The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-12
DU Bose SUCCEEDS De LONE.
HE FORMALLY NOTIFIES THE DE-
PARTMENT OF STATE.


Leading Up to the ChanGe-The
Former Minister Now Merely a
Private Citizen of Spain-NO Fur
ther FOrmaIity Looked for in Con-
nectfon With the Incident.
Washington, Feb. 1.-THE personal in
cident growing out of the publication of
Senior De Lome's letter to Senior Canalejas
may be regarded as settled. This has been
brought about by short cablegram sent
nv Minister Woodford from Madrid, in
which he states that the minister had re-
signed, and his resignation had been ac-
cepted before he CWoodford) presented the
reouest of the United States that Minister
De LONE be recalled.
The officials here feel an interest in
learning the details of the happenings in
Madrid Yesterday, and are waiting for
Mr. Woodford's promised full report But
unless this should contain some statement
that is not now expected, there is no dls-
position on the part of the government to
Drotract the closing of this unpleas-
ant incident and it is not expected that
ANYTHING in the nature of a demand for
an apology will be made. If a graceful
disclaimer should come'it will be taken in
the spirit in which it is made. Otherwise
the matter will be dropped and the 1ala-
tons between the state department and
the Spanish legation will run smoothly
once more through the medium of Senor
Du Bose, the first secretary and now
charge d'affaires. 1t can be said for the
President that he shows little persoDal
concern in the matter as it stands and is
not disposed to pursue Mr.. de LONE In
any personal spirit, and with this spirit
at the head of the administration the al
fair may be said to have been ended.
As the representative of Spain,
Senor Juan du Bose called at
noon to-day at the state department
and presented in writing the notification
of the Spanish government that the resig-
nation of Senior Enrique Dupuy de LONE
had been accepted, and that Senior du
Bose was authorized to represent his gov
ernment as charge d affaires ad interim.
The notification was purely formal Civ
ing the facts of the transfer without men,
ton of the incident leading up to it.
Having assumed his duties, Senior du
Bose took occasion to pay call of respect
to the state department authorities. He
was not accompanied by Senor de LONE,
who, with this official act, becomes a pri-
vate citizen of Spain temporarily sojourn-
ing in this country.
There will be no further formal
tiles beyond the departure of Senor
de LONE within the next few days. His
leave will be quiet and devoid of any off,
cial or pubic character. He has with
drawn invitations of a social character.
The day of his departure from Washing
ton has not been fixed but it will be early
next week.
Senior de LONE received representative
of the Associated Press at the legation this
morning and for the first time withdrew
the consideration of secrecy which had
been imposed and strictly observed during
the trying stages of the incident
- Al.
as Minister of Spain," said he, "for l am
about to turn over to Senor du Bore all
the affairs of the legation. He will be
the official representative end will be a
private citizen"
The late minister referred to his plans.
He said he expected to leave as soon as
possible. 1t weuld take, he thought, one or
two days to wind up the routine affairs of
the office, personal and official, in which
ne had been concerned. In every respect,
however, Senor de Bose would be the rep
resentative of Spain from now forward.
After leaving this country the future
plans of Mr.. dc Lone are not fixed. Per-
sonally he would prefer not TO go to Mad
rid, and unless the government commands
MIN to go to the capital, he probably will
visit some other place, and then go to his
estate near Valencia. Further than referr-
ing to his plans, Senior de LONE would not
talk for publication and would not go into
tlIS IeCSHl lHcIuSHC. IIdL Is closed so lar as
he is concerned.
Senor du Bose the new representative of
Spain, was seen at the legation office. He
looks more like an Englishman than. a
Spaniard. His mother was an English wo-
man and he was trained at Oxford. For
the present he asked to be excused from
discussing Spanish affairs.
Our government having accepted
the charge and MIR. De LONE bav-
Ing dropped from his official position, what
now remains for the department of state
Is to await the fuller report promised by
Minister Woodford. AT the cabinet meeting
to-day the President briefly gave a sum-
mary of the correspondence that has taken
place up to this moment respecting the
retirement of Mr. de LONE, and remarked
that it would be necessary to await this
report The matter was rot discussed in
any phase after this exoianatlon of its
status by the Presidents
Madrid, Feb. 1.-THE decree accepting
Senor Dupuy de Lome's resignation as
minister of Spain to the United States
has been signed and win be gazetted to-
morrow.
MADRID PRESS MILD.