The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-28
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CONTINUED SENSATION DER LoRD
sACKvILLE. VESTS LETTER.
business Men. Parade in New York.

id that he bad not read the interview
printed in the New York Ucr0d Of this
morning concerning the Sackyille letter
A copy Of the interview was shown him
and after looking al IL he said he had no
comment 10 make. The facts IN the
matter. he said, had been cabled TO our
Minister at the Court Of st. James, and
no reply had been received from him
More than that he did not care TO say.
MINISTER VESTS RECALL ASKED FOR
NEW York, October 27.-Tbe Hcr0lds 3
Washington correspondent tclegraphs as
follows Mr.. Phelps, our Minister at
London, was to-day instructed by the
President, through The Secretary OF State
10 intimate 20 Lord Salisbury without
delay that under all The circumstances
the President is Of the opinion that the
good understanding Of both countries
would be promoted if the head Of the Brit
ish Legation here were changed. II is
said st the State Department that
when q minister makes himself so
unacceptable to the government to which
he is accredited as 10 ferieit the con-
fdence Of that government and 10 render
intercourse with him disagreeable, 1t IS
custOmar, for bis government promptly
10 recall him upon the mere intmatlon
OF wish to that effect. This has in
yarially been done in other similar in.
stances which have occurred in the his
tory Of this government.
After the special Cabinet meeting to-
day asked the Secretary of State what
the Administration was doing in the mat
ter. Secretary Bayard replied 1T is
doing everything that it can Has
Minister Vests government been mott
fed Of his imprudeut action ~ | asked.
THAT Is seif.evident fact. II has been
fully notified, and the notification was
prompt one"
Referring to the Murchison etfer
again. Mr. BayaTd added "l can't eX-
plain my astOnisEment that Minister
West should have answered tt. II is IL
conceivable 10 me that in the miG~t Of
heated political canyass Mr. West should
have so far forgotten himself as 10 write
such letter You remember, OF course,
SIM. Wcl.er's characteristic reference 10
the disappearance Of the puppies and the
sudden appearance Of the 'wealpies. The
oppositeness OF this is found in the pub
ncatiOn of the letters a few da}s ago,
and Mr.. Blaine's speech at Madison
SQUARE Garden last night To
duote the iilustrious Weller family
still further, it was 10 say
the least, "a VERY striking coinei-
dence
Secretary Bayard's cablegram to Min
lister Phelps yesterday concerning the
Sackvile letter was confined to brief
statement Of the facts as then known TO
the department The British Minister
had admitted the writing and mailing OF
the letter, and had authenticated the text
of it. and bad also exhibited to Secretary
Bayard the letter from The so called Mur-
Gibson which his own was reply.
TIE OBNOXIOUS MINISTER MUST BE WITH
DRAWN.
After full discussion of the matter to-
dav il was decided to supplement the
cablegram of Yesterday to Mr.. Phelps bY
another which would be formal notice to
the Marquis of Salisbury that the Oh
noxious Minister must be withdrawH.
The cabegram was accordingly sent
today, and II is expected that Lord Sack
vile will very shortly depart the country
on leave of absence not TO return
EXCITEMENT IN LONDON.
LONDON, October 27.-Some excite
ment is manifested ia diplomatic circles
over the Sackville incident As Lord
Salisbury is absent from the Foreign
Office, Minister Phelps has gone TO Hat
field the Premier's residence, TO confer
with the latter about the matter. Lord
Salisbury favors the Tetirem mt OF Lord
Sackville from the British Ministry at
Washington.
LORD sAcKyuLE NOT WITHOUT GUILE
NEW York, October 27-Tbe Times
Washington special says; More than
one Democrat in Washington believes
that Lord Sackyille, the British Minister,
was not wholly without guile when he
permitted himself to be used as a tool by
The Re- dblican managers to divert the
attention of voters from the real issue OF
the campain. Ii is asserted by these
Democrats that the British Minister and
the President have never been on terms
of more than formal friendship. and that
the same il true of his relations with
secretary of State Bayard and other
members of the Cabinet.
THE GREATEST RETiCENCE
is observed at the United States Legation
In London concerning the SackviiIe inOi'
dent. Secretary OF Legation White re-
fnses to furnish any information concern
inc the matter Of publication.
VESTS BREACH or ETIQUETTE.
LONDON, October 27.-It is distinctly
stated upon the highest authority that
Minister West, who recently became
Lord Sackville, will at once apply to the
Foreign once TO be relieved from his
post at Washington for The purpose OF al
tending TO urgent private affairs in Eng |
land. This is an easy way out OF the
Minister'S dilemma but nobody doubts
that Lord Salisbury has suggested the
remedy, nor has anybody the suspicion
that the hitherto as,ute diplomat accred,
tied to the American Capital would
have preserved an altogether better
mental equilibrium had he remained Sir
Lionel Sackyille West, instead OF inner
ting the title of Baron Sackyille. Inc
foreign Office stickers, from LORD SANS
bury downward, are horriied at VESTS
breach Of etiquette, and no conceslmen.
is made OF the fact. The Premier ana
Minister Phelps held an interview Oh an