The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-04-27

Inopas F. Cridler; the British ambassa-
dor, Sir Julian Pauncefote and Secretary
OF Embassy x-Ironsides; French AM
bassador Paternotre, Attache Boufeve,
Count Goetzer, Military Attaohs and
Secretary Van Recheau, representing the
German ambassadors; Mexican Minister
Romero and Mrs. Romero; Minister of
the Netherlands Deveokherlin; Minister
of Brazil Mendonca and Secretary Lima:
Minister OF Guatemala Loza Arriaea:
Minister of Chill Cana; Minister of China
Yang Yu and Secretary Su; Venezuelan
Minister Andrade; Admiral Montt. ex-
President of Chill: Austro- Hungarian
Minister Hengelmuller Won Hengeryar.
Secretary Wagner; Swiss Minister Pioda; !;
Minister Of Spain Dupuy De LONE; SEQ
retary Slater; Danish Minister Brun:
Hawaiian Minister Hatch; Secretary
Hastings; Minister of Oadura Carbo;
Charge D'Affairs OF Russia DE Wollant;
Argentine Minister Merou; Turkish
Minister Moustnpha Bey, Secretary
Seifeddin Bey; Minister Rodriguez Re-
public Of Central America: the Belgian
Minister Count De Lichertervelde; Min
lister Of Costa Rioa Calve.
The train was in charge of Mr.. A. H.
Steele, secretary of the transportation
committee and FIVE members of the re-
ception committee, Messrs. II. A.
Smith. chairman; Charles A. Moore,
Gustav Sewaab, W. j.. French and Frank
s. Wetherbee.
As soon as the President was settled in
his quarters he sept for the reception
management OF the trip and talked with
them for half an hour. During the re.
matnder Of the journey he visited the
members Of the Cabinet and diplomats.
Mrs. McKinleY bore the journey well.
Several hundred people we're gathered
Ia the depot and on the car tops in the
railroad yard at Wilmington and the
President bowed from the car window in
response TO their cheers. At Wilmington
President Frank Thomson Of the Penn
sylvnnia road. boarded the train to ac-
company them to Gray's Ferry. Lunch
Vu6 cOl YOU w uhO ACoi0OAuAoA Pul AL
their car, while dining car was at.
tached for the other travellers.
The platform of the Jersey City depot
was crowded with members of the re-
ception committee when the train pulled
up at the end of its journey. General
Horace Porter gave an arm to the Presi-
dent. and then and there the much
mootsd question Of am bassadorial prece-
denoe was solved by Hon. Chauncey N.
Depew, who took the arm of Sir Julian
Pauncefote and walked after President
Mckinley. Am hassador Paternotre fol-
former Ambassador Of tho United States
to France; Mr.. Abner Mckinley, the
Presidents brother took Mrs. Mckinley
and Col. Frederick d. Grant escorted his
mother, who was dressed in deep mourn
ing. The other celebrities came after in
the rear, laden with bags and boxes con-
tainina all the gold lace, swords and
medals which the diplomats were to dis
play on the morrow. Between lines of
police and blue coated sailors the com-
pany marched to the ferry boat where
carriages were aligned on the lower deck
to take them from the opposite dock to
their hotels. Aboard the boat the Presi-
|dent received all the members of the re-
ception committee and they stood on the
lower deck, absorbed in the sights of the
river until the New York shore was
reached.
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Patriotic Statement From the Confederate
General Longstreet.
Copyright, 1897, by the Associated
Press.)
New York. April a6-The special train
bearing the Vice Presidential party to
the Grant ceremonies arrived at Jersey
City today at 3.S4 p. IN. The entire trip
had been pleasantly uneyentful, and the
Eanatorq and Renresentativaa seemad al