The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-02-18
INCIDENT CLOSED.
Spanish Decree Gnzctted Severely
CriticisinG Dupuy De Lone
FOR THE CANALEJAs LETTER,
As spain has Diioiaimed In the Most Post
( tive Manner tho Reflection OH n.president
Mckinley Contained In tho Ex,spanlIh
I aiini,tcr,s Communications the State, De-
partmsnt Is Well Satisfied to Drop tho
Unfortunate oceurence-Abstrnet ofths
Noe Sent to Minister W oodford.

MADRID. Feb, ,17.-A decree has been
gazetted accepting the resignation OF
Senior Dupuy de Lone as minister OF
Spain at Washington, and severely
crlt!clslrs him. s u
WASHINGTON. Feb. 11.--spaln has
officially disclaimed In positive manner
the reflections contained in the De LONE
letter, and. rs officially announced by
the state department to-day, the incl
dent is satisfactorily closed. The state.
ment given out is as follows:
The following Is an abstract OF n note
sent last evening by the Spanish gov
ernment to Minister Woodford at Mad
rid:
t"Thc Spanish government on learning
OF the incident in which Minister Dupuy
dc LONE was concerned, and being ad-
vlsed OF his Objectionable communica-
ton. with entire sincerity lamcnts the
incident which was the cause OF the In
terview with the minister OF the United
States; that Minister do Lone had pre-
seHte6 his resignation. and II had been
accepted before the presentation OF the
matter by Minister Woodford. That
the Spanish ministry, In accepting the
resignation OF q functlonary whose SER
Vices they have been utilizing and val
rlng UP to that time. leaves II perfectly
well established that they do not share.
and rather. on the contrary, Gisauthor-
ize the criticism tending to offend or
censurc the chief OF 4 friendly state,
although such criticisTi had been writ
ten within the field Of friendship, and
had reached publicity BY artful and
criminal means; that this meaning had
taken shape In q resolution BY the co,iri-
ell Of ministers before General Wood
ford presented the matter and at q tino
when the Spanish government had only
vague telegraphic reports concerning
the sentiments alluded to; that the
Spanish nation, with equal and greater
reason affirmS Its views and decision af-
ter reading the words contained in the
letter rejecting upon the President OF
the United States.
"As to the paragraph concerning the
desirability of negotiations Of CONNER
cial relations, II even for, effect. and I'M
portarce OF using report for the pur-
pose stated in Senior Dupuy de Lome's
letter, the letter expresses concern. that
In the light OF Its conduct. lops after
the writing OF the letter and in view Of
the unanswe7able testimony OF simulta-
neous and subsequent facts, any doubt
should exist that the Spanish govern
ment has given PROOF Of its real desire
and OF its inncrmos. convictions with
respect to the new commercial system
and the projected treaty OF commerce. +
THAT the Spanish government does
not now consider It necessary TO lay
stress upon or to demonstrate anew the
truth and sincerity OF Its purpose and
the unstained good faith OK Its in.en-
tlons.
THAT publicly and solemnly the gov
ernInert OF Spain contracted before the
mother country and its colonies O re-
sponsibih;y for the political and tariff
changes which It has inaugurated In
both the Antilles, the natural ends of
which. In domestic and international
spheres. 1t pursues with firmness, which
Will ever inspire its conduct"