The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-02-15

ceipt. both in this country and tfaVaha
if it ever reached the latter psaee-
COMMEN TIN MADRID.
Madrid. Feb. 10.-An the newspaper
on the subject bitterly de-
pounce the business Of stealing anu
publishing Il private letter
After the Cabinet council the Premier.
senior Sagasta. told the correspondent
Of the Associated Press that Senior
pupuy De LONE had "bravely" admit
ted the authorship of the letter.
Madrid. Feb. 10.-E Epoca says:
..Senor De Lome's resignation having
been accepted. the International question
disappears. Nevertheless the Cuban
insurgents have succeeded III chasing
from Washington Il representative OF
Spain who has always displayed great
zeal ia prevent tilfbusterinG expeditions
but they have done SO by tricks only
employed by the clients OF penltentla
ries."
Correspondence Miltar says:
The government should not ave ac
cepted Senior De Lone's resignation.
The American attitude is offensive AMI
humiliating to Spain.
FL Correo Espanol, the Carlist organ.
says:
Events precipitate themselves. and we
are ut the beginning Of the end Of Il
respect for the tnitcd States"
La Nacional. the Meylerist ryan. re-
breaches the government for yielding
to the ~exigencies of Washington, and
adds:
The Americans have become our
lords and masters
ST. JAMES GAZETTE.
London. Feb. lO.-The st. James
Gazette this afternoon, alone
upon the De Lone incident. 1t says:
"Senor De LONE has resigned. and 1t
was the right course. whether he wrote
or did not write the letter; but the in
cident is bound to make unpleasantnes>
between the two governments and add
to the chances of trouble about Cuba.
which are by no means so few as certain
authorities profess to believe"
THE THUNDERER.
London. Feb. 1.-THE Times this
morning. says editorially:
1T is from every point of view de-
plorlble and lamentable that so useful
Il career should have been terminated
by an act Of the baseSt treachery. Senior
he LONE has long been the object OF
profound deteStation to the Cuban ring.
because he frustrated their deep laid
plots.
Honest men, whether in America or
in England, must regard with contempt
too profound for words a party winch
sinks to such methods Of warfare.
That party the Times continues, SIS
doubtless eXulting III its success: but it
cannot abolish the good work Senior De
lone has actually accomplished. 1t
must be recorded to President McKin-
ley's credit that. although he might eX-
cuSably feel personal resentment, he has
refused to c~Xaggerate the incident in
any way. This has greatly disappointed
The Cuban ring
LA LUCHA'S THEORY.
Havana, Feb. 10.-Ia Lucha, com
menting upon the De LONE affair, says:
AT various times during past years
we have said that Senior Dupuy De
is not the man Spain needs al
this moment in Washington. In spite
of this, the most prominent Madrid poll
ticians have not thought so. We have
reliable information" La Lucha adds.
TO the effect that the letter attributed
to Senior De LONE was intercepted be
fore it was delivered to Senior Canale-
jas. Other things are said. which viii
y III III III LII COlISlt-
cradle astonishmcnt."
SENSATION IN HAVANA.
Havana. Feb. 10.-The publication Of
the news rs to Senior De Lome's letter
produced a profound sensation in Ha-
wanna. IN political and military circles.
1T the theatres and in the coffee houses
it was the theme of eager discussion.
Not for 4 long time has any piece Of
been the subject of such wide
spread and absorbed attention. In all
circles the letter is pronounced 'indis-
Greet
Senior Muruaga is considered as likely
to succeed Senior De LONE.
RELATIONS NOT AFFECTED.
Madrid, Feb. 1O.-Senor Sagasta. the
Premier and other members of the
Cabinet state publicly that the De LONE
Incident will not affect the relations be
Spain and the United States. and
hat a new envoy, competent to conduct
he commercial negotiations, will be Sc
ected.
RESIGNATION ACCEPTED.
Madrid. Feb. 1O.-At a meeting of the
Cabinet held to-day under the
presidency of the Queen Regent. the
Minister for Foreign Affairs. Senior
'uilon, read Il despatch from Senior Du
De LONE, the Spanish Minister at
Washington, saying that the published
etter to Senor Capalejas was written
~ nm and that his position. consequence
V mad become untenable and he begged
government TO accept his resignation.
The Cabinet decided to accept the
resignation Of Senior Du Puy De LONE
nd the Ministers subsequently met and
teclded to telegraph TO Senior De LONE
accepting his resignation. and entrust-
the first Secretary with the conduct
If current affairs Of the legation.
1he news of the De LONE incident
received too late Yesterday evening
. obtain opinions. The government
PRESS naturally ascribed it's authorship to
he Cuban jingOes. the Washington
state Department announcement that
De LONE had admitted the genuine
less Of the letter not being received until
'arly this mOrning. Senior. Canaleias
out of town but his secretary said
&c had never received any such letter
RON De Lone.