The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-02-18

MADRID, Feb. IA decree has
been gaZetted accepting the resigna-
ton of Senor Dupuy de Lone as minis
ter of Spain at Washington.
Following is the text of the royal de-
cree:
According to the wishes of Senior Dupuy
de Lomes, in the name OF my august son,
King Alfonso XIII, and as queen regent,
accept the resignation he has presented Of
the post OF envoy extraordinary and minis
ter plenipotentary at Washington, leaving
MIN without employment with the emolu-
ments due him. Maria Christina.
SenCr Bornabe, minister designate to
the United States, visited Minister
Woodford today
Senor Gullon, the foreign minister has
cabled President Mckinley on behalf
of the government condolences on the
disaster TO the Maine.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.-spain has
officially disclaimed, in positive man
ner, the reflections contained in the De
LONE letter, and, as officially an
nounced by the state department, the
incident is satisfactorily closed The
statement given out is as follows:
The following is an abstract of a note
sent last evening by the Spanish govern
ment TO Minister Woodford at Madrid
The Spanish government, on learning of
the incident in which Minister de LONE
was concerned, and being advised of his
Objectionable communication, with entire
sincerity laments the incident. States that
Minister de LONE had presented his resig-
nation, and 1t had been accepted before the
presentation of the matter by Minister
That the Spanish ministry. in accepting
the resignation OF a functionary, whose se-v-
ices they have been utilizing and valuing
up to that time leaves it perfectly well
established that they dc not share and
rather, on the contrary, disauthOrize the
criticism tending to offend or censure the
n a friendly rob
criticism had been written within the field
of friendship, and had reached publicity by
artful and criminal means.
That this meaning had taken shape in
resolution by the council of ministers be-
fore Gen. WoodfOrd presented the matter,
and at time when the Spanish gov
ernment had only vague telegraDhic reports
concerning the sentiments alluded to.
That the Spanish nation with equal and
greater reason, atfirms its view and de-
clsion after reading the words contained in
the letter rejecting upon the president of
the United States.
LAS to the paragraph concerning the desir-
ability of the negotiations of the com
merctal relations, if even for effect and i'm
portance of using representative for the
purpose stated in Senior de Lomes letter
the government expresses concern that In
the light of its conduct, long after the
writing of the letter and in view of the
unanswerabe testimony of simultaneous
and subsequent facts, any doubt should
exist that the Spanish government has given
proof of its real desire and of its inner
most convictions with respect to the new
commercial system and the projected treaty
That the Spanish government does not
now consider it necessary to lay stress upon
or to demonstrate anew the truth and sin
eerity of its purpose and the unstained good
faith of its intentions
That publicly and solemnly, the govern
ment of Spain contracted before the mother
country and its colonies a responsibility for
the political and tariff changes which ii has
inaugurated in both Antilles, the natural
ends of which in domestic and interna-
tfOQal IUirb
which will ever inspire its conduct
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE fol-
lowing dispatch announcing the ap-
pointment of a minister from Spain was
received at the state department to-
day:
Madrid. Feb, 17.-secretary Sherman:
Have just received official communication
from Spanish minister of foreign affairs
that the queen regent has today signed
decree appointing Senor Polo de Bernabe
minister from Spain to the United States
He is son of Admiral Polo, formerly min
lister in chief of the commercial bureau in
Spanish state department; speaks English
and is familiar with commercial affairs:
was secretary OF legation at Washington
when his father was minister.
MADRID, Feb. 1.-THE queen re-
gent presided at the cabinet meeting
today. The subject chiefly discussed
was the loss of the battleship Maine.
The minister for foreign affairs. Senor
Gullon, read a dispatch on the subject
from Washington, and the queen re-
gent expressed sorrow at the catas-
trophe.
The Spanish warship Vizcaya will. 1t
is said. receive her instructions by
'semaphOre" before she enters New
York. There is much comment here at
the reported sending of a United States
torpedo fiOtilla TO Havana from Kew
West.