Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-09-03
,ppr BAKER IN ILLINOIS.
n,,tic philosopher on His Trsv-
"f els Abroad.

,s VEN. Aug.-The Hon. Jehu
tA's uinois. as an orator has no III
BaAs' a composer of dispatches to the
va NJ State he has never been sur
sao'1I" IA rs a philosopher no n has
fasse.' r,aehed him since the time of
aYeI i-uisnration on the occasion of the
f 1'.esuon Of the Washington monument
aea'' nv. in which he wrapped the star
ID i1ls Banner around the dark-eyed
slaS- # the tropics and EMBODIED them
srBeft' -,otie arms, will go laundering
10 DIS a,es through the columns of the
ioNl "" I'd echoes are lost IN the I'M
50 VIZ. Years of eternity. We had
tan5'5o'" 9 might be spared. The United
bopeo peen represented here by vari-
80 es and conditions OF mel, but none
" .rost and good as Jehu. ua,
JIop,I ,,bcrford Burchard Hayes, a Mr..
lenci ~ az Massachusetts,, had charge Of
k4s'el~ IN He was a good man in his
TIE ie- made himself obnoxious to that
Est' V"' american General, Antonio
illus .ersrco. who runs things here.
bD4D' NJ The United States had a claim
Act-It Venezuela, and William Max
lgaIey ,rrs wrote to Mr.. Russell inquir-
ven i'm the name of the grand repub-
ng ND55i'4n.t collect it. MIR. Russell re-
lc' 9V ,Sat mere were only two ways in
pleu no claim could be cOllected-one
enlVn Ind an army and a feet down
Ne huUd0ze the government, and the
lsIe. mas 10 divide the proceeds OF the
g5a a{m with Guzman-BlancO. This dis
eiam not INTO the newspapers, and Gen.
ld'Ou manfred OF Mr.. Russell II he had
UuLo @-recfIy quoted. Upon receiving a
1s9r in fine affirmative, Guzman sent a
ept, s,liiprs TO the American Legation,
u5tS. passport. and q message that the
WV ;,sry were instructed TO escort him to
IInl,ocra. from which port a vessel sailed
~ New York the neXtday-
" MAN came Baker and electrified the
,,rrtry with his imposing presence and
9nnt tongue. He remained until Gar
4 lgD mas elected President, and was sue
aeaied by George Washington Carter, of
nv Carter was an cid friend and neigh
S g of Garfeld's, had formerly been a
Ssmrb4Ilte preacher, but had fallen
oom nt " from grace He was a man of
no social qualities and unusual ora
$50 movers. and when Garfield sent
1 him here he promised to reform ard be-
\ sors himself. but the temptations of Car
s@s. were too much to withstand, and to
iSS sorrow Of all who knew him it was
i tboupbt advisable to recall him.
Then Baker came again, and has been
4 with Us nearly four years. His expert
encg has not always been sunshine, and
h. nroud heart has been mortified by the
nr5nct " some of his fellOw-cOuntry-
aaD in this land. Upon the occasion Of
No dedication Of the Washington statue
sbich Guzman-BlancO erected here, the
mernment and the people OF the United
states were represented by two men-of-
var. whose officers werethe guests OF this
M,ion. In order to show his respect and
admiration tO7 the gran republic, as u
country is always called here, President
Guzman issued an imperial edict de-
eadng the naval officers to be the guests
aVsnezuela, and fOrbidding any n to
charge them anything while they were
here. Guzmah meant what he said. He
Is generous and hOspitable, and wanted to
/ DO the pr0per thing.
The officers came, 10 or 20 Of them.
i stopped at the best hotels, drank cock
4 tails and champagne, and rode about the
city in carriages. NO one dared LOOK at
4 their money. for fear of Ouzman's dis
pleasure, anu luby ChlO1Cu ptNCAd al Nofb
4 Of bIlarity without spending cent. After
they departed and the enthusiasm of the
4 occasion A-d died away, the people who
bad entertained them began to grumble,
and some enterprising tradesmen bought
Up their bills at a large discount and pre-
sented them TO Jehu for payment. Jehu
forwarded the same TO the Secretary of
State. who submitted them to William E.
4 GhunH1.~ Fau hfu d1afofOn "a 70 nrhDrhnr
The transaction had been honorable. Mr..
Chandler, who knew nothing of the cir
elmstauces, forwarded the bills to the
officers with a letter Of censure, and col
lecied the money. Through the State De-
partment the funds were semitic Jehu and
The bills We're settled. But when Guz-
man heard about it he raised an awful
row, and returned the amount out of his
own pocket to Baker, who had to send it
Back 70 the Navy Department again. This
transaction did not make Jehu very popu-
lar in the navy: but he thinks he guarded
The honor OF the United States with a So
leitjde which deserved public acknowl-
. edgneut.
The last row be got into was over a
young man from Philadelphia who was
fusucating here last winter. He was a
d ~NmAH hAAa IA A0A1OA vi us "
gufn ut Caracas has never been ex-
planned. His family are rich and aristo-
Iauc, and be came with letters of intro
AUCTION to gentlemen Of the highest COM
nerclal and social standing. Gossip *
pialned MS exile to be due TO some scrape
lelad become involved in at home, and it
was believed that he was sent here until
lue scandal blew over. However that
way nus genteel appearance, affable.
~Ia1ueIs, and supply Of funds gained him
ssle's 10 the best society in Caracas. and
oaNlng an adventure or two with an ac-
Ae's' he behaved quite we'll.
pA.ltsth be aud Jenu were great chums.
ssINl nothing else TODD, and spent much
~le dllle Legation listening to Jehu's
1-'J'oplleal dlscourses. and the onOr-
eIspalehes which he was in the habit
WlN 7Foing to the State Department for
atom of Secretary Frelinghuy-
y. but nnally Jehu and his young
Eo.tse' had a falling out. just why, or
s y occurred no one seems to under
XVII. 'uJ tnat is OF no consequence.
~ 'ue same s0hcitude for the honor Of
Ald republic that impeiled him to
eN' y 9Iimpus over the naval officers
na -lGle Jenu served notice upon all
M, .'1hles which the young Philadel-
sG-~ y a. accustomed to visit, that the
Io. . \ was q very wicked, unscrupu-
NIX, 'gA dangerous man. He warned
AM 0la VIPER, and called 'upon the
residents Of Caracas TO Join
z Crushing him.
nan i.''e trick Jehu learned OF Guz-
atr- 1leo, who is in the habit Of regu-
ari. s'giety Ivy such methods. and no
mn oI"' expects to find favor at court
AM .la one on whom 'the illustrious
BIZ len iroWns. But Jehu is not 50
iea.i "aa AS Guzman, in Venezuela at
ep, ",u society only smiled when the
ew s,, i.-ued from the Legation. A
o7s ailal u dinner party WAS given