INDEX 



273 



had instructed at Birmingham 

 as boys, 163 ; dines with Mr. 

 George W. Childs, 165 ; ban- 

 quet to, by Canadian Club, 

 New York, 169-190 ; his speech 

 at, 173 ; tells me of his engage- 

 ment to Miss Endicott, 192 ; 

 takes the chair at concert on 

 s.s. Umbria, 196 ; appreciates 

 the banjo, 197 ; we regretfully 

 take leave of him at Liverpool, 

 198 ; his despatch to Lord 

 Salisbury respecting proceed- 

 ings of mission, 215 ; his wel- 

 come on return to Birmingham, 

 221 ; accorded freedom of the 

 borough, 221 ; banquet to, at 

 Town Hall, 221 ; speech, 222 ; 

 leaves for New York by Au- 

 rania, in my name, to be mar- 

 ried, 241 ; his marriage, 248 ; 

 public welcome at Birmingham 

 on return with his wife, 249 ; 

 his speech in acknowledging 

 presentations, 261 ; apprecia- 

 tion of his character and poli- 

 tical career by Lord Robert 

 Cecil, 269 

 Chapleau, the Hon. J. A., 91 

 Chaudiere Falls at Ottawa, 91 

 Chestnut Park, Toronto, 98 

 Chew, Mr. and Mrs. John, 52 

 Childs, Mr. George W. : his 

 " Museum " at Philadelphia, 

 163 ; memorial windows in 

 Westminster Abbey to Cowper 

 and Herbert erected by, 164 ; 

 provided fountain at Stratford- 

 on-Avon, 164 ; our dinner with 

 him and prominent people at, 

 165, 166 

 Chinaman and electric tram, 



story of, 147 

 Chipman, Mr., 33, 72 

 Christmas Day, 1887, 96 

 Clan na Gael, the, 30 

 Clay, Henry, picture on menu, 73 

 Cleveland, Mrs. Grover, 48, 131, 



138 

 — President Grover, 47, 50, 131 



Clipperton, Captain Charles, 31, 

 153, 164, 166 



Clovelly, stay at, prior to depar- 

 ture, 8 



" C.M.G.," how Lord Lansdowne 

 announced its bestowal on me, 

 91 



Collings, Mr. Jesse, 9, 198 



Collyer, Rev. Robert, 170, 190 



Commercial Union, United States 

 and Canada, 20, 43, 94, 96, 102- 

 112 ; Mr. Bright on, 228 



Concerts on the voyages, 16, 196, 

 197 



Conference, first meeting of, 49 ; 

 particulars of room in which it 

 was held, 62 ; adjourned for 

 Christmas, 74 ; resumes labours, 

 128 ; resume of its work, 177- 

 187 ; nearly comes to a, dead- 

 lock at one time, 199 ; results 

 of labours in detail, 199-220 



Cook, Captain, of the Etruria, 

 stories of, 12, 13 ; Bergne and 

 I take leave of him, 26 



— Mr. Joel, Times correspon- 

 dent, 149 ; his articles on " A 

 Visit to the States," 149, 159, 

 166 



Cooley, Judge, 59 



Cost of mission, 237 



Courtney, Mr., 73 



" Cumberland," the, Lord Lans- 

 downe's car, 97, 113, 118, 119 



Cuming, Mr. James R., 170 



Curling at Ottawa, 95, 96 



Curzon of Kedleston, Lord, mar- 

 riage to Miss Leiter, 129 



Dachshunds, 27 



Dale, Dr., 221 



Davis, Judge John, 59, 128, 134, 



145 



— Mrs. John, 59, 128, 145, 152 

 Delmonico's, meals at, 25, 26, 27 

 Depew, Mr. Chauncey M., 87 

 Detectives : Pinkerton's men who 



were attached to mission, 29 ; 

 none with Mr. Chamberlain on 

 his marriage journey, 244 



Dickens, Charles : his vivid de- 

 scription of an Atlantic pas- 

 sage, 14 



Dixon, Mr. George, 153 



Dobson, Mr. Austin, 26 



Dolph, Senator, 52 



Dorothy (play), 127 



Dougherty, Mr. Daniel, 166 



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