The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-06-17
CONSULS FROM EVERYWHERE.
1he RemOtest Corners of the Earth
Represented In New York.

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| resentatiye in New York city.
Whether a foreign country has any
of its subjects residing here or not
and whether or not there is any trade
worth mentioning between the two
lands seems to be unimportant cOnsid-
| erations. a consulate must be main
| tanned, apparently, for the dignity and
! propriety of the thing. Thus. although
OF 1884 persons accredited to the prin-
cipality of Monaco probably not more
| than half a dozen live in this city.
Monaco has, nevertheless, its consul in
| the person of NJ. James Dupas, whose
Office is at No. 50 South William street.
| There is, naturally, no extensive COM
merce between the United States and
Monaco. The latter country's area is
exactly eight square miles, and it's busi-
| ness interests are not such as to war
rant heavy trade. Nevertheless the
| MonagasQues are Independent in spirit,
and the few who may pass this way are
as well looked after as if there were
hundreds of thousands of them. Some
times there are questions of heirship
and transfers of property to be settled
by the consul, and he is often consulted
by tourists as to the customs and regu-
lations of his country.
The Orange Free State is another gov
eminent which can point to few of it's
citizens who live here. The business of
the consul at No. 1913 Liberty street, re-
lates chiefly to the commerce between
the two countries. He has frequent in
quiries also from people who desire
either to trade with South Africa or to
emigrate thither and start out in any
sort of business which the consul can
recommend as likely to prove profit
able. Dutch sailors who are citizens
OF the Orange Free State sometimes call
| at the consulate, land they would
think it very queer" said the consul,
''if their government had no representa-
man came all the way from the state
for the purpose of attending Columbia
college.
The consulate of Corea seems to be- at
present in a state of suspended ANNA
ton. That is, although II may be found
in the directory. it has not been in
actual existence for about two years.
Everett Frazar is mentioned as the con-
sui, but he is now in Japan. He is the
only person who has ever been Corean
consul in New York, and if the office is
resumed, as there is some idea that it
may be, he will probably be reappoint-
ed. So far as is known there are no
| COreans in New York or anywhere else
in the country. with the exception of
those connected with the Corean lega-
| ton at Washington, so that il does not
really look as if it made much difference
whether there was consulate here or
| not.
Liberia, the nation whose fleet, con-
sisting of one gunboat, recently made
itself conspicuous beyond all proper
ton to its size, is represented here. but
the consulate appears to have absolute
| ly no business on hand. Liberian al
fairs are duh and easily managed, vet
n consulate there must be, for the
names sake.
The consuls of Hayti. San Domingo
end some of the other West Indian and
Central and South American countries
have little to do in protecting their few
| citizens who are resident here. but the
large amount of commerce carried on
between the United States and those
| places affords plenty of work of diff
ferent sort, and thus gives the consul
lates ample excuse for being.
| Nearly all of the consulates are sit
uated in the extreme lower part of the
city, in the neighborhood of Whitehall
street and Bowling Green. The one
building which contains more than any
other is No. "a State street. This is an
old-fashioned brick structure. which
doubtless represented, when it was put
up. high type of Office building. but
which is now sadly behind the times.
The cOnSuls, however, seem entirely
satisfied with their old home. and
| evince no desire to change its groove
worn floors and uneven staircase for
anything better. No. ~ State street is a
| little foreign colony in itself, and a
most varied one at that, for within its
walls are the consulates of Italy, Great
Britain, Norway, Russia, Sweden, CO.
lombia, Ecuador and Turkey.
After all these have been mentioned
there remains one more, which is in
several respects t." most original and
| interesting of all ttIe consulates in New
| York. 1t is the one belonging to the
| Kingdom of Siam. If anyone should
| happen TO see floating above the Up:i.n
League club bright red flag bear.lg
upon its field the sacred white elephant.
he may know at once the reason for its
| display. 1t is not a new emblem Sc
| lected by the club, but merely the roval
ensign of Siam, flying in all proprietv
over the Siamese consulate. The only
address given in the directory for Isaac
Townsend Smith, consul from Siam TO
this city, is No. 1 East Thirty-ninth
street, the Union League club. He is
not unknown there and elsewhere in
the city, but it is doubtful whether all
of his many friends are aware of the
diplomatic Office which he holds. It has
not yet been definitely ascertained lust
how absorbing the duties are at the
| consulate. but it is known that Mr.
Smith finds leisure to do several tbinps
besides-N. Y. Tribune.