Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-06-04


and his affability had made him a
general fsvorite. His popularity at
the White House during the incum-
bency of President Mckinley is we'll
known, and it will also be remembered
that, IN conjunction with Secretary
Olney, he framed the general arbitra-
ton treaty between this country and
Great Britain. 1t was through his
efforts that the Clayton Bulw treaty
was superseded oy the Hay Paunce-
tote treaty, and the mistakes of a
former American administration were
so remedied without friction between
the two nations, and without the
United States suffering humiliation.
Ii was the ambition of the late Am.
bassador to negotiate a treaty cover
ing the delicate questions of the
Alaskan boundary, aud thefur.seal.
fisheries which should be agreeable
to both parties aud he had frequently
said that, that end accomplished, be
would retire from the diplomatic
world with the feeling that his Ca
reer had been productive of lasting
good, and had been properly rounded
out. Lord PauncefOte will be suc-
ceeded as dean of the diplomatic
corps by Herr Won Hollebeu, the
German Ambassador.
As no official announcement of
the death Of Lord Pauncefote reach
ed the White House until noon on
Saturday, it did not interfere with
the ceremonies which attended the
dedication of the statue of Rocham
beau, which took place that morn
ing. On stand before the statue.
which was draped with the flags of
two nations, under the flags of
France and The United States. stood
the President and the French Am
bassador, the Countess de Rocham
bau, the Count de Lafayette and
numerous others, while DR.. Stafford
offered the invocation. President
Roosevelt then extended to the
French guests n cordial welcome. and
as the Marine Band Struch up MAR.
seilaise,' the Countess de Rocham-
beau stepped forward. and unveiled
the statute of her distinguished an
cestor. The guns of the Fourth
Battalion doomed out the national
salute, the French and American
marines presented arms and the "Old
Guard" in colonial uniform. threw
up their hats, the whole presenting a
scene, which IN many respects, must
have resembled that depicted at
Hartford l22 years ago, when George
Washington welcomed the Count de
Rochambeau and the 5000 troops.
and the companies Of marines he had
brought to assist in the cause of
American independence. The
French visitors attended service at
St Patrick's church yesterday morn
ing. and left last evening for Niagara
Falls. The receptions which had
been planned to take place at the
residence of Mrs. Letter, and at the
French embassy on Saturday even
ing, were omitted out of respect to
the late Lord Pauncefote.
The defeat of the republican lead
ers in the House of Representatives,
which took place when the Cuban
reciprocity bill was under considera
ton, was repeated, when the House
overruled the decision of the Chair
on an amendment which provided
that three of the ships to be con
structed, be built in government navy
yards and which was adopted, and
now the House has gotten into
trouble with the Senate in what
promises to be pretty fight. The
House Directing to Senate amend
ment, to the Army appropriation bill
asked for conference, adding that
1t had instructed its conferees not to
yield on certain points This notice
the Senate regards as violation of
its dignity, and Senator Pettus assnr-
ed me this morning, that the Senate
would never yield. 1t seems prob
able, therefore, that the House will |
be compelled to recede from its posi-
ton to its own infinite humiliation
aud If it does so another blow to the |
prestige of the present leaders will |
have been struck.
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