But His Name Was Dropped Al
most Immediately.
NONE WILL BE NAMED
Until it Has Been Previously
Ascertained
That He is Acceptable to the
United States.

Madrid, Feb. 1.-THE papers all dis
cuss the De LONE incident this morning
and the possible successor of the retir-
ing minister at Washington.
La Correspondence De Espana men
tions Senior Muruaga, but says it is be-
ieved that nothing has been as yet de-
cided.
Ell Heraldo De Madrid depIores the
incident, but remarks:
Here we are obliged to endure not
confidential complaints like Senior De
LONE S, but attacks and accusations of
every kind, in American official docu-
ments, and including our country,
generals, governments and even our
highest representatives of state"
Ell COrreO recognizes that Senior De
LOmeS position became untenable when
the letter was published.
FL Epocha says:
"Senor De Lome's resignation having
been accepted the international oues-
ban insurgents have succeeded in chas-
ing from Washington q, representative
of Spain who always displayed great
zeal to prevent hHbUstering expeditions
but they have done so by tricks only
employed by the clients of penitentiar-
ies.''
Observation-Disclosures says:
1.-THE government should not have ac-
cepted Senior De LOmes resignation.
The American attitude is offensive and
humiliating to SPAIN"
Ell Correo Espanola, the Carlist or
gan, says:
Events precipitate themselves and
we are at the beginning of the end of
our respect for the United States"
La National, the Weylerist organ,
reproaches the government for yielding
to the exigencies of Washington and
adds:
"The Americans have become our
4
Madrid, Feb 1.-THE candidature of
Senior Muruaga to succeed Senior De
LONE has been abandoned The gov
eminent maintains it's reserve, desiring
to secure the approval of Washington,
according to diplomatic custom, before
appointing Senior De LOme'S successor.
London, Feb. 1.-THE Times this
morning in an editorial echOing the
views of it's New York correspondent,
Mr.. George w. Smalley, says:
''It is from every point of view deplor-
able and lamentable that so successfuI
a career should have been terminated
by an act of basest treachery. Senior
De LONE has long been the object of
profound detestatiOn to the Cuban ring
because he frustrated their deep laid
Honest men, whether in England or
America must regard with contempt
too profound for words, a party which
sinks to such methods of warfare"
Washington, Feb. 11.-SenOr De LONE
is acting on the presumption that his
services are closed and is preparing his
household for departure. No time has
been set for his leaving. For the pres
ent he continues to exercise his tunc-
lions as minister. On his being relleV-
ed, the first secretary of the legation,
Senior Pablo SOler, will be charge q
affaires ad intemin. The latter mas
had long experience in diplomacy ana
at one time was confidential secretary
to the late premier of Spain, Senior
Canovas 1t is not expected that the
service as charge will be more than
temporary as new minister CHOSEN
from Premier Sagasta's liberal adher-
ents is expected to be named at an ear
ly day.
While the foregoing gives the action
taken by the Spanish authorities the
results may be considerably affected by
the steps taken by the state depart
ment The department is acting with
out reference to the minister's reslgna-
ton It shaped its action after receiv-
ing the original letter written by De
LONE to Canalejas. The original came
into the possession of the department
Yesterday and was carried by Judge
Day, assistant secretary of state to the
minister's residence. The meeting could
not have been other than painful. There
was no denial on the part of the min
lister. When Judge Day learned dlrecl
from the minister that the letter was
genuine the cablegram to General
Woodford was sent. The instructions
will go before the Madrid authorities
along with the minister's resignation:
When inquiries were made at the
Spanish legation as to how the letter
reached the hands of the Cuban junta,
it was said that the statements made
by the junta as to Canalejas receiving
the letter were absolutely false. Pr
vate inquiries, it was stated, had been
made through a New York gentleman
which had disclosed that Canalejas
never saw the letter. This inquiry was
sent by cable direct to Canalejas, now
at Madrid and he was asked if he had
ever received a letter of the character
described. To this Senior CanaleJas an
sWered that he never received the let
ter and knew nothing of its contents;
that if he had received it he would
have made an answer to the letter.
There has never been an acknowledge
ment or an answer from Canalejas.Aft-
er this statement direct from Canale1aS
the Spanish must regard it as plain
that the letter was stolen in transit and
that the reports of Canalejas' receiving
it and reading it to DR.. Cognosto are
fabrications intended to cover UP the
plan by which the letter was abstract
ed The fact that the envelope was not
produced is taken as another evidence
that the letter was taken in transit, as
the envelope would have disclosed the
pOstmarkS, with the time OF sending
and receipt both in this country and
Havana if it ever reached the latter
place.
Chinook Winds in Idaho.
Boise. Idaho, Feb. n.-Chinook winds
hove taken the snow off rapidly that