Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-10-11
HENDERSON.
STUDEBAKER.

Most of the South American representa-
tives are either now prominently identified
with their respective governments or have
occupied high official positions in the past.
Senior Matias Romero, who, with DR.. j. n
Navarro, will represent the Mexican govern
ment, is perhaps better known i'll this coun.
try than any of his colleagues. He is at pres
ent the Mexican minister at Washington.
Senior Jeronimo Lelaya, representing Hon
duras, and Felix c. C. Zegarra, representing
Peru, are comparatively new men in their
relations with the United States
Senior Alejaudro Urbaneja, also named by
Venezuela a delegate, is not over 30 years
of age. His profession is the law and in it
he has already made his mark He resides
at Caracas, and there edits La Union Dem
ocratca, the organ of the Young Mems Polit-
zeal society, of which he is president.
Senior Climaco Calderon is the Colombian
consul general at New York, and has held
that position for five years past When he
was appointed he was 80 years old.
Dr. Juan Francisco Vearde, who will rep
resent Bolivia, is the present envoy extraor-
binary and minister plenipotentiary of his
country at Washington.
Councillor Lafayette Todrigues Pereira of
the Brazilian delegation, is a man of about
GO years of age. He was the prime minister
of his government, was member of the ar
bitration court which Brazil sent to Chill
and has held various other important posi-
tons.
Senior Vincente q Quesada, who is one of
the three delegates from the Argentine Re-
public is the minister of that country at
Washington. He is about 81 years old, and
prior to his appointment as minister, some
five years ago, had filed several nigh posi-
tions at home. He has just returned from a
visit to Buenos Ayres
Charles r. Flint, of New York, who is one
of the ten delegates on behalf of the United
States, is peculiarly qualified for the position.
He was born in Thomaston, Me-, in 1850. and
early in his youth entered the Spanish
American trade, becoming principal in his
fathers house on attaining his majority In
1874 he made tour of South America, and
again in 1876 visited the west coast of that
country In 1884 he made trip to the east
coast of South America He was appointed
Gillian consul at New York in 1877, and dur
ing the absence of the Gillian minister,
attended to the business Of the legation For
several years he was the Nicaraguan consul
at New York, and in the absence of the min
ister negotiated in behalf of Nicaragua,
with the concessionares of the Nicaragua
canal
Mr.. Flint is a member of the firm of Flint
q Co., which carries on a general merchan-
disc business and also conducts the extensive
ship building business established by his father
at Bath, Me-, in 1870 He is director of the
National Bank of the Republic, vice presi-
dent of the United States Electric Light
company, director of the Ohio and Misss-
sippi railroad, and is identified with many
other large corporations. To his comprehen-
sive business knowledge and thorough ac-
quaintance with South America and South
American trade, Mr.. Flint adds the mas -lry
of the Spanish language
Cornelius n Bliss, the other New York
delegate, is one of the most prominent mer-
chants of the metropolis. He is on the shady
side of fifty, has for years been the senior
member of Bliss, Fabyan & Co., the whole
sale dry goods merchants, and hasa thorough
acquaintance with that business and its adj
juncts Mr.. Bliss is director and official
of dozens of large corporations, and up to a
recent date was chairman of the New York
state Republican committee.
John B. Henderson, of Missouri, is one OF
the ablest lawyers in the west, and is particu-
larly qualified to frame resolutions or draft
laws for the congress. He was born near Dan
vile, Va, in 1876, but after his admission &c
the bar removed to Missouri, where he has
since lived. At the age of 30 he was sent tc
the state legislature, and in 1857 framed the
Missouri banking and railroad laws. In lS5t
and 1850 he was presidential elector, and in