The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-04-21

Senior Polo Y Bernabe, ambassador of
Spain. departed from Washington last
night at 7:20 o'clock. There was no dem
onstration unfavorablc or otherwise. He
was guarded all the way from the Span
ish legation to the train, and viii be es-
corted by officers of the United States
Secret Service as far as the Canadian
border.
The Spanish minister and his party oc-
cupy a special coach attached to the reg
ular Pennsylvania Railroad train to Buff
falo and Niagara Falls AT Buffalo the
car will be switched on the tracks of the
Grand Trunk Line and continue on TO To-
ronto, Canada.
Senior Polo is accompanied by Senior
Pablo Soler, first secretary; Senior Don
Acquaroni. second secretary; Senior Pla,
attache; Senior Almieda. attache; Capt.
de la Casa, military attache, and Lieut..
de Caranza, naval attache
There was much activity at the Spanish
legation all day yesterday. 1t commenced
shortly after O'Clock when the butcher
and baker and every other kind of mer-
chant began TO arrive with bills for pro-
visions furnished. They explained that
Senior Polo had sent for the bills at an
early hour. The Times reporter called at
the house at o'clock
He asked TO see the Spanish minister
He has been up since daybreak, but is
not yet dressed" announced the girl who
answered the doorbell. Perhaps you do
not believe me?' she added, significantly.
SIR. Carlisle Calls
Isle. attorney for the Spanish govern
! ment, arrived and was instantly admit
ted. He was followed soon after by the
Portuguese minister, and then came the
Belgian minister. Lieut. Boyle, of the
Third police precinct, appeared a square
away and instructed the officer to remain
on duty until relieved.
About this time special delivery mes
senger from the Postofiice Department
arrived. He brought a large envelope
which looked very official and was mail
ed in the city about $3.50 a. m. Then mes
senger boys with kilograms began to
/ come. They were numerous for several
minutes and then there was a lul1. 1t was
! broken by the arrival of a colored mes
senger. who was recognized as coming
! from the office of Assistant Secretary OF
! State Day. He was quickly admitted
! and before his exit NJ. Jules Cambon,
/ the French ambassador and Mr.. Hen
! genmuller. the Austro-Hungarian minis
ter, arrived. Then in few minutes the
messenger hurried from the building, and
! seeing the reporter hastily thrust into
| his inner pocket two official looking docu-
ments. One was sealed tightly and the
/ other bore evidence of having been open
/ ed. He did not deny making an official
! visit to the, legation and it was learned
! that after Senior Polo had read the con-
/ tents of one of the, packages the mes
4 senger had requested the return of the
! envelope. The second communication
was response calling for the minister 5
! passports a.
a Diplomatic Conference.
There was conference inside the lega-
ton between Senior Polo, NJ Cambon Mr.
Hengenmuller and Mr.. Carlisle which
lasted some time. 1t concerned the trans
fer of the legation affairs to the French
| and Austrian ministers Archbishop Ire
land, who arrived in Washington early
/ yesterday morning, was another caller
he babe Senior Polo goodbye, and ex-
planned that he was sorry he could not
| remain to go with him to the train, but
was compelled TO leave for Chicago at 3
p. m.
The next move was the sending of a
cablegram to Madrid that undoubtedly
referred to the message from President
Mckinley and the minister's proposed
departure from the country. An attache
Of the legation was put to work writing
messages Of farewell which were sent
to all the foreign representatives in the
city Some of the ministers responded
Immediately and others, among them Mr.
Tower, second secretary of the British
embassy, the Belgian minister. and the
Chinese minister paid their respects il
| person late in the afternoon.
Commissioner Wight passed the embas-
sy twice during the day, ana each time
spoke to the policeman on duty regarding
the prevention of any annoyance. Late
in the afternoon Col. William G. Moore