New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-30

railway And don't know why you should s.~,,,
speak Of 1t as the Tshuastspec raalwny. II 4 sap ~
way" and he emphasized the word ship
Mr. Eads was approached dine ago BIZ promin..1
rchaats sad big corporations Of Gaiycaen To xss ;,
devise scheme similar to that OF tho Missssisr Pr,
jeties for deepening thu channel OF the Cslyesoa r.
DOT. 10 was IN Europe ut the time but made son.
reply 70 the eject that the remedy which hsa rcIev.s
New-oreans from commercial constipation would ~
cnectnsi In Tine similar case of Galveston Much \, "A,
surprise be soon eftor feaad that in the River and H,
bor hdl tnfrsdaeed Ia ths iast Congress- he was ,a
down as engineer Mt insignificant salary to exrend a.
inadequate appropriation by the Government IN do rh.s
private citizens had asked him simply to estimate t,s
cost OF
II don't think said Senator Eustis that il IA the
French peopio whom De Lesseps is fooling with bis
Panama Canal echene. II IL rather the Spanish mamma
You that the Spanish people no CON denos IN
their own Government and ready put their moaey
10 any foreign project which VIII even promise to ay
They made money on de- Lesseps's suez Canal scheme
and kaye confidence that be will make money for then
In the Panama swindle 1t Is the Spanish aud not the
French funds which flowing into the DE Lessons
cofers"
MI Rice. the late American Consul ut Aspinwa toll,
me that the reports OF the great work done on the
Panama Canal are gross exsggerztions The company
recently seat out three commissioners and secretary
oil stockholders IN the Dc Lcsseps enterprise to exam.
Inc and report the work actually done They were to
"tako account OF the Stock II were The three com
missoners died within few days Of each other Of dis
eases contracted the Ishmns the secretary cas
to New-York with Mr. Rice I was unable to learn the
purport Of the report Of the secretary. indeed hs
Intends to mako But there little In tho fact Of
the sudden deaths OF the commissioners to attract tho
anaccmated engineers OF France to tho Panama
Isthmus
Il appeared 10 be With something like malice prcpcnss
that all the papers simultaneously announced that that
diplomatic apparition. Mr. Kelley. woald arrive home on
n certain day. told that the reporters who awaited
his landing In such numbers the dock that Mr.
Kelley thought grand reception In store TOR him
But the anticipated resolutions of sympathy and elcone
turned out to be nerrogaons Of vao and sarcastic
kind.
Mr. Kelley Is not the only Ridiculous fplomatio figure
flying about space aud calling itself an American Min
ster." MT Rice late Consul mt Aspnwau. tells mo
remarkable story of tho adventures OF recently ap-
pointed Minister TO Peru Mr. Buck who appears to como
from pretty much all the Southwestern states having
recently migrated from Mississippi to Tennessee snd
thence ~ keatgcky, to which state he IL accredited
or charged on the appointments book Of the State
Department Mr.. Back. according to Mr.. Rice, must
have left New York route for Lima without any
money. for he landed at Aspinwa without funds bus
Minister TO Peru" free passes the Panama Railroad
but di1 not get tbcm He reached Panama some way
however and with his family at aboard thu
steamer which TO sail next day for Calao He thsa
went TO the ose OF the company and asked for passage
as the American Minister to Peru" and again received
Lot only refusal bat q suus,ing A few hoas bofsrs
the vessel to sail its captain told him that he
secure his tickets ne would put him ASHORE bag and
baggage. He had to shin around" and raise the
money. and understood Mr. Rice to say that he bor-
Owed 5000 from the English Consul at Panama! Bat at
Calao the demand for passes the road Lima
fare twenty centswas refused by the ticket seller.
and the superintendent OF the road paid out Of his
pocket the fares of tho American Minsrcr to Peru~
Certainly the guane dealers of the coast OF South
America have rcasen to hold ms eoatompt Possibly
when Minister Roberts presents Mayor Grsces big claim
to the Gillian Government the President OF that sancy
Nation may declare against the Mayor and send
of Chs British built irunclads shell Grace of his
City Hall.
This migratory Mr. Buck from Mississippi. Tennessee
and Kentucky. almost unknown in the latter State
told by his brother that NJ Lewis Clarke. OF LOUIS
vile. president OF the Agricultural Fair aud OF ths
Jockey Club Of that city who prdes himself on knowing
pretty much everybody Of any account In Kaintuck"
made numerous inquiries In the club on the day Of
Bucks appointment as 70 who he WAS Nobody could
tell him until Senator Beck In. and he sae he had
Endorsed his application because Henry watterson had
watterson being asked said he might have signed his
application but he didn't know anything about Mr..
Buck.
hear OF q little conspiracy among tho Democratic
members OF Congress- which told 70 directed against
Mr. Samuel Randall designed TO shear him OF some
OF his power chairman of the Appropriations Commit
OF the House. 1t Is directed by Congressman Adams
OF the With District OF this State who makes conceal
ment OF his purpose and plans. he says Mr. Randall for
many sessions past has used te House rules to hamper
the private bills and Of other members aud hs
the signatures of forty Democratic
Cons ressmen to pledge adopt the rules OF the
last House Is customary but to vote 10 frame new
rules when the House meets In December.
| talked the other day with Governor Marmadake. OF
Missouri about the circumstances OF his granting
requison for Mr.. H. p Hubbard Of tie International
Newspaper Agency of New Haven, Conn. the charge
brought by the famous DR." Richmond, ono Of Hab-
bard's customers The Governor did not remember any
Of the beyond the fact that he
had read the papers suggested that he had probably
sigaed pro Jorna NO." he insisted, Il did not
read all such papers carefully" But still he could not
anything about the alleged facts under which
rad summoned OF reputation to several nun
ed miles heavy cost for legal and other expenses TO
defend himself In strange community against criminal
charges made by with whom Hubbard had serious
civil LITIGATION This requsition business is loosely con-
Quoted In almost every State. but this hagrant
illustration OF its unjust operation. Fortunately the
Connect Governor decided that Mr. Hubbard was In
no fugitive from justice aud depsd the relaisl'
ton.
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