Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-07-29
INA BLAZE OF GLORY.
The World Fair Committee Banquetted In
London-Engiand VIII Exhibit.


LONDON, July 2S.-The foreign COM
mittee OF the Columbia Worlds Fair
Commission ended it's stay in Englsnd
to-day in blaze OF glory with lunch
con at the Savoy hotel. This banquet
was attended by company OF distin-
guished guests seldom collected beneath
one roof. Over eighty guests were as
sembled at the luncheon.
The dining room was beautifully dec
Grated for the occasion with flowers,
plants and flags. Ex-Congressmau But
terworth presided. Sir Richard Web
ster, the Attorney General, sat on his
right and Mr.. Lincoln and Viscount
Cross were seated on the left. The
first toas:s: "The President Of the
United States" and ''The Queen"
were drunk with great en-
thuSiasm. Mr.. Butterworth, Mr.. F.W.
Peck and Major Moses p. Handy made
speeches which were most diplomati-
cally worded, and which were we'll re-
ceived. In substance they neatly re-
turned thanks for the hospitality ac-
corded them, ahd clearly explained the
objects and interests OF the Columbia
Worlds Fair.
Mr.. Lincoln in happy speech, which
was heartily applauded, related In de-
tail the cordial manner In which Lord
Salisbury had received the American
Committee, when the latter called upon
the Premier in the foreign office, and
explained to him the progress being
made toward laying the foundations for
the Fair, and the hopes expressed as to
seeing an exhibit worthy OF Great
Britain in Chicago in 1898.
The United States Minister also said
that one stumbling block which had up
to quite recently been in the way of for
eign exhibitors had been removed when
he was authorized to announce that any
provision In the United States alien act
which could be construed to operate
against exhibitors in the United States
would be removed. Foreign exhibitors,
he added, were assured that the United
States would use every effort to facili-
tate foreign exhibitors in being repre-
sented at the Fair.
Mr.. Lincoln concluded with the re-
mark: Chicago has never yet failed in
any public undertaking and never will"
The most significant speech made
during the banquet was that OF Nis-
count Gross, Secretary OF State for India.
AS Viscount Gross is Cabinet officer
and as he Is honored with the friend
ship OF the Queen, his utterances upon
this occasion is said, beyond doubt, to
have been authorized by the govern
ment. The Viscount said that he wished
| to assure America in the strongest terms
| that England was heartily and entirely
with the United States In this matter,
and that she would do everything possi-
bic to insure the best representation at
the Fair, not only OF England, but OF
India and the Colonies.
Mr.. Chauncey NJ. Depew expected to
be present at the banquet, but at the
last minute he was summoned to meet
Mr.. Vanderbilt at Vienna, and wrote
40 tho UoniInittec expressing his regret
at not being able to be present.
The Right Hon. VIM. 4. Gladstone
sent an autograph letter to ex-Congress-
man Butterworth, in which the old
statesman said: "I shall not. hope,
transgress the limits of courtesy In ex-
pressing the hope that that those at
least who come after me may live to see
the industrial glory Of America freed
from every fetter and her unparalleled
natural resources turned to the best ac-
connt."
The Foreign Committee of the Colum-
bian Fair starts for Paris tomorrow
morning.