The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-01-02
nm pnrsIprNrIAL RECTPTION.

TIE lNE~ilfN VITAL hiilili'Ns
shortly after o'clock no n signal from
Professor rousa the Marine Band struck
i'd -iail i0 the Chief and those assembled
I'M che corridor outside The Blue room saw
the Presidential party descending the mann
staircase. Leaning ON ihe arm OF lle l. resi-
dent was Mrs Mckee, who took the place
of fher mother. Mrs. Harrison decided not
fo take part in the reception on account OF
ihe recent death OF her sister, Mrs. >eoli-
ord. Mrs. Mckee wore q Martha wash
.-....,.., dress nf white armure ,ili. princes, ,
i,-f o, rain. Following The fresi-
I"nf .nd Nr- Nchee came the Wee
President and Mrs. q glon' len ,,,.i,,, 1'''''
secretary Blaine with Mrs. "a ~ 's ~
and after them ihe other member
Cabinet. secretary and Mrs. Nindoni, At
tUrupy-Gpnlral and Mrs. Miller Postmaster
General and Mrs. Nanamlkcr. secretary
and Mrs. Tracy. Secretary and Mrs. Noble.
and Secretary and Mrs. iusk. Secretary
Proctor and Mrs. Cary and Mrs. Logan
followed iH Che order nNmrd. NJ mem lht
Blue room WAS reached the President ana
Nrs Mckee took their places at
flo head Of the front line. which
Qas composed of Mrs. Morton. Mrs. W in-
dom. Mrs. Miller. Mrs. ~ auamakcr Mrs.
Tracy. Mrs. N0lle and Mrs. Rusk Behind
iho Tine were large number ot invited
guests who took nO active part 100 ihe i'cel-
t0n. Affer toe receiving party hai taken
their places thc reception proper began.
THE mnmlarf of the diplomatic corps,
headed hv Baron fava. the Italian mint-
far-. AMI many OF them accompanied nl
Indies Cred through the Blue room and
into ile East room. The guests, a7
they approached the lresiieui- were
presented hy ramc Nuior %. IL.
fIH no core
monies. Following the diplomats ana iie
members of fho International Congress
came the Justices of oboe supreme Court OF
the United States. members of senate ana
. House. officer. .ofths Army and Navy, in iuii
uniform. and locll officials. 40 WAS "a mat
ter 90 comment ilai abe crowd boz attend
ance was unusually small, ana this Tact
was emphasized when ile hour for the ad-
mission 90 the public arrived.
REPORTS OF NFLvfNzA DENIED.
Dr. Townsend. the health officer says
CHAT iu spite of tle rlNagc- Ot egg nos- ana
the c0uuetfish iricA, OF the temperature De-
still maintains % gentle Dut firm. opposition
I'D the advertisement Oi Russo M
dueuza. Tse doctor is coo' headed
man. and though pracncing tine sneele
from force OF example. Doe declares thAt
"ln Grippe is % fraud. and that there
/ is not % single case of itm Washington. An
/ the same Che doctors have llriYed and tue
/ lean and hungry apothecary a.so. whether
/ nis poverty 0r iIs viii consented io tne
grand boom that the Russo influenza ha,
enjoyed.
REPUBLICANS CLAIMING A SENATOR.
Montana reports tonight that She is quite
I certain OF having made one sound k-puuii-
I can uifad States Senator properly haDlli-
al.
showing when he plgldes before that au-
gust body ol statesmen 90 Dee ordained. lhc
. Democrats hope Gid gct the other senator
lhe first ONE is Col. Wilbur FISK Sanders
lawyer and eX-'e.emn.
WORK rs STORE FOR BLAINE.
Some mercantile iUus Of Boston. New
York ADD Philadelphia are likely ~ give
lir Blaine some more sensational WOr, i
diplomacy They have chartered am armed
vessel tO protect their trade in Panama
against the discounts made on them by thi
Colombian Government authorities.
schooner belonging t1 James Heron
0f Now York, was seized under
ruling 0f the Colombian oOferumon
requiring ships trading with small ports e
ir,t enter the port Of Colon. The next size
Tins were the schO0ners Julian aud Nliie
owned by Foster N to. oi New York. Tn
thing Is the work of Spanish merchants
who have eNhumed au old obsolete law
Quite anumber %! trading vessels are now in
yOlyed. and the state Department has beel
asked tOdisplly ihe pOWcrDfihe government
fO protect the interests Of our citizens. ln'
Columbian QuH-b0li "La P0pa' is tbe 0nl.
war vessel engaged in making the captures
and one 0i The American firms that bar
suffered has dispatched an armed vessel O
take issue with Ella P0pa." 'ihe wiincsse
before the Senate committee on our Cana
dian relations state ihc impression amoul
aii the American fishermen is that 'anad
denies 20 us ihe privileges that We accon
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