St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-03
Secretary Blaine Tenders a
Banquet to Statesmen From
South America.
Covers Laid for Fifty-FOurY
and a Most Tempting q
Menu.
Personnel Of the Crowd That
Will Swoop Down Upon 2
st. Paul.
Seven Palaces on Wheels Pro-
vided for the Forty
Days Tour.

given to the delegates to the interna-
tional American congress by the secre-
tary of state as the representative of the
United States at the Hotel La Norman
die tonight was most brilliant gather
ing. The spacious dining room was
handsomely decorated; but the artist
seemed to have exhausted his art
in the table decoration. The
table formed hollow square, in the
center of which were placed tropical
plants and evergreens; and among
these, at regular distances, were sus-
pended electric lights, covered with diff
ferent colored shades. The effect was
dazzling and beautiful in the extreme.
Covers were laid for fifty-four guests.
There were present, besides the
delegates of the United States
and the foreign delegations. all
the members of the cabinet, Gen. SchO-
field, Maj. Ernest, Walker Blaine, Min
| lister Ryan, Mr.. Lee, Mr.. Moore, MIR.
! Parke, Mir. Adee and representatives OF
the press. Having discussed the elabor-
| ate menu for three hours, the banquet
was dismissed by Secretary Blaine, who
said:
Before we start for the excursion, which
| to large number of those present will begin
| tomorrow, and l hope will terminate happily.
will offer to the company single toast,
The Perpetual Friendship and Prosperity OF
| American States"
This toast was drunk standing. Nc
| other toaStS were drunk or remarks
| made, and at IL O'clock the banquet was
at an end. The following is the official
list of those who will leave Washington
on the excursion train tomorrow morn
ing. List of delegates, secretaries and
attaches:
Argentine Republic - Delegates, Rogue
Saenz Pena, Manuel Quintana; secretary,
| FREDERICK Pinedo.
Bolivia Delegate. Juan F. Velarde; secre
| tary, Melchor Obarrio: attaches Alcibiades
| Velarde Marine Velarde.
| BraZil-Delegates Lafayette Rodriguez Per
| EZRA, j. G. de Amarsl Vaiente, Salvado L. de
! Mendonia; secretaries Jose Agosto Ferreira
| da Costa, Joaquin de Frietas Vasconcelles;
| attaches Alfredo de MoraeZ Gomez Ferreira,
| Carlos Silveira Martina, Mario de Mendonca.
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, Carlos Martinez Silva,
| Climaco Calderon; secretaries, Julio Rengifo,
| Martin AmadOr.
| Costa Rica-Delegate. Manuel Aragon; Sec
rotary, Joaquin Bernardo CalvO.
Observation-Disclosures, Fernando Cruz; Sec
rotary, Domingo Estrada; attache, Javier A
| Arroyo.
Honduras-Delegate, Jeronmo Zelaya: sec.
retaries, L. Constantine Fiallos, Richard
| Villa Franco.
Mexico-Delegates, Matias Romero, J. n.
| Navarro Jose Yves Limantour; secretary,
| AdOlfo Mujicay Savage.
Nicaragua-Delegate Horatio Guzman;
| attache r. Mayorma.
Peru-Delegate, F. C. C. Zegarra; secretary
| Alberto Falcon.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, JacintO Castellanos,
| Samuel Faldivieso.
Uruguay-Delegate, Alberto Min; secre-
| tary, Henry Dauber.
| Silva Nicanor Boletperaza, Jose Andrade.
| United States-Delegates John Is. Hender-
| son, Cornelius \. Bliss, Charles K. Flint
! Clement Studebaker, Henry G. Davis Will
| lam f. Curtis, special agent, department. of
| state, in charge; attaches, John G. Bourke.
captain, Uniled States army; Henry r..
| Lemly, first lieutenant, United States army
| Feorge Sternberg. surgeon, United States
army; Edmund W. p. Smith, Edward a.
! Trescott.
Representing the Spanish American Com
mercial Union, F. G. Pierra.
Representing the Pennsylvania Railroad
company, S. W. f. Draper. The delegates
from Chill and Eucador will join the party
| Prescott, Estee and Hanson will take the
| train later on. Secretary Proctor Gen.
Schofield, Adjt Gen. KeltOn and Walker
! Blaine will accompany the eXcursloniSts as
| far as West Point, returning to Washington
| next day.
Representatives of the press: F. W. Mack
| and E. NJ. Hood. of the Associated Press
Mr.. Farnham, United Press; E. c. Rowland,
! Herald: Mr.. Croifut, New York " orld; two
representatives of Frank Leslies, and
George Harries, of the Washington Star.
The magnificent train of the PennsyI-
vania company, which is to convey the
| delegates on their long journey, arrived
here to-day, and stands practically ready
to receive those who are to be its occu-
pants for the next forty days. 1t is
made up of seven cars, as follows
The first, combination car, con-
tains a bath room, barber shop,
smoking room, library and reading
room; the second dining car-the
| WindSor-said to be equipped as nc
other car has been before equipped in
! this country, and the meals served will
be equal to those to be obtained at any
hotel in the world; the third car
! is sleeper, called the Russia,
and will be used for the accommoda-
| ton of Chief Electrician Bower, of the
| Pennsylvania road, w. w. Booth, the
mechanical engineer of the system. and
! the representatives of the press; the
fourth car is called the Washington. 1t
| will be in charge of Edmund w. 2.
Smith, all attache of the congress,
formerly consul of the United States
at Carthage, United States of Col
| ombia. In this car will be
| sleeping accommodations for the dele
| gates from Brazil, Venezuela, Honduras
and Salvador; the fifth car is called the
| Columbus. and is in charge of Mr..
! Pierra, secretary of the Spanish Ameri.
can Commercial union. In this car will
| be the delegates from Chill, Argentine
Republic, Uruguay, and DR.. Sternberg,
| of the rmy who goes as
SURGEON OF THE CONGRESS.
He was selected by the secretary of
war for this duty because of his famiI-
iarity with the Spanish language and
the Spanish American people; the sixth
| car is called the India, will be in charge
of Capt. John w. BOurke, of the United
States army, who was detailed by the see
| rotary of war as an attache. This car will
| have as its occupants the delegates from
| Guatemala, Nicaragua, Bolivia. Peru
and one of the Venezuela delegates.
The seventh and last car is known as
the Japan. 1t will be in charge of
Lieut.. Ii. r. Lemly, u. S. A., who was
/ for years at the head of the mil
! itary academy of the United States of
| Columbia, and organized the Colon
bian army. In this car will be the dele
! gates from the United States of Colnm-
bia, Costa Rica and Mexico. The Amer
lean delegates have been assigned TO
berths in each of the several cars, thus
enabling them to mingle more freely
with the foreigners and promote the
friendship already initiated here.
Secretary and Mrs. Blaine paid visit
| to the train at the station this evening
and examined it closely. The secretary
| seemed very much gratified at the
| excellent appointments. throughout,
| all looking to the comfort and
ease of the delegates. He thought it
the handsomest and most complete train
he had ever seen. Through the courtesy
| of Passenger Agent Robert A. PaTke.
of the Pennsylvania road, an oppor-
tunity was given to tire newspaper men
, to make an
! INSPECTION OF THE TRAIN.
There were quite number present
| besides railroad officials and others.
They were first invited to luncheon
| and then shown through every portion
| of the train. Much interest was dis
I played in its makeup, and particular
praise was bestowed on the success