The San Francisco call., 1898-03-10
DE BERNABE ON AMERICAN SOIL Spain's New Minister to America Arrives at
 New York.
He Is Greeted With Acclaim by His Countrymen of the
 Metropolis.
Dao,ipes 10 Talk of the Differences Between Madrid and Wash
 ingtOn.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

NEW YORK, March 9.-Senor Luis Polo de Bernabe, the new Spanish Min ister who succeeds Senor Dupuy de Lome at Washington. was a passenger on the steamer Kaiser Wilhelm II which arrived at her pier in Hoboken at o'clock this evening. He was most enthusiastically welcomed by the Span ish Consul-Gen and several of his | countrymen.
 The Kaiser Wilhelm II arrived off the bar at o'clock, when Herald-Call re- porter boarded her from tug. Senor de Bernabe was found writing letter in the first cabin saloon. He spoke in excellent English as he received me. "I left Madrid on February 26,' he | said "and embarked at Gibraltar on February 2S. We have had pleasant weather and the voyage has been an agreeable one l have made some very pleasant acquaintances among the | Americans on board. You see I am 1 somewhat of an American myself; I spent some time in your country and acquired the language, though speak it imperfectly I am very glad to get back again, for I am by no means | stranger here.
 At the mention of the present trou- bled state of affairs Senor de Bernabe shrugged his shoulders and exclaimed:
 q can say nothing of the present sit | nation. 1 have not seen the newspa- pers for ten days and 1 have no knowl- edge of what has taken place in that | time I have come as Spain's Minis l ter to the United States. I can say nothing of politics. l have come alone. l except for two attendants. My wife re- mains in Germany to visit her father, the Spanish Ambassador there. She will join me later.
 As he spoke the new Minister re- garded Forts Hamilton and Wadsworth and their frowning guns with some in tereSt One of the passengers told me | that Senor de Bernabe had said that he believed Cuba would be won over to Spain by autonomy
 Captain Hogemann of the Kaiser
 Wilhelm II gave a dinner tonight in honor of the Minister, and Ignatius c. 1 Grubb, Judge of the Supreme Court of Delaware, presided, welcoming Senor de IteI nabe- to this country. Senor de I I;ernabe replied in a few words. but avoided any reference to Cuba or Span | ish--Alnerican affairs
 Senor de Bernabes reception at the
 pier in Hoboken was an enthusiastic
 one. From the Spanish legation at | Washington Senor Pablo Soler, first secretary or the embassy, ana SGnOT La | Casa. military 3ttache, had come tD receive their new chief. With them 1 were Consul General Arturo Baldasano,
 his son, Vice-Consul Fabregas, Presi- dent Castillo of the New York Spanish | Society, and many other Spaniards. l As soon as the Minister was recognized ' he was greeted with great waving of hats from the Spaniards on the pier. He responded by lowing, and was
 greeted with cheers. AS soon as the
 gangway was let down to the pier
 Senor de Bernabe appeared with one
 O, the first cabin ladies on his arm and
 walked slowly down. At the bottom
 hewas seized by Consul General Balda-
 sano and the two men threw their
 arms about each others necks. Senor
 de Bernabe was embraced by each man in turn and again by Consul General
 BaIdasano after he had gone all round.
 Exsept for the Spaniards who sur rounded him, however, Senor de Der nabe vas treated rather unceremoni- , ously A policeman told him to move on'' wiile he stood near the gangway , and seteral times the dock employees swept linn to the side. Senor de Der nabe and Consu-General Baldasano got into a carriage and were driven to
 the Waloorf-Astor1a
 Consul General Baldasano said that , Senor de 3ernabe would leave here for Washington early in the morning, and would preent his credentials to Presi- dent McKilley.
 , On boardt the Kaiser Wilhelm II with
 Senor de sernabe was Franklin c.
 Bevan, Unfed States Consul to AL
 meria. Spainiwho has just resigned his
 office for family reasons. In speaking
 of the situa ion in Spain MT. Bevan , said:
 Among tn. sensible people of Spain, the well informed and middle classes,
 there exists lothing but the kindliest
 feelings towa.d America and Ameri-
 cans. They eplore the idea of war. They feel no mmity toward this coun- fry The Spaish hotel-keepers are de- n,orinr the act that Americans no longer long patronze them. The general sentiment. al have found it, is , friendly towali the United States"