The herald., 1895-05-26
LONG LIVE QUEEN VICTORIA
Celebration of the Anniversary
of Her Birthday
NO. SIGNS OF ABDICATION
Grand. Celebration Of the Day in
London
Rain Spoiled Some Of the Features Of the
Demonstration at Victoria Her
najesty Is Feeble
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
LONDON, May 25.-The birthday OF
Queen Victoria. the anniversary OF which
occurred yesterday, was officially cele-
brated in this city today. There was
great excitement along Pail Mali as the
Prince of Wales, Duke of Cam bridge and
Nazrultah Khan rode through on the
way to the horse guards parade. The
Afghan prince was clad in a scarlet uni
form trimmed with gold lace. He wore
fez shaped astrakhan cap. The Princess
OF Wales and her daughters, the Duke
and Duchess of Saxe-Coburg-G Gotha, and
the Duke and Duchess OF York were pres
ent.
Seventy-six years ago Queen Victoria
was BORN and while her mental faculties
are not in any way impaired by th Q
burden of years, the physical ailmen is
have increased to such an extent as to
make state duties well nigh impossible.
This fact too was emphasized recently
by long conference between the mother
and the Prince of Wales, in which at
least two of the members of Lord Rose
bery's cabinet took part. The queen has
at various times in the past year inti-
mated wish to abdicate. and especially
was this the case at the wedding of Prin7
cess Victoria Melita OF Saxe-Cobuig to
Prince Ernest of Hese, but no action has
been taken. t.gs
The celebration of the queens birthday
was made noteworthy. She is at Osborne
and received addresses from every. portion
OF the realm and gifts as varied MS the
clmes and nations under Ter kindly
sway.
Her life today is one of supreme peace.
While cabinets change and ministers
come and 60, she moves on in her old
age, caring to only hear OF industrial
progress of charitable movements and,
strange to say. of royal weddings. She
is a born matchmaker, as ardent today
to SEQ royal lovers united. as in her
earliest life. No event of recent years
has given her so much Ileasure as the
Aosta with the Princess of Orleans. 1t
is said'that she personally dictated let
ter to King Humbert urging him to sane
ton. the Union. and among her latest lit
erary souvenirs are two bright, epistles
from the lovers thanking her for her
| kindly Intervention.
A day with the queen at Windsor. at
| Osborne. in the highlands or at Ciiniez,
where she has been. residing for some
weeks. are much the same. Perhaps in
the southern .clime she dares to move
about more in the open air, since her
rheumatlc pains are NOT SO great as in
the damp, foggy atmosphere Of England.
Still. walking with her now. is really i'm
possible. Those who support her hardly
allow her feet to touch the ground. and
SO she gets some exercise with mini
mum of effort. 49,, .., =
She is an early riser and her tire wo-
men are always up and about at g in the
morning. attending to every detail for
the queens comfort the moment she
awakes. At 8 she is carried out of her
bed, and it is the work of an hour to at
tire her, SD feeble is she, and so heavily
hang the many years on her fragile frame.
At Victoria ..s
SEATTLE, WASH, May 25.--A Victoria
special says: Rain Interferr rred with the
sham battle this morning and this after
| noon there was no wind for the races.
The yacht races WIRE postponed till Mon
d ,v and tho sailing canoe races till next
| Saturday.
! Fifteen thousand persons went toBea-
| con Hill to see the sham battle. AT IL
o'clock the defending force. took up a
position on Beacon Hill, the Royal en-