Telegram-herald., 1889-06-03

K..zslc service wzs Is secretary Il lsgar
Iloa a I.on4cn- Hs then became first
assistant secretary II stats under Lewis
Cas- Ia the administration VI BssclaT2n,
AID VAS the rirst nan u IA that Office.
which ~ IS created about the beginning
Of Buchzn2n's terra " hsa The var
broke out Prescott returned 10 his native
state. intending % take = part Ia the
Diplomacy ef she ConfedeEacy. bar Tor
solns reason. probably because he had
been strong Wing and "a ntiCaihoun
man, waS not iDtFustet by President
Davis with missions suitable % LIS 2bll-
ties.
After the war lie came north again,
and as one Of the United States coun-
Sci IN the Halifax fisheries dispute, which
resulted II the payment of live and =
half millions Of dollars 70 this govern
ment. Later he was sent, with James /.
Swift, now minister 20 japan, and Col
james b. Angel. of Michigan. 10 nego-
tiate "a treaty with China. That was in
the administration Of Dir. Hayes, when
Mr.. Evarts was secretary Of state. In
1881 Mr. Blaine sent bin IS a special
minister 10 Chilli and Peru, and be was
subsequently designated by the govern
ment 10 join Gen. Grant In negotiating
a commercial treaty with Mexico. Nr.
Trescots has written history Of Ameri-
can diplomacy up 20 the end Of Jetfer-
sons career in the presidency, besides
large number of magazine articles. he
is now a resident Of Washington.
The representative of New York city
and its vast business interests is one OF
the best known business men of that
city-Cornelius Bliss, of the firm Of Bliss
6 Fabyan, cotton merchants. Mr. Bliss
is native OF Massachusetts, and his
first business employment was with
James ". Beebc IL Co.. then the princi-
pal dry goods house of Boston. He be-
came a partner in the firm in 1864, and
rapidly grew rich. About 1870 he joined
the firm of which he is now a member,
and his house sells larger quantity of
cotton prints than any other firm in
America.
William Pinckney Whyte, of Maryland,
represents on the delegation the interests
Of Baltimore and the eastern middle sec
ton of the country, particularly the mer
camille and shipping lines. He is a man
Of wealth and high character, educated
a lawyer, which profession he pr;icticed
with eminent success, but is now engaged
in railway enterprises as capitalist and
president. He is q Democrat, and though
not actively engaged in politics repre-
sent5 what liz known as the anti-Gorman
element of Democracy in Maryland. He
served one term in the United States
senate.
Clement Studebaker, of Indiana, repro
sents the manufacturing interests, par
ticularly the makers of wagons and farm
ing machinery and implements. He is
ono of that family of Studebakers who
have built up the greatest wagon factory
in the world at South Bend. The father
of the Studebaker boys was a plodding
wagon maker, who taught his boys his
trade, and who was satisfied to turn out
vehicles aS fast as he could sell them to
the farmers of the surrounding country.
He had no dreams of an empire for n
market. But one day the old gentleman
died, and just as the neighbors were
wondering how the Studebaker boys
would get along without the guiding
hand of father, the youngsters began
branching out in the wagon business in
most astonishing manner.
They put up new shops, hired moro
workmen, introduced machinery, and
soon began TO sell their product all over
tho west. Now they make a complete
wagon every five minutes. Their vehi-
cles are known all over the conti-
nent of America, and even in Europe.
Clement Studebaker is perhaps the best
known of the brothers, being 4 man of
great public spirit. He is prominent
Republican Of Indiana, and is also con
spicuous in the councils of the Presby-
terian church.
Thomas jefferson Coolidge, of Boston,
is New England's representative, though
he will be assisted in looking out for the
interests of that section by Mr.. Bliss, who
is selling agent for many Of the great
cotton mills. Mr.. Coolidge is a capitalist
and railway president, who was origi-
naIly lawyer. He Is an accomplished
and polished gentleman. justly proud of
his descent from the family which gave
10 the world Thomas jefferson Mr.
Coolidge not long ago presented the
government with the desk on which the
Declaration of Independence was written.
Morris Estee. of California, is well
known lawyer Of tho Pacific coast, and
was chairman Of the Republican national
convention last year. lie is also farmer,
ranchman and wine grower, ard is fully
able to represent the varied interests OF
tho Pacific coast.
John r. @. Pitkin. OF Louisiana, is a
prominent citizen OF that state, who held
a Federal Office, that Of marshal. under
q former administration. iewas placed
On the delegation as a representative OF
the sugar interest II Louisiana. which
hopes 10 profit much by the conference.
John r. Hanson, Of Georgia, IS the most
extensive cotton manufactures OF tie
south. having largo mills ct Macon. lie
is the cotton representative IN the inter
national conference. end there are hopes
that the cotton trade with Central and
South America may DO greatly stImu-
lated
Congress has appropriated 5000 to
defray tho expenses q the conference,
and tho public printer viii ITint tie pro-
ceedines of the body in Eneiish, spanish
and Portuguese This VII PROVIDE Ter
everybody except tho Haytians, whose
language IS the French.
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