The herald., 1898-02-14
tloubtedly would have been the result Of
the propagation OF a fake.
pE T,oAfF,s SUCCESSOR

DE LO41H . oOA(i-SS<tAe
MADRID, Feb. 1s.--The cabinet vii
discuss tomorrow the choice OF a sue
cessor to Senior de Lone at Washington
The candidacy Of Senior Polo -Barnabe
appears to be abandoned.
Several members of the cabinet favor
tie nomination of tde Duke of ARGOS
spanish minister to Mexico. because ht
could take charge Of the Spanish lega-
tion at Washington this week.
DODGED THE DETECTIVES
JACKSONVILLE. Tla., Feb. Ia
special to the Timcs-.Jn!ou and Citizen
from Tampa says:
Almost under the nose OF Ldwarr
Gaylor superintendent of Pinkerton
and Spanish spies, large Cuban eSpe-
dition left Tampa last night and tonight
Is sailing from point on Pease river.
The men, about seventy in MURDER,
walked through thu streets of Tampa
about 2 o'clock this morning and boarded
q special train which quickly bore them
20 a point near where they were to en-
bark, and there they remained in hiding
until tonight, when tug took them out
10 the steamer which bore them away to
Cuba, Col. Emilio NuneZ being in charge
of the steamer. II is said Gen. SanSuilly
is the real commander, and color is
given this rumor by the fact that when
the men left here they were in charge of
Col. Lechuga, who was first lieutenant
of the personal staff selected by San
gully when he failed to get away from
Jacksonville. superintendent Gayior,
his son and another Pinkerton man have
been here looking for Sanguilly, they
believing he was somewhere near here.
1t is alleged the Cubans have sent SAN
gully away on this trip to get rid of him
in the United States. The detectives are
totally ignorant of the departure of this
expedition.
It is understood that 1000 rifles, 5000
pounds of dynamite, 100000 rounds OF
cartridges and a large lot of supplies
made up the cargo.
OFFICIALS RETICENT
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1S.-The three
hundred-word cipher dispatch received
from Minister Woodford Saturday
night was translated at the state de-
partment today but no intimation of its
import could be secured from official
sources. Assistant Secretary of State
Day, who has been intrusted with the
whole correspondence by the president,
refused to discuss the message. He said
merely that there was no development
in the case which properly could be made
public at this time. In one instance he
supplemented this statement by the re-
mark that the mere fact of information
being withheld is not to be taken as
serious indication. Secretary Day dined
at the White House, Mrs. Day still be-
ing out of town.
Every effort to supplement Secretary
Days statement with some information
from the White House failed. To urgent
appeals for something definite the presi-
dent replied through Secretary Porter
that the whole matter was in Secretary
Days hands, and the president relied
on him to handle the information for the
press. 1t was stated at the White
House, however, that there was no truth
In the rumor of cenSure upon Minister
Woodford for allowing Dupuy de LONE
to forestall him in presenting the appli-
cation for the minister's recall.
Minister Woodford's course, it was
stated, had been entirely satisfactory,
and any criticism at this time was un-
founded and unfair.
1t could not be ascertained positively
or not an answer to Minister
Woodford's last dispatch has been sent.
1t is almost certain, however, that a re-
ply has been drafted and that it was put
in cipher at the state department this
evening. Sidney Smith, chief of the
diplomatic bureau, was at the depart
ment until after o'clock. Special or
ders had been issued also to allow no
one in the building without pass.
The Duke d'Arcos mentioned in Mad
rid dispatches as possible successor to
Dupuy de LONE, has been the guest of
DR.. and Mrs. Mackay-Smith of this city
during the past week. With him is the
Duchess d'Arcos, formerly Miss Vir-
ginia Lowery of Washington. The duke
was ambassador to Mexico, and is
stopping in Washington en- route to
Spain. During the week he has been en-
tertained by the British Ambassador
and Lady Pauncefote at luncheon, and
by the late Spanish Minister and
Madame de LONE, who gave a dinner in
his honor Thursday evening.
WHAT WILL SPAIN DO?
NEW YORK, Feb. IA dispatch
from Madrid says:
A formal statement of regret at the
censure of Dupuy de Lome's conduct,
coupled with an expression of sincere
desire that the Canalejas letter incident
shall not impair the present friendly re-
lations between the governments of
Spain and of the United States, or in
1,a
cial treaty, will be made by Foreign
Gullon Immediately following
the gazetting of the royal decree accept
Ing De Lome's resignation and appoint
ing his successor as Spanish represent
ative at Washington.
On the other hand, the Washington
of the World says that
Spain has not disavoweJ responsibility
for the utterances of Senor de Tome and
does not consider that any disclaimer Of
that character is necessary. From
Spain's point of view, The incident is
closed, not only as to De Lone's refec-
tions upon the president ard the Alneri-
can people, but as to his declaration
that autonomy is a mockery and a
fraud.
AFFAIRS AT HAVANA
HAVANA, Feb 13.-Miss Clara Bar
ton has given contract to a large bak-
cry here to make crackers for the recon-
centrados.
Gen. Castellano is at Puerto Principe.
Gen. Luque remains at Holuquion.
News is awaited of an engagement that
occurred yesterday in that section. IT is
believed III Spanish military circles