The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-10-17
Paa-AEnsrIeans.

BUFFALO, n. Y, Oct. 14.-During
the early breakfast at the hotel the
delegates to the International Amer
lean congress INDUCED In some gossip
over the proceedings at the Clifton
house dinner last night, and the South
Americans appeared to feel satisfied
that their representatives who had
been called upon to speak had acquitted
themselves well from q diplomatic
point Of view. Mr.. William X. Curtis,
the manager of the excursion, how
ever. seemed to feel somewhat sore,
and after an animated conversation
with Mr. Wiman, who had given the.
dinner, he spoke TO an Associated
Press representative as follows:
~Mr. Wiman Is one of the members
Of tbs committee OF business men in
New York appointed to look after the
reception q the delegates there. 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 entertain US at dinner.
/ said 70 him that my instructions from
Mr.. Blaine were to accept no hospital
titles on Sunday. at the time and
asked him to be good enough to put his
invitation in writing which he did and
/ received IL at Boston. It was that
We should dine with him at the Clifton
hotel on the Canadian side at the end
Of cur drive, and he said that the af-
fair would be entirely informal. I
then wrote hack accepting the invita-
ton. but telling him that it was not
certain that all our delegates desired
20 attend. 1 saw by the news
papers that he had invited some Cana
dian officials to meet MS. 1 at once re-
minded him by telegraph of our agree
ment, and told him that no speeches
were TO be delivered. Yesterday
morning, upon our arrival at Niagara
Falls. he came to see me. / explained
fully to him Mr.. Blaine's wishes and
instructions. which We're that We should
not have any formalities of Sunday.
but that we should entirely abstain
from travel and formalities. AT thC
eBame time leaN ing cur guests entirrl,
free In their engagements on that day
He understood this fully. / told hin
it had been suggested that Doctor Nil
should Fecite \ Spanish poem deScrip
tive Of Niagara Falls, which would b
entirely appropriate and prope
which he assented to and agreed thai
Doctor Min should be called upon be
tween the courses and not at the clos
Of the dinner. did not attend tn
dinner my self, but notified Mr.. Cor
neiius Bliss Of NV agreement witt
Mr. Wiman, and Mr.. Bliss reminde'
him OF that agreement. This morning
when l met Mr.. Wiman in the station
told him 1 was very sorry to be com
PEELED to telegraph Mr.. Blaine that on
agreement had been violated by him
ITominded him of his promise that n
speeches would be mace, whereupol
he replied: "There were no speeches
only little talk" / have informe
Mr.. Blaine of the circumstances an
also that understood that before MI
Wiman left New York he placed copie
OF the speech he intended to deliver i
the Offers OF the newspapers" TIL
party left Niagara Falls abont hall
past eight o'clock. and ut 9:l5 the trai
drew up at Buffalo. The excursionisi
were immediately driven I'm carriage
TO the city hall. where they were II
ceived by the MAYOR and other otables
and then proceeded on round OF sigh
seeing