Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-06-05


But whatever may have been the cause
81 Mir. Blane's resignation to-day there
seems 20 bC no doubt whatever among his
friends i'm this ctq that oy II me has placed
himself ~ position u readiness 10 &C
cert The nomination.
One effect of Mr.. Baine's resignation Is
the suggested terminal on u the confer
euce between himself and General Foster
Ola tha one side and the British Minister
and Canadian Commissioners Foster and
Bowel on the other looking 20 readJust-
mont ~ the difference between the nlted
States and Canada growing out OF dis
eliminating tolls imposed on American
vessels passing through the Welland ana
81. Lawre nee canals.
TIE CANADIANS DIsPIEasED.
This conference began at the State De-
partmeni yesterday and was resumed tins
m ru.ug. lO-days session, however, uid
not last more than an hour. and II Is I'M
Ierst0od was brOu INT 20 an abrupt termi-
nation by Mr. Baiuo's unexpected state
mcut that n was useless - continue the
present negotiations for the reason that lie
was about o. sever his official relations with
the government. il Is SAID further that
this announcement was great surprise
20 the other members OF the conference.
st any rate the deliberations were brought
% a Sudden close and the Canadian Com
mss IAtIe were id~Nell-tln '4 ~ 49,
noon tram bound for the Dominion capi--
tai Persons who saw them az their motel
prior 20 their departure say that they were
ia "a very unpleasant frame OF mind, ana
were quite f.po IN stating that they had
not been fairy treated by tho adm.nlstra-
ton.
~uh.ooucntlv il was learned from Gene
ral d. ~. Foster that there were no sen'a,,
tiQuai incidents at to-day session, ana
that tire conferences was closed ~ friend
ly spirit Oh both sides He sand tnat Ar.
Jain. made no formal ANNOUNCEMENT OF
ms resignation 10 the conference.
QUICKLY DONE.
Nr. Blaine's letter 70 the President IS
dated June 1882, 1915 +. NJ. IL therefore
must have beer written almost directly
after the British Minister aud lls ieuow-
conterrees had left Dir. Blane's once
wh CD had been used as the cOuncl-cnaln-
Der. and 1t was but fifteen minutes IA'eI
when be insrructed'ms private seCIeI"!
| to take II over 10 the White House.
The Secretary remained az the depart
fnont until 1918 O'Clock ranging some Pr
vate p.pe1s. While Ee was doing TINS one
| OF the messengers laid an official document
| before HIM for ms signature. lie told MN
! hun 90 take 10 away remarking GuletlN, i
am no longer Secretary OF state.
10 is SAID that this was the hrsl lnllula-
| ton that he had given any OF his oEcia'
! associates of MS resignation
BOW TIE NEWS SPREAD.
The news of Mr.. Blaines resignation
| spread through the city like wildhre ana
| was the sole tonic of conversation, IN
official and political circles. The Nhi1e
| House was the objective point Tor the
/ Presidents friends, WHO naturally were
| anxious 10 learn the facts in the case, and
the President mad hardly finished ms
! luncheon when he was visited BY Secre-
tsrv Ekins Attorney-General Miller, anu
| Secretaries Rusb. Noble and Foster.
! During the informal conference that fol-
| lowed the President calmly told his aOi-
| net what had happened. and suggested IN