The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-10-28
A Report that the Whole Matter Has Besn
Called to the Attention Of Lord Salisbury.
Through the American Minister.
Vests Sympathy with Democracy and
Free Trade Nay Result in His Recall.
Blue-Biooded Secretary Endicott Also Mani
tests Disposition to Become Tool Of
English Mercantile Interests.
sAcKvILLEs LETTER.
His Frisndship for Demoersey LIKELY 90 Re-
tire Him 20 Private Life.

His Frisndship for Demoerscy LIKELY Re-
tire Him 60 Private Life.
Special 20 the India nApolis your.sa
WAsHISGroN. Oct 27.-An sorts Of rumos
are afoas as to the action Of the sdninistratioh
with reference to the bad break Of Lord Sack
villa The New York Herald, to-day. had an
article from Its Washington eorrsspondsnt. IN
which it was intimated that informafion
had been received from Secretary BsyArd
TO the effect that the whole matter
had been called to the attention Of the Britisk-
authorities through Minister Phelps. and the
dispatches from London indicate that ur.i
Phelps has had some tslegrsphie instrustionsea
the bjsct, - hs is reported to have had an In
terv.ew with Lord Salisbury yesterday. Sscrs>
tary Bsysrd declined, to-day, 20 affirm OF
deny the New York Heralcs story,
but be said that the sdminisiration
would do all that was proper and necessary un-,
der the circumstances It is learned on ths
very best authority that the correspondeuce BE-
tween Lord Sackville and the California writsr,
together with Lord Sackville's remArks on
the subject printed In the New York
papers, and an abstract OF the conversation be-
tween his Lordsnip and Secretary Bsyarc, were !
prepared snd sent to Minister Phelps today,
Iith instructions to present the whole case 10
the home authorities in London. A gsntlsman
formerly very prominent In the State Depart
ment was asked by your correspondent what
such action a. this could mean and whether IL
would be followed by the absolute recall Of The
the minister. BE replied that it might Lead
from the British home ofHca In either event,
Lord Sackvills viii not bs likely 10 stay here.
It is the current belief of all Enslishnsn now,
in Washington. who know something Of shs1
diplomatic affairs of that country. that
his Lordship viii retire from the dip.
lomatie service entirely. But the,
recall Of the minister does not undo the harn-
BE has shown that British sympathy 10 sntirsiy<
with the present administration. and the votsre
of this country who had tho wool pulled over
their eyes and'who have bean psrsistentiy old'
that the extracts printed from English pspsrD
were Republican connections, aow see that the
British newspapers were simply vois-
ing the sentiments which existed oneng
tae members Of the British
mens, and they viii dorbtess eeterp
selves accordingly. Nothing has oseurrsl
In the administration which has created half
the excitement Of this incident Secretary
Bsyard has come in for bis share Of abuse. soe-
When the President read the. interview Of his
Secretary of State, which was telseraphsd from
bis home in Delaware. Mr.. Cleveland foreos for
the moment that he was the chief magistrate 81
sixty millions Of people and became once more
the every day citizen that he used TO Be before
he was elected Mayor OF Buffalo. The languages
which be used In commenting upon the Sscrs-
tarys interview wac su blins IN its piesuresQus-
ness, but IL is said that 10 was - sulphurous
that the clerks and employees N the Whi<s-
House had difficulty in breathing for some
moments after the President had expressed HE
feelings The attempt to show that the letter
was drawn out by trick VIII not have
the desired effect There is no doubt whsssvsP
that Lord Sackville wrote the now cslsbraood
letter. ana it cannot be doubted that the sents~
msnts he expressed therein were his honest,
candid convictions.