New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-25
SECRETARY WINDOWS TRAGIC DEATH RE
CALLED.
PROMINENT MEN UNEXPECTEDLY ABSENT
SENTIMENTS EXPRESSED by THE SPEAK.
ERs-sOME OF THOSE PRESENT.

cuplcd the post Of honor at the main table. Inc
seat at his right reserved for President HARRISON was
unoccuped except at intervals during the evening"
for until late Tuesday afternoon it expected that
Mr. Harrison would attend but temporary Illness
which under his physicians advice he deemed II
better to heed, compelled him finally TO send his
regrets administer John W. Foster, VINO uhul
YESTERDAY intended be here, also absent; bht
the speech he intended make ia response to the
toast Reciprocity read BY exCongressMah
Charles Il. skinner, of Ncw-lork who occupied seat
at the table Of honor. Others who had seats there
were Congressman william c. Z. Breckenridge Davd
NJ. stone Frederic Taylor. st. Clair McKelway, Cor
neus Van Colt Horace White Collector Francis Hen
dricls Captain Henry Erben, L. $ n; J. a. Lind
quist Charles H. Cramp, of Philadelphia, and Edward
J. McDermott, OF Kentucky.
SOME OF THOSE PRESENT.
At the lower tables
Louis T. Merriam william c. Trageser Richard Brown
Charles +. Geycr, Albert c. Ropes spencer a. Jehhnss'
r. r. Jennings Fred A. Kurshedt X. ;. Kcr'hedt Nir.
Jewell smith, NJ. Hicks, {. j. ellis, H.; IL; BrSwn'
s. j. Gcoghegan, Peter Bowe, Thoma; G. Durham
Kane. General Ferdinand z. Earle, i. :. Gardner.
William O. sumner, +; A. Allen e. r. "1cpei' NinlI az
BRANDON : l.. Maduro. james Nick Graf, }; d; l.
IIer:cy William Y. Fsree william H. AldG Mo,rs
5. Wise. John F. Henry, g. Herbert Koiey.
william H. mly Gforse wis i; 'n jdEn C hoIen,
siias c. Force, Milton Knapp, samuel p Dunn, w. c
Allen, josiah A. liyland Thomas f. Nam Nam ro5,
Pyatt, Charles H. patrick, William A. Iamano, Ernst
Fo~ter. Ethan Allen George D. Finay, Dr. Leonard j.
Gordon, ". H. Lns0n, George silver hObeit o. SJayui3'
t"D e. " Malice George Vest Dr. ". H. fortcr. Iheo
DOR, Wcickcr Maurice NJ. Berg. Joseph Bernard, W. v.
sammcI X FaiIvhld James Pyle. the Rev. W. NJ
Walker. James l. Young James II. icy ''Vr, M cHn
sias NJ Giddiags Thomas X. Harris, James = Iia,iii
G1 : A. DE Lima, v NJ; Wilcox. ". Il. Beers WILL
". cannon, Henry H. Motley. Thomas H. Wood,
Thomas White, John shaw, c.. Waldo smith a; Car
w. y. stewart. John stewart, Henry G. Nalchunc
David : Covics. william Il. Parsons IT,
SctI f. Thomas George p. Kowell. Cornelius y Bliss
W Wo@ rIoo Tcthc A. fisiG mSr GanpGe '
Taylor. William II. Harrison, T. Bfant ',lhI I W
w. Quntard, Charles H. Lorns, Captain r Ms =. Lc
Fevrc Horace see. Thomas Congdon W; d. Dcecy'
J. r. G. Gemcl Harvey G. Calkin' b. e. Enp,,"m'
a. ToIlock Edward F. Fletcher Edwin II. Mead,
stephen RANSOM Leopold KTte4 ns5n. Ge c6r,
Weed. william H. Bailey, John C. kafer. robert
Adrian, Edwin :. Marston. william Rowland William
r. F. Martin. W D. sears, Norman 5 Bentley,
George + BENTLEY, H. G Mechns Thongs sco, haT
Fr'nk seaman. John A. Kunkel. l.. Kohus: nathan
Sraus oscar r. Straus, George NJ olc1u' J'r.P" ~
Baldwin, Alexander Gilbert. Jordan l. Mo,' pIlGr,
Augustus W. Mott. Or. >. A. Robinson, Rush a: K oD
Inson Royal {. Peabody, Ethan Allen Doty. william an
Uarlonr f. l.. u. Gardner. John II. spmeu" l.. W.
