The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-05-10
dence which is essential to frank and cor
dial intercourse.
II am sir, your obedient servant.
CIV o. GRElSE1AM Nd
viii Not Return.

dial intercourse.
Il am sir, your obeosent servant;
'sW. @. GRESHAM"
viii Not Return.
It is definitely settled that Thurston
will not return to Washington. re has
resigned his Office to take effect when his
successor has been appointed Exfre-
nists here urge that he be sent back at
once to face Gresham again. They regard
his return as a breakdown.
The conservative feeling is that there
should be no playing to the galleries, ana
that the relations Of this government 10
that of Washington should be left 20 al
Just themselves in a natural way: FRANK
Hastings, who is at present in charge or
the Hawaiian legation. will proDiD'Y De
promoted to position of minister. no re-
taliatory measures will be taken ~ the
government, SO cabinet officer ST h1es,
and Mr.. Willis will remain II Hawaii 50
far as anything the officials on this side
may do or say to. him.
The friends of ThurSton are indignant,
because they say he has been betrayed by
an agent of the United Press in Washing
ton. He permitted that agent to read prb-
vate correspondence from Honolulu TOR
the purpose of making himself familiar
with the situation here and instructed
him to publish nothing which retiected on
the government, as II might reflect on ms
the agent of the United Press did not
publish anything taken from the CORE
spondence rejecting on Cleveland, but ne
went directly TO Gresham and Informed
legation, letters sent to ThurSton, ana
furnished Gresham with the substance of
them. The proof Of this is Greshams
statement to Mr.. ThurSton, in his last IN
terview with him that you (he) have
been betrayed by your newspaper
friends and also the fact that Gresham
had the substance and in some cases cop
les of letters rejecting on Cleveland.
Feeling in His Favor.
The feeling of the government here is
I hat Tb11rStOn inStifiR0 in informing
the American public of the situation here
inasmuch as Gresham, in the beginning,
gave to the press material without in
forming ThurSton.
In an interview this morning member
Of the government said:
1.-The reply of the government Will be
brief. and will not enter into a discussion
of the matter. The fact remains that his
immediate cause of Thurston'S recall is
the betrayal of trust he placed in an
agent of the United Press. How far
Cleveland is justified in asking for the re-
call, based upon such betrayal, is a ques- |
ton which cannot be settled by diplomat
ic correspondence, but by public senti- |
ment of the people and of those who at
tempt to conduct newspaper business IN !
an honorable way"
Rumors of a rupture in the cabinet |
have been common for two days. The dis |
agreement is said TO be over the DISPOSE /
ton of the rebel prisoners. Ministers Da- |
mon and King are in favor of liberating /
all the prisoners but the rlngleaders: and /
are opposed by Minister. Hatch and At
Smith. It is said PreSi- !
dent Dole favorS the release of the men. |
AS the outcome of the affair, 1t is said |
Damon and King will resign. The state |
ment is denied by the government The /
queen has become tired of prison confine- |
ment. and will soon make an effort to |
gain her freedom. Her friends have been |
busy for some days working in her behalf |
and a writ of habeas corpus will be sworn |
out within a day or two. Paul Neumann, !
her attorney, is preparing the argument.