Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-10
sAcKvILLE DISMISSED.


| The President OF the United States has
instructed me to inform you that for good
| ana suIfcient causes, which are known
! 10 yourself, and have been duly brought
10 the knowledge Of your government. he
mas with great regret become convinced
that II would be incompatible with the
pest interests, and detrimental to the good
relations of both governments, that you
should any longer hold your present ON
cial position in the United States. and
| that accordingly the government Of her
Britannic Majesty may find another chan
| nei Tor such communications as may be
| desirable between the two governments
| ia the transaction of their business.
Whenever II is your pleasure 10 depart
! from the United states. l am instructed
| 10 furnish you with the usual facilities
and with that view / now beg to enclose
q passport in the customary FORM
Lord Sackville left Immediately, ana
from October 80. 1885, until late in the
spring of 1889 the British Government
was represented here only by a charge, a
sign of the displeasure with which II
viewed the treatment Of its Minister.
WHAT SENATORS SAY.
There were few senators who had not
read the letter when the Senate met to-
day, but there were comparatively few of
| them willing to express an opinion upon
Il.
1T is a very serious matter" said Sen
! ator Gray, Of the Committee on Foreign
Relations; too serious, indeed. to discuss
! carelessly."
IF it is true" said Senator Foraker,
also member of the Foreign Relations
Committee, "Mr. De LONE ought to be
| Immediately given his passports"
Senator Spooner said: 1T is a gross at
tack, and most astounding"
Senator Stewart: "The sentiment eX-
pressed is in a line with Spain's policy and
disposition. We do everything TO conciliate
the Spaniards; they reciprocate by de-
| spising US"
The letter was almost the sole topic OF
conversation among the members Of the
House to-day. It's contents were consider
ed such a manifest breach of diplomacy
that many refused to credit it. Chairman
Hit. of the Foreign Affairs Committee;
! Chairman Dingley, of the Ways and
Means Committee. and other leading Re-
publicans. declined to express any opn-
| ion at this time. on the assumption that
the letter was authentic. however the
opinion was almost unanimous that no
self-respecting government could tolerate
such criticism Of its Chief Executive. and
that De Lome's words had put an end 10
his usefulness at this capital.
Some fear was also expressed that the
recall of Minister De Lone while affairs
! were in their present condition, might
precipitate a grave crisis.
DEMOCRATIC OPINION.
The Democrats were much more free in
| the expression OF opiinon than the Re
publicans.
Mr. Berry DemocraD. of Kentucky. a
member of the Foreign Affairs Commit
tee. said that If the letter proved TO be
genuine. the Spanish Minister should be
made to walk the plank.
Mr. William Alden Smith Republican,,
| of Michigan a member of the Foreign Az
| fairs Committee, said II regard the let
| ter if authentic, as a serious affront, call
! ing for as radical treatment as was ad-
ministered to Lord Sackville West in
! 1888"
DE LONE SCORNS DENIAL.
Senor De LONE received a number Of
| callers during the day. and TO those sus-
! tanning a close relation to him he did not
| question the authenticity Of the published
letter, making it clear that he would
scorn the subterfuge of denial for pur-
| poses of eXpediency.
The only question raised was as TO the
accuracy Of the translation, for the pub
| Ushed translations gave severity TO
o
| which were regarded as designed to mag
| nifv the actual statements.
Among the Minister'S friends the act OF
| stealing a confidential letter and making
Il nublic was considered as more repre-
hensible than the writing of the letter
itself.
| II was the general expression among
the Minister'S associates Of the diplomatic
corps that while the publication disclosed
q grave imprOpriety yet 1t was one that
might happen to any OF them IN the
course of those confidential communica-
| tfons I'm which the greatest freedom of
e,,r.ession is used i'm order TO convey
| fuil understanding of a particular ques-
tion. ,r,,,>,,,c
MADRID. February 9. (Midnight)-
rha ne LONE letter incident is regarded
here as a iingoist trick, intended TO as
tnrb the relations between the United
States and Spain
OPINION IN LONDON.
LONDON. February 1o.-With the ex-
a,,tion of the Daily Mail, the morning
naners do not comment on the De LONE
incident. The Daily Mail says;
.rUa cannot suppose the De LONE let
| '.o,,,,ine hut If it is. then all the rat
.,sS he IN the fire. Things have reached
y nass where little is wanted y cause an
axnlosion. Even the recall OF Senor De
ONE would not satisfy or paciiy the H.
suited jngoes .so.,,. oro .u
rhe American correspondents are on
90 nDinion that Senior De bome's recall
a. Inevitable. but they believe SPAN "ll
70 aIlowed TO withdraw him in the least
d,saoreeable manner, as after lhe ut
nmhlican criticisms of MT Cieveianu
,raatment of Lord Sackviile-Wesi' II
would be impossible to give MN ms
Pssh n.ha washington correspondent OF the
nauv news says: president Mchii'ley
- o" resoIved that Spain shall have no ves-
s,oe of an excuse TO pick a quarrei WIN
re Irnited states, and Spain can disowh
Sanor DE Lome's utterance without the
slightest loss Of dignity"
np LONE SAID TO HAVE RESIGNED.
PHILADELPHIA, February s.--speclal
,,rnatches from washington received ID
.his citv state that Minister de LONE
cahled his resignation TO tne spanish in,n
Ssu,er caernment Yesterday and twice to-day
~, IN 70 a late hour this evening mao
eno,yea ~. no reply from Madrid.