, 1881-04-21
GRANTS MISSION.
Some Startling Possibilities as
to Why Grant Goes to
Mexico.
Why Did Col. Fred Resign a
Sinecure in the Army7
A. q. 1leslng Brought to play n
Part In tho Grnnt1 Act.
The Whole to Possibly Terminate in
an Attempted Conquest Of
Mexico.
Bptttat pjspatth to T1.s Chicago Tribune.


Mexico.
spttfat Dispatsh to 1he Chicago Tribune.
spniNur1E1p. ILL.,, April co.-Onc tiRy carly III
1890. while OH tho wny from indianapolis to st.
Louis to report Il railroad suit, fell Into con-
versation with a leading Now York politician,
who wns Interested In tho tau,o suit. f1e know
sne ne d r1tlway employt, but not as 1ournnl-
tst. 1T casual conversation ho lsed su6Btan.
ttally thusa worsis, which I telcRraphcd THE
TIunuSE from IT. 1.ou!s;
"uon. Grant docs mt wnnt q third term. Ho
hns travolod alt over tho wuril, has sec, almost
pyery crpwnud head. aud has had confirmed In
his mind that nrlst0cratto tdoa which Rbove all
things Is tnoulcntod at West Point. lie had a
surfoit Of sucl, honors as this Republic Of North
America can bcstow"
And tl,cn said /. "Gcn. arnnt cares nothing
for the prcsisioncy a third e,-he looks Away
beyond that"
"WheroY''
"ro Mexico. l am satisfied that
-. C.EsAnlsM -,
lies deep In tho nature Of Grant" -
One lay Inst week tho Now York Herald, in
commenting Upon don. (irant's declinaton Of
tho Worlds tatr Presidency, 1ntlmRte1 that he
{urlnU hn1 Fond ronsons for declining tho
Offer; TINT t1o hHtl in tlla now field
OF Mexico MI employment worthy of
IT'S GHatElGLGE EpputAtun IN lltI Ul
the greatest OF tho nRu. This New York Herald
paragraph ls not orignn,. It urQnated with
0on. Starbuok, Of Watcrtown, N. T., my travel.
Ing co1apnni6n Of ycar a9n. But rhere should
bn III quarrel betwcen THE TRIBUNE aud tho
Herald us TO originality. Tho question Is Is
thorc RnythtnR In the suspicion? hold TINT
thore Ia, and Ercat deal.
III tho first place. dosiro to rGoito history.
WHOM Junrez waB struggling to inatntnln tiu-
n nj
Lo,ls Napoleon and tue ambition Of MA1lmtl-
Ian. by authority ot Se1or Itomcro, tho aoceod.
iteti Mexican Minister at Washington
\ LOAN OF $50, 0W,000
wus thrown upul tho Afnur1can mnsket through
tho houso of John J. Cisco {; Co., Of Now York.
l5y tho recommendation OF John d. Dofroey,
thon loyettntcnt rrtntor, wrote, as an,auunn-
sis for HcitDr Rom0ro, tho pamphlet advertising
thAt lunn. anl cretllbIy informed that nearly
eA.0oo ,U.D Of TINT loan was takon by the Amer
lean people. recall to-day tho names Of nr. r..
&. Fowler, nj SprlnylIeld; Fr1no u. Witkc, Of
Chicago; Con, pcrctsal, Of Kentucky, who TO
my knowledge nre larHo hoIlisrs OF thasc hont..
Tic bonaH hlve INV no intrinsic vn,nu, but they
nro clIattel mortgages upnn nny honest liepup.
llcnn uovorntnont that may bo set up In Mexico.
Again:
]. a valuable fraction OF tho American CON.
mcrctni wurtd las suddenly fountl itselt uitract:
ell towards Mexico. Knowing his restless dis
position, WD nIay snf1y conclude that "
4. c. itns,Sa, or Chicago,
has had himself rccurlnd us mn integral part Of
that frnctlotl. When ho WINS In Springfield nnr
long Binco lighting II sumptuary law In tho 0c1,-
eraI Assoml'iy, ho doelarea that w'thih yenr no
Mexico.
=. When tho Atohtsnn. Topeka s. snntn FG
capitalists Of Boston clasped Jay Gould br ons
hnnd and Lc!nnd Stanford, uf the Central
sirato closor In a''iatlon shan any, throe-linkca
oad,f feliow a'scp!o OF M o'a ma. ~ whey. lucy.
usssc" b. te -. tn' Kostan mnn pap,a,
Of tho eo, has k"no to Moxoo. oen =, .; ~ y
f,raude. whosu tul,vhtor il now n olt1zon Of
wcri" bns ms h;s rcsi.snntlon il, tha nast.s of thc
s aG - Flar Um nrv s d, ida III
~ es sii'GeFo e u Tue tvguHr "ss ana 1''s n's
aathoF ~ Mo1's'. No"'
srAnriSa rhost TINS PREMISE
ssei4i e5%plsyssat 5 bssiai Sssas "a @ s!s
ns ~ VIZ WI sS 'nnnx sta M neS @ TX. t.
s u es aa1 1o ys T wa mrs ts9 t.
~ hI rs an tac friens @ o.
ann tn"ny " 10 ~. mnaSIo lin ef' to con1cr Ihnt
so!,ntry an III .a9s M i frSss ,; snd !aaeponsS,, what
rGsatsso W W" t''"N 'n1S Fe'l"est "o'u meot
"ss scmutor Evaua. of knnc-" f,on. f,ropt co,,,,,
get iinIf- million men, hut s'u.,'t believe lic IL
tth1re Tor any s,ich pliriM,su.'t
"iluI suppose alty respeetable number OF
slcxlcans should calf him 10 tue hoatl Of
~ A,,Ix, nu ,.tts,1, .r.t,r MI
4. - n!s.t w. -. .'',,t ~,
!" " ~: tHnh tne h!tMstion Wou!n pe 1aForao'y
sonator Nsootes: "0rAnt could get ai tho
nq ,t. ~ vtn WMLe@, ~ W. ~ ofe S,,, p - sensw @ IN
TresIluHt 9lkht not to turn Out hlilinatet.
fet VIII if.Inkly say fnaf lt n on!y question
" t!he w'lel Mexico VII! NJ 9ouha 10 us by tica
senator C!aIK: mo larger ltlesaoh coGl.l 90
presented ~ t!lo same nulnnef ol words. IN my