Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-04
ATALK WITH BLAINE.
The Secretary's Words and Ills Cor
dial Manner to a Pittsburger
BRING BOTH JOYAND SATISFACTION
An Old Soldier Begins a Southern Journey
With Double Purpose.
FL0RIDA'S BEAUTIFUL HIGHLANDS,
CORRESPONDENCE OF THE DIsPATcH.l
ORLANDO, SOUTH FLORIDA, }
EN- ROUTE. February 2S.

LIN 1sOOIE, February 20.
81 intend to do something in that direc-
tion," observed Mr.. Blaine in his pleasantly
positive way, during recent interview with
Mr. Dalzell, in the interest of your CORES
pondent's aspirations in the diplomatic
service. For almost a year had been one
of the &. A. R. of office seekers that are
besieging the capital. I wanted to 90 to
some foreign land as consul-to any place
at all-the more foreign the better, and
had filed letters of Endorsement by the peck,
but seemingly no attention had been paid to
the strong Endorsement of the best of men.
was indeed disconsolate, until Mr. Dalzell,
probably with hope of getting me out of
the country, suggested: "Well, Mr.. Blaine
is again at the department. Let's go up
there and find out just what we can do
As usual. we found the long corridors of
the State Department full of promenaders,
anxiously waiting their opportunities to see
the Secretary. 1t is generally conceded
that Mr.. Blaine is more difficult to reach
than the other Secretaries, but once ad-
mitted to his presence, all come away ap-
parently satisfied, even if they fail in their
mission. Though Senator Sawyer and one
or two Western Congressman and some
ladies were seated in the ante-room, Mr..
Dalzell was at once invited into the Office.
homENf of ANAiAif'
Mr.. Blaine, seemingly immersed in
food OF papers before him, rose and gave
the bright little member from Pittsburg a
cordial handshake. There was some earnest
conversation in an undertone. From nv
seat on the other side of the room strained
all my faculties as a newsgatherer, but
could only hear few such words as We
went TO school together IN Pltts6urg, He
never had any office but that of soldier
some nn;mnnrtant ~ @ nIaoo ~ ~ sonth w Genfra1
America, the primary object being to afford
facilities for visiting the canals-ie e, Pana-
ma. Nicaraoua and Tehuantenec-as a dis.
interested newsnaner scout and To gather
some cold facts abont the business nossibil-
tiles of those countries for the nress'
I had been exnectino tn oct some cold
water down INV backbone but when saw
rhe penial Secretary ioot;no over the ton Of
his gold eve-plasses toward me felt some
what hopefui' bnt when he at once smoke
half aloud. the words at the head Of this
column faJt 90 ;f tbe n,,t,er b,d nra-
viouslv been canvassed and # onrv reonired
the personal attention of M EalzeII tn
clinch the riyet while it was hot.
Mr.. Blaine subsequently, stenned oyer IN
me. shook INV hand cordialiv and in thot
MAGNETIC way one never can fn.aat ,.iS.
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well. You were the telegraph operator in
the House. with NV secretarv Ton Shormon
while was Sneaker Lon o'A --''A'
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