St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-08-25
HEARTY GREETINGS.
st. Paul Welcomes Her Guests
From Foreign Chimes.
THEIR JOURNEY FROM CHICAGO.
Pleasant Diversion at the
Dells of the Wisconsin.
LEFT TO BEST FOR THE MIGHT:
Drive About the City Today
and a Reception Tonight.
THEIR JOURNEY FROM CHICAGO.
LEFT TO REST FOR THE MIGHT:
THOSE WHO COMPOSE THE PARTY

A distinguished company of gentle
men arrived in the city last evening
over the Milwaukee road from the
worlds fair. They are gentlemen who
represent the great papers of twenty
eight nations, and commissioners to the
Columbian exposition. A very rare
combination for one company they are,
and. although they speak eighteen Ian
guages and are official representatives
of so many nations, yet they mingle in
the utmost harmony, and seem to have
the American trait of inquisitiveness
and investigation. They will doubt
less have an interesting experience
on the trip, and to them st. Paul
extends royal, hearty welcome, and
will treat them with open-house hos
pitality. They are anxious to see
country that has grown from wilder
ness and the untenanted prairie in the
short span of mans life to a great
commercial, agricultural and manu-
featuring country, teemlng with the
millions from all nations that live in
great cities and prosperous towns and
villages, and dotting the landscape OF a
vast empire with productive farms.
They will wonder that we have grown
so great from a beginning that is within
the recollection of most of the
gentlemen making up the party
now the guests of the city. When it
was learned that the party contemplated
visiting this city on a trip through the
wheat fields Of the Northwest, our citi-
zens manifested great interest in their
coming, and prepared to give them
welcome befitting their dignity. The
several commercial bodies joined hands
to extend the courtesies of the city, and
provided for their entertainment tonight
at the Commercial club. where the
citizens, and ladies especially, are in
vited to cali this evening and be intro
duced to the party. The Minnesota
club has also thrown its doors open to
the excursion party, and invited them
to make themselves free to call during
the day.
From Chicago to st. Paul.
The excursion was planned by the
officers of the Chicago, Milwaukee & st.
Paul Railway company, and was in
charge of representatives Of that road,
An elegant train was provided, incud-
ing the private car of E. P. Ripley, the
general passenger agent, who had
charge of the party. The train left Chi
cago at II: :45 Wednesday night, and was
sidetracked at Roundout. thirty miles
from that city, for the night.
At 6 o'clock yesterday morning
the start for st. Paul was
made, passing through Milwaukee at
7:30 a. m. where the party was joined
by Mr.. Hansen. of tho merchants asso-
citation. Gov. Peck was invited to join
the party, but sent his regrets. The
dells of the Wisconsin river were
reached at II O'Clock yesterday morn
ing. The special train was side tracked
here for two hours to give the party an
opportunity to view the dells.
The steamer Germania was board
ed and the party went through
the dells and were enchanted
with the scenery. They compared
it with views OH the Rhine aud the Elbe
in Germany, or the scenery in the many
countries represented by the party. All
agreed that the scenes there reminded
them of home. The party then boarded
the train at Pilgrim City, and proceeded
to La Crosse, where short stop was
made. The next stop was made at
Wabasha, where the train was met by
deputatlon of st. Paul citizens, who
were introduced, and escorted the party
to this city. The gentlemen from this
city who acted as an escort are:
Hon. Frederick P. Wright, mayor of
ST. Paul.
Hon. Patrick H. Kelly, member of
legislature, president st. Paul Jobbers'
union.
Hon. Henry A. Castle. president st.
Paul Chamber of Commerce.
William j. Footner, president Com
mercial club.
Hon. Joseph A. Wheelock.
Hon. Francis G. Boucher, French vice
consul,
Thomas Cochran.
George Benz.
Edward Yarnish.
E. L. DanfoIth, secretary of the Com
mercial club,
At the places where stops were made
citizens thronged around the train to
see the distinguished passengers, and
especially Capt. Victor NJ. Concas, COM
mander Of the caravels from Spain, who
sailed over the route that Columbus did
on his way to America, and Capt. Mag
nus Andersen. Of Norway. the COM
mander of the Viking, who twice sailed
across the ocean in his small vessel and
was shipWreeked on one trip and picked
up in mldocean.
Safely Landed.
The whole trip was pleasant one,
was the declaration of many of the
party, as we'll as the st. Paul delegation
after its arrival in the city last evening.
The train arrived at the union depot at
$40. where number of prominent citl-
Zens were ready to receive the party.
Two four-horse buses were in waiting,
and in these the party entered
and was driven Immediately to
the Ryan. Here crowd of citizens
were waiting to see the distinguished
party. A busy scene was presented in
registering the sixty gentlemen. As
soon as rooms were assigned. the visit
ors sought their quarters to wash the
travel stains away, and many Of them