New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-07
THE sACKvILLE LETTER.
CORRESPONDENCE IN THE CASE MADn
PUBLIC.
FULL TEXT OF THE "pIPLoMAT1o shiIh1-shAA
rY1Ncn THAT LOST THE IRISH VOTE.

rrxr or rrr "prpIoMATIC eHXLLYsHALr
rYrNen THAT LOST THE IRISH VOTE
London. Nov. s.-Thc papers in the Sackviiie
casc were made public this evening Inc nrs'
is letter from Lord Salisbury to Lord SacKV,iie'
and is dated October 27 II is as foilows'
Phelps who staying At So my r sSas' not bsacS
SRsa ss ' r.ssa a S Si ;A s0 .isS '
dense and It was hardly practicable to sy down tho
rSSsg,s h sm evsn
events passing IN the s sSn interview ie T derea
n %st he ,slen As having Intended 1t for pabcs
ton Before admitting the need Tor r.. AL Ia, fSs
sHas u S;sSs to
Mr. Phelps for copy of the Interview IN otoer 70
and 'f0% seS 01 him that would bring matte,
before coeses Mr. Phelps pea Hou He ase
stems to procure IT. II consequently understood
un Re copy was or ssN resa should be
On October 2s Lord Sackviile sent tho following
communication TO Lord Salisbury:
The letter was political republican plot have
mailed an explanation; Tho plot was due 70 the ap-
10 express deep regret at what has occurred
On October 80 Lord SaclSville sent dispatch
that he had received passport.
On October 81 Mr.. Phelps informed Lord Sails
bury that the United States Government had
given Lord Sackvile passport, and added that
President Cleveland hoped that another Minister
would be sent to Washington.
On the same day Lord Sackville sent the follow
ing dispatch to Lord Salisbury:
beg to- repudae Mr. Bassd p,s stisck on rns
integrity "
Lord Salisbury at once seat the following reply:
Place Mr. Herbert, senior secretary on the spot
In charge OF the legation
IN November I Lord Salisbury in communi-
cation to Mr. Phelps referred to his promise to
furnish him with a copy of the SaclSville inter-
view and informed him that. as he had no further
information as to what Lord Sackvllles statements
contained, or to whom they were maze, ne was
unable TO form any Judgment upon the consoer,,-
tiOns which dictated the request Tor the recai1
@. the Forwarding of passport, ao
To this on the next day, Mr. Phelps made
reply as follows:
our recollection of what passed In the conversation
We had on Saturday differs slightly in one particular
If was not intended that the letter should have no
ford SacEy,llc' did say that the Minister'S re-
marks In the published interview were the principal
SsSe sent ' tn Mr. BayaTd COPY of your Lordsh
requesting full details of the language anu cir
cumstances
letter written by Lord Saclville on October
&c was received by Lord Salisbury on November
4. II cncloses the Murchison letter and his
reply 10 it. He says:
have certain information that the Murchison letter
was fictitious and was concocted by wellknown hrm
in conjunction with the Republican Committee In
New-York. II was sent from southern California TO
Prevent suspicion. Mr. Bayald, whom saw to-day,
said he regretted the incident very much. He ae-
ceptcd my disclaimer of any thought or intention to
interfere with the domestic policy of the country:
He said II a campaign trap. but he frankly told
me that | had been indiscrcet. ! expressed my deep
rc.rei ard Mr. Bayard assured me he bore me no
DLwin.
Parliament reassembled to-day In the House
of Lords Lord Salisbury stated, in response TO an
in1niry that papers relating to the Saclkville
affair would be issued by the Government to
morrow. In the meantime he would reserve his
statement in regard to the affair