Arizona republican., 1901-06-16
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rived at the house of the "interviewee, V what he said to the butler, what the butler said to him, what pictures he noted on the walls, and how gracious was the impression made upon him by the distinguished gentleman whom he had come to see-proceeding thereafter to give his own questions inextenso, and incidentally the answers to them.
 This distinguished clergyman knew just how the thing ought to be done. and left out nothing-not even the cab horse. The viscount gravely took it all down, and then went back to his office, wrote a paragraph or two of introduc- ton, explaining that the rest appeared exactly as the clergyman had dictated it. The editor happened ru see the humor of the thing and let it go that way, and the laugh has been on the famous preacher ever since.
 QUEER JOBS FOR A LORD.
 Years ago there was a great run in England and America on special ar ticles written by newspaper men in dis guise as tramps, beggars. dry goods clerks or what not. Lord Mountmorres
 
 week in Whitechapel doss house, as the cheapest kind of Bowery lodging house is called over here. made up as a newsboy and sold papers in another mans district and delighted to find himself in prison for this technical of- fense, which enabled him to turn out lot more copy; got a job as stol<er on a Channei steamer and did all sorts of queer things like that. Furthermore. he was one of the only two newspaper men who ever succeeded in having a real interview with MT. Gladstone.
 But the most extraordinary thing Niscount Mountmorres ever did never got into print before now, and the story Of 1t may some day find a place in the history of the United States. Anyway. 1t would make the basis for the plot of novel
 WILD VENTURE.
 In 1898. just at the moment hostilities were about to break out between Spain and the United States. Lord Mount morres achieved the idea of stopping that war. The scheme was as simple as A E C. Any one might have thought or II. but not one man in million act ualiy would have undertaken to put It into execution. The noble lords mo- ton was to buy Cuba from Spain and then sell 1t. perhaps. at profit, to the United States. Just what backing he had in the scheme is one of those things that probably never will be known. but IL Is safe 10 say that nobody really ex- pected to put up penny of capital. but merely to give Spain an l. O. U.. col feet the cash from the United States. and pocket the difference if there should be any. It was the sort of plan you would dream about after eating Welsh rarebt
 Niscount Mountmorres began his campaign by posting off to John Hay, the present secretary of state. who was American ambassador here then. He told the ambassador that he might soon be in a position to offer Cuba for sale. and he wanted to know if the united States would like to buy. Mr. Hay listened with his customary court esy and inquired the price. The vis- count thought s17O. .000, ,0OO would be a fair figure. According to the viscount's story MT. Hay said that was doubtless cheaper than a war with Spain would be-
 CARRIED TO THE PRESIDENT.
 Will you pledge me your word," asked the young peace enthusiast. that you will at least lay the matter before the president of the United States"
 MT. Hay replied dryly enough that it was not necessary to pledge his word. as he was in duty bound to lay any such proposal before the president. pro- viding 1t was backed by responsible persons.
 It is stated that the ambassador agreed to cable the matter. as war was likely to be declared at any moment. and told the viscount to come around again in three days and get an answer Thereupon Lord Mountmorres set out for the Spanish embassy in London to see if Spain would sell. Count Casa de Valentia, the ambassador, was furious that any one should even dream of making such suggestion, but he final y was induced to lay the matter before he Spanish government. Word came back from Spain by cable that the offer would not be considered. But that was not enough for the young diplomat He to get sufficient credentials md rushed off to Madrid, where he had l long interview with the queen regent herself She pointed out to him how 1t would be for her to inter- 'ere. Everything was Tn the hands of Ter advisers. and her people, she said, 1 were too frenZied to listen to reason | It was too late for anything but war, | the feared. She would communicate l however, with the embassy in ! London.
 COULDN'T LOSE HIM.
 Even then the viscount would not | tive it up. He thought the queen | night be induced to change her mind. | md so he dashed back to London and | lrove to the Junior Carlton club, where | dr. Hay was waiting for him by ap- ointment According to the story, he ambassador said that develop nents had taken place that would rem Ter the purchase of the island by the Initp1 States pnuarprnant ir,nnccth1a