Telegram-herald., 1891-10-24
PILED high NTH WORK
That is the Condition Of Secretary
Biaine's Desk.
THERE WILL Be MUCH FOR HIN TO DO
When H. sits Dove In His Omes Chair
Ax&in-Qasstisss Issetsisg Dip
somatie Problems Awaiting
Hts Bstara fsr soiatisa.

WAsHIssToS, Oct s3. - There Is
plenty ot important business 10 occupy
Mr.. b alne as soon rs he takes hold of
the affairs al the state department
Undoubtedly the Erst thing will be to
consider the treaty of reciprocity
with Nenezuela- A treaty was
arranged some time ago aud agreed
10 ey the Venezaelan minister
here but was rejected ~ the Vene-
zaelAn government Minister scruggs,
our representative in Venezuela, has
arrived here with draft OF q new
treaty in his pocket which he knows
will be acceptable to Venezuela, as il
was informally approved by the lead
ing ofheials Of that country before he
left there.
Other reciprocity treaties with
southern countries are pending and
will now be brought TO an issue. 1t 10
probable that the one with Colon bia
will be among the first TO have atten-
ton after that of Venezuela
Our Chisese relations are somew ewhat
precarious, aud it is expected that Mr..
ing the troubles which that country Is
having with the United States, Great
Britain and Germany over the i'll treat
ment of citizens of these countries re-
aiding in China
The Gillian complication is out Of
tho way so far as tho diplomacy Is con-
cerned, although 1t yet remains TO give
formal recognition to the new gov
ernment There Is talk of another con-
ference with the Canadians over reci-
procity with our northern Lcighbor. but
il is not believed that Mr.. Blaine will
be anxious to expedite this subject as
it Is said he aud the president have no
desire to treat with the present tory
government of the dominion.
Our trouble with Spain over indigni-
ties offered to American citizens in the
Caroline and Philippine islands is
about ready to be settled, as much cor
respondence has been going oa within
the last few weeks. Another i'm
portant question which awaits
Mr.. Blaine is that os adjusting
the $4,000. 900 of claims which
American citizens have made against
the United States of Colon bia for the
destruction of their property when the
revolutionists sacked and burned the
city of Colon, on the isthmas of Pan
anna, in 1885. The Behriug sea snarl
has been adjusted during Mr. Blaine'i
absence.
The trouble with Italy over the New
Orleans lynching dropped when Mr..
Blaine went away and has remained in
an unsettled and unsatisfactory con,
dition ever since. While there
is no desire to cringe to Italy
| the authorities here are not anx-
| ious TO continue the state of affairs
| by which one of the continental
| powers fails to be represented in the
| United States. 1t is evident from the
| foregoing that Mr. Blaine viii have
| his hands full.
NEw YORK, Oct 2s.-Secretary James
| depot from .oston Thursday evening
| Mr.. Blaine viii leave for Washington
| Saturday night or Sunday morning
| The exact time of his departure has moi
! as yet been settled.
BosToN. Oct 23.-Secretary Blaine
was met Thursday morning at Young.
hotel, and in the course of conversa
ton remarked that he had enjoyed
more than four months of absolute
rest. something that he had not had fol
many long year before. Mr.. Blaine
said that it was nearly . month after
reaching Bar Harbor before he be
gan to realize an improvement in hi,
health, but that from then on the gair
had been greater than he could hav,
| haped for