Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-04-22
THE PAN-AME MERICANS.
DELEGATES FEW IN NUMBER, BUT
THE SECRETARIES MANY.
Dissolution Of the Party-The Foreigners
withdraw; the Natives Return
60 Washington.

The delegates composing the Pan-Ameri-
un Congress we're in Richmond yesterday.
Az least portion Of them were, for not
nearly all Of the representatives started
saturday night on the southern tour.
The understanding was when they left
Washington that those who remained at
The national capital would join the party
in Richmond yesterday and go with them
On the southern tour.
rHE SOUTHERN VISIT ABANDONED.
While the delegates were enjoying them
selves Of the Westmoreland Cluh Yesterday
,fternoon telegram was received, and It's
ronteBts caused conference among the
leading members of the congress.
II was from the State Department at
WASHINGTON and the message IL brought
Uas that the delegates who had remained
IN Washington were not coming South and
ihe congress had better return to that
Very few of the delegates knew of this
message until they had reached the train
az o'clock last night expecting TO start
Tor Charleston. :. G..
The disappointment was great Some of
them declared they had started South, and
gould continue then trip.
BRAZIL TO THE FRONT.
The Brazilian delegate standing on the
=. aform declared in broken English that
.e would have his baggage removed from
khe special and continue his trip on the
trst train. :" started South" he SAID,
ana no human power can make me return
IL WASHINGTON. South am going on the
i,st train Il am o live man."
THE PARTY BROKEN UP.
sche entire foreign element in the party
vere opposed TO returning TO Washington
and we're not at all pleased with Mir. Blaine
Ior recalling thom. They were going TO
uae the Sonth. they declared, II they had
x do so at their own expense.
The South American representatives
.=ere reasoned with. but 70 no avail. They
ordered their baggage removed from the
tpecisl train, and when the latter at 10
o'clock left for Washington 1t carried only
the American delegates.
The South Americans ordered hacks, and
some Of them went TO the WestmOreland
Club. and others TO Murphy's and the Ex-
chance Hotel. 81,
tip South to-day.
PRESIDENT CURTIS INFORMED.
M Draper, who travelled with the party
as the special tourist-agent Of the Pennsyl-
vania r0nd sent the following telegram TO
Hon. w. T. Curtis, president of tho Pan
American Congress IN Washington:
All the foreign element has left the train,
declining 70 return to Washington. They
asked me to advise the Secretary TO this e.
feet The train will leave at 10 o'clock with
the American contingent.
OLD POINT AND NORFOLK.
This congress. which had been in session
in Washington for some time, adjourned
Returdav, and at II O'clock that night the
delegates started on the special tram for
Old Point. They came down the Rich
uond. fredericksburg and Potomac road
10 Hanover junction, switched of to the
Chesapeake and Ohio. passed through
Richmond SUNDAY morning abOut3o CLOCK,
and reached Old Point before breakfast
time.
Sunday they went to Norfolk and drove
through that city and through Ports
mouth. viewed the navy-yard, and re-
turned 10 Old Point for dinner.
on To RICHMOND.
Sunday night ~ IL o'clock the special
train startedfO Richmond.
II went up over the Chesapeake and Ohio
ra road TO Hanover Junction, switched on
10 the Richmond. Fredericksburg and Po-
tomac tracks and arrived at the Byrd
Street station soon after O'CLOCK yester-
day morning.
The delegates were all asleep when they
reached here. They TOOK their breakfast
on the train between 3 and o'clock before
the committee from the Chamber of Com
city made their appearance.
THEY BEGIN THE DRIVE.
Soon after O'Clock the Chamber OF Com
nerce committee arrived. Among the gen.
temen serving IN this capacity were Hon. y.
L. NJ. Curry (chairmau), General Dabney II.
Maury, DR.. Thomas Nelson Page. Captain
Philip Haxall. General u. ID. Fry, General
Orenshaw, Tnzewell Elicit. K. A. Dunlop,
Ashton Starke, Z. ID. Starke, Thomas Z.
Campbell and Il. L. johnson.
After the usual lntroductions and for
malities the visitors were escorted to Suth-
erland's carriages and the drive over the
city commenced.
sIrE OF OLD LIBBY.
The eastern part Of the town was first
Tisted.
Though the route was pretty much the
Iame. the visitors did not stay together. In
each carriage was one of the committee,
and he took those who were put under his
care to such places as he thought would
most interest them.
.hey were pointed 40 that part of the city
which was destroyed by the evacuation fire.
but which is now covered with fine bus-
uess-houses.
TIE strangers took a deep interest in
looking at the site of the old Libby Prison.
Some of them got out OF the vehicles;
house had once stood, and few OF them
picked up pieces of brick to carry away as
relics.
IABBY AND CHIMDoRAzo.
The visitors were delighted with the
beautiful view from Libby Hill. The car
riaees halted and the occupants took a
rood look at the surrounding country;
il was one of the prettlest sights they had
seen, they admitted.
The delegates were equally as well pleased
with the view 10 the east from Chimborazo.
Thcy were interested when told of the great
battles fought around Richmond almost IN
sight Of Chimborazo, and expressed de;
are to visit the fields where the troops had
met, but found their time would not admit
Of their going that distance.
WHERE PATRICK HENRY STOOD.
OF all tine places IN the East End the
visitors seemed most interested IN old ST.
Johns church. They fingered IN the build
ING where the sexton pointed out the ex-
oct spot where Patrick Henry stood when
he made his great speech; they carefully
inspected the baptismal font, which they
were told was one of the most ancient
things in the clty. The queer inScrip-
tions on some of the old tombstones were
read very carefully and many OF the dele
gates took copies of them.
CENTRAL PART or TIE CITY.
From st. Johns the route was down
Broad street 10 the First Baptist church,
(colored). and TO Monumental, and around
by the JEFF. Davis mansion The White
House of the Confederacy was looked upon
with much interest. most Of the carriages
hating in front Of the building.
large number Of the delegates were
taken 10 Valentines studio. and of all the
places they visited they expressed them
selves most delighted at what they saw
there. The recumbent figure OF Lee and
the Andromache were pronounced master
pieces.
ALLEN & GIsTERs.
Allen 4 Ginters cigarette-tactory was
reached about 1880 o'clock. -
About halt an hour was spent there. The
visitors were taken in charge 10y Messrs.
oDe and JefIress and conducted through
The entire establishment and saw the work
Of manufacturing cigarettes IN all of its
stages.
IL IL L.