Democratic Sentinel, Volume 19, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 May 1895 — RECALL OF THURSTON. [ARTICLE]

RECALL OF THURSTON.

Hawaiian Government Finally Receives that Mnch-Talked-of Missive. Hawaiian advices from Honolulu say that the letter demanding the recall of Minister Thurston is there and has been read to the executive session of the councils. It had been to Hong Ivong. It went past Honolniu in a bag with others. The fault lies with the post office at San Francisco. The ground of the objection to Thurston is confined t<v a single transaction. The offense alleged is that Thurston, at the legation, showed to* reporters private letters to himself from Honolulu. Gresham spoke to the Hawaiian minister about the matter. Thurston said that he regretted it very much; that in the hurry of handling a big mail he had shown this letter with others without any special intent. Secretary Gresham thereupon asked that the apology be submitted in writ tug. Thurston declined to do this. Gresham’s letter is dated Feb. 21 last, and states that Thurston is no longer personally acceptable to the administration at Washington as Hawaiian minister. It is definitely settled that Thurston will not return to Washington. He has resigned, his resignation to take effect when his successor has been appointed. No retaliating measures will be taken by the Hawaiinn Government, so a cabinet officer states, and Minister Willis will remain in Hawaii so far as anything the officials on this side may do or say to him.