New-York tribune., 1886-05-15
MESSRS. JENhS AND SPARES.
NOT MUTUAL ADM IRERS-THRILLING con-
SULAR REPORTS.


SULAR REPORTS.
FROM TIE REGULAR CORRESPONDENCE oF rRrrrNE.
WAsUrNGTOv Nav 1.-THE Ia erior Department
loses on efficient officer 10y the resignation Of Mr.
jerks. Secretary Lamar always consulted bin ~
important matters affecting tie business Of the de
partment He deferred to his judgment and had An
abiding faith in his sagacity. II will he difficult
task to find man who Will I'll Mr. Jeuk-'s place.
LAWYERS Of his ability not willing. rule. TO tie
themselves down to Office with 81 900 salary at
tached TO it, The place. | understand, has been
offered to a number Of people all eady but declined Oy
each Among these il sad. is Judge Ilar' ey. OF
Allentown. Penn. Secretary Lamar seems to have
great oil Guilty in filing this place sort of fatality
to hang over il. little more than year ago
his friend CT rke OF Mississippi was appointed 70 it
Il man Of ability and much promise week after
his arrival in Washington Clarke died. never having
been able TO assume charge of bis oiice. And now
Mr jerks is compelled resign. owing 10 the death Of
his friend Dubois whose affairs he promised to take
care OF whenever called upon to do So The only
person who will feel gratiied by Mr. Jenlss retire
ment | imagine Is " General Sparks That worthy
and the Assistant Secretary never able to yet
along together. Sparks always believed jerks to De
responsible for the Secretary'- decision to Overrue
his orders. jerks on the other hand, entertained a
very poor opinion the " Generals sngacry II he
didn't believe him to be a tool, be came very
doing 1t.
The consular reports issued by he State Department
furnish much food for laughter whenever the COnsu-
lar and Diplomatic i'll is up for discussion Yesterday
WAS no exception. Following in the line of Nj.
Springer who made his reputation ten years ago by
sueecb in which be showed the sbsurGity of the
refts OF some of the reports Mr.. McAdOo, OF New
Jersey picked up a volume Ol them and -aii One
Consul 1t Cuba tells how much he raid the coOred
guide to take in the island OF his daring ad
ventures and mastery hOrsemanshp III his long
iourneys lie describes the beauty and magniicence
of the scenery the grand iuXulance OF the tail palm
trees. the tcrOcity of the Wild beasts. the cooling
locust leaves that rotecred surgng brain from the
tropical SUM- Il dusty ears. the pcntitude OF asses
the roads the water be had to drink and his personal
EXPENSES. Another Consul writing from the Last,
begins with long scientific dls4usitlon covering
some ten pages about tire origin OF coal. Another
Consul writing IRON China, fills up his report with a
startling account of a village fire, telling how tn,
bank building was about 10 be consumed by fre, and
how the Chinese tiremen rushed up put it out Had
not a wise Government established this literary
bureau the whole Occdent would remain IN dense
ignorance the fact Pause ard consider the import
ance OF this startling International information Ihnk
Of the effect on commerce II the roof had not fallen.
Possibly leaving H. Livcrs Outc-ershop to the fury
of tle flames. Another writing from the AnipOdes.
discusses the ethics of iyslip for lend. and
descr bcs the workings Of the m nd OF a OF Ie-
fined and delicate -eHsiaiies and on" 1t easy,
of course PICK 1aws, AID McAdOO might possibly
have iound tracts sill more absurd ne trouble
that all rubbish often hides matter really valuable
and important III the rcpOit-. II would do no harm
probably if they edited with greater by the
State Department.