Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-05-25

one of the heroes Of the Samoan disaster;
Captain Burke, who was one OF General
Crooks scouts. aud whose name - known
along the frontier, and DR.. smith. VINO
has just been appointed Committeeman at
BAgota.
rHE DISTINGUISHED PARTY.
Among those who were being so pleasant
ly and ably conducted hither were SENIOR
yaras, Minister TO Warrington from
Senior Mendonca, Minister from Bra
I'll. and bis family; Senor Zcgarra,
Peruvian Minister. and his family;
DIR MARTINEZ Silva delegate 10 the Pan
American Congress and Colombian Minis
ter OF Finance; Senior Calvo. Secretary OF
Legation at Washington from Costa hica,
and Mr.. Carter. representative OF ms
Majesty OF the Hawaiian Islands. In addic
ton 90 these were Mrs. Burrows, wife OF
the member of Congress from Michigan
Mrs. aud Miss Cabell, Mrs. Curtis, and Mr..
Prescott, of South Carolina, and NUMBER
of others, 10 whom much OF tho gayety OF
the trip is due.
WELCOME SUPPER.
They reached the Natural Bridge station
at 10 at night, and in pouring RAIN. rms
would have been q somewhat trying ordeal
but for the mounted torch-oearers, VINO
helpcd 10 dispel the darkness. which had
been without them like that OF trebus:
But tbev arrived comfortably at Forest
Inn, where q hot supper was prepared ior
them, giving substantial welcome.
Tuesday morning the party visited the
bridge aud spent the forenoon in the glen.
ater some of the young ladies were given
their first horseback ride. They showed
rather too much fearlessness for the COM
fort OF those who had their safety IN keep
Ing.
APT LADY RIDERS.
The Sehoritas Mendonca,. who are true
tvpes OF southern beauty, showed an I'M
mediate aptitude for riding. Their brother
Is already an accomplished horseman and
an artist. pupil of William Sartain. All
the party speak French and English, some
of them the latter without any perceptible
accent. However, 20 our accustomed ears
the less-fuent phrases have great charm:
In the evening there was a cavalcade OF
horseback riders and carriage loads, when
made the circuit of the many miles OF
drives through the park. The sky was
clOndless and glorious sunset gave proof
of what VIRGINIA can do. even after the
war. An illumination of the Bridge and
dance concluded q day which had been en-
loved bv all. 1t was, to these much fGed
delegates. an agreeable variation upon the
order of heavy banquets md long wlnded
speeches to which they have been sub
jected.
DR.. Martinez Silva, the only member of
the party who had been at Norfolk ana
Richmond, expressed himself as much
pleased with the sort of hospitality he had
received in the Old Dominion. as 1t had
been neither long -winded nor indigestlble.
VISIT TO LEXINGTON.
Wednesday morning Colonel Parsons
took everybody i'll staee-coach. taliy-ho
and buck boards to Lexington. where the
train was to be in waiting TO take them
back TO Washington.
lust before reaching Lexington several
carriages, in which were Judge Edmon-
sion. mayor of Lexington Captain Moore,
ex-senator Glasgow, md Mr.. Hopkins,
were found waiting TO conduct them into
town, and after formal greetings the line
of march was resumed under their escort.
After visiting Jackson's grave they pro-
ceeded to the Mausoleum, the college, and
then TO the Military Institute campus,
where a special dress-parade was gwen In
their honor. The wonder is that the
cadets went through the manOeuvres go
well with those bewildering dark eyes OBJ
serving them from the coach-tops.
General Ship was especially kind in de-
laying the parade several hours, as the
visitors arrived late. Their impressions Of
Lexington were so agreeable that they
were almost as regretful at leaving there
as they were TO bid good-by to the Bridge.
But the train was memorable, and soon the
echoes waited in vain for the sound OF
Soft mesndering Spanish names.
They reached Washington Thursday
night, thoroughly pleased with their visit
to Rockbridge. IBoIs-hIoiLhs'