The Portland daily press., 1897-06-22

This afternoon at.4 o'clock in the draw
ing room of Buckingham palace Her Ma
jesty received the imperial and royal en-
voys.
United States Special Envoy, the Hon.
Whitelaw Reid, General Nelson A. Miles
and Rear Admiral j. n Miller, reached
the palace a few minutes after two
O'Clock. Mr. Reid was received by the
Prince of Wales in the most cordial man.
ner.
In addition to the United States Special
Embassy the envoys present included
General Davoust, Duke of Auerstadt,
grand chancellor of the Legion of Honor,
representing France and two French
generals Of Dision1,, one Of them specially
representing President Faure, M. Crozier,
chief of the Protocol and a brilliant staff
of French officers; Prince Albert of
| Prussia the Prince Regent of Brunswick
and a staff of eight officers, representing
the Emperor Of Germany, in addition
| Duke Albert of Wurttemberg, Prince
| Rupert of Bavaria Prince Frederick Au-
gustus of Saxony, the Duke and Duchess
of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, the Grand
| Duke and Grand Duchess of Hesse and
Prince and Princess of Hohenlohe-
Langenburg and the Hereditary Prince
and Princess of Sake Coburg -Gotha
representing the integral portions of the
German empire. Russia was represented
by their Imperial Highness, the Grand
Duke Sergius, and the Grand Duchess
Elizabeth Feodrowna and large suites
| The Arch-Duke Francis Ferdinand, heir
presumptive to the throne of Austria,
represented the Austro- Hungarian empire,
accompanied by number of princesses.
Italy sent to represent her their Royal
| Highnesses the Prince and Princess of
Naples, and Sweden and Norway was
represented by Prince Eugene, the fourth
son of King Oscar Prince Ferdinand
represented ROumania. He was accom-
panied by the Princess and their suites.
Bulgaria was represented by it's Prince
and Princess and Crown Prince Danilo,
represented Montenegro.
Prince Charles de Ligne represented
Belgium, the Duke of Optic, brother of
King Charles, represented Portugal and
the Duke of Sotomayor represented Spain.
M. Boucart, formerly president of the
republic, represented Switzerland, Egypt
was represented by the Khedive's brother
Prince Mohammed Ali Khan. Turkey
was represented by her grand master of
ceremonies, Munir Pasha and Persia was
represented by the Emir Khan. Holland
was re presented by Counts Won Lynden
and Berlandt and Luxembourg was repre-
sented by its Hereditary Grand Duke.
Crown Prince Mahit represented Siam,
| Japan was represented by Ills Imperial
Highness Prince Arisugawa and large
suite, including the Marql Ito, Corea
was represented by His EAcellency Min
Yong Hoan, and a large suite and China
was represented by nineteen Celestials of
high rank, headed by Chan Ting Huen,
the special envoy Of the Emperor of
China. Mexico was represented by Don
Antonio Mier Yoolis, the Mexican minis
ter to France, and the Greater Republic
of Central America was represented by
Sehnored Nina. Guatemala. Brazil, Peru,
Chilli and in fact practically every country
in the world was represented.
The Pope sent representative in the
person of Mgr. Cesaor Sambucetti,
| Titular Archbishop of Corinth and Canon
of St. Mary Majors. Prince Waldemar
represented Denmark.