The Indianapolis journal., 1891-07-12
Eighteen Thousand Smart.Dressed Volunteers,
and Over 5000 Regulars from Crack Regi-
ments Take Part in the Days Exercises.
Fire Laddies of London Inspected Later
in the Day at Crystal Palace.
Comment of the Continental Press on the Ger.
man Rulers Reception-France and Russia
Irritated-Schemet TO Seize Constantiuople.
REVIEW AT WIMBLEDON.


LONDON. July 12.-Although Emperor
William did not leave the state bail, at
Blu ckiDgham Palace. until o'clock this
morning. he arose at 8. breakfasted and at
tended to business with his secretaries
Shortly before noon, accompanied by the
Emperess and by the Dukes of Edinburgh
and Connaught. tho Emperor enjoy ed o
good health giving ride In Rotten Row.
after which he inspected the Yeomen
of the Guard. As soon as the
inspection was at an end, in
company with the Empress and attended
by o numerous and brilliant suite, the En-
peror drove to the residence of the German
ambassador. Count Won Hatzf eldt-Wiiden.
berg. at Carlton House terrace. where the
imperial party was entertained at lunch
con. There were also present at this lunch
con n distinguished company. which in
cluded Lord and Lady Salisbury.
The Emperor and Empress and their
suites. at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, left
London by rail for Wimbledon station.
From that point to the parade ground was
lavishly decorated with flags and flowers,
reaching in almost endless profusion from
the station to the tall f1ag-st aft near the
reviewing stand. The imperial standard
of Germany was proudly waving in
place of the British stand ard. Early
in the morning the British volun-
teer regiments aud the regiments
of regulars detailed to assist in the parade
began to arrive at Wimbledon from all
directions. Some of the regulars and detach-
ments from many of the volunteer corps
had detailed men yesterday to proceed to
i'm hIahnn in ad " 40 nf THAR RAJ aef
main bodies, in order to prepare camp
kitchens. etc, for the refreshmenu of the
mon who were to take part in to-day's dis
play.
pie from London and this country tiocked
toward Wimbledon common, where the
tournaments of the National Rifle Associa-
tion were formerly held-the old CreedmOor
of Engiand-and began to take up
the troops. The police force, natural
Is, was represented on Wimbledon
common hours before noon, and their num-
ber was constantly augmented until q
small army Of eine coats had gathered npon,
for them to do uutil the troops began to
arrive in force. and then the policemen had
their hands full in clearing the common
and driving the spectators back to certain
boundaries determined upon by the mill
tary authorities.
hEOOLNEb Az MAhE ~ oOOO iNos
The regiments which were among the
first to arrive did 40 IN Q smart, soldier
like manner. 1t was evident that their
commanding officers had done their utmost
to turn out the ''citizen soldiery" in as
clean-cut and busness-like q manner
as possible. The men themselves ap-
peared to have seconded their oifi-
GERS endeavors to the utmost of their
ability. and seemed to be determined to
make as good q showing as they could be-
fore the Emperor, who had been reported
to have remarked that he did not care to
see ''tradesmen masQuerading as soldiers"
Iu any case there was no denying that some
of the first volunteer regiments to reach
Wimbledon did so in manner which re-
f1ected credit upon all concerned. Their
equipments were complete, in good order
soaped. The men stepped forw ard lightly,
jauntily. ana we'll together to the sound of
fife and drum. or enlivened by the music of
their bands and. though the 'tradesmen"
may have looked . little too "bandboxy"
for actual wsrefsre. still there was the
making of good defensive home-fghting
regiments among them.
In obedience to instructions from the
War Office, all the volunteers were equip
ped in full marching order, and the ex-
perts who watched their arrival were unan
imously of the opinion that the men made
a fine muster. The majority of the regi-
ments proceeded to the common by the
official trains, as assigned to them by the
leaving from Nine Elms Station. The
volunteers were cheered by the people
gathered to soc them off or
assembled at the railroad stations
in order to accompany the troops to
Wimbledon. The weather was glorious.
The embarkation of the troops upon the
railroad trains was accomplished in q
quiet. orderly, soldierly manner. Many of
the volunteer regiments. in order to show
the Emperor that they were not such rear
rankers" as some people supposed, pre-
ferred to march In full, heavy marching or
der all the way to Wimbledon, and. In not
few cases, back again to their regimental
districts. some OF these regiments thus fall
ing IN for good twenty to twenty-five
miles tramp.
THE PRIDE OF ENGLAND.
Detachments of life guards, horse guards.
dragons. lancers. huzzars and artillery ar
rived early in the day, and these picked
cavalrymen were soon followed by the reg
ular infantry of the line. and after them
the Grenadier Guards, Coldstream Guards
and Scots Fusilier Guards. These really
fine troops. were well received by the
crowds. which had by. that time gathered
on Wimbledon's sward. but it was as moth
ing to the applause which resounded in the
air when the gallant Highland regi-
ments. Englands Bonnie Scots, marc he'd
to the front with bag-pipes playing
the tunes the Highlander loves so we'll. By
2:30 p NJ all the regulars, mum boring from
six Thousand to seven thousand men, were
in the positions assigned to them, though
the volunteers were still pouring IN living
streams upon the common. Every body ad-
mired and openly commented upon the ex-
ceiient order and admira BILE steadiness with
which the volunteers marched upon the
ground, even veteran army officers admit
81 tha< q he Aos.v a
The entire body of troops was under the
supreme command of his royal Highness,
the Duke of Cambridge, the commander in-
chief of the British army. The volunteers
numbered about eighteen thousand men.
The infantry was divided into two divis-
ions under tho command of the Duke OF
Connaught and of Sir Evelyn Wood, X. C..
b.. respectively.
All the briRades were massed in readiness
for the review at $50 p. NJ. and at that
hour the Duke of Cambridge, followed
by q numerous staff. passed the line in
a preliminary inspection. which showed
the troops to be in very creditable c0ndi-
tion. BY this time the Emperor and his
party were drawing near the common, and
at O'clock the artillery thundered out q
salute. and the German imperial standard
was run up on the Tag staff at the review
| ing stand in place of the British standard,
| and almost Immediately afterward the
| Emperor of Germany. accompanied by the
| Prince of Wales and Q staff of brilliant
| uniformed officers. followed by an escort of
| Life Guards. dashed up to the salutina