Keichan. w. l.. Brown. Thomas II. Wheeler. George
crawford. Lloyd i seamsn fIrdeSk h"aergs1rr
f;eoree storm Surrogate Rasius :. Ransom. Charles F.
MacLean. NJ Colgate g. r; G9iey' w GgTS' t.
Fischer. Aaron Adams John j. hove q H. a. Sin'I ~
Carl otto Peter ~ Se es5, !" c1s W. fs H.
CruikshaTk Colonel +. r. Phelps; r. y hurnIh"
n H. IIGGseriy' Rev James N Reanc. '" Wam
G@5SnoR; 'I K. f. e' walters Jordan l. Not
Crorics ~ Renwick John y. stearn,, jr.. Joe T.
owing. Bcnediclu Fischer, George r. Dcicnth9ier
william A. speman Howard sP"lman, H,n rr i 8er;
Vrooman. Charles Il. skinner. lanes r. Page; r; A.
nenis O,Donovnn Henry Joseph Bmmer. Joseph J.
O'DonoLuc. william \. liazar Thomas H.. h,gSn'
Edward g. ITmc CharleS Ja'V Wi,Lc 49, Strpbon "
itoach Er.,,tn, Wirnan. william Alien. william {.
tI.bmnn. Townsend Cushman. Thomas Adam jr.'
J. y. Adam- Norman = BENTLEY, stuart t. N'i-'h'
John /. Thomp-ou.
President snow brought the assemblarc to order -
listen to the spccc he, NJ a few inmate, after o'clock
c briefly referred in his opening adde's 10 the ,nc-
s.fl worl, Of the Board. and th"n announced t'i
OK Judge ". II. Arnoux would aci as a-cr Of ccre
monies owing 10 the crowded condition Of tho hail.
the representative, Of the press were assigned to tables
remote from that occupied hy the speakers When the
dinner was ended aud the speeches were to begin
sIacd 70 the fIoit o.. inc d' III tH'
absence Of chair on which t. II. they good naurcdy
.od In a group directly in front Of the president. Cap
tain snow IN thanking the guests at the table Of honor
for their attendance sured them OF the high quality
Of those whom they would confront. one oi
the group Of reporters approximately bowed and
thanked the president FOR his complimentary ailu'lon
Fx.Judgc Arnoux caught the significance Of the little
by play. and it vas communicated quickly to every
one else the representatives Of tho press attracted to
themselves the momentary applause Of the gathering
BtG1xy1vG THE sPEEcHMAKING.
Mr.. ArnOux. In a few appropriate words expressed
regret at Tie absence Of the President Of the United
states and proposed that every ono should arise
and drink In silence 10 the health OF the Nations
Chief Executive Everybody rose. and glasses w're
tipped Then some suggested three cheers for
President Harrison. and the hearty response with
which the proposition met reflected rare
unanimity Of sentiment the part Of all respecting
the prOpiicy Of tho suggestion.
When Congressman Brcclnrdgc responded for The
South" II was a pleasing speech which Mr. Brecln-
ridge made. lie referred to tho manner In which
Slavery had compacted the Southern States, and 10
the different phases Of the institution during It's
existence. Slavery the speaker said, "was
not merely tho ownership Of 50 many hn-
man beings nor the investment Of many
millions Of dollars Of money. but 1t institu-
ZION 20 interviewer with the civilization of the southern
tatcs 10 make it part Of their life and Of their
hope. II required such defenccs, II Instituted such
economies it produced such influences, IL was In
self full Of such dangers to require u compctncss
OF thought Of hope and Of effort such bad never
before probably been produced In States widely
divergent In climate and In resources That South,
in Il certain sense, passed away with the Institution
Of slavery In all other points the South Of to-
day Is not new" The speaker. after referring
The later development Of the South since 1879. said
that the results due TO the same national i'm
pulses which had not been destroyed IN the conflict
OF Gvil war.
4" The south" he said in conclusion. "comcs mere
10 night and we brothers under one flag,
wording out one destiny. We are the country let
us work out our destiny 10 the end tat there shall
be a common prosperity ! know no North no