Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-08-12
ATTENDS CHURCH.
An lmpromptu GraspiDs Of Pres
idential Fingers PoIloIs.
The Rolling Sappho and I choppy Ssa
on Saturday,
4 Severe Test on Dignity But Mr.. Far
iison Rathpr Enioys it All:

BAR HAsBoK. Aug. 10.
| President Harrison has made the follow ina
appointments Samuel +. fl.eIps Of North
| Carolina, commissioaer on the pa,t OF the
| United y ates ander the Venezuelan and
uaited states treaty Charles G. Pope OF
Missouri, consul a, Toronto; Richard G.
Lay Of the District of Columbia, consuI gen
eraI at Otsxwa.
The Un.ted Stats steamer Desps;ch
reached here this morning with Secretary
Tracy 0a boarl. and an honr later the secre-
tar is laughter, Mrs. Wiimr.iing, Lieu.
tenani ant Mrs. Mason and Captain Covies
called u:son the President.
President Harrison went for a sail today
The steamer Sappho had been placed at the
disposal of the antables now visiting here,
and was selected for the occasion 1t carried
nearly 100 ladies and gentlemen who went
partly ronad The i.land aad into Somes sound
with the PRECEDENT, by invitation Of the Sec
retary If state. Private Secretary Halford,
Mr.. Walker Blaine, Miss Blaine. Congress
man ami Mrs. Lodge, VI Roustan, the
French minister. MibrovBe Bey, the Turkish
minister, Count Foresta, an attachee Of the
Italian legation, Senator and Mrs Hale, Mr.
Mosef f. Handy, Hon. John X Thomas of
Illinois, Mr. and Mrs. W. b. Howard, Judge
and Mrs. Wiswell, Miss Brice. a daughter
Of Calvin s. Brice, Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon
Cummings, Mrs. T. Bateson Musgrave, Mr..
and Mrs. Augustus Jay of Paris. Mrs. Law
renee Hopkins, A. C.. Banney, Mr.. and Mrs
Aulick Palmer president Harrison's hosts
of the day oefore), Mrs. Patterson and Miss
Celeste Shauffer were among the passengers
L. e.
the wharf ten minutes some of them and
some of the others got rather uncomfortable.
The afternoon was foggy and the sea was
shoppy President Harrison kept his place
in the pilot house, save when, Once in awhile,
he became a lady's escort there. but he was
not quite comfortable, and signs that he WAS
under the weather a trihe could soon be
seen. Meanwhile the Turkish minister
took to a lounge in the saloon. He evidently
felt pretty badly. and when Walker Blaine
asked him il the internal relations of Turkey
were entirely peaceful, he rolled over, and,
With groan said that he hoped so. The
Jog cleared toward the latter part of the
afternoon.
Congressman Boutelle has written the
President hoping that he would visit Moose
head, Hon. +. b. Nealley. president of the
Bangor and Piscataquis railroad, in behalf Of
the officers Of thai company, also wrote
Secretary Blaine rendering To the President
and party the courteses of the road.
Among the callers at Stanwood Secretary
Blaine's beautiful cottage, yesterday, was
one whose visit may have somewhat of
national signifi ance. This was Baron
Rosen, the Russian minister, who was en-
gagged for some time in earnest conversation
with the President and the secretary of state.
Ii is surmised that this conversation related
to the attitude of the United States in claim
ing jurisdiction over the Behring Sea, and to
the position of the Russian government,
which sold Alaska TO the uuited States. In
gard TO the claim, the statement has already
been published as probability that Russia
will be more than willing to aid the United
States in enforcing its claim. Nothing posi-
tive could, however, be learned, either from
the secretary of state, or from Walker
Blaine, as to the nature of the conference
with Baron Rosen.
Congressman +. A. Morse was one of the
Presidents callers today. Mr. and Mrs
Walker Gurney, Senator and Mrs. Hale, Mr.
and Mrs. Aulek Palmer and Judge and Mrs
Wiswell dined with Mr. Blaine and the Pres
ient tonight.