The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-10-15
VTNAN BROKE FAIIH
With Mr., BIaiOe's Representa-
tive in Charge Of the
PAN-AMERICAN CONGRESS-
A Formal Sunday Banquet After
Promising that It Would BE In'
formal THE slght.seeFs at
BuHFalo, n. ", Yesterday,

BUFFALO, N, Y, Oct, l4,-When the
delegates to the International American
Congress awoke this morning, the heavy
clouds and raw dampness Of yesterday
hRd been dissipated by the rays OF the
sun, which was shining with brillIancy
and making rainbows upon the veil OF
mist which rose in clouds from the
great cataract. During the early break.
fast at the hotel the members Of the
party indulged in some gossip over the
proceedings OF the Clifton House din.
ner last night, and the South Americans
appeared to feel satisfied that their rep
resentatives who had been called upon
to speak, had responded with dignity
aRd acquitted themselves well from q
diplomatic point Of view, Mr., William
L. Curtis, the manager OF the excursion,
however, seemed to feel somewhat sore,
After an animated conversation with Mr..
Wiman, who had given the dinner, he
spoke to an Associated Press represen.
tatiye as follows: "Mr, Wiman is one OF
the members Of tho committee of busi'
ness men in New York TO look after the
reception and entertainment Of the del
egates in that city. AS such he met us
on our way from West Point, and told
me he intended to be in Niagara when
we were there, and would like to enter
tain US at dinner.
BLAINE's INSTRUCTIONS.
~ said 10 him that my INSTRUCTIONS
from Mr.. Blaine were to accent no hos.
pitalities on Sunday. There was a great
deal OF confusion in the party atthe time,
and l asked him 10 be good enough to
put his invitation in writing and l re.
ceived 1t at Boston. II was that we
should dine with him at the Clifton
Ho el on the Canadian side at the end
OF our drive instead Of going to our own
hotel, and he said that the affair would
be entirely informal. then wrote back
accepting the invitation, but telling him
that II was not certain that all Of our
delegates desired to attend.
I'm Springfield saw by the newspa.
pers that he had invited some Canadian
officials TO meet US, lat once reminded
him by telegraph OF our agreement aud
told him the invitation had been accep.
ted upon the understanding that the az
fair was To be entirely informal and that
no speeches were 10 be delivered. Yes.
terday morning, upon our arrival In nj.
agara Falls, he came to see me, and as
rode with him In carriage we talked
matters over, ! Iexplalned fully 10 him
Mr.. B,ainp's wishes and instructions,
which were that We should not have any
formalitles on Sunday but that we should
entirely abstain from travel and formal.
tiles, at the same time leaving our guests
al sOlutely free In their engagements on
that day. He understood this fully.
~ told him II had been suggested that
DR.. Min should recite Spanish poem
descriptive Of Niagara Falls, and this
would be- entirely appropriate and pro.
per, which he asaehted TO, and aEteel
that DR.. Mn should be called upon be.
tween courses and not at the close ofthe
dinner,
THE AGREEMENT BROKEN.
" did not attend the dinner myself,
because ! felt that 1t would be better
not to do 90, but I notified Mr.. Cor.
nelius Bliss Of my agreement with Mr..
Winan and Mr. Bliss reminded him OF
that agreement, was, however, much
surprised, OF course, when learned
what had taken place at dinner and this
morning when met Mr.. Wiman in the
station told him l was very sorry to
be compelled to telegraph Mr.. Blaine
that our agreement had been violated
by him, reminded him Of his promise
that no speeches would be made, where.
upon he replledI There were no
speeches; only a little talk ! Ihave IN.
formed Mr., Blaine Of the circumstances
and also that l understand that before
Mr.. Wiman left New York he placed
copies Of the speech he intended to
deliver In the offices ofthe newspapers"
The party left Niagara Falls about
half'past 8o'clock aud at pil6 the train
drew up OF Buffalo. The exCursionists
were Immediately driven In carriages to
the City Hall, where they were received
by the Mayor aud other notables and
then proceeded on round OF sight.
sADInR,