New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-14

,cn-T1IE CHOICE or MINISTER TO RE
DISCUSSED IN MADRID TO-DAY.
,,.d-;a Feb. 13-The Cabinet will discuss
-,o--ow the choice OF a successor to Sehor
r,,pv de LONE at Washington The candi
Nv ~ SeNor Polo-Bernabe appears 20 he aban-
doned
cavsrsl members Of the Cabinet favor the
.or,,na,,on OF the Duke OF ARGOS, Spanish Min
.s,sr 20 Mexico. because he could take charge
:, the Spanish Legation at Washington this
week
GOV TIE LETTER WAS SECURED.
,,,- prRroRTs TO BE A TRUE VERSION OF THE
INCIDENT LEADING TO DE LOME's DOWNFALL.
p,uede,nhia. Feb. 13-"The Press" will print
.o.r,orrow what II asserts TO be the true YER
.,,, Of the acquisition and publication Of the
,o,,e- from Minister De LONE to Sehor Canale-
.os Tho authority cited for its authenticity
= @, Cuban OF the highest standing in the coun-
~, of his party" who received his information
&C., beadouarters in New-York." The story Is
70 this effect:
~7ba letter was not stolen from the United
e.s,as mails. but was secured by agent Of
,,a Cuban Junta in the postofflce at Havana.
M, lose Canalejas TO whom the letter was ad-
s-Assed never saw the original He did not
know. until eight days after the letter reached
Havana. that such a letter from SPANS repre-
sentative In Washington had been written MIN.
oroa Lime wrote the letter in his private resi-
sep.e in Washington. instead OF Mt the spanish
vocation The paper. however. was marked
with the official type and read in the corner
LEGATION de Espaha.' The ssme inscription was
ppon the lefthand upper corner Of the enVelope'
"sehor De LONE did not mall the letter from
h,s house In fact. he had not quite comple'eu
=, upon the morning It was written ana car
-;ed II 10 the Legation where II was frst seen
and noticed by a person who is In the employ
OF the Embassy. acting in sub-oft1clal capac"S'
Tho letter Law upon the desk Of the Minister
IN his inner Office the outer office being MS
Mace OF reception to visitors During an alb
se,oa ~ half ar hour from the inner office OF
n. rarnA the clerk in question saw the open
letter and read some ot L.
The next day the same person sent WORD 20
his Cuban associates IN Washington 10 the et-
Zee, that he had seen a letter from De LONE
- Canalejas IN which President Mckinney was
virfed and autonomy called scheme. Sever
q, II the Cuban leaders got tOgethe~ and asked
the ernploye Of the Embassy 70 secure the let
ter They did not believe implicitly In his story
although he urged them 10 come into puohc
mint and make charges against De Lone be
cause they did not have the letter In their pos
session the leaders refused TO say anything
about II.
The enploye of the Legation urged 70
use all means IN his power 10 secure the letter.
although Il was considered probable that the
letter was already in the mail when the Cubans
at the Hotel Raleigh were Informed Of its exist
ence The clerk in the employ Of Minister De
LONE saw, no more of the letter. His memory
written abstract forv arded 20 New-Hork'
and II as quickly agreed that. could possession
# the letter be obtained and his statements
proved to he true the letter would he Of in
ca,c.:aS.e value 10 the Cuban cause. as sub
stant'a4,r5 what Cuban leaders had main
tainea regarding autonomy and the general
Spanish policy in official circles toward this
country and IFS officers.
Immediately words OF warning and urgngs
10 he on the alert were sent TO every Cuban
who might be In a position to obtain track
Of or intercept the much .sought-for missve
The letter reached Havana five days after It's
postmayk in Washington. An agent Of the
Cuban party who is an empoye OF the Span
.sh postoffice knew that the letter was on the
way. and when it came into his hands it was
carried from the postoftice and a copy was
made Of t. Word 10 this effect was sent to
the Cuban leader in Jacksonville, Fla. who
a. once asked the secret Cuban Junta in Ha
vana TO secure the original letter-that a copy
was not what was desired. The Havana post
Office clerk was not willing do this at first,
but afterward consented. as he was obliged
70 account for certain number Of letters 10
other employees Of the department
The original was then taken. several blank
sheets were substituted in place Of the paper
upon which De LONE had written and the let
Ter finally postmarked in the Havana Office and
sent in It's routine way. Eight days from its
arrival in the Havana Office the sealed envelope.
properly addressed to Senor Canalejas was de-
lvered at the Hotel Inglaterra- Sehor Cana
lo as aid not regard the matter seriously at the
time although the hotel boy who brought him
tho letter and the PostOnice employe who had
The hotel emplOye who went several times daily
t. the postofice for the mails All three were
d. harged after examination.
"Sefor Canaletas communicated almost imne-
dia'ely with Minister De Lone and for several
weeks letters and cable dispatches passed be
tween the two Dut no trace Of the letter could
b obtained. Canaleias shortly thereafter left
Havana going 10 Madrid.
1t is not explained why the letter was kept
by the Cubans FOR several weeks before it was
given out for publication. An informant, other
than the person who gave the foregoing, but
who Is on the aside in Cuban official circles
declared that the delay occasioned by
desire the part Of the Junta 20 be assured
absolutely that the writing that OF the
Spanish Minister that he might not have any
reaction which undoubtedly would have been
the result Of the propagation % a fake"
URGING SYSTEMATIC WORK.
The following letter wil be sent the coming week
by The Central Cuban Rcliet Committee OF New
York the Boards OF Trade and otEer similar
commercial organizations throughout the country
New-York February 10. 1895.
ST.. Calling your attention 10 the proclamation
issued by Secretary Of State Sheruan the Sth
Tit. this committee begs 10 add is earnest appeal
TO your organiza;i2n 70 sPpo:n WI as !ittie delay
Ss possible. an influential committee. FOR the pur-
pose of Systematically taking ny the matter OF
soliciting funds. food. clothing. medicine and other
supplies much needed il the work Of alcviating
Tie ,srrhLa dI-re.s nxis,lcR IN The island nf Clha