Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-05-31

dered to Admiral Erben, Captain
Mahan and the officers of the United
States cruiser Chicago by officers of the
English Dayy and army and distIn-
guished citizens of Great Britain was
held to night in st. james Hall and was
brilliant success. The American
officers were received by committee
consisting, among others, of Lord
George Hamilton, Admiral i. II. Sey-
mour, Lord lBrassey, Viscount Galway.
the lord mayor of London, the Duke Of
Leeds and Lords AIethuen, Hood and
Napier.
At o'clock the guests entered the
banqueting hall, which was the large
and well-known concert.room of ST.
James Hall.
AS the guests entered the hall United
States Ambassador Bayard and Admiral
Erben were together. They were fol-
lowed by Captain Mahan and other off.
GERS of the Chicago. The string band Of
the Royal Marines Light Infantry
played "Hail Columbia" as the company
took their places.
Lord George Hamilton offered toast
to the Queen ard President Cleveland.
He said that Queen Victoria and Presi-
dent Cleveland were the heads Of the
two great English7speaking nationalities
of the world; the heads of governments
whose authority was exercised over n
large portion Of the globe, and a still
larger proportion of the human race
paid them honor and respect. During
long and prosperous reign Queen
Victoria had exhibited those rare quail
ties which made her occupancy OF the
throne the ideal OF what a constitutional
monarchy should be, and nowhere was
that fact more recognized than across
the Atlantic. President Cleveland was
man of pre.cminent abilities and
character, and his fellow citizens recog.
nized tho fact by comforting upon him
the rare distinction of twice electing
him to the highest post TO which citi-
zen of tine United States could aspire,
and his dignity of attitude, sobriety of
language and fixity of purpose excited
as much admiration here us in America.
REMARKS OF MIR. BAYARp.
Ambassador Bayard replied to the
toast "The United States" and spoke
substantially as follows:
81 am sincerely grateful for the man
ner in which this toast has been received.
feel very deeply the honor of being
the envoy OF my country To this king
dom. The graciousness of the reception
which | have experienced in London
and elsewhere in England have made
me feel the heartiness of the welcome
thus given me as a representative Of my
countrymen. For this welcome | give
you my sincere thanks. Cheers.
"rhis banquet is certainly happy
omen, coming as il does upon the birth
day of the gracious lady whose devotion
to public duty and clear, beautiful
private life have endeared her not only
to those living under her benignant
sway, bat also to all right-minded and
right-thlnking men and women in
America even as fully as in England.
Loud applause. Well may the British
subject congratulate himself as he con-
templates with atfectionate admiration
the home life of the true mother of her
country.
PRAISES QUEEN AND PRESIDENT.
"rurning his eyes across the Atlantic,
well may every American, whatever his
party, congratulate himself that the
virtues of graceful and refined woman
hood, of innocent and guileless child
hood, of lofty integrity and perfect man
hood are clustered around the hearth
stone of the President of the United
States. Loud applause.
mo tongue except the mother tongue
of us all contains the word home 1t is
from home and through home that the
associations and impressions are formed
which make.a nation and write its true
history.
81 do not feel that this is an ordinary
occasion OF festivity. Hospitality, court
esy, mutual service, aid in need, SYM
pathy and sorrow-these, thank God,
are exchanged abundantly by the two
great branches Of the English-speaking
people. Lond cheers.
None feel this so strongly as those
who face the seas. 1t is they who know
best the sympathies that bind the hearts
OF the sailors of two nations tonight.
There is something in the mind and
heart, perhaps upon the lips of almost
every man present Tonight, that tells
him we have met to consider the power
OF the sea which once divided mankind,
but nowis its main means of intercourse.
'No men have written clearer and
more valuable lessons in the use and
knowledge of the sea than the officers of
the american navy. If l should be
asked whose writings, whose thoughts
have produced the most profound inn
preston upon all who love England,
should say Captain Alfred Mahan's.
[Cheers. When his pen wrote the
single line, England was saved at
Trafalgar light was flashed acress the
page of history that will never be for
gotten by the men who have the safety
of England at heart.
"Important as his services have been
to others, we cannot forget that he is
our countryman. We cannot but feel
toward him the tie of kindred as it is
impossible that any other nation should
feel. Cheers.
"As compliment to the thoughts
generated by Captain Mahan's mind and
recorded by his pen, | would say that
physical force must never be divorced
from moral force. Where power goes
the law to restrain and regulate must 60
too. 1t is an excellent thing to have
the sea power to grant, but tyrannical
one to use it as SUCH" Cheers.
Admiral Horribly proposed the toast tc
the United States Navy, and Rear AID
miral Erben responded.
General Lord Roberts, formerly com
mander-in-chief of the forces in India
proposed the toast to Captain Mahar
and the officers of tho Chicago. Captain
Mahan was greeted with great enthus
lasm when he rose to reply.
Lord Brasscy replied to the toast tt
the British navy.
Ex-secretary of the Navy Whitney
was among those present.
Twenty Years for Murder.
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