The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1882-07-26
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, D. c., July Y, 1882

| "aSHiNuluN, " VI July a, 1909
Secretary Frelinghysen yesterday
morning directed the chief clerk of
the Department of State, to take
charge of the arrangements for the
entertainment Of the Guatemator
visitors, and directed him to detail
such attaches of the department as
he thought necessary to attend upon
them. In accordance with previous
arrangements Mr.. Brown appeared
at the Arlington Hotel at about II
o'clock withsarriagcs, aud escorted
President Barssos and the other oil
Fcia.es TO the State Dcpartmentbui
ing, where they paid an official call
upon Secretary Frelinghuysen in re-
turn for the call made by him on
Wednesday afternoon. The call last.
ed about half an hour, after which
the guests took carriages and were
escorted to the Washington Monu-
ment, after which they made a brief
visit to the Bureau Of Engraving and
Printing, and thence after driving
through the Smithsonian and Ma,
tional Museum grounds, returned to
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the hotel at 2 o'clock for lunch.
At the White House q considerable
number of persons had congregated
to obtain glimpse of the visiting
President. They, with a few knights
of the lead pencil, were disappointed.
1t was soon learned that the receipt
ion was postponed until 8 o'clock P.
M. to enable Sonora Barrios, the wife
of The President to be present. We'd
nesday evening it was decided to
have Sonora Barrios come on, and
she was telegraphed to that effect
While there is considerable inter-
est shown by the people of Washing.
ton in the presence here for the first
time in history Of the chief execu-
tive of another American republic, it
is not creditable to think that if he
had been an hereditary ruler, even if
only few thousands Of dark-skinned,
half-clothed subjects, and three or
four little lava.covered islands, he
would be rushed after and toadied by
crowds. H.
President Barrios, accompanied by
Senior Cruz, his Secretary of State,
Minister Montufar, and DR.. Arroyo,
arrived at the Executive Mansion
abour 7:55 o'clock last evening, and
was met by Secretary Frelinghuysen,
and Mr.. Thomas Of the State Depart
ment, as interpreter. The guests
were escorted 10 the Blue Parlor,
where Secretaries Folger and Teller,
and Postmaster General Howe were
introduced to the party. Sonora
Barrios was not present. Promptly
at 8 o'clock President Arthur enter
ed the room from the ground corridor
with the Secretary Of State, by whom
he was introduced to President Bar.
rios, who made,a few remarks in
Spanish, and was briefly responded
to in English by our chief Executive.
The remarks Of each were interpre.
ted by Mr.. Thomas. Afterward the
other visitors we're presented TO Pres
ident Arthur. The room, as well as
the East Room and the Red and Green
Parlors, are bare Of curtains, and
were brilliantly lighted, and the
heat soon drove most Of the distin-
guished persons present to the south
piazza to enjoy the cool air that was
tempered by the soft rainfall. At
$50 the visitors took their leave, be-
ing escorted to the vehicles by Secre-
tary Frelinghuysen, and drove to the
hotel. No definite programme is fix
ed upon for to-day, but it is probable
that the visitors will visit the execu-
tive departments, and they intend
while here to make an extended visit
to the Smithsonian Institute and the
National Museum, and to make a
more thorough examination of the
workings of the Bureau of Engrav-
ing and Printing, with which they
were much impressed yesterday.
G. AS.
Each Democrat whose Greenback