Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-10-31

cation from Secretary Bsysrd regarding
the assumed request for Mr.sWes,'s re
call. After msneuveriug through vsrious
diplomatic casnneis, word wss conveyed
in to the Secretary that number CT
newspaper man were visiting for that
purpose Answer YVES returned through
presumk bly,, the came channels. that the
Secretary had rot had time TO resd the
matter referred &c, ami couldn't say snV
thing until he had done SO. After sufficient
time had elapsed to slow him to read q
book word WAS again conveyed to him
that an anxious country WAS waiting an
expression Of opinion from him in regard
to the important matter. The answer
came quickly, but viguel', Trough sn
obligiDg private secre,srY. that "fesl ;
the Secretary has nGthlog whatever TO
say about the mstter"
When seked egsin through the sIme
medium II "ae, the Secretary, would STATE
whether or rot the administration has
asked for Minister VESTS recsil," tae
reply came in due course ct time, IS fol
lowe: "Tne Administration promptly
Motif d Mioistsr Paelps OF the wh1le
situation, and that is all csn say about
it,"
As that was already known. an effort
was made to get direct answer IS to the
rumored supplemental cablegram re-
qussting recall, bus tie only reply OBJ
tainable WAS that "there is nothing more
to say about the matter"
IT Is LEARNED
that 20 spswar has been received from
Minister Phelps, and the conclusion WAS
that the Official demsud had been made
and that toe Secretsry's uncou muuics
tive mood WAS due to o realization thst
he hsd tsked s']ittle pJematurely, and
perhaps too freely il view Of the fact that
ne has not received sn answer from the
United States Minister 81 London. II
was Necessary, therefore, to get the In
! formation elsewhere than At the head OF
the Diplomatic Bureau in the State De
partment. Mr.. B.Ysrd WAS locked IN his
room, eud to iuterro gstories seot through
q clerk, he simply responded in the most
| diplomatic style, which, when reduced to
plain every DAY English, WAS decidedly
unsatisfactory.
| There seeE.s no reason TO doubt the
current stories thay Minister. Yves. Is sud
has been hostile to the reelection OF Mr.
| Cievelsnd. The two mep, 1t Is said, have
never been on cordial relations socially
a prCmirent diplomat said this evening
81 know that Mr.. West Ald every men,
Der of the British legation are DESTROYS
of seeing General Harrison elected to the
presidency. have heard them express
their preference in the club. They have
! frequently
| 6NEERED AT MR.. CLEVELAND
snd said that he WAS altogether too
Democratic for them, and that they pre-
ferred General Harrison to Mr.. Cleveland
because, IS they said, Harrison is born
gentleman.
The same diplomat said that, even II
/ Mr.. West had not written the letter to
the mythical Murchisor, 1t was his
opinion thst the President would some
time this winter have s.ked for Lord
SlckviIle's recall.
Mr.. West was closeted ell dsy In the
British Legation with few personal
friends. BE would not receive cards and
declined es specially to see newspaper men.
he is quoted IS saying that he is now
convinced that the little hole into which
he fell WAS dug by member Of the news
psper fraternity and he never wants to