The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-19
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CHAMBER Ay q 1 Beep1tes. Tss Eli iiAly.kep}
streets We're flied with so-called "busses, sS
two small horses, which datted hitherl.&R
and thlther. most Of them filled by sable
clad gentlemen Of color. The Deputies
tor was dnsting around in d desuftoryS,
+ manner. Tho speakers desk was placed II
between the oorTal ts Of John Brown z I; and
lsts locked winter In contrast wlth1the
ll1urky membnrs who were assembling. 1t Il
took n good deal . : control to convince
US that we were not about to part cipate
see that the actors were unable TO see Il
themselves as Others saw, them. SO we Il
went 10 the palace, where the band was
crowd Of negroes hung on the outside
iron ratings, the ample forms OF -, the
black market women enoa,sstd IN trailln
perched on top Of d handanna urban,
each wore a huge straw hat. a spruoes-
glask general With cooked hat ana big
COILS iRafh5 With R Wsle lacts sshseBsfs
colored huckskln trousers. lie placed d
guard OF four ebony soldiers at; The
sate; their once fresh blue denim n, 9 ts
were faded and torn, but they tried 70 y
maintain their dignity ngainst the TRADE 4
Of the market women. and the way they
handled their guns from the hips led a
But, when a G1y caused one Of them to
mouth and glimmer Of worries. by the
all laughed; The general only LOCKED {,
'monkey-ticd hat on the TOP Of his head;
his cabinet ana staff soon arrived. acconl,-$ ~
panied byIa Virginia mulatto, John M vi
Langston who was United Stat es minis; L
ter. Solomon doomed up black and fierce
IL, I No ~ aspor 80 fin fhaSSeHt&
behind him, and hcr daughter on, inc
seat opposite Gen eral Jean Francois Man Nc n
lgot. the most wonderful man e In no
hat. and a. sort Of a French. general. 9 I
uniform, with epaulett es. Manlgot. vas
a small, black man, but whew swh a. b
proclamatlons printed in thetweeltly .news,.%
paper of Port ;lu Prince the VIAL, ia,
with IL big eye. filled five lines. He ,Ha W.
lister Of Marine, Superintendent Of Public
Peace and Instruction, judge of he su-s
premc Court, general Of corps and COM
,nanler-!n-Ghief Of the e,yi g ar SEsR
ter Of Internal Affairs and Agrl culture
AS he no doubt drew til. salaries and
perquisites of al these Offices. ne ha ls
OF couihe. had q good share lei q. ana an
then in dividing UP the revenues \ SOLO
mon had not so many to share Wlth---eco' Pa
omy. t55{ks "a "A ri, S5 i5f5 f2. 5
tSSOlO mon s WI tes VINO was " VILE - i6!Fct!%
woman, that he married In Parts, had !
never boon married before. but he had
taken the black giant on the prospect OF
making fortune out Of hlm1 eng ~ she
The other minfsters and generals With
Solomon came down to the wharf IN, four
dllapidattd hacks, and getting out all
mHve seemed ioeG e ~ tia tho
the generals were the property OF the
State, loaned out to these follows on
occasions Of this kind fornnot one o.
size OF the occupant. One huge, negro.
was In q small coat. With the gold epa i1
lets sticking over on his oulders. while
head, and he was cons tantly fixing tsasl
| the organ-grinder's monkey does his cap
His red brooches did not reach his an-
kles. and the No. AZ shoes, uni lac ked,
b:ackamoorF had Il coat, the waist Of
which extended to his hips. the epnulsetts
| hanging over on his back, and MS
had TO be tur m up p y aro,
his shoulders: But ne seemed I,:to LIZ, ne
troubled only a bout his sword. the as s ~ !;
pension straps Of which had got aro ,1Ia
constantly getting between his legs, rs ne
WIS in Imminent danger Of being t brown
down. Tho French sailors were grlnn1nlg
the boats, and r can on ! account for Z :
the iiregularty In firing the salute on the;
ishlp-twenty-one guns--to the mirth the
presence OF, this presidential party eyok75
i ed Is the ambition ever. Hnyu5en
| toes look very neat In their gaudy uni-S
FORMS form NV Which Oh are on the Tronoh style;
but most Of solo,non's train l., were a, do 90
cidedly hard-looking set The ne ai,.es..
looking man In the party was munster
John M. I.angston, who was q great
fayorlto with Sol onion, but no colofed5
man Will receive from the Hayt1ens the
respeot they accord to white representa-
Etlves of foreign powers, $i5