Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-08
SHERMAN AND DEPEw.
The New Workers. Speech at the Naval
Review-Sherman's Troubles.


London Gable to the New York Herald 80
Senator John Sherman has had but single
experience during his European trip which he
remembers with disgust. It occurred in Lon
don . few days ago when he returned from
Belgium with his baggage checked through to
Charing Cross station.
His baggage consisted Of several trunks and
some newly-purchased dresses belonging to
Mrs. Sherman and which had been hastily
packed by the dressmaker in q wooden box.
On disembarking at Charing Cross the Sem
ator left his party few moments to find the
baggage porter. On returning he found the
ladies surrounded by customs officials, who in
sisted upon examining the contents Of every
piece, and who were behaving in q manner
considered outrageous by the Senator. He
stated that there was nothing dutiable in the
baggage and gave the chief official his card
Neither cards nor explanation had any effect
Every trunk was emptied, the wooden box
broken open and left in that condition. That
none OF the officials were not thrown under
the wheels Of the train during this performance
Senator Sherman's friends cannot understand
NEW TO THE RESCUE.
He happened to mention the matter to Con-
sui General New. The latter was rampageous,
went to the proper authorities and said that
Mr.. Sherman was q Senator and ex-Secretary
of the Treasury. He described the affair as
an outrage. What we're they going to do about
1t! The authorities expressed their sorrow, and
said they would discharge the men il required.
none other could apparently be obtained.
Senator Sherman said to the Herald corre-
spondent that the affair was q queer COM
mentary on the tariff regulations of the great
free trade country Of the world. The same
baggage had gone through France, Switzer-
aud I'LL nj
trouble to its owner until free trade England
was reached. 1t was proper, perhaps, to take
precautions against the introduction of dyna-
mite, but he did not think the appearance of
the party or the baggage warranted the as
sumption that q large quantity Of explosives
ator.
AFTER OLD SILVER, PERHAPS.
When Mr.. Chauncey NJ. Depew heard the
story he said the officers might have been
searching for old silver. As Americans who
visited the continent often made point of
purchasing large quantities of it and trying to
smuggle 1t. custom officials were ordered to
search all baggage from the continent. few
years ago he came here from the continent
armed with introductions and recommended
tons to the chief of the customs officials by a
manager of a railroad, the United States consul
and others in authority. The baggage was ex-
amined all the same. He asked why. The
chief officer said it was for his self-protection
Not long before an American lady who occu-
pies high social position in London was pas
senger by the same road. She had the same
sort Of introductions, and pretty and winning
ways. Two subordinates chalked her baggage
Three days afterward both men were dis
charged. The American lady had been taken
to dinner at a social gathering by a cabinet
minister, to whom she told, as q specimen of
her cleverness, how she had got her baggage
through with a lot of old silver aboard Now
nobody escapes the infection undergone by Sem
ator Sherman, and it gives rise to heaps of
strong language.
Senator Sherman witnessed the naval review
with MIR. Lincoln and the representatives of
the foreign powers and many lords and com.
moners aboard the lamar. He speaks enthu-
siastically of his treatment abroad and says he
knew he was not at home when he did not dis
other month in England and Scotland. He has
been handsomely received everywhere His
manner, SO full Of geniality, is unknown to
many who come in contact with him at home
DEPEw's PLAIN TALK.
Mr.. Depew made an immense hit aboard the
Teutonic during the naval review. Two hun
dred guests, including cabinet ministers, men,
bers Of both houses and other high dignitaries
were present. A number of toasts were given
on Friday night. Sir Chas. Upper responded
to the toast Of Canada" He deprecated the
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States, spoke Of both nations as great countries,
and put them on a par.
Mr.. Depew, when called on to respond to the
toast of THE United States" had paid atten-
ton to Sir Charles Upper. He was evidently
determined to more than square accounts, in
spite of the surroundings. He said that in such
little matters as population and with such ac-
cumulations as population, energy, enterprise,
and marvellous inventive genius the natural re-
suit was that the United States might be little
In advance of Canada, but in the extent of ter
ritory Canada was certainly equal to her great
neighbor-(a ause)-though it must be con-
fessed that most of Canada's territory was ice
TAKEN BY SURPRISE.
Before the pause came the Englishmen were
about to applaud. What followed froze them
A few Kissed. Mr.. Depew remained unmoved,
and proceeded to give his hearers an idea of
how rapidly acres costing SLIGO became worth
$4,000 per front foot and how bereaved hus-
band in the west once told him that his chief
pleasure was in removing his wife's remains
from one cemetery to another to accommodate
the growing wants Of the town, as she had been
immensely interested in its growth in her life
time. 1t was such q speech as would have
shaken Delmonico's walls. On the 1eutonic,
ON the following day, it was considered the
great speech Of the trip. 1t had performed its
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