The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1893-11-30
A DIPLOMATIC QUESTION.
n CHILLY Reception Awaitins tn. us
an preventative


WASHINGTON, Nov. 22-It was
clearly apparent this morning that the
puDllcat1on of Minister ThuTston's ro
ply to Commissioners Blount's renort
created very disagreeable Impression
at the Department of State. Nmne of
Che officials care to discuss the matter
WIN view to publication of their
vIe"s, put privately 1t is intimatsd
tnaC the Minister has taken an extra.
Ordinary course, that he has violated
az the proprleties of diplomatic inter
course, and that in any other country
,nan the United States he would be
Immediately furnished with his pass
ports, which Is the diplomatic metbod
or lnt1mating to minister that he is
persona non gtata and had better tax -
his departure. "0''o' '"he
DuC MT. IhurStOn has made il difi
UonI eon iEr sucn course to be pursued, by
very shreWdly disclaiminp in the he'
ginning OF his article any intention of
puOllShlng an opinion on the internol
tional questions at issue, and declarino
Cnat ne proposed confning himself to g
CelnehC VI 1acCS concerning himself
~ reply 10 Mr. Blount's personal at.
LACKS upon MIN. Although the minis.
Ter under this cover, manages to dis
cuss and traverse nearly everv snb-
stantlal statement made by Blonnt.
MS disclaimer Obscures very much anv
violation by him of diplomatic uropri.
eCles-lt, indeed, his statement can be
so regarded-and would make if dim.
cult for the Department of State TO dpul
with hlm, as it might other wise be dis.
posed to do. "''
But, as matter Of fact, tbs impres.
sion Is that the Department has in
teniion of adopting heroic measures in
minister Thurston's case. Neverthe
less IL may be anticipated that he will
meet with rather chilly reception m.
M on MS next visit to the department or
State. VI
All the State Department officials
stood mute when there was broHuht ="
tneir attention the published report
mat queen L1l1oukalandi had been re-
SCored 10 the Hawaiian throne vester.
day. In view of the intimations tha,
nave been dropped, to the effect thai
radical feature of Minister Wishes's
instructions would develop soon after
ana not before, the sailing las. Thurs.
Gay from honolulu of the Alameda
"hlch Is due at Sau Francisco tomor.
row, and that stirring events were ex-
pected 10 occur about that time, it can
u 5oI oe sald mat the report is entirely
lNiC. DuU III fhn |
IRENE step has been taken, at the
time indicated, the American
pubic will not be aware OF it. bv snv
news llkely to come by means of the |
Aia'h eaa, tomorrow, and owing to the
gap OF twenty days IN the mail service
caused by the Wreck of the steamer
Mowers, the public must wait MANY
lays for that news unless somethiny
should come to hand bv way of China
'hrough some out ward bound steamer
touchlng at Honolulu
Tburston's dramatic recital of the
revolution of 1887 recalls the fact that
" hen the news of that event was re.
;elved, the British minister lat that |
time Sir Lion el Sackville WtsO asked |
The United States to jotn England
france and Germ any in an Information,
al guarantee Of the neutrality of the |
SAND wien or Hawaiian Islands (simiIar |
TO the Samoan agreement.) The Unit
"a States did not adopt the suggestlln
A othlng in affirmation or contrad G.
ton or The rumor that yesterday was
n nxed date for the res toration of the
lIneen can Le obtained from official
sources.