The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-15
No TRUTH At ALL IN It
SI0Ie Department AQkeS Another
DeDIQI Ab(ul Lee ReSIgling.
De LONE AFFAIR ABOUT TO BLOW over
nernnbe TO BE tho Next Spnn Ish Min-
istcr-Calderon Carlisle Wants
That Letter for rConaInjas-spnnish
Legation Gives n List OF Cubuis
Who Haze Surrendered.
De LONE AFFAIR ABOUT TO BLOW OVER
Washington. Feb. IA, 1888.

Washington. Feb. IA, 1893.
The State Department to-day official
ly denied reports alleging that Gene
raj Fitzhugh Lee, consul general to
Cuba, had rendered his resignation.
1t can be stated also, that. while de-
tails are not obtainable. matters re-
garding the deLome incident have as
sumed such shape that an carly and
entirely satisfactory adjustment of the
affair between the United States and
Spain is confidently expected by the
State Department.
The officials Of the State Department
still maintain their reticcnce as to the
contents OF the cablegram from Min
ster Woodford. received late Saturday
night. III may be said that all state
nents SO far made as to the nature Of
this dispatch are speculative. The mes
sage was not deciphered until we'll along
in the afternoon yesterday, and then i.
passed into the hands of Assistant Sec
retary Day and the President in turn.
Senor duBosc, the Spa nish charge
d'afaires. was one of the early callers
at the Stcte Department, and this nat-
was IN connection with tke deLome in
cident.
owing TO the presence in Washington
OF Duke deArcos, late Spanish minister
10 MEXICO, now on leave, 1t was feht
that he would be named as minister in
order that a speedy adjustment might
he eftected. 1t Is understood that un 10
me present time no official Injunction
or the appointment OF Duke deArcas
has come 10 Washington He has had
iarGe experience In Spain's diplomatic
service and in 1876 was first secretary of
the Spanish legation here. His wife is
an American.
Calderon Carlisle, counselor for the
spanish legation, was another caller ot
tne state Department to-day. It is nm
ueIstood. however, that he is at pres
snt dctlhs not SO much as the legal
representative of Spain, as the nrivata
couhsel or Senor Canalejas. to whom
Hhe deLome letter was addressed. and
"%ro % oeslres no secure possession of h,
theie was q rumor that Mr. Carlislc's
visit mad relation to prosecutions for
the inert OF the de LONE letter. but II
was stated later by those fully conyers-
ar an Win the iacts that no move toward
the prosecution of those conected with
taking the de LONE letter had hoe,,
hiaue or was at present in contcmpla
tloh. IT Is said that if the loss had oc-
CURED while the letter was in the
United States mails then the usnal
proceedings by the postal authorities
might occur. hut in the present cose
mere is no trace as to the point wherc
the letter was distracted and such evil
oehce as is at hand goes to show that
ne ie.ter was taken after it left the
United States malls and was In i've
hands of the Spanish authorities
Al the Spanish legation to-dav On
oiiiclal statement was given out showing
the number of insurgent leaders WIN
had surrendered during the last month
| as follows: -
January 7-Lieut.-Col. Stolo. with q
captain two lieutenants and twenty
men.
January S-Commandant Nunez, with
January 13-Col. Juan Lopez Marin
and two men. also Leut.-Col Sanabria
and two men.
January 14-col. cepero and his
nephew.
January 2o-Gen. Juan Masso Para
accompanied by Lieut.-Cols. Fera, Her
nandez. Commandments Queseda, Leo
1onez, capt. Ca abrera, five lieutenants
and 110 men.
OF the municipality Of Vueltas. with
| five armed men.
January 22-AuGustin Roman and five
armed men from the squadron of Max
!mo Gomez.
January 2S-Col Miguel Torres.
Scnor Dupuy de Lone has about com
| pleted his arrangements for leaving tbe
| United States. His present plans are
| 10 leave Washington Tomorrow night
| sailing from New York Wednesday on
the English liner which goes to Liver
| pool He has not been commanded to
go to Madrid. and unless this order
comes he will proceed from Liverpool
| to the continent for a quiet rest, and
then so to his home near Valencia.
THE NEXT MINISTER.
Madrid, Feb. 1.-THE Cabinet met at
D o'clock this afternoon and discussed
the present state Of the war In Cuba
and the defense matter at great length
1t was decided 10 publish a decree
| accepting the resigna ton Of Senior
| Dupuy de LONE as minister at Wash
| ington. and appointing Senior Louis
| Polo Bernabe as his successor a de-
cree will also be Issued converting the
chambers before the end OF this month,
30 as 10 enable the election of the new
| Cortcs to occur on March co.
Senor Gullon, the minister Of foreign
| affairs. informed the Cabinet that
Funited States Minister Woodford had
| just handed him a note referring TO
| Senior Dnpuy de Lome's letter, and to
/ the meaning CT several paragraphs
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