Omaha daily bee., 1889-05-12
A Vain Endeavor to Got Him to
Talk of Politics.
COURTEOUS NOT LoQUAolous.
He Thinks Minister Lincoln's Ap.
pointment Good One.
WEALTHY MEN IN DIPLOMACY.
MIR. sherman Approves of President
Harrison's Appointments in Gem
eral-His Opinion of Samoan
Affairs.


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LONDON, May ll.-TNew York Herald
Cable-Spccial to THE BEE l-Senator Sher-
man and party will leave London for Italy
to-day. The seuator has been pretty indus
trous since his arrival on Thursday after
noon. The first evening he went to the
theatre taking with hlu, his daughter, Miss
Mary Sherman, and Miss Hoyt, of Now
York, who is n relssive of the family. The
greater part Of the afternoon and evening Of
yesterday he spent listening to the debate in
parliament, devoting a portion of the time to
each house.
A Herald reporter succeeded in catching
him as he returned to the Hotel Metropole
for dinner and undertook to obtain por-
tion of the vast fund of information and
some of the well assorted and pronounced
views, which the distinguished American is
believed to have always in stock. The at
tempt was not as successful as it might
have been mad the senator entered heartily
into the game. Senator Sherman is willy and
wary, and his craftsmanship has never been
regarded as of the brass band order
In reply to questions concerning the plans
of his tour, he talked freely; but when asked
about matters pertaining to American poll
tics his wariness became manifest at once.
He can give out the smallest quantity of in-
formation with the greatest courtesy inn
agnable. In answer to questions concerning
his plans, he said:
"We shall leave London tomorrow, and
go first to Italy. have not blocked out any
definite route or decided how long we shall
stay in each place We intend visiting the
chief Italian cities and interesting places,
and then roam over the continent generally,
stopping for some time in Paris and, of
course taking in the exposition. l think we
shall return to London about August 1, and
remain here a month before going home,
That covers about all i know myself of my
plans"
"How did you leave matters at homer"
"Oh, everything was moving along
smoothly. The centennial celebration in New
York. which [ attended, created quite stir,
and was very successful on the whole"
How is President Harrisons admnistra.
ton prospering SO far!"
Every well, very well it is moving along
quietly. The president is pursuing a con-
servative course, and acting only after care
full consideration, Think
"He has done nothing yet to bring a storm
about his ears!"
"Oh, no, except to a limited extent in the
matter OF his appointments. Naturally,
some have not been entirely pleased with
them, but that is always the case and must
be expected"
Are you willing TO specify any particular
ones to which strong objections have been
madel"
~ could not undertake to do that | sun.
pose some, greater or less number have
thought that several OF them might have
been improved upon; on the whole, however.
4 10, f,,,1 tNl l,,,F
''How does Liucolns appointment impress
you"
1T Is good one, in my opinion, and very
generally approved by the people of the
United States The appointment is better
one for the country than it is for Mr. Lin
coin, imagine While he is by no means a
poor man. He is not wealthy; and, perhaps,
will not be able 10 entertain as much here as
a more wealthy man might"
"His appointment was not urged by poll
ticians, was it,"
"No; it was not, but 1t is perhaps none the
less satisfactory on that account. The poll
ticians do not criticize it, Nor was the ap-
pointment of Mr.. Lincoln wholly one of SEN
timent; he is sensible, able ana conserva-
tive man. as he has demonstrated, and look
to see him both do credit to the United
States at the court of st. James, and to
prove acceptable and popular here"
"Wbat of the state Department."
"It is attending TO its routine business
quietly and properly, so far us l am able to
judge'
'Blaine has not yet done anything scnsa-
tional or brilliant-anything in the lingo line,
as many expected he would"
mo; he has had no chance to do it. There
has been no opportunity, he CAN'T
Here the senator broke off, and, though op-
portunity was given, did not complete the
sentence.
sis the Samoan matter watched with much
interest in Americai" was asked.
"Not very much II is regarded as practi-
cally settled satisfactorily The course out
lined By Germany, as being satisfactory to
her, is concurred in readily by the United
States. II covers all that the United States
insisted upon. Bismarck is too much of q
statesman to get into war with the United
States, or with any other nation. Though
endeayoring TO uphold the cause of Ger
manys representative at Samoa, he could not
maintain that the German consul or repre-
sentative was right in the matter have no
doubt the whole thing will be peaceably aud
satisfactorily adjusted"
SIS the surplus still troubling people in
Alnericai"
"Oh, that is a trouble that can pc easily
endured" replied Senator Sherman laugh
ing 1--WE republicans know how to reduce
tine surplus by paying off the national debt"
General New, the recently arrived consul
general, visited both the United States lega.
ion and consulate yesterday. aud shook
ihands with the employees He will take hold
Of the reins at the consulate almost immedi-
ately.
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