Evening journal., 1889-05-31
LAST EDITION
MR. BAYARp Al HOME.
He Declines to Embarrass the State De-
partment.

He Declines to Embarrass the State De-
partment.
An EVENING JOURNAL reporter called
on eX-Secretary of State Thomas f. Bay
ard. this morning, at Delamore, his beau
tiful home in this city, to request him TO
say something in regard to the Samoan
treaty, which yesterdays New YORK
World said had been agreed upon, ana
which published an abstract OF tne
treaty :,
The reporter was shown into Mr..
Bayards private Office, where the ex-
secretary was seated at his desk, sur
rounded bv books and papers, attending
40 some correspondence. When the re-
,,orter stated the object of his visit, Mr..
Ravard kindly, but firmly declined to
make any comments or to exposes any
opinion for publication.
He said: 81 do not wish to embarrass
4be commissioners or the administration
bv making any comments upon the mat
fer. l nope that the commission will
come to an amicable settlement 1t is
premature to say anything at present,
for there is no evidence that treaty has
been agreed upon. When the matter hs o
been finally settled it will be time to dis
cuss it"
Mr.. Bayard explained his delicate posi-
ton, saying that he had just retired from
the State Department, and even If his
predecessors indelicately criticised his
administration during its opening
months, he did not intend
to embarrass his successor by so doing.
Mr. Bayard's attention was called to
the words of Colonel Enoch Moore, in the
Philadelphia Record of to-day, repub-
lished in an other column of this paper,
He read it and said without word Of
comment 81 had not seen it before
The house at Delamore is somewhat in
confusion; carpenters and masons are
busy making some alterations that will
give Mr.. Bayard more room for his books
and enlarge his private office. The porch
at the southerly side of the house will bs
enclosed and thrown into the present
rooms at that side of the house.
The upper story of 1.-The porch will b'
utilized in a like manner. Mr.. BayarC
led the way to the spacious porch at tn,
back of the house and pointed out th'
magnificent view of the city and Della
ware river that can be seen from
that point. He appeared to take mucl
pride in the splendid prospect.
While looking from the porch over thu
hedge thaJ DOundS Une lawn, at tne cltl
lying beneath, the reporter thought h,
spied two rabbits sitting in the shad
of the hedge, and mentioned the fact
Mr. Bayard laughed and said that the.
were stone rabbits, but that live one
often played along the hedge in the dusl
of the evening The stone rabbits, h'
said, we're so natural that the boys stone,
them.
In reply to a question, Mr. Bayard sal
he had not spent four weeks at HON
during the four past years and that nov
he intended to stay at home and enjo
his life. He did not say that he expecte
the accomplished wife that is soon t
come to Delamore, to add muc
to the pleasures and attraction
it has for him. but he doub
less thought it, and seemed to take gres
pleasure in the thought.
The place is well kept The blustel
wind this morning blew musical cadenc'
through the leaves of the large tre'
about the place, and the robins hoppe
joyously about on the close cut lawn.