| Show diplomatic row Is recalled by death J HE recent death in ili london of lionel THE sackville sackville west second baron sackville recalls the diplomatic row which resulted in his dismissal as minister to this country lord sackville was born in 1827 lie he was british minister to the united states from to 1988 1888 being dismissed by president cleveland in october of the latter year lord dismissal by cleveland practically ended his diplomatic career for since lie he was never in trusted with any important diplomatic mission lie ho lived quietly the life of a country gentleman and seldom appeared in london society ile he always retained it grudge against america and americans A few years aso ago lord sackville f l 1 created a sensation by publishing a pamphlet for private circulation among its his friends in which he vindicated his diplomatic work in tho the united states the newspapers papers obtained a copy of tills this publication in ili it lord sackville explained with much picturesque detail that tho the trap into which lie he fell in this city was a fenian conspiracy that the fenian organization harassed him film during his residence in america Ame ilca kept wes spies after him and plotted to assassinate him few of the diplomats friends took this story seriously most alost of them regarded it as the imaginings of a disappointed old man who was brooding upon what he con considered s I 1 d ered ill his 8 wrongs the minister was glyen his passports by the president his recall had been requested by the Artie american rican government which request was not acted upon by the british government the occasion of the disgrace was that ho he had been trapped into writing a letter written as ho supposed to an englishman favoring the election reelection re of cleveland this let ter was used use against the president |
