The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-25
A neutrality-suspicious. Correspondent IN
vented the Story of the Exchange of Let
tiers Between Washington and Vienna.
General Blacks Latest Effort to Make
Capital at Miss Sweets Expense.
congressman and Scientific People Seeking
Information in Public Documents-Ex-
pected Deficit in Postal Revenues.
KETLEY'S CASE.
The Austrian Government Gave No Reasons
for Rejecting the Virginian.
Sncc al TO ha Inhianannlis Jnurnal.

The Austrian Government Gave No Reasons
for Rejecting the Virginian.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Aug. "a Within the last two
weeks the Hon. Mr. Kelley, who has been tossed
from one diplomatic post to another, only to be
kicked out by all, has been the subject of good
deal of commits GRAFTON, ard has afforded many
editors opportunity to write very breezy and
profound editorials upon the relations between
the United States and foreign countries,
From being the most abused man in the ciplo-
matte service-for Kelley is still in the diplomatic
service oficially-Mr. Kelley suddenly found
himself a martyr, and it was all on account Of
one enterprising s-gatherer, who, in the
absence of more weighty things to write about
told his paper that the Austrian government had
refused to accept Mr.. Kelley and had given as a
reason therefor that his wife, who is Jewess,
could not, under the rules, be received at the
Austrian court. Very naturally the patriotism
of Americans was aroused by this seeming attack
upon the religious liberty of an American citi
zen The same correspondent sent out a
long story giving the gist of Mr..
Bayard's reply to this Austrian letter, He was
unable to give it verbatim, but he knew enough
of it to say that Mr.. Bayard intimated that the
United States government would not feel in
suited in any manner if the Austrian govern
ment should recall its able and efficient repre-
sentative at this capital. The Austrian letter
and the Bayard reply, or what was supposed to
be this correspondence, was used from Maine to
California. and Bayard was commended upon all
sides, and by all political parties, for the stand
he had taken.
Perhaps no man was more amused than the
Secretary of State, when he read these eulogies
upon his statecraft. He was so much amused
that he did not think it necessary to deny
the thing in toto at first. But after some
days it was given ont that Mr.. Bayard had
written no such letter as that accredited to him
to the Austrian government. 4 few more days
go by. and it is announced semi officially, that
the Austrian government has not made such
fool Of itself as it credited to have done by
the heretofore mentioned enterprisng news
paper correspondent. In fact, it is learned now
that the Austrian government did nothing more
than that required by diplomatic usage, and in
declining to receive Mr.. Kelley as the United
States representative at the Vienna court it
simply notified the State Department that Mr..
Kelley was not wanted, and refrained from civ
ing any reasons whatever for its refusal to
receive him. There is no doubt that Mr.. Kelley
will be provided for in some manner by Mr..
Bayard. just what that provision will be has
not yet been learned; but he will, in all proba
bility, secure some position in Washington
which will not require an exequatur from any
foreign court