The San Francisco call., 1898-03-07

this case is SenOr Du Bose. the Spanish Charge d'Afaires. Du Bose had re- ceived no instructions on this subject, and was in complete ignorance of the demands made through Minister Woodford. The other suggestion of the Spanish Government, that relief sup plies should not be sent in warships, did not come through Minister Wood ford, as the Madrid dispatches state, but was presented by Senor Du Bose to the State Department last Friday.
 The responses in both cases went di- rect to Minister Woodford. There was no loss of time, however, in assembling a special session of the. Cabinet, or even in any general conference between the President and his Cabinet advisers in dividually. In the protest against the Montgomery and Nashville Judge Day conferred with Secretary Long, who in turn called in Captain Crowninshield, Chief of the Bureau of Navigation.
 There appears to be no reason why a change should be made in the plan for sending these ships on their mis- sion, and without attaching signifi- canoe to the request of the Spanish Government the answer was made that the plans for the trin were com pleted, and that the stay of the ships would be brief and of the most pacific character.
 In response to the request for Gen. eral Lees recall the President does not seem to have deemed the subject open to such discussion as would require the views of his Cabinet associates, and after a brief exchange between the White House and the State Department the negative answer was dispatched to Minister Woodford. One phrase of the incident that tends to show the firm stand taken by the administration is the expedition with which the action was accomplished. Such a matter or dinarily is laid before the Cabinet, the views of all its members personally given, and the fullest opportunity af- forded for discussion. But in this case, the press bulletin furnished to some members of the Cabinet was the first information that General Lees service was open to question. Before the Cab tnet meeting, no hint or complaint of any kind relating to General Lee had been made.
 The ground on which General Lees recall was asked is not officially dis ClOSCQ. IL lS hilONll ilONeNeI, lIldI the Spanish Government has chafed for some time over General Lees presence in Havana, although it had never taker: the form of definite protest pricr to the present time. It began to assume more serious aspect shortly after the arrival of the Maine at Havana. At that time General Lee escorted Captain Sigsbee on his round of official calls. lo but the Spanish officials took offense when the calls were restricted to Gen eral Blanco, Admiral Manterola and the representatives of the military arm of Spain's service, and did not include Premier Galvez and his associates of the Autonomist Cabinet, who repre- scented the new civil regime which Spain is seeking to enforce The mat. ter came to the attention of Seno, Dupuy de Lome, the Spanish Minister at Washington, and although there was no protest the situation doubtless reached the State Department, as suit. able amends were made by Captain Sigsbees calling on Dr. Congosto, the civil secretary general, PrcSlier Galve. and his associates.
 There was like irritation over a din. ner given by Consul-Gener Lee to tht officers of the Maine. The list of guests on that occasion is said to have omit ted some of the Spanish naval officers and to have included, quite conspicu ously, the names of number of Amer ican newspaper correspondents wh' were regarded by the Spanish officials at Havana as antagonistic to them This was also brought to the attention of the officials. but was not made tb' basis for any action, but rather of un official Spanish criticism of Genera Lees general mode of procedure.
 Within recent days it has been under stood by officials here that the feelint against General Lee has been smoothet