Morning journal and courier., 1893-04-12
From All Quarters.
IS dean OF THE CORPS.
Sir Julian Pauncefote Pre-
sents His Papers.
MINERS ARE EAToMBED ALIVE.
Work of an Explosion in
a CoIIiery.
RUIa MARKED ITS UGLY PATTI.
Houses Wrecked and PeO-
pie Killed.
ruins MARKED ITS UGLY PATTI.
AN UNUSUAL CEREMONY.

Sir Julian Pauncefote Presents His
Papers AZ Ambassador From Great
Britain to the President and is Re-
ceived With a Gracious Address.
WASHINGTON, April 11.-SIr Julian
Pauncefots became dean of the diplomatic
corps in Washington to-day by virtue of
his reception by the president as ambassa-
dor from Great Britain. As Sir Julian Is
the first ambassador from any country to
the United States the presentation of his
papers was made function of more than
usual ceremony. Sir Julian, with Hon.
Michael Herbert and other attaches of the
British embassy met Secretary Gresham at
the state department shortly before
o'clock this afternoon. ALL the British
representatives were in court uniform. At
8 o'clock the party proceeded to the white
house and went to the blue room. Besides
Secretary Gresham and the Britons ASSET
ant Secretary Quincy and Second Assist
ant Secretary Adee of the state department
were present.
When the president entered the room
Sir Julian presented his credentials to him
and said:
"Mr. President, I have the honor to
place in your hands letter from the
queen, my august, sovereign, accrediting
me as her ambassador to the United States
of America. In raising her representative
at Washington to the rank of an amnassa-
dor, an act which has met at your hands
with gracious and friendly reciprocity, her
majesty has manifested her earnest desire
to draw more closely together the bonds
which happily unite the two countries.
'It has been my privilege to serve her
majesty for several yesrs as minister plen-
ipotentisry to the United States, and 1
venture to tender my grateful acknowl-
edgemsnts for the courteous consideration
and kindness which, during the whole of
that period, have been extended to me in
the discharge of my important functions.
elm the higher Office of ambassador,
hope that the same indulgence may be &C.
corded to me, and beg to assure you that
my utmost efforts will be devoted, as in
the past, to the maintenance and i'm
provement of the relations of friend
ship and good will, which I trust
will never cease to subsist between the
countries. On the suspicious occasion of
your being called upon once more to fill
the exalted Office of president of the United
States permit me, sir, respectfully, to offer
you my sincere wishes for your personal
welfare and for the continued prosperity
of the great nation whose mighty interests
have been committed to your charge"
In reply the president said:
"Mr. Ambassador, 1t affords me sincere
pleasure to receive from your hand the
you as her ambassador to the United
States of America. On behalf of our gov
eminent and people desire to express the
with which we interpret the
action of her majesty in comforting upon
her representative at our capitol the high
est rank known to the diplomatic inter
courae of nations as marked proof of the
friendly consideration that tends to draw
into the closest smity two peoples having
common ties of blood, of speech and of
history.
"That we fully appreciate and cordially
reciprocate this action of her majesty Is
already demonstrated by the prompt Gle,
walton of the mission of tho United States
in England to Same dignity with which
yours ia invested.
"Ths esteem you have 30 deservedly
won during your residence here as minis
ter plenipotentiary, and the agreeable as
socistions 1t has been the privilege of tho
officers of this government to cultivate
with you, furnish pledge that in your
new capacity you will in the future, no
less than you have in the past, efficiently
promote the important interests of the
two countries, and 1 beg to assure you
that at all times you will be met with our
earnest CO operation toward strengthening
and perpetuatiny the mutual national
friendship now happily existing
"Desiring you to convey to her majesty
the queen in my name and in behalf of the
people of the United States our heartfelt
wishes for her msjesty's welfare and for
the continued prosperity and peace of the
sador, my hearty personal congratula-