Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-10-16

| ERAsTCs wIMAS'S DINNER FOLLOWED By SOME
| CooLSEss-PERsoSs WHO TRY TO SPEAK WITH
| SPANISH AcCESr-How THE NIAGARA HACKMEN
| WERE Fooled.
staff Correspondence of THE EVENING STAR.
| BUFFALO. MY, October IA.
| The International American excursion party
] has seen Niagara and is content; its members
| have met the enemy and they are his. The
reception was quite a gorgeous affair, the
wealth and beauty of the village turning out to
greet the crowd. At the station were the
prominent men-two long rows of them, the
| front rank being composed of business men,
! the rear rank of local millionaires each of the
latter standing in front of his hack Very
| gleeful indeed were the autocratic Jehus, but
| the pride which goeth before fall was theirs
and 1t Is now record that the destruction
which followeth after a naughty spirit overlook
them at last. Most of the delegates were out
| early on Sunday morning, but the hack
man was waiting for them. Under or
binary circumstances what picnic he
| would have had! How he would have devoured
the financial substance Of his victims and then
turned them loose to struggle with a cold.
feeling world. This was the time he slipped
up. Very quietly party OF the business men
/ OF Niagara had made arran yements to let the
distinguished guests see all that was to be seen
without money and without price, and when
the avariclous and ferociUus product OF Mag
ara's civilization found that out his heart
sank within him, and he became exceedingly
sorrowful and decidedly communicative.
The activity Of this vigilance committee
brought out new point in the Mag
ara hackman's character and showed very
clearly that when he so wills he can drive
to any desired spot without making tour of
the entire county of Niagara; this was a dis
covery of no small importance and those who
contemplate a visit to the falls will do well to
bear in mind the fact that it is no longer neces-
sary to go as far into the country as the Cent?
lever bridge in order to reach the Clifton
house, on the Canadian side of the roaring
river. l sincerely hope that this announce
ment may be the means of saving somebody
several dollars.
THE FALLS STILL THE SAME.
or the falls themselves everybody has read,
and as a description of them which Will be
either new, interesting or instructive would be
impossible. it is enough to say that they are
the same old falls i'll almost every respect that
they were ten years ago: few pieces of rock
have been washed over the brink, but that is
all. The delegates enjoyed themselves i'm
mensely and were willing to stay in the vicinity
OF the great natural wonder for several days
more, but that could not be- Up to the hour
OF p. m. the party were driving up and
down both the American and Canadian
banks Of the stream, vet no
tired. the hackmen only excepted. for they
were being paid by the job. The little steamer
Maid of the Mist took a number of the ex-
cursiOnists up to within wetting distance of the
spray of the Horseshoe fall. and several would
have clothed themselves i'll oilskins and gone
into the Cave of the Winds had not the weather
been so cold. Those who wandered away to
points of interest not down on the program of
the committee of arrangements were almost
bankrupt when they rejOlned their brethren at
the Clifton house. on the Canadian side; they
had fallen into the eEemy's hands. The un-
protected visitor views the beauties of Niagara
at SO much $50 very much) per beauty.
MR.. wIMAS's DINNER AND SPEECH.
As dinner the Erastus Wiman banquet was
a success.and it is unfortunate that the po2ula
millionaire should have allowed himself to be
SO carried away by the spirit of the occasion as
to break pledge made by him with Secretary
Blaine and Mr.. VIM. Z. Curtis. There undoubt-
ed.v was Clear understanding that all speeches
were to be tabOoed. and vet Mr. Wiman delivered
himself of what was evidently carefully pre-
pared argument for free trade on this CONT
nent- All OF the delegates who would express
themselves declared to me afterward that the
speech Was great surprise to them because
they had been informed that under no circum-
stances would there be any oratOry. If
Mr.. Wiman thought to secure an
Endorsement from South America he called
upon the wrong man when he asked DIR. Carlos
Martinez Silva of Columbia to say few words
The doctor Is a diplomat of the first water
and he clearly established his right to the title
III the brief reply he made. His face wore a
profoundly religious expression and the intona-
tons OF preacher were in his voice as he COM
menced by saying that for more than a week he
had been studying the work OF man, but had
now thrown it aside that he might properly
contemplate the works of Him who created
man and who had given to this world such
wonders as those they had been looking at all
day long. DR.. Silva completely Ignored Mr.
Wiman In his introductory remarks, but he
pulled the big Canadian ear rather hard when
he said that neither the time nor the place
were proper for the discussion OF international
politics or commercial policies. The doctors
remarks. carefully and smoothly delivered as
they were, ought to have put stop to any other
references to commercial union, but Prof. Gold
win Smith had to say few words on the same
subject when he arose in response to Mr.
WInan's invitation. The finale was an attempt
to sing God Save the Queen" Mr. Wimln
leading off the well-known air. 1t would have
been great success if the millionaire had oulv
known as much about vocalism as he evidently
does about making money; as it was it was too
high and in spite of MIR. Wiman's most vehe-
nent efforts 1t collapsed before it was halfway
through.
SOMEWHAT FRIGID TIME.
This morning Mr.. Wiman took part in a duet
the first tenor being sung by Mr. William f.
Curtis, the special agent in charge of the party
; :ai. iiii'ii odlie over from Cahada THIS morn
ing to see how the party was faring and pre-
suInably to accompany the delegates for a
time, for he had vaiise suspended from his
hand For while he did smiling solo of
morning greetings, but the appearance of Mr..
Curtis changed the aspect OF affairs completely.
Very politely. but with considerable force was
Erastus informed that he had been guilty OF a
grave breach OF trdst. and he Was also told that
Secretary Blaine had been notified of the fact
that promise made personally to him had de-
hberately been smashed When the train pulled
out for this place this m )rning the last person
saw was the New York Canadian, grip in
hand. leaning up against panel of fence and
looking picturesquely disconsolate. He fol-
lowed Us on the first regular train and is now
quartered at the same hotel.
BUFFALos HANDSOME WELCOME
Buffalo's welcome was warm indeed. and
there was everywhere apparent desire to
make the visitors feel cnmfnrtahlo AZ 4h1