The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-04-19
A BLAINE DIPLOMAT.
Minister Mahanoy's Queer Ecua-
dorian Capers-G Galapagos
Fake.

WASHINGTON, April 10, 1854 Wash
ington despatch 60 the Philadelphia
Ledger says:-"There is. unfortunately.
little reason to doubt that the supposed
treaty between the government of Ecna-
dor and the United ntates, by which our
government was to acquire one of The
Galapagos Islands, between Hawaii and
Peru, tor coaling station. has no ex-
istence, except In the excited imagination
of our eccentric Minister at Quito. Mr..
Mahanoy, of Buffalo, n. 7. 1t will be a
matter of general regret that the many
pleasant anticipations which have been
raised by the circumstantial accounts OF
this successful diplomatic achievement
of the Youngest Minister in our foreign
service should be dashed to the ground,
but the hard, cold logic of facts seems to
point in that direction.
sMr. Mahanoy's IS career as the first Minis
ter accredited by the United States to the
volcanic Republic of Ecuador has been
marked by many peculiaritieS. He left
his post of duty in hot haste almost as
soon as he arrived there. accompanied by
some nebulous rumors of social difficult
ties. and, returning TO the United States.
gave lurid description Of society in
Quito as about equally made up OF beau
tiful black eyes, flashing daggers, earth
quakes and revolutions. A semf-diplo-
matte disavowal had to be made of that
highly drawn picture. Mr.. MahanoV still
retaining his title and salary as Minister,
next figured as unsuccessful candidate
for Congress in his home district in the
United States. He was ordered back to
his post of duty, put, upon one excuse or
of the bi-monthly steamers for Ecuador
to sail without him, even after he had re-
ceived peremptery orders to return.
Eventually, and quite recently, he
found his way back and addressed to this
city letters entering into minute details
as to treaty which he was negotiating
for the acquisition OF one OF the Gala
pagos Islands for coaling station, de-
scribed the means he had brought TO bear
TO effect his purpose, and at last it is
said, cabled that the treaty had been
mailed.
From this source arose the statement
that such q treaty had been concluded,
and sent in to the Senate for ratification.
Strange to say, one or two Of the Senators,
being discreetly questioned on the sub
ject, Zone of them member of the Com
mittee on Foreign Affairs), appeared to
rest under the belief until today that
such treaty had bsen sent in. One OF
them explained today, there was some
thing or other sent in, and he thought 1t
might have been this treaty. Getting
down TO hard facts. it is ascerGained that
the only instrument that has been re-
deived from Ecuador Is an unimportant
convention relating to claims between
citizens of the two countries. The Gala
pagas treaty. with all its alluring advan-
tagos, there is too much reason TO believe.
is merely dream of Mr.. Rowland 3.
Mahnnoy.
High officials Of the State Department
confirm the statement that no treaty fol
the aquisiEion of territory for coaling
station has been negotiated with Ecuador
and add that Mr.. Mahanoy's corresponds
ence with the State Department, though
voIuminous, does not even mention that
he was engaged in an attempt TO nego-
tiate such treaty"