The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-29

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THOMAS F. BAYARD arrived in New
York from the en-
bassy. They were prompted, doubtless,
by epistolary intimaUiOns to Consul Gen
eral Patrick Collins IN London that our
am bassador was not bestirring himself
1t seems that Mr.. Henry White secretary
of legation is suspected of being entirely
too friendly with the British aristocracy
for an American diplomat He is not suf-
ticiently interested in the irish prisoners
to suit the latter's friends in New York.
Mr. White repealed these insinua tions,
and declared that Mr. Asquith, the home
secretary. was not to be moved.
Thus began q complication which has
resulted in a lack of cordially between
Mr.. Collins and Mr.. BayHrd, and has
proved very embarrassing to Henry
White When it was announced that the
latter was to visit New York and thence
proceed to Washington, there was con-
lectures as whether Mrs Maybrick and
the Irish prisoners are in any way con-
cerned.
1t may be remembered that the release
of a well-BnOwn Irish-American was re-
ported to have been ordered by Mr.. As
quith. Subsequently the report was
denied From time to time announce
ments have come across the sea of pardOns
to be granted by the home government,
but the pardons have not been granted
yet. The prisoners concerned have
friends in New York and Brooklyn, and
the letters they get from London say that
until oar diplomatic representatives, cease
Quarreling with each other nothing can
be accomplished. The freedom of one
very important prisoner was all but OBJ
tanned, but mismauagementa at the diplo-
matte end OF the line has kept him in jail
to this day.
Our minister to Brazil has been attract
ing attention to himself on account OF the
utter impossibility of communicating
with him throughout the whole unpl6as-
antness at Rio Jaueiro. If the state de-
partment would send an envoy to New
York he could pick up among the coffee
merchants and South America traders
certain facts which would explain why
the legation of the United States in Rio
is the laughing stock of all Brazil, and
why our present minister, Mr.. Thomp-
son, receives only scant consideration
there
When z. H. Conger, of Nebraska rep
resented us in the land of coiee, a year
or more ago, there turned up in Rio jan
GIRO a dashing young American with
fair supply of cash. Now, when an I'M
known from the states makes his appear
ance down there he is generally assumed
to be an eX-bank official, travelling for his
health. This particular stranger had
such engaging ways that he was soon on
the best Of terms with the whole Amerl-
can colony. He opened an Office near the
Rua do OuvidOr and began to operate as
an exporter and an importer He did not
seem to make much money out Of the ven
ture but managed to live well and in due
time was introduced TO Minister Conger.
This gentleman was so faYOrably i'm
pressed by the stranger that he intrustod
him with various commissions connected
with the legation, and finally appointed him
to post as diplomatic assistant. The new
assistant was a tremendous success.
Suddenly MIR. Conger was called away
from the Brazilian capital, and he pro
NOTED his treasurer to the duties OF the
secretaryship of the legation. The young
stranger thus became practically our
minister. He transacted all the business
and when a certain detective from Phila-
delphia was in RiO-JanciFo on the track
of Gideon W. Marsh, the bank president,
who ieeced the Wanamakers and hosts
o. others. the acting minister was very
much interested, and promised his aid in
experimenting the rascal
All at once Mr.. Congef returned to his
post. Two OR three persons likewise
turned up and manifested a deep concern
IN the personal appearance Of the tiedgllng
diplomat. There was a hurried consulta-
tlpn, and the brilliant assistant fed from
no, failing to keep an appointment with
the Brazilian secretary Of state. For he
was defaulter and swindler from lit
Tie Pennsylvania town, badly wanted by
a host of victims. When it got noised
about the metropolis of South America
That the United States sent such
characters to represent it abroad
that one bank robber negotiated in
d diplomatic capacity for the capture
OF another bank robber, and that our for
elgn missions were such opera bou1fe con
Germs all over the world, Mr.. COnger had
an opportunity of learning from personal
experience how it feels to be the laughing
stock Of a whole city. Frantic endeayOrS
We're made to hush the matter up. me
uiPlomatic Claude Duyal, who was re
Sponslble for it all, is understood to be
somewhere in West Africa at the present
gllue And this is why our present min
47Ief to Brazil, MIR Thompson can not
nhd any one in Rio JaneirO to take him
seriously
ANOTHER DIPLOMATIC sNARL.
-. Whatever difficulties our repre- senta
IlFgs broad may meet with cannot com
pare with the trouble encountered in
managing the di-
p-omats we get in .L.zft-sA
exchange. MIR. st. sN
Gresham and The E1s@
e CORPS in Washing w. i -.r ,sS
ton are having 1Ss&Y LsgH ~
lovely time over yas8 Ft
Questions Of pre- Ma "a
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state department AWE. 0NaF
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must bo received - go
ahead of ministers. Na W
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