The sun., 1888-11-01
LORDSACKVILLE'S DISMISSAL
HE Is NOW ONLY A PRIVATE INDI-
ytDUAL IN WASHINGTON

saecretrrs Bnysrd Refuses TO Make Public
his Letter TO the Dismissed Mtnister-An
American Girl will he the Chief Lady OF
the Rrit,ph Legation Until n New Minis
Tar ,s sAppointed-Canndian Papers Say
that Lord snckyiiie IL n Victim OF Trick
and or hi. Own FoiIy-EnEiish Opinion.
WASHINGTON, Oct Washington was
very dull and quiet to-day. The reaction OF
Yesterdays big sensation set In early and had
depressing effect upon everything and every
bodv. President Cleveland remained ut Oak
View and did not come to the White House at
all. Col Lamont also kept out OF sight, and
the executive office was entirely deserted.
Tow statesmen wandered into town and we're
quickly pounced upon TO give their views upon
tho political aspect and Lord Sackville's exit
Representative Woodburn OF Nevada, the
rosy Irisnman who made sensational attack
upon Sunset Cox and Father Abram Hewitt In
the House last winter, came along and talked
worry big about the mass OF Irishmen that
would desert Cleveland. He added that the
Englishmen would stick to him: he cannot
shake thom of. His treatment OF Lord Sack
Vile will not offend them. Il do not see." he
said, what he can do unless he gets an oppor-
tunity to knock some very prominent English
pien down at tho White House between now
and next Tuesday. The British are friends
who are always with him."
RYAN of Kansas. n prominent Republican,
said that eackyilles dismissal would not influ-
ence votes.
Perry Belmont, Chairman OF tho House Com
mittec on Foreign Affairs. who accidentally
strayed into the city this afternoon. says that
Cleveland and Bayard did right. but he hopes
that the occasion will never arise for them to
do 1t again.
nar n 1aff ha n
for Baltimore, where he makes a political
speech tonight Before going to the train
from the department the Secretary said that
there were no new developments in the Sack
vile affair and again declined to make public
the letter OF his dismissal which hasent to the
Minister by order of the President. The Sec
rotary says that this was q strictly private COM
munication and it would be obviously improp-
er to make 1t public. The Secretary talked
with the reporters long enough. however. to
brand as lake the letter published in q New
York morning paper purporting to be copy OF
the letter sent to Lord Sackville. That letter
has not been given to anybody. the Secretary
said, either by him or by the ex-British Minis
ter; therefore nobody has seen it. By State
Department officers Lord Sackville is now re-
garded as a private individual, and at liberty
to govern his future movements as he secs ft
His PASSPORTS have not been given him. as
pers g this morning. and they viii not % be unless he
asks for them. The noble Lord refused him.
self to all callers to-day, sending word to each
The Star to-night has the following inter
esting gossip on the all l-absorbing topc:,
day as to the probable course of Lord Sack
vile in the present embarrassing state Of
r ahIa hpEh. the most
lion tS Know teld a StSS reporter tbs after.
would @ Be- in any T hurry to leave here. H He said:
."'I have not seen the Minister. myself. but a
~ ad nSt Sn an
backville ieels keenly the humiliation that has
sSms a' g; Msa NE ar
manner. to put 1t mildly. in which he has been
freely he would say something not calculated
to remove the unpleasantness now existing
al has LoTa viii
here before election, He will wait to receive
instructions from his Government. and diplo.
such decisive action as that taken by the Presi-
There is Something in the nature OF q
legend about the department that the custom
once prevailed OF hurrying disgraced Minis;
TER away without ceremony, but 1t Is admitted
that such practice, II 1t ever really existed has
fallen into innocuous desuetude. AT all events
gard to diplomatic etiquette concede that Min
lister West can consult his own pleasure and
convenience as to leaving. For all diplomatic
negotiations the official Of the legation next In
rank TO the Minister, will now be recognized.
Within about two weeks an American lady will
be the mistress OF the British legation at Wash
1ngton. This is an interesting and curious
outcome Of the Lord Sackville controversy.
There is now no British Minister at
Washington. That office became vacant on
the notification of Lord Sackville that the
President would have no further official COM
municaion with him. This does not leave the
British Government unrepresentcd here. The
attaches OF the legation are not the Minister'S
not affect their position. The secretary next
n rank to the Minister at once becomes acting
Minister; and ell OFFICIAL communications are
through him. Mr.. Edwards. the first secretary
OF the British legation. is now absent. and is
not expected TO return for some time. Mr.
Herbert. recently made second secretary will
become acting Minister until Lord Sackville's
fstul return; Mr. Herbert recently arrived here
Wilson OF New York. The bride will thus be-
come the head Of the legation household In this
city as long as Mr.. Herbert is acting Minister"