The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-05-12

not return to Venezuela.
While Admiral Meade was at La
Guyara with his squadron this sprina
he had occasion to communicate with
the United States legation at Caracas.
The president is said to have acted i'm
mediately and this accounts for the
minister's sudden departure from
Venezuela for Washington. Admiral
Meade'S report. according to persons
who know what transpired at La
Guyara, reflects severely upon the
eobriety of the minister, and asserts
that the business of the legation, al
most from the date when he took
charge a year ago, has been conducted
altogether by the secretary of the lega-
ton, MIR. Bartleman. who has been
stationed at Caracas for the past i've
years. Mr.. Hazelton arrived here
Thursday and has since been IN con-
sultation with st2te and navy depart
snent officials. He has desired TO pre-
sent his side Of the case to Secretary
Gresham, but owing to the latter
sickness, the conferences have peen
with Assistant Secretary Uhl. The
minister has asked for a, copy or the
charges made by Admiral Meade, but
the department has not felt at liberty
10 give them.
HazIetOn's Story.
When seen by a representative of the
Associated Press, Mr.. HazeltOn said:
Il wish to be entirely frank on this
subject. I understood Admiral Meade
has made report containing serious
charges against me, but L have not yet
seen the report. It is doubtless due to
the admiraTs feeling concerning events
which happened during his recent visit
to Venezuela. All did not go as
smoothly as possible, and the admirai
was much diSpleased with certain tea-
lures Of his visit. Before leaving La
Guyara, he stated he would report that
was drunk at the reception rendered
him. This and other things may eX-
plain the animus Of the charge.
When the admiral was about to
come to Caracas. I received a telephone
message announcing he would arrive
at o'clock the next day. With my
secretary, Mr.. Bartleman, I at once
made up a list of prominent officials
TO be called on and to be invited to the
reception to the admiral. He went
about from 4 to 10 o'clock p. m. de-
iivering invitations. Again we were
busy with the work until 1:S0 p. m.
the next day, so that when the admiraI
arrived at . o'clock I was almost eX-
hausted. President Crespo had desig-
mated 5 o'clock as the hour for calling
OH him We accompanied the admiral
on his call on the president. Then we
proceeded 70 call on The members of
the cabinet After several of these
calls had been made Admiral Meade
grew impatient. He said it was i'm
proper for an admiral to be driving
about making calls on the cabinet.
We had already made several calls, so
that 1 said to Admiral Meade it would
be a serious reflection on whom he
failed to call, after having seen their
colleagues I reminded him that I
would have 10 remain in Venezuela
after ne left and that I did not wish
such an embarrassment to occur. He
consented to proceed. Then we were
detained about thirty seconds at the
door of one of the cabinet officers. This
also irritated the admiral and he re-
scented what he regarded as an IN
digniled proceeding. He consented,
however, TO go through with the calls
after giving free expression to his criti-
cism and disapproval He declared
that it was an unusual course for an
admiral TO be making calls on the
cabinet. I had relied on the five years
experience Of Mr.. Bartleman, my sec
rotary, who said it was q local custom
Under the instructions of the state de-
partment to ministers, the local Gus
toms on questions of etiquette are al
ways TO be observed.
Another Irritation.
Another irritation occurred as to
calling on the foreign ministers. 1t
had been arranged that we should call
On the ministers Of Italy, Spain, Ger
many and other countries represented
and should invite them to the recep-
ton of the admiral later. Mr.. Bartle-
man gave this as the custom. But
Admiral Meade positively declined to
call on the foreign ministers. AS a !
result they were not seen, and none |
of them attended the reception given /
TO the admiral.
Those things had a tendency TO
anger the admiral, as I have said, and /
he threatened at La Guyara to make !
4 report rejecting on me. AS a matter |
of fact, I did everything I could to |
have his visit agreeable and duly /
hOnored. Contrary to reports, the /
Venezuelan government was not !
greatly impressed with the visit Of Ad- |
miral Meade. He had expected the |
carriages were placed at his disposal, |
but this was not sufficient for his /
party. and I added other carriages at
my own expense"
Mr. Hazelton was asked as to the re-
port that his secretary, Mr.. Bartleman,
had done the work of the legation for
the last year.
'T have been in constant attendance
at the legation" said he, ''being absent
only once for four days, and then Mr..
Bartleman accompanied me. I wished
to make his work a. agreeable as pos
sible, and as his compensation was q
meagre 81, 500 per year, while mine is
81. 500, I asked him 20 my house. where
he was free from all expense. the only
being that he kept gem
erai track of affairs
After giving these and further de-
tails, Mr.. Haze1ton was asked thu
direct question:
''Have you resigned?"
st have not as yet" said he.
81 am not at liberty'to discuss that
subject" said he.
other sources il had been learned that
MS resignation had been called for. He
answered that 1t amounted to about
hat.
At the Venezuela legation. much
surprise was expressed ar the news Of
he trouble over Minister HazeIton. No
word had come from Venezuela as to
he unpleasantness on the Occasion of
Admiral Gisade's visit, and the Iega-
ion here was not apprised that Hazel
IONS conduct had been other than
agreeable.
ALLIANCE WITH REBELS.
Panama, May 11.-Semi-official advices .
received here are to the effect that Costa
Rica has effected a secret alliance with