Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-11-24
DISGRACEFUL.
T. Y. Manning Of Louisiana, the New
Iy Appointed Minister to Mexico,
Proves as Bad as Sedgwlck.
He Is Banqueted and Falls nm Easy
Victim to Mexican Splrits--A
Four Days Debanch,
We Tries Hard 90 ksep the Scandal out %
tho rrsss, hut FaiiinE, He rsila an
10 Secretary nRyhEd,
a prrLonAnLr AFrAlR.

special 10 the Gazette
CRY or MKxIco, VIA EL. PAso, Nov.
2S.- The American colony ap this city IL
profoundly agitalcdS and shocked by
another scandal, which became public
to-day and which touches American pride
and honor 70 q degree even SURPRISING
the Sedgwick afiaIr, The story IN brief is
to the effect that tho new American
minister, Hon, Thomas IL. Manning OF
Louisiana, has fallen victim 70 tho
same relentless enemy that hllgh,od
the genius OF s, s. prontIss OF Mississippi
and Tom Marshall OF Kentucky. Just
how tho fun particulars Of hls uniorlu-
nate debaneh have become SO thoroughly
known 10 the public does not clearly APP
pear, for the reason that no one desires
to assume the responsibility for flrst maxi
ing known the doplorablo condition OF the
minister. Last Thursday afternoon MIR.
Manning
ATTENDED A DINNER
given In his honor by NJ, J.. Guirard, one
Of the leading members OF the American
colony and sonln.law TO late Minister
Morgan Gnlmrd is a Louisiana French.
man, AZ present no holds tho respons;-
bio position u general manager Of the
Mexicen Telephone compony Many OF
the leading ana most distinguished Mexl.
can politicians and bankers were present
at tho banquet TO meet tho now mlnlatcr
II was observed THAI Judge Manning IN
Gulgcd very freely OF tho wine aud
stronger liquors, AZ the conclusion
Of the banquet he repaired 20 his rooms
AZ tho hotel ana was not again seen on
tho street until to-day. Friday, Saturday,
Sunday and Monday Judge Manning was
reported by tho secretary Of legation and
Others AZ being III and confined 10 his
room. Itnow iranHpiroe, however, that
The distinguished gentlemen during the
four entire days following the banquet
was IN ~
rAEEziEn aTATm on isToxicArIoN,
and continued TO indulge 80 freely
that the secretary and interpreter
could not make him realizs what
he was doing. His condition during
these four days ia described Az being
simply scottish He partook Of no food
md consumed a large quantity Of liquor
Yesterday (Mouday) rumors Of his con-
dition began 20 leak out, II is thought
through The seryantaand possibly through
tho iaterpreior The secretary Of
legation called in An old
membor Of tho American colony, ana 60.
golhcr they finally succeeded by the
liberal use Of medicines IN bringing tho
minister TO realize his situation, In other
words, after asalduous work they sobercd
him up as eeon az Me-. Mauniug realized
what Ind trnusplrod, no immediately
sent hls secretary out
10 VISIT THE NEwspAPRR
Offices and correspondents aud Try to In
duce them TO fay nothing aboul tho mat.
ter. The secretary made hia rounds
Yesterday Monday afternoon, but met
with suoh poor SUCCESS that he advised
Mr.. Manning % call ~ more oxpo.
rienctd friend, who knew the newspaper
men. This gentleman, who IL an
American, la5ored very hard 20
aupploss the scandal, and succeeded for
q time Nv making strong pledges IN the
manic OF Judge Manning That tho oeenr-
feDce would not be repeated, owing 20
tho fact that the minister's wife aud
daughter were due to arrive By this morn
ing'e train. The correspondents con-
eented 10 auppreas the dehHueh, provided
tho matter did not become notorious
throughout tho city when further at-
tempts 40 concealment
WOULD Dr IMrt ssInLE,
Thla arrangement WAS mnde leat cgfn-
ing, but to day tho scandal hal become
50 thoroughly spread over tho city that
the correspondence considered themselves
released ffom their agreement 10 with
hold Il from American papers, especially
aa kilograms had been received IA the
meantime from certain nQwhpapefg Ia the
United siaios, showing ihntthey Ind cogni-
Hauce through Fomo source ofthe scandal
Judge Manning sent word through his
mediator that II correspondence would
withhold Tile matter, he would rolemly
promise 20 abandon liquor altogether.
He furthermore sent word thar nc hnu
manfnily determined 10 face Tho music
and had already
rpiFGRArHFD agonRrARY nAYAHn
the whole truth IN regard 20 Dia condition
and would abldethc result, no matter what
the result might be- Thonoiortunaie min-
ister feels his disgrace keeplY and 20 those
near him no ia said 70 freely confess the
aoploreNle weskcnefs for Honor. HIS esti-
mabih wife afd daughter arrived TO-DAY,
ana the disRgreoaDle ness Was told lhpn
bv The iodg1 himself guifard. The rsr
aon al whose house Judge Manning b.
aau his proigacled spree, q severely cen.
ne same pers0n who Introduced Enyoy
sedgwich To tho mrmners a this famous
Jockey elub, AMI taps he intfce the
means Of furnishing The good POPULATIONS
OF two distinguished Americana 70 ~
admitted on al sides hat the unfortunate
event Will 10 every pf9hhb iitg lend % an
early rsslgnation Of Minister Manning