The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-04-16
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The Popular Consui-Gsneral Re-
ceives aNotable Greeting.
IL PEOPLE TURN OUT EJ EASSE.
al; BANKS and Both Sexes Unite to DO Him
Honor-JnPrecedentedS Scenes in the
State Depi: .-.,-.. -
At the waite IIouse.

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era. Fitzhugh Lee arrived here from
/ Havana at a:3O o'clock Yesterday af-
/ ternoon. \ large crowd os enthusI-
as admirers hau gathered at the
/ Pennsylvania station, and when the
general stepped from the train he was
I f:>r,ci with tremendous outburst of
l.: .aUse. Women waved their hand
/ kl'ta:efS and mea tIeir hats, and alto
| g. ncr the demonstration was nota-
b one. Washington crowds, as
r. are not deInonstrative, but TINS
c. Ion was conspicuous exception.
ing before the nour set for the ar
T D., of the train ,ac crowd began to
g..-aer. II co@-s..-vLy filed the sta
t.. and Sixth street. adjacent on the
c g: and EXTENDED far into PenDsyl-
Avenue.
-.' genera occupied the iaSl car III
-'iin. ana when II was i;ho"h t''''
; IL ..L reached the statlon there "NS
tr-..-tnaous rush 10 get iooN a. nm
l.. - time he was ready TO ahgh' the
c" 80 was SO oense ABOUT thE
tn shat even with the as
h'>~2nc, OF Z p.'.oon OF police
, ! "d3 "'t2 o1-I-u!ty he reached
t.2 platform Several personal
Trends q the general, among thcm
h-.--'et ui iadies, pressed tHrWa""' anu
I l-.,i.I.,. 'nccecded in gr"sp-AF hlm oy
/ l. - DnS Ht the. la"!"H pce'Snteu
Ia q '.f.Inrt oi roses ued LJe.-tneF by
/ r.Sjon 80. t'i2 national co!ors and bear
lnE thy con.cHsrate BATTLE lag.
!i2ae,'i.: - the crowd began 10 cheer
i--.-. roc';i after round Jf applause
sr eted Elm as he walked slowly, and
L. 1.t'tt ,.DwA tn long platform of
/ Ion. On reachinT tie B-ssrcet
e;i.--lAes. Gen. Les entered 4 stase de
p .n-Io carrlag- and was rapidly
G. - ~ the iy'1uc TO the state de-
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---.. general IL, not D,rc.otib!v
d. IN aD1.....1ca SIM. he was
la. IN Wa,,iu,sf..- His eve was as
br.rht aiI lis s., A.. elastic 4, avA-
an .,.,.. .....,-ri,, 5, .,,,-,,,. ;-..1;o..t,I
that t!r..r.. nld been auvtbinp unl.,uol
in his cHa.riepca DURING the last soy
erai months. How lone he will re.
nl.t... III Washi3-.,., is not ,,,,zy-, but
it il, assumed thai f,a will .,,--. his
". les con rarru II, those q. ,.,.. nrasi-
dc25 as to Tin. ~, ~ h;-.,-..
.rys that a., -, ,,..,,..,, ',.-,.-
to the state dcr,..,.,..-,t .-......,.I -.
Iy. anu when tb.. .,.,.;..,,- .n,. ~ =,
crowd was .,ss,.,.,r,..,J -, -o,,t;s
A ''-> POI ~
sserned from +bo --ab;oI, IL -:
rirht and Iaft b,,.,iad 1.IT9
irr Tho cboors ~ - -
clerks and otbar e,nrIo,-asi - -, -
buiIdipr of his co,,i,a 90 ttono o s
n wild rusb fo,. +ba go do,.a...,.
Clerks Irst tbeir dosI-s -,
ont leave officers of tbo 80 III
navy Joined in the -,sb and g.. 49,
time 6ei,,r the disci,Iino ~ tto I'LL
ing WIS relaxed Tho crowd i'll Nv
in front of the elevator sb,ft -.
a lane from the door of the secretarv:s
office.
As the elevator came to a ston and
the consul general stepped ont scene
occurred uusrecedented in tho b;stor,.
IF the great building. Hat in hand
Zen. Lee passed into the corridor. and
,ome one said: Now. BOYS" and three
.Ousing cheers went eehoinp down tho
ong halls. Then there was another
and the people poured forth
rom every room. The cheering caused
intense excitement. and it was some
moments before quiet could he re-
tored.
ten. Lee bowed to the crowd. and as
Ie reached the door to Secretary Sher-
mans Office. turned and bowed again.
hen the door closed on him. and the
hrong dispersed
liter Il few minutes the consul gen
rai emerged. acco npanied by Secre-
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