Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-08-18
Comme, ciaI and Political With South
and Central American States.
COUNTRIES FAvoRABLY DISPOSED
Towards the United States---R: Procity,
Common Coin and an lnterna-
tionaI Congress.
GENERAL WASHINGTON DISPATCHES.


South American States in the interest OF
interr ational and commercial relations be-
tween those countries and the United States,
has submitted report to the Department
of State of its work in Uruguay and the
Arger tine Republic.
Afer stating that both at Buenos Ayres
and st Montevedio the Commission sought
from commercial communities information
concerning the present condition Of COM
merce and suggestions rs to the best means
of promoting trade with the United States,
which will be submitted with the repor; to
the President, now in course OF preparation.
The report in part says the share Of the
enormous commerce of the river Platte
country which includes Paraguay, Ureu-
quay and the Argentine Republic, is
Lameptab y Insignificant
and less than it was fifty years ago. The
reason is very apparent. Twenty-one lines
Of steamships connect these points with
those of Europe, while there is no regular
steamship communication with our coun-
try. From forty TO sixty steamers arrive at
Buenos Ayres every month from Europe,
and not one from the United States. The
few products OF our fields and factories
find their way here sometimes in charter
ed vessels, but more frequently come BY way
of Europe. The merchants with one voice
are saying that because Of the absence Of
steam communication they can afford to BY
in the United States such articles as cannot
be obtained elsewhere. TIE presentation Of
the commission to the President Of Uruguay
was made the occasion Of great deal OF
cere mony and military display, it being, the
desire OF the Government as well as OF the
people to testify in this manner to tAeir al
mira,ion of the grand republic as the
United States is universally called The
President and his ministers after expressing
with great ardor their admiration for the
United States, their efforts to initiate our
Government iu all things and their desire
for closer relations, accepted without discus
sion zach and all OF the propositions sub
mitted by the commission, except that
Shicn relates 10 q
Reciprocity
treaty with the United States. This they
would have readily sssented to aso, had the
commission felt justified in encouraging
them to expect that the Congress OF the
United States would consent to a reduction
or a removal OF duty on wool, this being
the chief product of Uruguay and tue only
article exported to the United States, which
is taxed under our tariff. With regard to
the proposed
Common Coin.
and the International Congress they were
quite enthusiastic. The Government Of
Urueay they said was not in such fnan'
cial condition as TO offer pecuniary aid to-
wards the establishment of a steamship line
between its ports and the Uuited States, but
very earnestly hoped that something might
be done in this direction, and would agree
to afford the steamers special privileges 10
the matter Of harbour dues &c.
The presentation of the commits
sion 10 the President o: the Argen.
the Republic was at the Commissioners
request attended with as little formalIty a.
was consistent with diplomatic rank and
ussre aid the usual complimentary s1.
dresses were exchanged. The formal topics
.ubnil:el for consideration st our confsr-
ente With President Row and his govern.
ment, the report continues, were al.
cordially approved and accepted BY the n.
Nowhere has the commission met with
more
Genuine Cordially
and nowhere has the desire for closer poll
tical and commercial relations With the
United States been so apparent as in the
Argentine Republic. That country sspires
to De to South America W at our countries
are TO the Northern Continent, and is max
ing very rapid strides towards such posi-
tion. The President earnestly desired more
intimate CONNER ial relations With
the United States, but said II
was useless to expect tra1e
without transportation facilities. The
Argentine Government was willing to do
az much as the United States in giving
financial aid 10 a steamship com pany that
would sail vessels between the two countries,
and hs hoped that our Congress would DO
something at one 90 as TO make the
II arEets OF the United States accessible 70
the Argentine importers.
Solely for Expenditures.
First Comptroller Durham has written q
l,,,tr 10 MIR Lo.ing, ex Com mmissioaer Of
Agriculture, in which he says that the lat
ter is in error in supposing that any Of the
rejected accounts we're for machinery or
experiments. BE explains that the items
ditallowed amounting to sbont $40 600 we're
solely for exIeudi,ures for seed and labor,
ard concludes his letter by saying that un-
less Mr.. Loring has some further statement
70 make he shall proceed in the case under
due process OF the law.
The Monopoly Wants a Hand in 1t.
Acting Postmaster General Stevenson to-
dby declined q proposition OF the American
Dltrrict Telegraph. OF Philsdelphis. to take
,targe Of tie immediate delivery system OF
rha; tity on the ground raat the Law con-
IN plates the maintenance by the Depart
merit of its osn delivery system.
An Old Custom Revived.
WASHINGTON, August l7.-All the steam
ers On the Potomac have been called BY the
death q General Grant TO perform the
touching tribute to the remains Of Wash
il rtop ss they passed Mt Vernon. It was
,he custom previous to the war, but the
ursctice has been observed recently but b7
few steamers 1t originated With French
merchant yessel which had been TO Alex
snd,ia for q cargo and going down the
river after General WashiI gtons death be
fore bis ipternent placed ITS colors at half
ma and tolled its bell continuously while
passing the house Of mourning. Thi,
spesisl testimony Of respect impressed
tvery person as becoming and appropriate,
sud il was at once taken up and practices
w al the river craft When General Grssi
died. and people began TO talk OF his sepql
ture here. rone one called attention to tn
discontippsnce on the part Of the rive
craft OF the custom. and as much Was SAL
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