The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1891-11-19


meter for the same work. Egan and his part
ner organized their work on the American
plan. and were making money out Of it. The
Government soon found this ont, and after
about five kilometers had been laid, they put
so many difficulties in the way that the young
men had to throw up their contract, and Egan
was about 81 500 out Of pocket. The Govern
mont completed the work on their plau and
made the profits out Of it that they had eK-
pected.
II is very singular that II Minister Egan is
so distasteful TO the victorious Cbileans that
they don't represent 10 our State Department
that he is persona non grqta The Chinese did
this in ex-senator Bair's case, without thou
sandth part Of the reason that il is pretended
the Chieans have. IL is beginning 70 be more
/ than suspected that the main reason Of Egan's
unpopularity with the English papers, and
their toadies in this country, is that he is an
Irishman-or rather was before he became an
American citizen, and that be is Republican.
r"s
Now that the elections are over. the votes
counted, and the time for the meeting Of Con-
gress draws near, the contest for the Speaker
ship begins to engross a large share Of the
/ public attention. All the candidates and all
their friends seem wonderfully confident.
shall remark in passing what wonderful
/ quality this confidence before election is. 1T
is something that Aourishes perennially, and
no amount Of defeats can check its eXuberant
Insurance. One would think, with the lesson
Of the recent elections so fresh upon the mem
DRY, that there would be some mistrust in the
minds Of sanguine candidates and partisaus as
/ TO the results they claim 80 confidently. But
1 this is not the case. Everybody at least, talks
as if there could be DO doubt Of success.
a*a
The Hon. Jeremiah Simpson has promptly
said his say, and left no doubt as to his mean
ing, and those Of the Alliance, more or less
whom he represents. 1t is 10 the effect that
the Alliance Representatives, which includes
all who were elected by Alliance votes, will
stand soldly together as Alliance men, not
going into the caucusses Of either party, and
voting for the candidate for Speaker who shall
be selected by the Alliance leaders in council
assembled. II any Of them refuse TO do this
and 60 wandering of into the folds Of the other
parties, even temporarily, Jerry says their
doom is scaled. They will have to pay for it
when they came up for reelection next Fall.
s"a
With the exception Of Judge Crisp, who is
detained at home by the death Of his son, and
/ Gen. Hatch, who thinks he is doing more effect
i've work in St. Louis and vicinity among the
Western Representatives than he could accom-
pish here, all the candidates are in the city,
laying for" tho Representatives as they ar
rive, which is slowly not more than 10 having
SO far put IN an appearance, Of whom but 10
are Democrats. Col. Roger q. Mills has been in
his rooms az Wizards foT some weeks. Judge
Bynum and Mr. Springer are at their resi-
denees, and Mr. Mcmillan has taken up his
quarters at the Metropolitan.
c@a
Mills's friends claim a walk-over FOR him.
They say he will have the solid vote Of New
England, New York, New Jersey, and Penn
sylvania to start with; that the vote Of Wis.
consin and Minnesota has been pledged TO him
for more than year aud that that Of Michi-
gan is practically pledged to him. Other dele
cations will fall into line, after giving compli-
meutary votes 10 various candidates. dam
aging report has been current that If elected
be would so arrange the committees and bust.
ness as 10 prevent any silver legislation coming
up TO embarrass the Democratic party in the
next campaign. Mills has denied be contem.
plates doing anything to restrain the fullest
consideration Of the silver question.
80
Adyices from Boston DO not support MiIiss
claim for the solid New England delegation
OF the seven Democrats from Massachusetts
four viii probably support Mills, while the
other three are wayering, with indications o.
going to Wilson, Of West Virginia. The atti
tudcs Of the other candidates on the silver
question are not satisfactory 10 them. Til,
two New Hampshire Democrats were Grst foi
Springer, but have lately gone over to Crisp
Connecticut and Rhode Island have each tw,
Democratic Representatives, who are thought
TO be favorable to Mills but not enthusiastic
for him.
-
Crisp's friends, mainly from Virginia, Ia
, Carolinas, aud Georgia produce, on the slight
est proyocation, figures showing that he Il
really the only man IN the race, and that hi
election is a Iorcsone conclusion. Springer !
making ga active canvass, with less Of la
Grassland attachment than that Of the othe
candidates. DE is pleasant, atIable man, an,
generally liked. II the matter was one 10 b.
settled by personal popularity his success
5 would be tolerably certain.
80
The candidates FOR the secondary places ar
/ nearly all here, aud are quite as busy as IA
I Others. Representatives Kerr and Mais
e aud Gen. Clark are after the Clerkship, ex
Representative Yodor is thought 10 have
pretty sure thing Tor SeTgoant-st. Arms, au
applicants Tor the other positions arc TO 1
: found without much trouble seeking aroun
the hotels.
-
y is Secretary Blaine entitled 20 any credit "a
L the Boring Sea treaty, or was il perfected b
President Harrison while the head OF The Stat
J. Department was on sick leave at Bar Harbor
j. That is a question which the friends Of u
e two officials arc arguing with mueh earnes
II ness
d -.
Speculation & still rife as 10 the reason +,
continued activity IN the Navy-yards all ov,
It the country. While there Is some indicatio
IS that the trouble with Chile will be amicabl
3 settled, and although there has been son
10 changes IN the orders OF the vessels, vessels
the different yards are preparing for sea
considerable haste The Atlanta peHuiBgfo