Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-05-07
DANENHOWER
Lionized at the Russian Capital-All st.
Petersburg Doing Honor to the
GalIant Lieutenant.
He is Received at Gatsehina by the En-
peror and Empress-High opih-
ion Of Siberian EXiles.

NEW York, Nav 4.-Followlng Is The
Hcr1ids special cable dispatch from 81.
Petersburg: LieutsnAnt Danenhower on
Monday dined with General SchweInitz,
whose wife is an American lady, the sister oil
Mr.. John Jay, OF New York. Yesterday
morning the gallant lieutenant was intro
dueed 10 Count and Countess lgnatieh, who
had asked to see him. Lieutenant Danen-
hover is being lionized by st. Petersburg so
cietv, and his autographs are eagerly sought
alter. A courier went out TO meet NeWcomo
al The Moscow railway terminus, and both al
once Drooeeded to the Warsaw terminus,
where Lieutenant DanenhOwer and your cor
respondent arrived at noon. "A sPeeisi Tram
was waiting To take the party 10 GAiSnihA,
which was reached at l o'clock An onloer
was waiting there with two state
carriages. Danenhower and Nevoomb
got into the first carriage Sho
YOUR correspondent and an officer gGt
into the second. Ga reaching the palace
thew were received by General IcheEeyIne,
who informed them that the emperor would
4 for once break through his rule OF never
giving an audience after l O'Clock, ana
would receive them at =. After dinner
| had been served them they were ushered into
| A small sai0a, where they found the emperor
and empress seated. On their entry both
| rose, and Offering them their hands, re-
| quested them to be seated.
| The empress talked to DAnenbower and
| Newcomb nearly the whole time
| Theemperor wore generals uniform ana
| the cross of St. George. The empress had
| on a simple dark green cashmere dress
! The Il ret inquiry of their majesties was oil
| belong and has nineteen companions The
| whole conversation was in English 1t was
begun BY the emperor saying heartily, Il am
very glad to see you"
DanenhoWer told the empress that he had
seen her portrait in every Siberian village
She was invariably represented surrounded
by her children. This had given him 3
great wish TO see her. Now that the wish
was grati6ed all his sufierings were forgot
ten
Their maiesties took leave of their visitors
in a most afectionate manner. The party
then drove back at once to the station in the
same way they had come, escorted by an
| officer. Before Lieutenant DanenhOwert
arrival. the Herald correspondent had ha6
100 photographs of the Jeanette among
the icebergs made. Danenhower and New
| combe placed their autographs on sew
eral. and sent them 10 the emperor
the empress, the czarewitch, Countess lgna
tieff, Prince Woroutzof, Dashkof and Gen
ersl Tcherevine. Every one is now anxlou
TO have the photographs. The emperor wa
most fayorab!y impressed by Danenhower
and was especially pleased by the heuten
, ants remark that the troubles OF the part,
were over as soon as he met the first Russian
] The Grand Duke Alexis sent Captain
Prince Schakowskar, yesterday morning, 4
inform the Herald correspondent that h
would be happy TO receive Danenhower AM
Newcomb to-day. The commandant of Cron
, stadt also informed your correspondent tina
! | he would send naval 'deputation 10 the bal
! | to be given in honor of the visitors. a DEP
utation of the Geographical Society Gale
A to compliment Danenhower.
: Lieutenant Danenhower is in general yer
. skeptical of the accuracy of all the char
r and maps Of the northern regions OF Siberi
i He thinks that even recent explorations
. well-known travellers have scarcely addt
y anything to our knowledge in this respeC
> nor is he at all sanguine as 10 the antic
K pated opening up OF trade at the mouu
n OF the Siberian rivers, which has been
a mnch discussed of late years. The gold pr
a. duction of these districts struck the lieute
. ant as being far more important than it
generally supposed. The exiles, he say
W are the most Intelligent set of men in Sib
y ria, and although he was most hospital
er received by everybody, it was from the
exiles in particular that he learned anythi
worth knowing.