The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-08
WHERE'S MINISTER STORER?
THE STATE DEPARTMENT ANXIOUS TO
KNOW MS WHEREABOUTS.
He Was to Have Been Presented to the
Queen Regent mt Madrid on the bay
the Duke de ARGOS Was Presented
to the President Not Heard From.

He Was to Have Been Presented to the
Queen Regent mt Madrid on the bay
the Duke de- ARGOS Was Presented
to the President Not Heard From,
WAsHrSGroN June Where is Bellamv
Storer. United States Minister to- Spain State
Department officials profess not to he curious
in the matter but they are really concerned
over the failure of Mr.. Storer to present his
credentials TO the Queen Regent before this
time. When Spain sent the Duke of ARGOS to
this country it was arranged that the prescnta-
tion OF Mr.. Storer to the Queen Regent should
take place as nearly as possible at the same
time that the new Spanish Minister was prc-
scented to President Mckinley. Mr.. StOrcr was
to reach Madrid on Friday last. and 1t was ex
pe"tcd that he would be- received 10y the Queen
Regent on Monday, or perhaps on Saturday.
the date Of the official reception Of the Duke of
Arro, here 1t was said to-day at the State De-
rurtmcnt that Mr. Storcr had contemplated
going ON little excursion before proceeding
to Madrid, and it is believed that he decided to
do this aud this has delayed him in reaching
the Spanish capital
Mr. Storor was last heard of in Paris. whore
he had an interview with the Duke de ARGOS.
then on his way to the United States That
was about three weeks ago. II was arranged
between the Duke and Mr. Storer that the lat
ter should start for Madrid about the time the
Duke reached New York, so that their formal
presentations to Queen Regent and President
Mckinley, respectively. might ha practically
synchronous. 1t was several days before his
meeting with the Duke that Mr. Storrr last
communicated with the State Department. He
teicgraphcd from Antwerp that he was leaving
there for Paris and would go to Madrid very
Whether any dispatches intended to ascer-
thin the Whereabouts of Mr.. Stor"r have been
sH, vii mot h% nav s a% % any
questions to that effect. II was said to-day.
however. that telegram of inquiry was sent
Paris. Meanwhile the Government officials
cause S nd !" sore4 s'n "Te 1 1s S sns
his credentials to the Queen Regent. one
suggestion i that he has been captured
who have not forgiven the United States for
maRing war on Spain. Another theory is that the
Ss %ren EesSf mfS not G at R"hrd Hd M
The Capitol until her return. The Impression
held IN the best informed quarters however.
curson which he contemplnt ed making be-
fore going to Madrid. =,
!Inssan .Ghouli Khan Matam"d III vcssar".
Persian Minister to the United States. In the
oy Sy @sy Of T 6 had S se t1
the journey for some time aud the State De-
partment officials were wondering why he, did
not appear. his baggage arrived i'll Washing
ton addressed to the Secretary Of state. 1t
WAS delivered at the Department and remained
piled W in the Chief Clerks room for several
DAYS. Then il was stored away until the owner
claimed it, But IIodI lIassan did not turn up.
4 month or more passed and the mystiad
Govcrnment ofAcial Is set on foot inquiries as to
his whereabouts, but without avail Finally.
when the belief began to be prevalent that
something had happened to the Minister. liOdJi
Hassan arrived in New York from Europe He
said that he had been sOIourning quietly in
Paris incognito all the time the State Depart
ment was worrying about him. HodIi Hassan
was duly presented to the President and as
sumed his diplomatic duties here. But the
newspapers cartOOned him numerically. and
the funny men on them had all sorts Of suGg"s-
lions to make about his mysterious disappear
ance. One editorial paragraph that went the
rounds OF the press suggested that no hat
trppcd over his name and injured himelf. All
this offended the Minister very much and he
withdrew from Washington without present
ing letters Of recall.
When he returned to Persia he sent an eX-
PLANTATION to this Government OF his uncore-
mOniOus departure He said h" could not
stand the ridicul- to which he had been sub
lected nv the newspapers of the United States.
i is said that Hodji Iiassan met the Shah Of
Persia in Paris and complained to him of the
treatment he had received over here. He
wanted the shah to take official action. but the
latter. according to report. thought the Min
ister'S treatment good Joke and would not
make it a matter Of diplomatic representa- ion.
Persia. however. has not sent another Min
lister to the United States.