The sun., 1897-08-04
REDS CALL ON SHERMAN.
"JUsr a sooIAI TLs1T;" SAYS THH
SEoRETlBY OF STATE.

wanted lnforsnataon ~ 70 Hiliur His ne.
mort. and n, sn.r-,, vv.,,o,,, r.,.. =.
M, NJ
~ '"' ''0re'Ar''
AMAoANsErT. N. Y. Aug. 3-whitelaw Reid,
the special Jubilee Ambassador to the court Of
st. James spent last night In AmaRansett He
went away on tho z O'Clock train thin morning
Tonight whom tho last train from the CITY rolled
In the conductor Yelled "All out for I'm
against-it" But that was only a coincidence.
The visit and the circumstances that led up TO
It and what took place during It, and particu.
larly what didn't take place and what occurred
before and after the visit, arc all interesting To
begin with, last Saturday Mr. Reid sent tho fol-
lowing despatch to the Secretary of State:
1Ton tohr Sh,rn,, .,,,,,,.,,, p.
Can Won not arrange to stav +, few daxs ,tmv n,,c.
ophir Farm, when you are on your v.y TO postonp ,
n h on your direct line and II you can come and stay
over will send you time tables aud all needful par.
touiars. wmrEIAw Rxrp
NEw YoRK. July 81.
Thin was vorv hind ~ h;,, s.crot,rr shor
man said toni0ht Rut the sscrot.rr S,d not
accent the IN vit.tion sscrot,rv shnrrnon,s low,
experience In pub,io Hfe has ,,ado hin, thor
ouKhly familiar with diplomatic usage Mr.
Reid won't tn o,h;r Far,, after ho cont mi. Al.
snatch. He had been avav a ,ons time and Z,
was only natural that he shon7d want IN have
things shipshape when the secretorv arrived
thor0uphly
with diplonl ,t;c nsape did not arrivs
On Monday afternoon Nv Re;d ,oo,- ~. .r.,r
from Ophir farm and came down her. III 90,
hare at , o,cloct In tho oy,n;,o u ,,on, =. a..
Pines Hotel The Pines Hotel IA a third ~ =
,ile from, tho cottas. ,vhor, s.oro..r :, sh h.,,,
A amending his vacation.
Amapansett ia n small town Tho pin.. I, ,
rood hotel for tho town when NJ Rata
reached the botel be washed nm .,d oort hi,
ntaying II was dinner tin,o M Poia ,ro,tod
No invitation c,n,. FROM, Tho so,rot.rr -,
cnr,a ovor ,,d d,ro ,-,,h hir, A. pis
A.. his d;,nor A. Tho hotol 1ri., ~. .o,,
dnctor ~ Tho troi, ON ,-hich ha .rrir.s a.,
-. NJ ,s ,I. - - -,t !.
~. hotsI ~ h. oorid ,o, = roor, ~. Ia,,S. W
r,i.d ,hat ho r-or,S h,,,t -. ,,, o., ~. NJ
bad IN GET Il outsd, th. hotnI II. ,honah, ho
could do II down tho road eni.,o Att.r s,nn..
A. pai, IA NJ -. 80 -, -. -.
a-,vs hin, over 20 the cott,.. vho-. ~. g.
tarv was
"wh.t y,, the ohi.ot NJ NJ Ro;d,, r,.,, 90
TIVE srrS renorter a.ked ths secretarv tonioht
.ua wanted N kroy- .hort ,,otira h;s 20.
mort Won tnov h. z., III. ,n.oJ.i irhra.
lnh.ss,5or ana h. v,nt.5 % t,o, vh.th.r .
vasto mats nj. r.nort m mo or >, ,h. pr..i,
A., Idont ..o H. az n.nar. .hon,5 80.
~ ,slt abont e. or intimate tbst tbors v.s anv
t.L, I,,,. o., .ho., -. 80. - ii,
no, you ontpS ho' an
N. aSsnIne nansr 18th = reuor, ~ NJ P.,S..
visit:
Rather remarkable. Mr.. sh erman. wasn't 1t,
nm tnn' hr. ne'u snuuiu .ome ."i inore ,nan . .oo
miles just to ask about this reporti asked the
erS. w" ,ei ",,,, -. s.,-.., ..,. o,,x ,,,,,
journey only a few hours, and was a proper s
Courtesy T It obtains in diplomatic circles Ups and
among gentlemen the world over. am the
Secretary Of State; he was special jubilee Am
have called on the President hut Won ,es % the
President was too far away. He called on mo
instead"
,,une Wt Vi .ne pap1; sa,a enc r.poe; says
neither "hReiaw heid nor secretary sherman
cney nave S inc
secrst.rv ~ ST." -'''- -
did word a tho hS
have been selecting my successor as secre-
tafy OF state. much to my surprise and as
"en 10 the surprise OF the gentlemen whose
names they have mentioned. Such subject
,ab, never Setht m our our conversation iEss
night. Nothlns was SAID that IL would not be
proper to tell about. If you had been here you
that was said He aimnIy maid aocial
cali There wasn't an unEinnd word snoken
Mr. Reid and / have been ACC uainted a long
while I nsed tn know him when he was n n0nr
ragged little bow runnine around in CincinRpSti
Tbis was befoSe Mr. Reid tnew Mr. Unrscs
Greeley' who owned the Tribmnc LII nof"''
Yes said the Secretary II have known
Mr. Reid many many years"
I sunnose he snenf fhe night with vou aaid
the reporter. '"'0
No NO" said the Secretary "He did mot
He Vent to- to- his % hotel I All there was nc 70 his his eo
WAS that he invited me 70 90 and see him nj
Ophir Farm on nv way back He had Invited
me nv wire ari he siupIy reneated the in vitS
tion In persoc bat was ail
Ibid he osi. :, Won this morning y" asked the
reporter
No: he ,ss. t,yn too early" said the Secre
tary
Mr. Reid left the Secretary about 10 o'clock
ana made his way through the sand To ih.
Pines Nv this time MIR Tones the nronri
etor had found n room for Mr. Reid
II was tbree.ouarters of n mile mn The
road and a lantern liz the way There is nothing
IN shnvv Thai Mr. Reid fiTr't cninv Tho trin Tber