The Washington times., 1903-06-03
Diplomatic Gossip.

Right in honor of Admiral Rivet, com
mander in chief of the naval forces of
France in the Atlantic division. Those
members of his staff, who accompanied
him to Washington; Capt. Charles Olli-
vler, chief of staff; Lieut.. Jean Baptiste
Aubrey. aide-de-camp, and Capt. Edou-
ard Amelot commander of lie Tage, and
Secretary Root, Admiral Dewey, AS
sistant Secretary of the Navy Darling,
Assistant Secretary of State Loomis,
Assistant Secretary of War Sanger, Rear
Admiral Taylor. Captain Cowles. Com
MS nder Boutakoff, Russian naval at
tache; NJ De Margerie. Major Vignal
NJ. Boeufve, and 4 NJ. Anginieur, OF the
French embassy.
The health of President Roosevelt was
proposed by Ambassador Jusserand.
Secretary Root proposed the health of
President Loubet. Admiral Rivet re-
sponded TO the toast The American
Navy" and Admiral Dewey to THE
French Navy" Admiral Rivet, with
three of the members of his staff, reach
ed Washington Monday night and are
registered al the Arlington. They Will
leave town today TO join the flagship, lie
Tage, now lying in Baltimore harbor-
On Saturday evening next Admiral
Rivet will have the honor of recipro
eating the French ambassadors hospi-
tally, when he will entertain the am
bassador and Madame Jusserand, Major
Paul Vignal, the military attache; M.
Roger Anginieur, and NJ. Jules Boeufve,
of the embassy staff, on board his flag
ship. After President Roosevelt's re-
turn to the White House Admiral Rivet
expects to make a second visit to Wash
ington to pay his respects to the head
of the nation.
LIE Tage, which owes her name to the
famous naval battle won by the French
against the Portuguese on the Tagus
River In 1881, reached Baltimore Monday
morning. On entering the harbor she
Ealuted the flag flying over Fort Nc
Henry with twenty-one guns. The fort
promptly returned the salute.
Visits Exchanged.
IN the course of the day visits were
commander of the fort. and many dis
tinguished people boarded the ship after
she came 10 anchor.
This is Admiral Rivet's second visit
to the United States He first came TO
this country on board the Phlegeton in
1864. when he was still a midshipman.
The admiral speaks English fuently and
both he and his officers are enjoying
their cruise in American waters
The Mexican ambassador. Senior Don
Manuel de Azpiroz, has decided upon
Deal Beach. n j., as the location of
the embassy for the summer months.
instead of Avalon \. j., as enormously
reported elsewhere. The latter is Oh the
southern Jersey coast. while the resort
selected is more convenient to New York
city. being near Long Branch and Allen
hurst.
According TO present intentions. the
ambassador will not move his Official
headquarters to Deal Beach until the
latter part OF this month. Preparations
have been made TO leave Washington
June 10, but If the weather does not be-
departure will be delayed as long as
possible.
The ambassadors son, Senior Don
Rodrigo de Azpiroz, who is second sec
rotary of the embassy, Will go TO Deal
Beach for the season, as Will several of
the attaches. The headquarters here
will be kept open all summer. in charge
Of a secretary. for convenience in case
the ambassador desires to make the
time official business requires.
Count and Countess Della Gheradesca
are booked TO sail from New York on
Thursday. They viii visit the counts
aunt, Countess d'Aramon, before joining
his family IN Florence. unless the con-
dition of his grandmother, Mrs. Fisher,
who is Ill, becomes critical.
Two ambassadors were among the
passengers of the KronprinZ Wilhelm.
which reached New York yesterday
Joseph H Choate, ambassador to the
Court of st. James, and r. S. McCor-
mick, ambassador 10 Russia. Both came
TO attend the weddings OF sons. Ambas-
sador Choate's son, Joseph II. Choate,
jr.. will marry the daughter of Gen. and
Mrs. Robert Shaw oliver at Albany on
Saturday. and week later the marriage
of Joseph Medill Mccormick and Miss
Ruth Hanna. daughter of Senator Hanna.
will take place in Cleveland.
Mrs. Charlemagne Tower was also a
passenger on the Kronprinz Wilhelm.
Pierre de Margerie. counselor of the
French embassy. Will sail from New
York tomorrow for Paris, where he will
join his wife and son. who returned
home two weeks ago 10 be present at
the reception OF Madame de Margerie's
brother, NJ. Rostand, recently elected
one OF the "Immortals,'' into the Acade-
mie Franchise. 81. and Mime. de Mar
gerie will pass the summer at their cs-
tate in France.
Cabinet Circle.
Attorney General Knox is in Pittsburg.