Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-15
AMENDE HONORABLE
Advices Expected Showing Spain Haa
Made It.
COURSE OF TEE STATE DEPARTMENT
Something About the New Span.
ish Minister.
DE LOME'S DEPARTURE

Although there was no discussion of the
Spanish question at today's meeting Of the
cabinet, every member who was seen later
In the afternoon expressed the opinion that
the De LONE incident is practically settled
In manner quite satisfactory and hon.
orable to the United States and to Spain.
Advices are momentarily awaited showing
that the Spanish government has made the
amende honorable in a public manner at
Madrid.
A Disclaimer Expected.
1t Is officially announced that the end OF
the incident is in sight, there remaining
only the final chapter of the story to be-
written. Notwithstanding all that has been
said in the press about the demands on
Spain for apologies or retracaons of the
disagreeable things said by Senior Dupuy
de LONE In his letter, 1t be positively
stated that at no time since The publica-
ton of the letter has the State Department
taken any such course. Instead, IL has re-
Eed enurely upon the sense of propriety OF
the Spanish government to do all that was
proper and needful to wipe out the unpIeas.
ant impression produced by these state.
ments and 1t can now be said that this
course has been fully justified and that the
Spanish cabinet, now being aware OF the
full text of the letter, is expected within
a day or two to make such disclaimer Of
hiiS iSbbSA oS it4uliSO Dl lne C!TCuTfls
stances.
The New Spanish Minister.
The Secretary of State has received Off.
cial notice from Minister Woodford at
Madrid of the selection of Senor Luis Polo
Bernabe as Spanish minister to the Unit.
ed States to succeed Senor Dupuy de LONE.
The new minister is one of the foremost
dlplonatists of Spain. He is the son OF
Vice Admiral Polo BernaJe OF the Spanish
navy, who was minister to the United
States many years ago. and he. too, is well
known here through his previous service as
secretary of the Spanish legation The
vile OF the new minister is the daughter OF
Senor MendeZ de Vigo, who was also min.
lister to the United States, and later was
under secretary of foreign affairs at Mad
rid He is now ambassador at Berlin,
Senor Bernabe is aat present in special
department of the foreign ministry at Mad.
consulates.
1t is thought that his present service as
chief OF the commercial section of the
foreign oftice accounts for his choice, as
TINS position has given him a hand in the
commercial negotiations now approaching
conclusion.
Senior Du Bose Busy.
Senior du Bose, the Spanish charge dat.
faires, was busy at the legation office to-
day with extended communications lust re-
ceived from Madrid. These did not relate
TO the recent incident, which, as already
stated, is considered closed so far as the
Spanish authorities here are concerned
with II. They are now turning their at
tenton to other subjects, mainly to the
new commercial treaty between Spain and
the United States. The instructions now
received will permit Mr.. du Bose to proceed
with the negotiations that subject and
1t is expected that the preliminary talks be-
tween Senor de LONE and Commissioner
kasson will now proceed toward compile.
ton.
Senior DE LOme's Departure.
Senior Dupuy de Lone. no longer the
Spanish minister plenipotentiary, but a
humble subject of the Spanish crown left
here on the Congressional Limite ed this af-
ternoon for New York on his way to his
baronial estate at Valencia. Last evening
he gave a farewell dinner at the legation to
all the officials of the legation. When ask
ed If he had anything 10 say on the eve
OF his departure, he answered only with q
final goodbye" So far as could be Learnt
ed, he made no final calls, personal or Off
cial, outside of the social exchanges with
close friends of the diplomatic corps Tha
extent of the change accomplished within
the last week may be understood by the
fact that over 200 large boxes of the late
minister's belongings have been packed and
shipped.