The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-01-02

| Of the ease and defining the views of
! the department.
The correspondence which followed
| and which Is matter of record in the
| state department at Washington. was
| most Voluminous but nothing was ac-
complished. Mr. Blaine. believing that
his contention was right and that this
government should take immediate
steps 70 restore the child to her mother.
sent Minister Washburn Il dispatch
preliminary TO one that was to follow
IN Few days. The latter was to be an
ultimatum demanding that the Swiss
government Immediately return the
+ child to this country.
That ultmatum the dispatch would
undoubtedly have compelled the de-
sired result was never sent for just at
TINS critical time the national republic
can convention was held at Minneapo-
lis. President Harrison was q eandi-
date for denomination. while the
"Piumed Knight stalked in the dark
ness, not an aVowed candidate himself
but with hundreds Of enthusiastic sup
pofterS urging his nomination. Bitter
feeling was engendered. there were
angry charges on the part of supporters
of the administration that the premier
of the presidents cabinet was not loyal
10 his chief-was plotting his downfall.
Mr.. Blaine broken in health. and an
gered by the suspicion OF disloyalty
resigned from the cabinet and soon
after died and the case of little Con-
stantce Madeline His was doomed to
rest in the state department until some
succeeding official should feel disposed
TO take il up John w. Foster succeed
ed MIR. Blaine at the head of the state
department and Mr.. Cheney succeeded
Mr.. Washburn as minister to Berne
There was some correspondence and
again 1t seemed that the case was 10 be
pushed, when another c0mplica ton
a
for reelection and Mr.. Foster had to
retire from the state department. Mr..
Gresham succeeded him. and in the
early part of his administration was
so enErossed with important diplomatic
matters that he did not have time TO
take up the His case. At the proper
time his attention was called to II and
II didn't take him long TO get matters
moving again.
James o. Broadhead was at that time
minister 10 switzerland, and a deter
mined effort was made TO secure pos
session of tho little girl on the line first
suggested by Mr.. Blaine. based upon
the fact that she was an American citi-
zen. Secretary Gresham followed the
case vigorously and vas on the point of
imperatiyely demanding the return Of
the child when he died in office. and
once more the case was delayed while
the little girls mother still hoped and
prayed
By this time there seemed to be
something Of fatality about the case
of Constance Madeline His Two Sec
retaries of state had died before they
accomplished what they started out to
do, and the third had been turned out
Of office. But Miss Turner's friends
disappointed many times as they had
been. did not give up the fight. and
prepared to go on with it with Secre-
tary Oiuey as the intermediary.
The case dragged along during Sec
rotary Olney's administration. bur moth
ing was accomplished and the present
administration has taken no steps in
the matter. and so this is the end. The
mother died Of broken heart. the child
which she had not seen since il was
stolen presumably is still in the possess
sion OF the man who stole IT, six years
Of International correspondence and
nothing done.