The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-11-14


created such a stir as the letter written
by Lord Sackviile to a British born
American citizen. Secretary Bayard's
idea was to ignore the matter because
the letter was marked private. When
Cleveland heard this, although he is 4
master in the use of language, he could
not do full justice to his opinion OF the
Secretary of State without employing
profanity of so picturesque and lurld
character that even the hardened at
taches of the White House shivered.
Minister Phelps was then instructed
by the President, through Bayard. to
intimate to Lord Salisbury that, under
all the circumstances, the President was
of opinion that the good understanding
OF both countries would be promoted by
a change at the head of the British Lega-
ton at Washington.
Letters similar to that received by
Lord Sackville were sent to Sir John
Upper, Sir Joseph Chamberlain and
others, bat Lord Sackville was the only
one who fell in the trap and answered it.
On Oct. 9th Minister Phelps convey
ed to Lord Salisbury the intimatiOn Of
President Cleveland, remaining at Hat
field House until Oct. 29th. On the fol-
lowing day special meeting of the Cab
met was held at Washington at which
statement of the situation was sub
mitted by Bayard, who was instructed
to inform Lord Salisbury that the con-
tinuance of Lord Sackville in his official
position in the United States was no
longer acceptable to the Government and
would be consequently detrimental to
the relations between the two countries.
Lord Sackville will proceed to England
on leave of absence and the Secretary OF
the Legation, Hon. Michael Henry Her
bert, has been appointed British Charge
d. Affaires at Washington. Lord Sack
vile has attended the races and appear
ed upon the streets as usual and shows
no sign of being troubled about the oc-
currence. He is mentioned as being
likely to receive promotion to st. Peters
burg or to be appointed Governor-Gen-
eral OF Canada.
Lord Salisbury will to-day make
statement, concerning the affair, in the
House of Lords. The pressure from the
Democratic party was too great to per-
NIT Cleveland to wait for Lord Salisbury
to take action and herein the President
is considered to have committed another
blunder and to have insulted England.
The London papers bitterly denOunCe
Cleveland, and the Standard suggests
that Minister Phelps be given his pass
port.
A musical manager in New York
offered 50 900 a week to Lord Sackville
to hold two levees of two hours duration
for one or two weeks, also paying the
expenses OF his lordship and suite.
Speaking at Birmingham, Gladstone
said: chat all efforts to solve the
Fisheries question with the United States
had been egregiOus failures. The Lib
L. a 70
Guilty, but were DESTROYS that by judi
ciOus choice of persons the question
might be settled in manner tending to
draw both countries into closer relations.
The SackviIle incident was extremely
unfortunate. 1t resulted in the infiction
of a serious slight and disparagement
upon England He hoped the matter
was susceptible of satisfactory explain
alton. The incident ought to serve to
moderate the spirit OF Wanting and
Dragging in vogue among many Tories"
A modest advertisement in Wash
ington paper announces that the British
Minister offers for sale bis horses, car
riages, sleighs, saddles, whips and the
entire contents of the Legation stables.
This is the first evidence Lord Sackville
has given of his preparations for de-
parture.
american AFFAIRS
President Cleveland has designated
Thursday, November 29th, as Thanks
giving Day.
At Mills College 226 students have
been enrolled. There are 81 from Oregon,
quite a number from the East, several
from Honolulu and one from Santiago,
South America.
Powell, the murderer of Ralph Smith,
has been mixed up in fight over cards
at Redwood city, showing his q larrel-
some disposition.
A shooting scrape occurred at Fresno
during the trial of a defamation suit.
Eight shots were fred and two men,
Hardwick and Sronce, will die.
A registered mail package has been
cut open and robbed between Boston and
Chicago. 1t contained thirty-fve money
packages, some of which were for San
Francisco.
A patent has been taken out for a new
called " extralite," said to be
more powerful, and safer for ordinary
handling, than dynamite.
F. NJ. Hatch of Honolulu was married
on October 31st to Miss Alice HAYES,
of Colonel A. J. Halves, of
the New York Life Insurance Company.
Yellow fever still continues but not SO
badly as heretofore. The total number
of cases to date is 4,277.
Mr.. Thomas Dowdell, chief officer of
the S. S. Alameda, will remain in San
Francisco and proceed to Philadelphia
for the purpose of bringing out new
tug, the Pride, that has been purchased
by the Spreckels Bros. Mr.. LIE Sacque,
second officer of the Alameda, succeeds |
Mr. Dowdell as chief officer.
n annthnr tOU-hOat hptNnnT, tho |
Relief and the Sea Lion, the latter won
by about one minutes time from the |
Farallones to the Oceanic Company's |
dock The Sea Lion came off the dry |
dock on the previous day.
The present for Captain Hayward of |
the Mariposo, from the British Govern |
ment, is handsome silver punch bowl, |
in a morocco case, and suitably engraved. |
Consul Donohne has asked ColIectnr |