The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-07-30
THE EAGLE AND THE LION.
7 EY LIEDOWN TOGETHER UN-
DER THE BANQUET BOARD.
Uncle Sans Peripatetic Commissioners for
the Big Fair Given Royal Feed,
Which is Sauced With Senti-
ment-Gladstone Gives
Protection Sly
Dig,
THE BIG JUNKETING PARTY.

1
sion ended it's stay in England today
and in blaze of glory, with luncheon
at Savoy hotel, where the Americans
entertained the British commissioner
and others previous to their departure
for the continent. This banquet was
attended by a company of distin'
guished guests seldom gathered
beneath one roof. The whole of the
Savoy hotel was devoted to the use OF
Americans and their friends, and
from the summit Of the building
waved an enormous American flag.
The reception and dining rooms were
festooned with British and American
colors and were otherwise decorated
with flowers and plants.
Over eighty guests were assembled,
including among the number the
United States Minister, Hon. Robert
Lincoln, Viscount Cross, Sir Richard
Webster, Sir Edwin Arnold, Calvin s..
Brice, Sir John Pender, Sir Charles
Upper, Mr.. Robert S. Mccormick, Sir
Henry Wood, Sir Henry Curliffe Ow-
en-, James Dredge and all the MEM
bers of the royal commission, as well
as United States Consul, Gen. John G..
New, Major G. Post, United States
lieutenant commander; every naval
attache at London, all military at
taches, other attaches of the United
States Legation, and a number of
titled celebrities. Ex-Congressman
Dr. ,,CnciIaI
The first toast, "The President of
the United States' and "The Queen"
were drank with great enthusiasm.
Butterworth, f. w. Peck and Moses
p. Handy made speeches which were
most diplomaticallv worded and which
were well received. In substance they
neatly returned thanks for the hos
pitality accorded them and clearly eX-
planned the objects and intentions of
the Columbian fair. Mr.. Lincoln in a
happy speech which was heartily ap-
plauded, related in detail the cordial
manner in which Lord Salisbury had
received the American commission
when the latter called upon the pre-
mier at the foreign Office and eX-
planned to him the progress made
toward laying the foundations for the
fair and hopes expressed as to seeing
the exhibit worthy of Great Britain in
Chicago in 1898.
The most significant speech made
during the banquet was that of Wis
caint Cross, secretary of State for In
dia. AS the viscount is cabinet
officer and as he is honored with the
friendship of the queen, his utterance
upon this occasion is said beyond
doubt to have been authorized by the
government. The viscount said that
he wished to assure the Americans in
the strongest terms that England was
heartily and entirely with the United
States in this matter and that he
would do everything possible to insure
the best representation at the fair,
not only of England, but of India and
the colonies
Sir Phillip Couniffe Owen, father of
exhibitions, said mat he was con-
vinced that the Chicago exhibition
would excel any other previous exhibi-
tion and therefore the Society of Arts
had resolved to do it's utmost to see
that Great Britain was properly rep
resented at the coming display.
Sir Richard Webster, attorney-gen-
eral, in an admirable speech, also
promised that England would assist
in making the fair success.
The Right Hon. VIM. E. Gladstone
sent an autograph letter to ex-Con-
gresham Butterworth in which the
old statesman said: "I cannot doubt
that the Chicago exhibition will tend
to advance the commercial
between the nations, and
those sentiments of friendship which
are it's usual result. L shall not, /
hope, transgress the limits of courtesy
in expressing the hope that those at
least who come after me may live to
see the industrial glory of America
freed from every fetter and her unpar-
alleled natural resources turned to the
best ACCOUNT
AS the company was dispensing Sir
Philip Cunliffe Owen said: "The as
sociated people of America cannot
overestimate the Importance of the
presence and speech of Viscount Cross
upon this occasion. 1t means that the
queen and government will throw the
full weight of their influence in favor
of the fair"
The foreign committee starts for
Paris tomorrow morning.