Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-06-01
PINK TOE RECEPTION
PLANNED FOR THE iNFANrA Eu-
LAlls BY OUR MINISTER.
prssideni Cleveland Mad More Democratic
Views and Bounced The Ambitious
Minister

Washington. May ai-An absurd story
has reached Washington 10 tho effect trat
the new spanish minister 10 tho United
states, seuor NIuruaga Is to he recalled by
his government hecause he Is satd 10 have
,ifended the Infaata Eulalla The uircnse
il said 10 have consisted In the ministers
iardiness In meeting the lnfan'a Eulalla
when she landed Ia New York some ten
days ago SenoF Aasuaga. AcOrdiag tc the
story nnhilshrd this morning VIA nearby
Two hours hate In making his ofiicill appear
anve, and the lufantu II said TO hNNV ~.
hukcd him for his lark OF lnn'.ualiN hnil
the discuurtrsy to royalty which J. Implied.
It is further alleged that the mcilsnt was
reported Ia the Spaulsh for 'lgn oiiiec, and
thnt us u result ~ II tho minister " to We
recllled. At the spanish legation the story
with the royal party, hut tle serretary hit
iu rlnrrv here SAYS there y absolutely M
foundation for Tue Story, I'M nuni-t~ was
promptly on hand When the infanW Autvcl,
aud in-his official capacity ila has rait ihe
intauia and her husulnd every. courtesy
Nnce that time, II VIII be remembered tnnt
he proposed tn the state department even
more elaborate deception IN tbs part VI tins
government thpn Was given aud seemed
much grieved because his suggestion That
l'r Sidcui Cleveland cNh personally upon ihr
lnfauth was not ndhpt"l,
In this clnncctipn u may Ne Of Interest 10
kuuw that the shggesiipi lCQk'ng tu vert
originated with our late ninlstcr to Spnin,
A l.nudon Snowden Mt, SnoNden, who Is
the Wand McAliistcr of lhladelphia. was
yet at Ills post In Madrid when ,hr iufnntn
sailed Tor America Mr. Snlw,lsn appears
Ia have hecu anxious that Spanish royalty
should he entertained In regal style and
with such pnmp aud circumstance as would
afford American gnOhhery rare opportunity
10 display itself. This Idea he communal.
cnted forthwith TO tue spanish foreign unicc
hnprrssing upon those Ia chnrge his nlnn
for gorgeous reception TO ihc iutnhih
by President Clcy 9lnud. Mr.. Snbw'lcn cNl.
dUntly felt that Dsmpcrlylc simplicity ana
sincerity were utterly out NJ place upon
such Hn Oscusion ns the 'ntauin's WISH prom
lscl Ia b. aud he outlined for the guilpnce
Of his Spanish friends a most fantastic pro.
gram which he believed would command
uhsruuinus attention all the way from tho
Atlnntic coust 10 Lake allchlgan. The sur-
gtstion WIS duly communicated In the span.
lsli minister here, and pc vt onc hurried
To the state department In url4r tn cOiutor'
ate Ia jhc preparation Of the expected pluns
II viii be- remembered that hr WAS met
with u Encouraging tack ~ enthusiasm uu
the subject and thai II looked for few
days aS VI serious international ,ompllrus
tinns might r, suit, Finally The matter was
satisfactorily explained and the seeming
difficulties smonthcd uNpr, Tut the state de.
purtmcnt oahlod Ia A. London Syowdpn a
very TART suggestion to roninr his efforts
10 tanttVr9 Within the lln's " his proper
duties. Upon this hint To mind hia hnslf
ncss. Mr. Snowden subsidized. md frw
days later he was relieved 10y his successot