The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-22
PAN-AMERICANS GO BACK
THE TRIP THROUGH THE soUTE
ABANDONED.

Train When It Reached Richmond.
Secretary Blaine Didn't Think it
Worth While to Spend $4,000 on
So Small q Party.
WASHINGTON, April 2l-The Secretary
of State this morning telegraphed Capt.
Bourke, who is in charge of the special
train that was carrying the pan-Americans
on their southern tour. to return to Wash
ington from Richmond This was done
because so few Of the delegates desired to
make the excursion. Thirteen of the
foreign delegates accepted the invitation,
but only two of then-Martinez-Sil of
Columbia and Mr.. Zayarra of Peru-left
Washington with the party.
LETTERS OF REGRET.
The others sent lstters of regret, giving
various reasons for Withdrawing their ac-
ceptances. Some Of them were detained bv
important business; solne were called to
New York by telegraph; others had decided
to sail at once for their homes, and the rest
were i'll or too tired TO make the journey.
Several promised to join the excursion at
Richmond to-day, but were unable to do so.
and the Secretary Of State decide that the
number of those going would not justify the
expense of the journey, which would cost as
much as if the entire conference had gone
The whole outlay would probably have been
$4,000.
BLAINE's REGRETS.
The secretary said tonight that he sin
cerely regretted that the commercial or
ganizations aud citizens Of the south, who
had made preparations to entertain the
delegates, had to be disappointed, but felt
that they would appreciate the circum-
stances which compelled the abandonment
of the excursion. The foreign delegates
have now been in this country for seven
months, and some of them even longer, and
are anxious to return to their homes as
soon as possible. They are grateful for the
hospitality extended them, and very much
regret that they cannot accept it,
BLAINE FEELS TROUBLED.
Secretary Blaine is really troubled by the
collapse of the southern tour of the pan
American conference. He sees that 1t lays
the state department open to disagreeabls
criticism, II not to charges of bad faith
with the southern communities whose in
vitations were accepted. But he can't help
himself. The pan-Americans have had
enough and they want to get home. Most
of them are tired Of this country and many
of them are tired of Blaine and anxious to
get out from his protecting care as speedily
as possible. His abrupt manner of bringing
about final agreement on the anti-conquesB
resolutions and a final adjournment was
the last straw for their weary backs They
get some satisfaction out OF an almost
unanimous withdrawal from the trip.
THE DAY AT RICHMOND.
RICHMOND, VA. April 21.-After day
spent in the enjoyment of the free. OPEN
hearted hospitality of the people of Rich
mond, the pan-American excursionists
found, on their return to the train this
evening. instructions awaiting those in
charge TO abandon the excursion and re-
turn to Washington. When the train left
the national capital Saturday night it was
pretty hard to find a delegate to the late
conference on board and two only Jour-
neyed as far as Richmond. It was ex-
pected, however, that a reinforcement of
six delegates would join the party here, but
advices received from Washington announc-
ing the abandonment Of the southern tour
stated that these delegates had decided not
not to made the trip, and it was deemed best
to discontinue the journey. With the two
delegates were ten or fifteen attaches and
instructions were received by Capt. Bourke.
who is in charge Of the party, authorizing
him to secure Pullman car to be attached
to the regular train to carry such members
of the excursion as desired to proceed south.
Those not desiring to accept this
offer were to be rendered an escort back
to Washington. The foreign delegates
and foreign secretaries upon learning
the situation left the train and had their
baggage removed. All of them will remain
here tonight. Tomorrow some of them
will continue southwark, with New Orleans
as their objective point, and others will re-
turn to Washington.
A MAGNIFICENT RECEPTION.
The reception given the visitors by the
citizens of Richmond gave them substantial
evidence of the generous hospitality they
might have expected throughout their
journey had it not been cut short at its very
beginning. In the words Of one of the dele
gates who summarized the days experi-
ences on his return to the train, it was: "a
splendid day, beautiful city and mag
nifcent hospitality"
On leaving the train this morning the
party was driven to various places of inter-
est in the old part of the town. The sight
of Libby prison and the house of Mary Eliza
beth Van Lew who. during the war per-
formed efficient service to the union cause
as spy for Gems. Grant and Butler, were
first visited. Two American flags were fly
ing from the windows Of the Van Lew
homestead.
A PANORAMIC VIEW.
From the nights along the James river a
panoramic view of the city was secured, and
soon afterward the party stood in the little
old church in which Patrick Henry
thundered to the house of burgeSses his cry
for liberty or death.
The house of jefferson Davis, now used as
a school, was passed. and in the studio of
Edward S. Valentine a partly finished
statue of Stonewall jackson was shown.
The visitors then found much to interest
them in one of Richmond's chief industries.
cigarette and tobacco manufacturing.
Large numbers of negroes singing religious
hymns as they worked kept the party listen
ing for some time.
In the old state house, used by the con-
federate congress during the war, Gov.
Mckinney and Mayor Ellyson welcomed
them, and subsequently joined them at
lunch at the Westmoreland Club, given by
leading citizens of Richmond.
The drive through the residence part OF
the town lasted until dusk, and it was Z
O'Clock when the party reached the train.
and learned Of the abandonment of the
tour.
The pan-American train left here for
Washington at 1910 o'clock tonight. Sew
eral of the party remained over and will
leave for southern trip on their own ac
count.
Arguments in the Holmes Case.