The National tribune., 1891-03-12
CHAT or THE CORRIDORS.

conception" said q gentleman who has had
much experience In South American matters
but he aud the American people must be pre-
pared for some set-backs on it before il becomes
finally successful. These Latin Americans are
a queer lot to deal with. They are full Of gush
and palaver, which mean nothing. You go
into their houses and the man Immediately
says that everything in il is yours. But if you
took him at his word in the slightest thing
you would pay dearly for it. The Delegates TO
the Pan American Congress talked gushingiy
OF the brotherhood Of the American peoples
and theH community Of interest, but u You
read the proceedings carefully you will find
that they hound themselves 30 very little, and
ID Is an open question whether that little viii
he carried out. The English aud German mer-
chants have gone into the South American
trade very extensively. have strong houses in
on the leading cities, and they exercise pow
erful influence on the public men. Naturally,
they are dead against reciprocity, which means
the intrusion Of Americans into their preserves.
You will see the result OF their influence
when 81 comes to ratiiying the work OF the
Congress aud the carrying ont Of the trade ar
rungcmclds I'm very much deceived If there
will not be provoking lot Of bitches aud re-
vokals. watch the news from Brazil with a
good deal Of anxiety. OF course. ] believe that
IL Is only question of time when weshall domi-
nate the whole Of South America, but IL viii
be after our merchants have gone down there
aud established houses in all the principal
plnces like the English and the Germans, aud
when We have our own lines Of steamers plying
between South American ports and our own.
Then We shall be able 10 exert an intucncc
which shall couuuorhct that Of our rivals"
EFa
] am glad 10 sec that strong infuonce Is
being brought 70 bear 10 secure the appoint
m6ut Of Con. T. s Osborne, al Pennsylvania,
to one Of the new JudreshiPs. Gen. Osborne
was Maior Of the Is9th Pa, regiment which
WAS authorized 10 inscribe upon lbs banner
Charlottesville, bethesda Church, Weldon
RsiiFoad, Gettysburg, Wilderness spottFylva-
mia, Hatch1's Eun, Tolopotomuy, North Anna
and Petersburg. and which lost out Of q total
enrolment Of .s5I, l6i kiied-0vor in 3
549 wounded, go died in TeHel prisons, and Up
81 disease making total loss Of 765, or more
than hulf Of its entire strength. Gen. Osborne
has always been al earnest Grand Army man.
He was Commander OF the Department Of
Pennsylvania in 1883 aud is always present at
National EuoampmeBts lie was for two terms
Represontativc-at- Large from Pennsylvania,
aud ran fi.r ahead Of his State and Presidential
tickets, aud overcame large Democratic ma
joFity in his District (LuzeTue County, for the
5lst Congress. He is an able lawyer, and no
better material for Judge can be found.
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- tell you" said Henry r. Elliott. who is
conceded 20 know more about seals than any
other man in the world there's no exaggera-
ton about the wreck Of our seal fisheries.
was aston shed M the destruction when ] went
Mp there. J expected 60 hud things In bad
shape, but nothing to what j really did find.
Some OF the most populOus r0okeries are as
dosolate as gTaveyards. There are not more
than 100000 cows where there were for
merly 600 600, and the males arc almost exter-
minated. Less than 5000 bulls are left ;
these arc old and weak, aud by next year there
will not be I 1000 Of them left. There is only
one thing that viii save the fisheries, and that
is the prohibition Of ali killing for six or seven
years Secretary Blaine will probably be able
10 accomplish this by IN international agree
mont; be Is on the right course aud the Eng
lish wiz agree with him 10 some policy that
VIII protect the seals from determination"
The Commissioners have carried dismay into
the hearts Of number OF saloon -kocpers. by
the announcement that they intend 10 con-
Etrno the law prohibiting the sale Of iutu1i-
eating liquors within a mile Of The Soldiun'
Home 10 mean a mile IN every direction from
the boundaries Of the extensive grounds OF the
Home This will cut awidC sWath through the
saloons in the northern and eastern portions 0F
the city, shut mp many Of the road houses and
make a wide area 20 dry" The saloon keep.
en- and their attorneys are laboring 10 get
some mod Gcaiion Of tlis sweeping rule. and
they propose various amendments, such ns
making il mean g mile from some central point
iu the grounds q mile by tho usually travelled
roads 10 t4e Home etc. Their prospects u
success are not brilliant
saa
tell sou the coming Republican IN New
York De Cornelius y. Bliss. and you want 60
keep your eyo on him" said the Chairman Of
fhe Republican Committee Of one Of the great
Counties Of Ncw York 10 me. lie suits US
better tiiau any OF the old leaders. Frank
Hiscock is cold. conceitcd aud selfish Chauncy
y. DcpeN is charming fellow, aud the prince
al ALTERED inner orators, bot Of no value as q
political leader; Warner Miller Is engrosscd
with Dis Nicaragua canal scheme. On the other
Land Cornelius n. Bliss is with o. heart and
soul in everything. He Is good for an TaatheTr
aud every occasion, aud the boys arc rallying
around Dds banner"
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We have The usual " Inauguration weather
foT the incoming Of March. Tie rain, snow
piercing winds aud frowuiug skies could not
have hceu more disggrceable II q quarter OF I
million people were anxiously hoping for good
weather 90 enjoy the ceremonial and show o
un inaugural procession. Most Of the thing
which i5o Fathers Of our Government d,
were well done, but they made bad breal
when they chose loT Imagination day the mos
disagrecuble portion Of the year in Washing
ton.
Secretary Foster is going home to Fostorl
for q few days on private business, and it j
believed thai the appointment Of a Thir
Assistant Secretary Of the Treasury will b
postponed until his rnturn. Ex-Gov. John II
Gear, o. Iowa, Is included among the possibl
appoinices but The race Is believed 10 be mar
roWed down 70 Gen. c, d. Grosycnor, Of Obj,
and Capt. Charles s. Baker Of New York
There Is talk nov Of appointing Mr. McComa
20 one o. the new Judgcships