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ing out she Presidential salute Of twenty

! ing oft she Presidential salute OF twenty
l one guns.
Assistant Secretary PIERCE came on board
. ssw moments later and soon The Presi-
dent and he and the Admirals ind General
Grant wsrs chatting and laughing together
About 1856 the Tacoma wss reported "a
having CONS to anchor about . mile in front
" tbs Naydowsr. Tho Japanese sun Tag
noatsd FROM the masthead Of the Tacoma
end everybody gssed out toward her.
small, neat yacht. The Mirage, Of New
port. IT this moment passed the Mayhower
to starboard. The President recognized
somebody on tho yacht who looked not I'm
Mhs Col. J. J. McCook.
'HRrao, cchoNXLis RoosEvKLT's GREETING,
Hello. Coloneli' shouted the President.
How do you do, Mr.. President'' answered
the yaohtsman.
Jolly. Int 1t. and fine weather. cried
The President.
minute or two later, at l2:40, the Prssi-
dsnts flag duttered from tho masthead
OF the Mayhover, which was the prear-
ranged signal for the Japanese to put OF
from the Tacoma. The Japanese must
have put OF promptly, for on the instant,
the ambassadorial salute OF nineteen guns
began to ring out from the Tacomas deck.
Stand by for four rlfies and march!
commanded Executive Ofiicsr Phelps as
the swift launch with tho sun flag came
bssskly picking It's way through the hotilla
OF small craft.
A clumsy little craft carrying some pho
tographes was right In the way Of the
launch near the Maydower. Tho Tacoma's
launch nearly ran her down. they ought
to have sunk you" remarked Capt. VIM
slow. standing at the head Of the gangway.
People In small boats laughed and oheered
tho Japanese.
THE JAPANHsz PARTY ARRIVES.
At 1880 the Japanese party fled up the
ganEway and were met by Secretary
Paroe. who shook hands With every one
Of the fourteen men a. they fled by. Then,
bowling right and left to the line of officers
and waited.
The President was nowhere to be seen
Just before the Japanese came aboard he
had disappeared.
Soon Secretary PIERCE took the Japanese
In charge and led them into the large saloon
bslow, aft. Tho room is furnished In dark
oak and mahogany and covered with soft
rugs. The furniture Is finished In dark
Russia leather.
The President stood there, looking serious
and alert. Beside him on the right stood
Col. Bromwell. On the left were Admirals
Coshlan and Sigsbee, Gen. Grant, Com
mander Cutler Of tho Z IONA, Capt. Glib
bons. OF the Dolphin, the COMMANDER Of
the Chattanooga and Capt. Winslow 81
tho Mayaower.
Secretary Peiroe presented Baron Ko.
mura and Minister Takahira to the Presi-
don't a. he might have presented any two
other distinguished gentlemen. The Presf-
dent said Il gave him great pleasure to zee
tAem there, and Secretary Peiroe asked
Baron k0rnura to present his suite. One
by one the twelve men were presented to
the President, who gave q hearty hand
shaks to each and pleasant word to those
he knew.
CORDIAL TO AN OLD FRIEND
How do yon dol' exclaimed the Presi-
dent to Comma nder Isama Takeshita,
whom the President knew In Cuba during
the war with Spain. 4Glad to see You as
always
A pleased smile aickered for a moment
on the dark face of the Naval Attaohe, and
he bowed low. Commander Takeshita and
Col. Koichiro Tachibana. the Military
Attaoht, were the only two members Of the
Japanese party in uniform. The others
were al in civilian afternoon dress.
When Henry W. Dennison, the tall Ameri-
iouof adx y;oor # thu IN ooua in
troduced. the President pressed his hand
hngeringly and looked straight between the
eyes Of that giant among the dwarfs.
When Mr.. Sato was introduced the Presi-
dent smiled genially as to an old acquaint-
anoe. He was going to say something. but
apparently changed his mind and merely
remarked. Glad to meet you,' while the
mouthpiece of Japan smiled some on his
own account.
Baron Komura said word or twr OF
thanks 10 the President; then the Japanese
ENJOYS said they had message Of thanks
and coneTatulation from their master, the
Emperor, to present to the President, and
they also wished TO confer with him.
MESSAGE FROM THE MIKApo.
The President said to Baron Komura md
Mr.. Takahira that he hoped to see them
both at his house to luncheon before Baron
Kemura leaves the country. Then he took
them into small room Oh the large saloon,
where they were alone for some ton minutes.
In the meanwhile the party in the large
saloon fell into easy attitudes, lighted cigars
and cigarettes and chatted while the Presi-
dent IVES closeted with the ENJOYS.
When the President came out he asked
the japanese party TO enter the small room
Of the conference and from there he said
he would oaI1 them.
In the meanwhile, at :0s, the Chattanooga.
bearing tho Russian ENJOYS, had entered
and was reported by Lieut.. Phelps to have
come to anchor. At "A the Russians left
the Chattanooga upon q signal from the
NAynower and the Chattanooga salute Of
guns again filed tho placid bay
with reyerbeFations and blue smoke.
Russian embassy is showing OF, SIR
reported Lieut.. Phelps to Capt. Winslow..
Then be went on: snow. band, stand BY
four rufiss and . march when I give tho
sound
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