Rensselaer Republican, Volume 25, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 April 1893 — THE NATION'S GUEST. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

THE NATION'S GUEST.

A Genuine Spanish Grandee Gomes Over the Bea. Arrival of the Duke of Veragna, Lineal of Christopher Columbus, at - • • iVtmJtsnic. Christobel Colon de la Cerda, Duke de Veragoa, Marquis de la Jamaiea, Grand Admiral of the Indies, only living direct descendant of Christopher Columbus, through the grand daughter Isabella, of Cordova, arrived at ‘New York, Saturday, *nd was received bv General Horace Porter and a committee of citizens. He will be the guest of the United States government, and the State Department has deputized a special representative to tender him all the courtesies proper to so remarkable an event. He has held few offices of note, bul ls one of the few grandees of Spain' and Is Admiral by reason of his descent from Columbus. He Is now president of the Spanish cattle commission. His palace at Madrid Is a fine building,

said to be worth $500,000. Sunday the Duke and party attended the Catholic Cathedral and the Rev. M. J. Lavelle welcomed him from the pulpit. The Duke will probably be the greatest social lion in attendance at the World’s Fair.

DUKE DE VERAGUA.