The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-07-19

lavishness Of fate, two were provided
at this point, which has a numerous as
well as wealthy Chinese population.
In the afternoon the party visited the
British North Pacific naval station at
ESQuimalt, about three miles distant,
where by the courtesy of Admiral Pal
User the editors were permitted to in
spect in detail the first-class armored
cruiser H. NJ S. Imperiuse and the tor
pedo boats in the dry dock. The tor
pedo destroyers Virage and Sparrow
hawk and the gunboats Pheasant and
Icarus were also viewed as they lay
at anchor. The naval visit was feast
for the kodak section of the party I'M
til they reached the shore, when Vice
President Huntington, just as he had
his shooter aimed at the coast de-
ferses, was approached by red
coated orderly and quietly informe
that he would not be permitted to take
views in Esquimalt.
The excursion spent the night at Vic
toria, and the next morning at 8 break
fast was had, leaving Victoria for Sc
attic on the City of Kingston, which
had made special arrangements for the
entertainment Of the party, including
a souvenir menu card for the occasion
The ride on the Charmer had been
marked by a service Of thanksgiving
for the victories at Santiago. The ride
on the Kingston was marked by some
presentations in behalf Of the associa-
ton to the officers and executive COM
mittee of the association. Some mag
nificent opals set in rings and scarf
pins were presented to President S. A
Will G. White and c. P. Slime, al
though the last named was not pres
ent to receive his. A brief landing was
made at Port Townsend.
At Seattle deck the party was met
by A. ]. Blethen, formerly of the Min
neapolis Tribune, but now of the Sc
attic Times, who extended a welcome to
the city in the name Of the mayor and
announced the fall of Santiago in one
and the same breath. 1t was hard to
tell which announcement won the en-
thusiaStic applause.
1t was we'll along in the afternoon
when Seattle was reached, and as the
train was sch duled to start at mid
night the chance for sightseeing was
limited, but the badges of the asso-
citation were honored on the street cars,
and nearly all the eXcursionists went
ever hill and through vale to see the
sights at Lake Washington and Queen
Anne heights.
The first accident in the party oc-
CURED here, Mrs c. A. Bennett, of
Granite Falls, being thrown from one
of the cable cars on a bad curve. She
sustained a sprained ankle. The only
other serious discomfort during the trip
was the illness Of Mrs. Belle Maxwell,
of the Fulda Republican, who, on ar
irving at Vancouver, had to go to 6
hospital to recuperate. The Canadian
hospitality showed itself in many kind
ly as well as transformations attentions
during her stay, however, and she was
able to rejoin the eXcursionists at Mis-
sion Junction early Friday morning
A banquet was served at the Hotel
Butler in the evening. The association
presented Charles S. Mitchell, the odd
member Of the executive committee,
with souvenir of the trip, and the
agreeable Mr. Calder, of the G. P. r.,
after which there was an informal
greeting of former Minnesotans in the
plrlo ard Office of the hotels
Among the former Minnesotans who
were at the hotel, were A. j. Blethen,
H. O. Peterson, formerly Hennepin
county's treasurer, now engaged in the
Klondike Quitting business; William
Eickel, r. G. Mackay and others.
The first stop made on the homeward
trip was at North Bend, where the rail-
road has another commodious Swiss
villa in the canon of the Fraser: Tie
scenery here proved Gil That had been
claimed fort, the engineers having
some apparently desperate
chances III scaling the precipices, be-
tween which the Fraser runs for miles
On the other side of the river, for a
long distance, was In plain sight the
now abandoned caribou TRAIL through
which early residents found their way
to the mines in the interior, although
to native of Minnesota the road ap-
peared to be a certain passport to the
world to come There was another
daylight tour of Shuswap lake, with a
good supper at Reveistoke, and next
morning the party had three hours
stay at Banff, barely time enough to
enjoy the baths and the cuisine, with
out much of a chance to study the
scenic effects further than were in
plain view. There are drives galore,
mud baths. hidden cascad es, caverns,
boating trips, and what not, that the
hurrying editors had to forego, but
many vowed to come again, untram-
meled by meeting the exigencies Of the
troublesome publication day.
1T was but short run down to Cal
gary, much shorter than the trip 60
ing out over the same track, and the
people of the live stock capital of AL
berta were out en- maSse to give the
visitors good time. A wild West
show had been provided at the fair
grounds, and in spite Of the altitude,
the ponies dashed around the track at
break neck gait. One editor remark
ed that he had frequently spent a
whole afternoon at Hamline and seen
less real racing and at that the pro-
gramme was broken off in the middle
by the advent Of a terrific thunder
storm, which not only gave the pleas
ure seekers a hard chase to get to the
hotel before it broke, but which DELAYED
the party several hours by breaking
down the wires between Calgary and
Medicine Hat.
Sunday morning found the party ap-
preaching Moose Jaw, several hours
late and hungry. Diners, however.
brought by G. P. Slime, joined the par
ty at Drinkwater, and when the berths
were ransacked 1t was found that q.
s. Pease and daughter had boarded the
train in the middle Of the night where
the special met the coast train. The en-
tire day was spent on the prairies Of
Manitoba and North Dakota, and a dav
that had promised to drag was bright
ened by the inspiration of the new COM
ers and the freshening effect of an old
time summer rain, laying the dust of
the prairies. The 500 whirled the long
train along at about forty-f1ve miles an
hour.
The musical sang everything known
to the gospel hymns and the patriotic
collections, ransacked some old college
selections, and the day was short
enough.
Yesterday morning found the earli-
est risers in Grant county, Minnesota
and at Buffalo, when all had gotten
breakfast, halt was made and some lit
tie speechmaking of an informal sort
was made to cap the climax of glori-
Gus excursion.
AS large part Of the trip was made
in Canadian territory 1t was, of course,
Ollt of the question to make Arnariaa..