Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-05-29
.YouR GOOD FRIEND. b. H."
A Very odd Letter Indeed From the
White House.

White House.
DETROIT. May 2S.-ThOmaS w. Miz-
ner, Of this city, is a cousin OF Lansing
f. Miner. eX-MiniSter To Guatemala.
Since the latter'S peremptOry recall he
has taken up the cudgelS in defense of
his relative. and now makes public for
the first time President HarriSOn'S let
ter 10 the President of Guatemala re-
lating 20 the decapitatiOn of an Envoy
Extraordinary. Mr.. Miner obtained a
copy OF this formal communication from
the cx-MiniSter himself, and he thinks
il ought 20 be printed Ito show the in
consistency of the President and Mr.
Blaine" Following is the letter:
BENJAMIN HARRISON, PRESIDENT OF THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
To les EreelleHcy the President Of The Republic
or Guatemala.
GREAT AND Coon FRIEND; Mr. Lansing
Is Miner, who has for some time past re
sided near the Government OF Your Excel
lencv in the character of Envoy EXtraOrdi-
nary and Minister PleuipOtentiary OF the
United States of America, having by direc-
ton returned TO the United States, and be-
ing thus unable to present his letters OF re-
call In person, l have iutrusted 10 his sue
cessOr the duty of placing them IN our
ENccilcnCy hands.
am pleased TO believe that Mr.. Miner,
during his mission, devoted all his efforts
20 Strengthening the good understanding
and the friendly relations which have nap
PLY so long existed between the two coun-
tries, and | entertain the hope that while
fulfilling satisfactorily the trust imposed
upon him. he succeeded in gaining Your
Excelleucy's esteem and good will.
Written al Washington this 18TH day Of
December, I'm the year 1890. Your good
friend. Benz. HARRISON.
BY the Pres dent
James q Blaine, Secretary OF State
The second paragraph is the part
OF the letter TO which Mr.. Miner
thinks the attention of the American
people should be directed. He cannot
reconcile the statement made therein
with others advanced officially by both
the President and Secretary of State
shortly before this one was written.
The particular contradictions 10 which
Mr.. Miner makes special reference
will be apparent upon placing side by
side the above expression OF approval
and the opinions of quite another char
actor previously uttered by both MIR.
Harrison and Mr.. Blaine.
After reviewing the case AT Ter 9Th the
Secretary Of State concluded his letter
OF recall TO Minister Miner with these
words;
For YOUR course therefore, in interve-
RING no permit the authorities Of Guatema-
Ia 10 accomplish their desire to capture
Cen. Barrun3ia 1 can discover no juSuhca-
ron. You were promptly informed that
vorr act was regretted. l am now directed
nv the President TO inform you that II is
disayowed The President is, moreover,
of opinion that your usefulness in Central
America is at an end. NOu will, therefore,
leave your post with all convenient de
snatch, turning over your Legation to MIR.
Kimberley. rs Charge a. A1aireS ad inter-
inn. through whom your letterof recall will
subseauentlv be presented TO the Guate-
malan government
President Harrison closed his refer
ence to the matter in his message TO
Congress rs follows:
Id being evident that the Minister, Mr.
Miner. had exceeded The bounds OF his
authority i'm intervening. i'm compliance
,ri,h the demands OF the Guatcmalan 0u-
thor,ties. Co authorize ard effect. in viola
zion of precedent the SECURE on vessel of
the United States OF q passenger in transit