Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-04-21
IN THE SUNNY SOUTH.
Our Pan American Guests Speeding
Across the Old Dominion,

The international American conference dele
gates started on their southern tour Saturday
night at IL O'Clock from the Baltimore and Po-
tomac depot and will be absent until May 10.
A special train Of four Pullman coaches will be
the home OF the party and the whole concern is
under the management Of Mr.. S. W f. Draper
of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. The
train Is furnished and upholstered as was the
one in which the delegates Travelled over the
north and west last fall and the same staff of
trammen will control its moyements About
forty delegates left in the train and Others will
JOIN the party at RichmOnd. Secretary Blaine
If possible viii join the excursion at Atlanta
and remain few days.
The tourists slept under blankets the first
night oGt of Washington on their tour south
ward. and early risers of the party Yesterday
morning looked forth upon the board walks &C
Fort Monroe gllstening with frost. After break
fast upon the train the members Of the confer
ence proceeded TO the fort where CommAndsnt
X. L. Frank and staH received them. Guard
mount was witnessed on the green turf of the
parade field, the officers quarters were visited,
the building and room where jefferson Davis
was at one time confined was regarded with
strong interest, and the party then boarded tLs
Despatch for a sail down Hampton Roads.
Norfolk touched The citizens there
were intensely disappointed that the DELAYED
out of that city from the itinerary. An arch
of welcome spanned the main street near the
waters edge and the cOiors of the various ma
tious represented m the conference ruttered
from the buildings near.
The gentlemen who would have entertained
the company on behalf of the city Joined tho
party. among them being Col. Vim. Paul pres-
ident of the chamber OF commerce; Capt a.
". Taylor, Col H. q. Hudgns. Capt j. W.
McCarrick. in whom Minister Zegarra of Peru
welcomed "a classmate at Georgetown t'oilega
DC; Gen. V. ID. Groner. v NJ Osborne SAM
uei Shoemaker and Maj. A. Myers.
An hour was spent at Portsmouth navy ward.
where Commodore Weaver and stan con-
ducted the party aboard the new war vessel
Baltimore.
Lieut. McCrea exhibited the working OF the
two great l4-ton guns, which hurl 250-pound
shells eight miles,
.'Onr conference has rendered these great
guns unnecessary. remarked Mr.. Clem Stude-
baker of the American delegation.
But they do no harm resting here in their
mute strength" added Senor Legarra of Peru
who looked meanwhile through the shining o.
inch bore of the gun.
Sailing back TO Fortress Monroe in the late
afternoon the points were shown where IA,
Merrimac played havoc with the onion vessel.
until the Monitor stopped the work The party
returned at dusk, dlned quietly. and spent In.
evening informally. At II O'Clock they started
on the special train for Richmond.
The government labor inspectors at Castle
Garden discovered that OF .403 Fren<h and
Italian immigrants on board the steamship
Cachemire the ma aiority were bound for Pitts-
burg under contracts made in Italy.
Marcus &. Stearns of Chicago. ex-Navor Usr-
rison's father-in-aw, who committed suicide.
left estate of ~ 000, 600 to his family. Tbere
were no public bequeSts.
The Chesapeake and Ohio canal receivert m,
their journey from Hancock to Williamsport