Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-09-12

and in the midst Of the rejoicing at
the news that the purchase had been
consummated, wrote to Mr. Madison,
secretary of state, and with skillful
diplomacy based his objections upon
quite novel grounds; that he had
bought stolen goods, and Spain, as
the rightful owner protested against
the SALE"
Soon after he opposed the purchase
of Florida, and the correspondence On
the subject increased in heat on
both sides, until it eliminated in an
open quarrel.
Regarding certain Franco-Spanish
spoliation claims, the Marquis de
Casa Yrujo sent to the secretary Of
state an adverse opinion of five
prominent lawyers. When the cor
dependence with the opinion given
by these persons was sent to the
senate, it caused much excitement,
and a resolution was passed direct
ing the president to institute pro-
ceedings against those gentlemen"
(the five lawyers).
The passage of the bill which
made Mobile a collection district and
a part of Mississippi territory, gave
Yrujo a chance to retaliate. About a
fortnight after the president had
signed this law Yrujo one morning
entered the state department with the
printed act in his hand and over
whelmed Madison with reproaches,
which he Immediately afterward sup
ported in note, so severe as to re-
quire punishment, and so able as to
admit of none, and closed by re-
questing that the law be annulled."
The marquis soon after left Wash
ington, (the capital, having been then
transferred from Philadelphia with
out taking leave of the secretary of
state. He passed the fall in Phila-
delphia.
On the appearance OF the presi-
dents annual message, which con-
tanned a general statement of the
grievance against Spain, the mar
quis wrote under date December 6,
1906, keen note to the secretary of
state, critising the presidents as
sertions. The quarrel between these
officials sti4l continued, and the re-
call of the marquis had been asked
by the secretary Of state.
I'm the meantime it was supposed
that the marquis would remain away
from Washington, but on January
Is, 1906, society in that city was
startled by learning that the marquis
had arrived in Washington. The
same evening it was intimated to him
by the secretary of state that his
appearance there was a surprise, and
it was hoped that his departure
from the country would not be IN
necessarily delayed"
''This note aroused him to passion
only equaled by the temper of John
Randolph of Roanoke He re-
torted to Madison's insult by repey-
ing: 81 intend remaining in the city
four miles square, in which the gov
eminent resides, as long as it may
suit the king, my master, or my own
personal conveni ence''
A few days later he sent formal
protest to the department that the
envoy extraordinary and minister
plenitotentiary of his Catholic ma
ceives no orders, except from his
sovereign"
The marquis continued to reside in
this country by way of bravado.
Soon after he was appointed minis
ter to Rio Janeiro. He stopped on
a visit with his wife's family in
Philadelphia on his return from this
mission in 1913. He died in Madrid,
January II, 1924. There are several
portraits of Yrujo in the family. A
crayon by Shapeless hangs in the old
state house, Independence Hall,
Philadelphia
The present Marquis de Casa Yrujo
and Duke de Stomayo is a grandson
of the old marquis.
In the June number of the Cen
fury Magazine appears an engraving
of the portrait painted by Gilbert
Stuart, of the Warehouses de Casa
Yrujo miss Sallie McKean).
The article, however, in the same
number, by Charles Henry Hart of
Philadelphia, is incorrect in one or
two details. He speaks of the
marquis Casa de Yrujo which one
can see is wrong from the foregoing
matter.
In the genealogy of the Mexican
family. by Roberdeau Buchanan,
of Washington D. c.. (from which
these data are compiled) there is
one interesting history of the alliance
of the Mexican and Yrujo families,
together with many pedigrees, etc.,
of the various Spanish connections,
contributed by the present Duke de
Sotomayo. And now, at the end,
appears the incentive for this
sketchs existence; it is to set forth
this glazing paradox, the present
mead of the mouse OF de Casa Yrujo, a
family identified with Spanish lead
ership, and the political life of the
country, whose uncle was at one time
military governor of the Philippine
islands, today stands a representa-