Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-08
WASHINGTON.
THE INSIDE HISTORY OF 4 RECENT
DIPLOHATTC APPOINTMENT.

A Canard Regarding Gen. Grants Mexican
Railroad Scheme-The Yellowstone Park
Monopoly Discussed-The Sugar Interests
Working for the Repeal of the Hawaii
Treaty-Gen. Bragg to Defend Fitz John
Porter in the House-Pasturax xe Lands in
the Indian Territory.
WASHINGTON, Jan. There is bit Of
history in connection with the nomination
of Gustavus Coward, of Chicago, for
secretary of the legation at Japan, that
will bear repetition. When the Office of
secretary of legation at Madrid was
created last spring, David Davis and Sec
retary Lincoln induced the president to
nominate Coward for that Office. He was
confirmed, but was unable to get his
instructions from the state department.
John Davis, (Frelinghuysen's son-in-law)
and Senellion Brown, are the autocrats of
that department. A young man named
Reed was in charge at Madrid, and Reed
would have been obliged to vacate when
Coward assumed his Office, for the
two Offices were merged into that
to which Coward was appointed.
Reed is a pet, and likewise somebody in
authority at the state department, and SO
the president and senate are defed. Reed
was retained and Coward was denied the
Office to which he was entitled. After a
hopeless effort to get his own, Coward gave
up and received his present appointment
as a reward for his action. There will be
no opposition to his confirmation as secre-
tary Of legation at Japan.
GRANTS MEXICAN RAILROAD.
Several times during Grants administra-
ton did the sensationalists inaugurate
war with Mexico. They began another
between Grant and Mexico here yesterday.
A sensation was created by the circulation
of a rumor that the Mexican government
had declared forfeited the charter
granted for the construction Of the
Gould railroad in Mexico. This charter
was granted about two years since, and the
story was that several of the conditions
upon which it was granted had NOT bsen
fulflled. It was said that Gen. Grant was
not here in the interest of Fitz John Por-
ter, or in behalf of the Nicaraguan canal,
or of his own bill, but TO secure the inter
vention of the United States to prevent
the Mexican government from declaring
this charter forfeited. If tho matter could
not be accomplish by thsssxercise Of good
Offices, he would sndeavor to have the
rights of the Gould railroad corporation
protected by more forcible means. This
is the charter that Gen. Grant
secured for Gould when he was
last in Mexico. Secretary Frelinghuysen
said to the GLOBE correspondent last night
that the state department had received no
official notice from the Mexican govern
ment that the charter had been declared
forfeited. He said, further, and he had
seen Gen. Grant several times since he had
been here, that he had never mentioned the
subject to him. He had not hssrd of any
probability of the charter being declared
forfeited, and did not believe Gen. Grants
visit here at this time had any connection
with the matter. He had heard the rumors
often, but attached little Importance to
them. The Mexican minister is in New
York, but Signor Caverrubias, one of the
secretaries of the legation, stated tonight
to the GLOBE representative that the
rumors were groundless, and the
subject had not even been
agitated in Mexico. Thus another sensa-
tional bubble in connection wibh Grants
visit here is burst. The general preserves
his characteristic silence, and all state
ments as to the real object of his visit are
mere speculation.
THE YELLOWSTONE PACK.
The officials at the interior department.
are not very well pleased with the report
of the senate committee OF territories in
regard to the Yellowstone park lease to
Rufus Hatch and others. They regard it
as an insinuation against their judgment
or honesty, and claim, under the law, the
secretary of the interior has an unques-
tionable right to make a lease
of the kind objected to. ''There is
nothing improper in the matter
at ALL" said Assistant Secretary Joslyn,
to-day, in conversation upon the subject.
"The question as I look at it, is whether
the park should be placed in charge of
wealtey, enterprising, and reputable citi-
zens, who are responsible for the mainte-
nance of order, the proper entertainment
of tourists, and the development and care
of what is now wilderness, or whether it
is to be left uncultivated and uncared for,
accessible to all sorts of wild characters,
outlaws, gamblers, and what not, who will
surely flock there when it becomes gen
orally known that the number of tourists,
mostly people of means, is increasing
annually. The names of the promoters of
this enterprise are sufficient
guarantee of the responsibility and
honesty of their intentions. There was
one mistake, however, and that was the
connection of Rufus Hatch with the
scheme. He is known as a speculator,
and it is this alone which has aroused the
distrust SO evident in congress and thel
pubhc. The last report Of the superin-T
tendent of the Yellowstone park shows
that 10000 persons had visited there dur
ing the year. This is an Increase Of over
500 per cent. from the year preceding
There is no accommodation for these peo-
pie except the house Of the So erintsnd-