Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-04-21
THIN'S MINISTER DEPARTS.
2.or Polo and His Associates at the
Legation Have Gone,

And All Intercourse Between Spain
and the United States is at an
rnd So Far as Diplomacy is Con
oerlsd Departure Due to the
roactment OF the Cuban Resolu-
ions. Which Became Law When
the President Signed Them The
leave taking Was Accompanied
nv ND Un pleasant Incident---The
crowd at the Station Was Good
NaJured Go by Way of Canada
Washington, April 20.-The Spanish
,5a.sfer. accompanied by SIX members
hi, staff, left Washington at r. 80
.elocE tonight, and the Spanish gov
.rnDeaf thus terminated its diplc-
n.arir representation in the United
0r. The minister and his party
NTH n the Pennsylvania road. going
nogh TO Buffalo and Suspension
8idge. ana thence to Toronto. By
.a.lB. o'clock tomorrow morning the
ta3nish officials will be on British soil.
r6ey viii stop for u day or two on
-be Canadian side Of Suspension
fridge and will then spend some days
Toronto. From there they go to
.ialifax to Jake an ocean liner.
The departure Of the Spanish party
Uas made without noticeable demon
.raticn. and although a considerable
number CT secret service officers and
notice were on duty at the depot, there
was al no time any occasion for their
doing more than keeping back a curl
els c.GWd eli onloCkers
Az O. O'Clock this evening Senior Polo
nsde a hurried call at the French EN-
lassv and the Austrian legation, where
spanish interests are lett in charge,
and then joined his staff at the lega-
ficn and started for the train An
express wagon was
Pied HIGH WITH THE TRU NkS
vi the large party Just before the
departure from the legation, the Aus
uian minister. Mr.. Hengelmuller and
Baroness Hengelmuller, dropped IN for
last word. and several other mem
hers Of he diplomatic corps called to
make their final adieus This done the
legation was vacated and the party as
ssmbled at the Pennsylvania depot
a., the minister entered the station
he was recognized by the crowd, which
}osed in about him until gently eau
toned by the officers. No words OF
pd;enity were spoken, and the saluta-
5ous Of those in the crowd were
rather agreeable than otherwise. lie
smiled in acknowledgement of the at
eniion given han, ana several times
Uucned bis nat
Seniors DuBesc and Galarza did not
accompany the party, as they VIII re-
main until tomorrow, in an unofficial
apacity.
me party boarded the Pullman
sleeper Japan, which had been taken
entire. Secret service men remained
I'D the platform to prevent intrusion,
and half a dozen police officers were
louped outside At no time, how
cyer we're their services required. The
minister stood on the front platform
and had a few parting words with his
friends. He spoke feelingly Of his de-
parture saying the circumstances were
most painful tc MIN. One of his in
Inmates yenmred the suggestion that
be would be back soon again. under
much more favorable circumstances,
hut he shook his head and said he
faai7d This could not be the case. He
sa,d his request for his passports had
been made only after the enactment
Of a law which attacked SPANS So
ereisnty, impugned her honor
AND INsILTED HER
THc departure Of the Spanish party
l.afetr to Il close a most evcntful day
tae Spanish legation. Al 11:2o o'clock
Fo minister received from the State De-
arm,rt COPY of the ultimatum, and
immediately demanded his passports.
rao passports reached the minister at 4
= II They were accompanied by LETT
from Secretary sherman, in which the
r,ury expressed his regret that the
ois'ar lit called upon 20 take TINS step
leruc thc afternoon the legation was
Great confusion as the actual moving
archives and records progressed. These
NTe 5rtied in large vans TO the Austrian
taon. Despite this disorder Of moving
ambassadors ministers and diplomatic
"nl'ie- kept calling in constant
S'am THEY had been officially inform
'' thr minister's purpose 70 depart as
ad written "a note to each foreign rep
atdv Immediately after calling for
f* mssoprt7 The callers included rep
h"n~tNcs Of nearly every foreign es-
""i-ament IN Washington
'l' Sus~h legation Is row closed. An
'Nfnd aD rnrcrued there tonight simply
clear Up tje effects of haSty departure.
MI official existence Of the legation
fmUat,d
*loau colonial delegation also ter
VIA IS relations at Washington on
1'ierrOou. 1t had come here by APP
poa or The Cuban autonomist cab
tor wv main purpose of effecting q
'Njy treaty. Senior Ansulo WAS at
'ed NJ the delegation. He left for
iork q, : %, m. and his associates
eaoalni.d Linn.
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