The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-21
SEATTLE, TUESDAY. MAY 81.
III MADE GRESHAM SICK.

III MADE GRESHAM SICK.
The newspapers do not always give the
secret worries Of prominent people. Cieve-
land Is writing book. but he Is not nearly
80 much interested In studying up a good
title for IL as In thinking up nice name to
go with Ruth and Esther. Secretary Hoke
Smith Is supposed to have been worrying
over newspaper criticism. but his nervous
ness as he hurriedly ran over their col
umns was ended when he read that II was
a girl.
Secretary Gresham has been very sick.
and Il was attributed mainly TO his ankle
ties over the Nicaragua affair. That was
a mistake. because Sir George Grey
has announced that the United States
government had not interfered In
any way. The New York Trib-
une has unearthed the real worry
which gnawed at the secretary OF states
vitals. and he is entitled to all the sym
patty Republican can conscientiously
feel for Mugwump who has to swallow
the notifications afforded by the average
Democratic official.
The British troops landing in Nicaragua
could he borne with equanimity. for the
secretary of state had all he could do
wrestling with the United States minister
60 that republic. 1t seems that Honorable
Lewis Baker. of Minnesota envoy extra
ordinary and minister pIenipotentiary TO
the republic OF Nicaragua. was absent
from the capital for a time. during which
he received "a note from the secretary of
state couched In the most diplomatic
terms. Mr.. Baker put on his hat and act
ing as envoy extraordinary rushed to the
Office OF the minister of foreign affairs
and thus addressed him:
''You expressed 10 me. Mr. Minister.
your friendship for the United States. and
the president does the same and then YOU
jump on as with both feet and spit IN our
faces. Your action In the canal matter Is
the most CHASTITY stab under the fifth rib
of the credit of your government which
could he inflicted 10y the keenest Damas-
Gus blade. Your government will. | am
sure. Mr.. Minister. withdraw the offensive
notice OF forfeiture. but every hours de-
lay Is dangerous"
The "keenest Damascus blade" had to
H. met with a biudgeon and knuckle-
duster in the opinion OF the undauntcd
American. whose plenipotentlal wrath re-
salted In correspondence which brought
on Secretary Gresham's first attack of
nausea.
But IL Baker IS. In the language OF the
Tribune. daisy What floral emblem
sufiiees 70 do justice to Terrell. the Texan
terror al the Turkish court? As the daisy
g. TO the sunnowcr In size and
shyncss. SO is the Baker to that
other r. T.. and NJ +. Col Alex
ander Terrell. late Of the Sixh Texas
cavalry. G. 5. \. What the colonel has
been doing can only be darkly inferred
from the following extract from Mr..
Gresham's letter 90 him:
In your dispatch regret 10 ind thar
IL your conference with the minister for
Foreign AFFAIRS yOu introduce matters
which were hardly pertinent 10 the object
a. your interview. The distinctions YOU
Grew between thu constitution Of the
nttcd States and the British cspusffttt-
zion We're NOT only urnece SSsary. hut In
sct~urate. Naturalization Is neIt her s,s.r,-
Tcrred nor regulated by IN, constitution
a. the United States. nor is Il true that
81 Great britain the queen. and not the
't"'io'. - sovereign. The DEPART
.,-t,t-.Is - 4gtle'S your saying 70 the
vellency believes 3, would a.4Sor,,,,.sN,
good VII 20 yonder 20 your padtss,ah
che slifanl and tell him that unless he
sre trvinr ~ save the ,>,,,,,,-,, -, W,.o
devH. II viii be had FOR Turkey The de-
r.r. 'la. 1oes not perceive the prN~-ise
BE haf eo~ 1,'rxc, "a, -, = wo.,a