The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-05-28

waiian mattor, ovon boiorn no camo nto
tho cabinot. and IL wa, upon his roc.
onmondation that President Cleveland
performed almost his frat official action
by withdrawing from tho senate. whero
It was pending, the annexation treaty
negotiated by Secretary Foster. Then
Mr.. Blouut was sont to tho island 70.
public 10 mako an original invostiga-
tion, and upon hla report tho accrotary
mado his now celebrated rocommOuda.
ton that tho queen bo restored. inns.
much Nd she had bcon deposod through
tho action oi tho oillcorS OF tho Untod
Stutos.
Wkilo ho was dccp IN tho Hawaiian
negotiations, Secretary Gresham was
Obliged suddenly to givo immediate at.
tontion to tho subject OF tho Boring Sea
seal fisheries. Tho arbItraga arranged
bv his predecessor, was in full swing.
llcso was another matter with which ho
was not IN harmony. 1t was only by an
exhibition OF all OF tho strength OF his
character and purposes that ho auc.
cecded In hurryng through tho lIrlsish
parliament nn act TO give elect 10 tho
arbitration aud thcn securing tho adop-
tion oil regulations to keep of tho poacn.
ora.
BY aclauso In tho Wilson tariff act
Congre,s had swept away In n line all
tho carOlnlly con'tructod reciprocity
treaties negotiated by tho preceding ad-
mthistrasion. This caused great anger
among tho nations with which tho
United States had such troaties, and the
storm foil upon Secretary GresIn ms
head. 1t was Mr.. Gresham's task to
placate tho European powers, aud how
skillluIly he did go the printed corre-
spondencc tolls.
IN OTHER DIRECTIONS.
Ho wanted TO rcpudiRto tho whole ar
rangement by which tho United States
assumed part Of the tri-pario protoc-
torste over Samoa, aud he worked hard
TO this end, and finally succeeded in In
ducing President Cleveland to recon-.
mend to Congress that the United
States withdraw from all further par
ticipation in Samoan affairs.
He did all that foreign officer could
do properly to prevent the late Chinese-
Japanese war; lost no opportunity at
any stage to bring it to an end, and ulti.
natoly whom peace was restored it was
through tho good Offices OF the Ameri-
can ministers in China and Japan, act
ing under Secretary Gresham's instruc-
tions, .ha. the peace negotiations were
init lated.
But the AmeriCanism OF tho secretary
was shown in its brightest light in three
incidents that occurred during his I'D.
ministration and the fact that on two
OF the three he had contend with
great powers indicates that he made no
distinction whom he came 10 claim rights
for his own country. This was the case
at San Domingo when the Frcnch war.
ships. which had como there 10 enforce
the collection OF private claim, were
Withdrawn with very strong hint from
Secretary Gresham conveyed through
Ambassador Eustis tha, tho United
States would not regard such u course
4, a friendly manifestation.
Again in Bluetelds, when the British
marines occu pied the Dlu0s, they were
promptly withdrawn when Secre-
tary Gresham called upon Great Britain
for an explanation OF their landing, and
securing Disclaimer OF any wrong pur-
pose. And, again. when the Spanish
government undertook to stop an Amer
lean steamer by cannon shot, Mr..
Gresham called for and secured very
prompt apology. Almost his last official
action before he fell mortally i'll was to
Initiate the correspondence with France,
intended to secure justice for OK. United
States Consul Waller, whom he believed
to have been ill;reated by tho summary
French court.mar,ial in Madagascar,
and in whose interest ho notified Am
bassador Eustis to intorierc.
During his career on the bench Judge
Gresham's greatest decision wns in tho
Wabash case, when ho wen. beneath
the technicalitics and pu. all tho lines
OF the system under receiver, thus
giving Jay Gould direct blow.
In appearance Gresham was some
what slonder-in youth remarkably 40
six feet tall. his black beard and hair
turned to m iron grey.
In 1858 he married Miss Matilda Nc.
Grain, tho daughter OF Thomas Nc.
Grain. n man OF Scotch-Irish descent. A
son and n daughter wcro born to them
who live in Chicago.