Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-11
Judge Day Not Requested to Shorten
His Vacation.
GOSSIP GOT up BY DEMOCRATS
No Change in Minister Woodford's
Instructions.
CAPTAIN MERRY'S CASE

1t Is declared that there Is not a word of
truth in the report that Assistant Secre-
tary Day has been summoned back to
Washington. The officials of the State De-
partment say they are utterly Ct loss to
account for the dispatches in the morning
papers stating that Judge Day is to abrupt
ly end his vacation. Only this morning a
letter from Judge Day, written yesterday.
was received by Assistant Secretary Crid,er
In which he says that he will not return to
Washington until some time between the
1st and 10th of September. In the first
place. there is no reason for Judge Day to
cut short his vacation for there is nothing
for him to do at the State Department In
the second place, Secretary Sherman and
Assistant Secretaries Adee and Cridler are
both at the State Department and have
charge OF all matters there. There is so
little work now on hand that it is expected
that even Secretary Sherman will go away
IN rev days for some needed rest The
actuai work OF the department is in the
hands of Assistant Secretaries Adee and
Cridler, and all that Secretary Sherman is
uolns now Is exercising a general super
vision of matters.
Only Idle Gossip.
1t is said that Secretary Sherman has de-
termtned not to talk any more for nuhIi
cation, and the stories that the adm;nistra-
tlon Is greatly worried over his recent in
terView are pronounced only gossip got up
W oeiii'crats TO annoy and embarrass the
president and his Secretary of State
Judge Day went away to stay until SEN
.emper, and he intends to do so. The Pres
lGent Is not doing any actual work at Lake
onainpialn Although several appont
1nen.s meIas nave been made out at the State
department and sent to him. he will take
MS own time before announcing them
An Intruo Rrr,n.
another story has been published, this
uHie from New York, in regard to the in
slructions OF General Woodford The lat
est story says that General Woodford has
been instructed to demand that Spain end
the Cuban revolution by the 1st of Novem
Der, or withdraw her troops from the is
land. And it further claims that if Spain
does not receive these demands properly.
General Woodford is to return to ,bis
country. 1t can be stated on authority that
this is utterly untrue AS stated Yesterday
IeneraI W ooCford is not going to hasten
70 spain. but will journey slowly toward
MADRID, 50 as to give the Spanish govern
ment time to recover from the shock of
the recent assassina tion
~ would De rather unseemly FOR this gov
ernment TO change its minister who, Spafn
is plunged in mourning and sa.Jw By
the time that Gen. Woodford oches Mad.
rid the country will be quiets: down and
the government in running order again.
II can also be stated on the highest author
lty that Gen. Woodford's instructions are
or peaceful nature rather than those of
irritation and perhaps war, as indicated in
the dispatches today. He is instructed to
use all his efforts in a peaceful and dfnlo-
matte manner to end the cruel war now
going on in Cuba, but mis- instructions do
not contain anything in the way of a de-
mand or ultimatum.
President Mckinley, In his message to
congress, outlined his policy by saying
that what he wanted was peaceful settle.
ment OF the Cuban question and Gen.
Woodfords instructions and presentation
to the Spanish government will be in that
line alone.
Capt. Merry's Case.
There is every indication that Capt. VIM.
L. Merry of California, who was appointed
minister to the Central American repub-
lies, with residence at Managua, Mica
ragua, will soon leave for his post of duty.
The Ciet declared that he was non per-
soma srata to Nicaragua, but 1t is be-
heved that the government which is us
tinct from the diet, will not sustain that
view. Capt Merry is accredited to Mic
aragua, Costa Rica and San Salvador. If
Nicaragua persists in not receiving our min
lister he can take up his residence either
In Costa Rica or San Salvador. But it is
confidently stated that within a few days
all difficulty as to his going to Managua
will be withdrawn. and when he sails for
his post he will go to Nicaragua. 1t is un-
derstood that Capt. Merry is now prepar-
ing to take his departure.
ScnOr De LOme's Status
The status Of Senor de LONE, the Spanish
minister here. has not been changed. and
the continuance of his service in the United
States will depend entirely upon the policy
of the new premier. In accordance with
custom and diplomatic usage Minister de
LONE will place his resignation at the dis
posal of CanovaS' successor as soon as
he snail have qualified, and he Will go home
or remain here according to the wishes OF
the reconstructed cabinet.