The Portland daily press., 1889-10-09
in THE FOREST CITY
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lillian consul general In New York since
1875. His wife is Maine lady.
Dr.. Albert Min Is one of the most distin-
guished of all the delegates. He represents
Uruguay in the Congress. He has been gem
eral, political governor and is minister from
that country.
OF :ithelIl American delegates John B.
HENDERSON IS native of Danville, Va, but
has lived In Missouri since childhood. He is
slxty-three years old and has made a reputa-
tlon as lawyer and politician. In his early
years he taught school while studying law.
was Presidential elector on the buchanan
tlcket In 1860 he was an elector on the
DugiaS ticket. He was a Union delegate to
the secession convention in '6l and on the
outbreak OF the war entered the Union army
as volunteer. From 1862 to 1869 he served
as Republican in the United States Senate
and in 1875, acting as government prosecutor
IN the whiskey-rng trials, he incurred the
enmity of 0. E. Babcock and President
Grant. He was forced into retirement by
this quarrel and did not reappear on the
surface of affairs till 1884, when he was
elected permanent chairman of the Republi-
can national convention. He Is a lawyer of
eminence and enjoys both wealth and fine
social standing. He Is appointed to the con-
vention from Missouri, but he is practically
which he has recently built castle
Charles r, Flint is Democrat who was
recently appointed to fill vacancy in the
delegation. He Is of the firm Of Flint & Co.,
New York merchants doing business largely
with South American countries.
Clement Studebaker is one of the great
Studebaker wagon manufacturers of South
Bend, Ind. He is also an active Republican
politician: He was an active worker at the
last Republican convention and during the
campaign following. He is a protectionist
and will represent the big manufacturers
interests in the conference
Henry G. Davis is an ex-senator from
West Virginia and is protectionist Demo-
crat. He Is actively engaged in the railroad
he now controls.
T. jefferson Coolidge is large manufac-
turer of Massachusetts, very wealthy and
of great experience in finance III
1t will be seen by reference to the party
that the majority of the leading delegates
did not visit Portland.
The Visit to Manchester.
members of the Pan-American Congress ar
rived in this city at O'Clock this morning.
They were left undisturbed until O'Clock
when committee consisting of Agent Her
man F. Straw of the Amoskeag Mill, Chas.
D, McDufie of the. Manchester, Stephen N.
Bourne of the Stark, and VIM. E. Winsor Of
the Amory, took them in carriages through
the mill yards and to Jefferson mill, where
the members of the Congress alighted and,
entering, gazed with interest upon the pro-
cess Of manufacturing different kinds of
fabrics.
The carriages were then driven to the new
mill on the west side of the river, in the
upper story Of which a breakfast was served
to the guests. e-~
A magnificent exhibition of manufactured
goods was arranged on the same floor 1t
was the centre OF attraction and of immense
interest to the delegates, who passed nearly
an hour inspecting the goods.
One display, artistically and tastefully ar
ranged, consisted of many thousand latch
knitting needles. of different patterns, from
the shop of William Corey. The Olzendam
mill exhibit consisted of Shaker knit stock
ings, Nelson half hose and full-fashioned
hose of all grades and colors. The Everett
mill exhibit comprised ladies'. gents, and in
grades. The display of the Manchester
mills was by far the brightest and most at
tractive. The Print Works exhibited the
famous Manchester prints, calcoes, India
enables, lawns, challie du printempts. pat
terms of beige, and Sicilians In creton. The
display by. the Amoskeag mills was the
lngs, shirtings, cheviots, dress goods, fam
nels, calicoes, upholstery and garniture fab
RIGS. The Stark mills showed sheetings,
drillings. tucks and bags. The Amory mills
showed bleached sheetings, shirtings and
print cloths. The P. G. Cheney paper mills
and different grades of papers, finished and
unfinished.
At the banquet, the address of welcome
was made by Judge Daniel Clark, of the
board Of directors of the Amoskeag mills.
At noon the visitors took the train for Port
welcome by all classes of citizens in this
city.