The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-04
FOREIGNERS ENTERTAINED.


Reception by Mr.. and Mrs. Potter Palmer
at Their Lake. -Shore-Drive Mansion.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
CHICAGO, May ga brilliant reception
was given from to O'Clock this evening
by Mr. and Mrs. Potter Palmer. at their
residence on the Lske-shore drive, in
honor of the foreign visitors, the commits
sioners. the board of lady managers and 9TH
ers prominently connected with worlds
fair matters. Over q thousand guests were
present. including the full duoal party.
The decoratlonS were artistic and hand
some. Mrs. Palmer received the guests in
che rotunda. assisted by number of Chi
cagO ladies. Refreshments were served in
the dining room and morning room.
Among the distinguished foreign ladies
and gentlemen present, besides the Duke and
Duchess De Veragua and party. were: Senior
and Sonora De LONE, OF Spain; Lady Aber-
deem and Lady Arnot, of England; Countess
Di Brazza, of Italy; Baroness ThorburR-
Rappe, Of Sweden; Princess Schaicbov-
sky, of Russia: Senoras Bustamen-
to. Lobo. Fombona;, Rivas. Larellde
and Cadenss. of Venezuels; Marshal
Jose Shines and sonora De Olevira, of
Brazil: NJ and Mime. Verstraete. of France;
Frau Prof. Kaselowsky, of Germany; Hon.
Anton Won Palltschek- Palforst, or Austria;
Hon. A. Wermuth. German cOmmissloner;
Sir Henry Wood, royal British commits.
sioner; Senor ZeggIo. royal Italian com
missioner, Constantine de Rakouza-
missioner; Senior Don. A. G. del Campilio
and the Marquise of Villolobar. of Spain.
and Prof. Hubert Vos. of Holland.
Naval Officers VIII Start To-Day
NEW YORK, May 3.-The admirals and
senior officers of the visiting squadrons
will start for Chicago at $40 p. NJ. tO-mor-
row. The party will number about eighty
There will be very few of our naval off,
GERS. as the trip is in tended for the foreign
ers. The party will be the guests of the Now
York Central railroad and the Wagner
Palace Car Company from here to the
by the city of Chicago two days. and will
return to THE CITY on O special train fur
nished by the Pennsylvania railroad. The
New York Central train will he one of the
stop Of three or four hours will be made at
Niagara Falls on Friday at midday. and the
train will arrive in Chicago the next morn-
ing. Admiral Gherardi will not go on ac-
count of his many duties In connection
with the feet here. Vice Admiral KOzno.
koff. of the Russian squadron. will also re-.
main here, as he has invited number Of
American and French officers to a dinner
on bis flagship Friday evening. Sir John
o. Hopkina, the British admiral. and
Gomez y Lono, the Spanish admiral, will
also be absentees
Was It Oversight?
WASHINGTON, May 3.-A prominent Dem.
, ocratio Senator was yesterday inquIring of
officials here why it was that the express
ident and the the ex-Vice President of the
United States had not participated in the
naval review and the opening of the worlds 9
fair. The Senator called attention to the
fact that it has always been customary to
invite ex-Pfesldents and ex-Vice Presl-
dents to national affairs of this sort and
recalled the circumstance that Mr.. Cleve-
land and Mr.. Hayes. as ex-Presidents. par
ticipated in the Columbian exercises in
New York last October and that Mr.
Cleveland was invited to the dedication OF
the worlds fair buildings Whether Mr..
Harrison or Mr.. Morton were invited to
the naval review or the opening of the
worlds fair is not definitely known here.
The fact is. of course. plain that neither of
them attended either ceremony. The
query is "Whyp
Mr.. Cleveland Talks About the Fair
WAsHINGToN. May 3.-When asked to.
night for an expression OF opinion regard
ing his visit to the worlds fair President
Cleveland. through Private Secretary
Thurber. said I'VE received q very
cordial welcome and every ythinR that could
be done was done for our comfort and
pleasure. 1t was an occasion which shall
always remember with n sense of genuine
pleasure. / was much gratitied at the en-
terrrise. skiil and taste displayed In the
arrangement and appearance OF the build
ings, and the results thus far attained be.
speak to my mind great success for the
worlds fair"