The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-02-17
DE- L0MES SUCCESSOR
Senior Louis Polo Bernabe Selected
For the Position.
THE SON OF A FORMER MINISTER.

Our Government VIII Make No De-
maud on Spain For Apologies or Re-
tracti, n OF the Disayrceabie Things
Said by the Late Spanish Minister.
Washington. Feb. l5.--Ofilcial news
from Madrid. received late last night.
says: The cabinet met at 5 o'clock
this evening and discussed the present
state Of the war In Cuba and the De
LONE matter at great length. 1t was
decided to publish a decree accepting
the resignation OF Senior Dupuy DE
LONE as minister at Washington and
appointing Senor Louis Polo Bernabe
as his successor. Senior Gullon, the
minister Of foreign affairs Informed the
cabinet that United States Minister
Woodford had just handed him a note
referring to Senior De Lome's letter
and to the meaning of several para
graphs In It,"
Senior Louis Polo Bernabe. whose ap-
pointment as the successor Of Senor De
LONE was foreshadowed last Saturday
In these dispatches, Is a son OF Vice
Admiral Polo. who formerly represented
Spain In this country. Senor Bernabe
is now engaged in a special department
OF the foreign ministry at Madrid
dealing with commercial matters and
consulates.
Actuated by a sense OF honor and a
strict idea of justice, the state depart
ment has taken steps to place in the
hands Of Senior Canalejas. to whom the
letter was addressed. the epistle writ
ten by Senior Dupuy De LONE which
led to the resignation Of the minister
The transaction Is explained In the
following brief statement given out
last night by the state department:
Recognizing that the legal owner
ship Of the De LONE letter ia In Mr..
Canalejas, and his agent and attorney.
Mr.. Carlisle. having presented proper
authority to receive the same. the let
ter was delivered to him today
As explained In this statement. Mr.,
Carlisle was fully authorized to apply
for and receive the letter. having the
cabled authorization from Senior Canale-
Jas. In the view Of the state depart.
ment the letter was q stolen document
and In that. like any other piece OF
property, Il should upon application bt
delivered to the rightful owner. Their,
was no other course left open. for Ia
the United States. a. in all other cou@,
tries having a code of laws. q letter
becomes the sole property OF the per
son to whom II Ii addressed iMtaedi
atsly Il starts on Its way from tn,
SENDER.
These now remains only the CLOSING
chapter Of the incident to be written
tor the end 10 already In t6rht. Not
witAstandinG ali that has Neen said Il
the press about demands on Spain 70
apologies or retractions Of the disagree
ahse things SAID BY BenSr De LONE II
hS letter. II can be positively state,
tAat at DO time since the publication
ef the letter has the state department
I taken any v0ch course. Instead II ha
tslieA su<k~u upop shsi sense Of pro
! priety Of DE Spanish government I
. do al that wss proper and needful I
wipe out che unSeeasant impreseio
! produced ny these statements. and
can now be said that this course ha
been fully tustificd. and that the Span
| tsh caehset. not tseing aware Of the fu
, text q the letter. Is expected withi
: . day 1r two to make such disclaime
OF the 9ettsr as Is required by the cir
. cumstmce
The offense which led to the Spanis
ministers resignation was the writin
III u iefter to his friend. Senior CanaIe
jas, itn which he spoke OF President Nc
Kiniey as n how politician. catering I
the 'rabble." This letter was secured b
. New York paper in some mysteriou
manner. and was telegraphed all owe
the Tnited States. 1t Is claimed tina
the lstter 'was seen by a Cuban sym
pafhizer in DE Lome's Washington of
foe. and that the Cuban junta In Ne,
YOrx then arranged TO have It stolen b
Aone Of their agents in the postoffice q