The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1897-06-30
LONDON JAMMED.
Millions Assemble to Honor Brtains Sue
oessful Ruler.

ON Monday the queen came from
Windsor to London. and at the Buck
ingham Palace she received the for
cign ENJOYS. In the evening she enter
tanned 30 Of her distinguished visitors
at dinner. In all the streets through
which the royal carriage passed 10 the
palace there were many thousands OF
people, who chcered enthusiastically.
Decorations covered all buildings and
over the road were numerous gorgeous
arches. The station and adjacent ways
were guarded by long lines of gaily
uniformed soldiers.
The Queen was dressed I'm black and
bowed slowly to the right and left to
the greetings of the millions of her
subjects.
At the reception were present United
states Special ENJOYS. Hon. Whitelaw
Reid, General Nelson 4. Miles, I. ).
A.: Rear Admiral j. y. Miller. T.. :. ~,
and the members Of the United states
Special Embassy. The ENJOYS wore
evening dress. with the exception of
the American officers, and the republi-
can simplicity of their attire was -
startling contrast with the brilliancy
OF the uniforms around them.
But no incident Of the jubilee thus far.
or any event in connection with any
other jubilee or cele bration could COM
pare with the enthusiasm and excite
ment of Tuesday when occurred the
royal parade. At midnight the people
began to assemble in order to secure
the most promising places from which
to behold the pageant Hours they
We're in waiting but British enthusiasm
made them patient. At the appointed
hour the field marshal received word
that the queen had entered her car
riage and the march proceeded accord
ing to programme.
The column was headed by Captain
Ames, the tallest officer in the British
army. Then came the Colonial division
followed by the African troops. The
Canadian troops were proceeded by
Hon Wilfred Saurier, premier of Can
ada. For nearly an hour thereafter
! came rank after rank of the British
army.
Then the pageant became even more
| brilliant than before. The foreign mill
tary and naval attaches were next, in
Guiding Mai Gen. Miles. Lieut.. Col
| Well United States naval attache. and
Maj. Ludlow. formerly United States
military attache. The Americans wore
modest uniforms, but attracted a great
| deal of attention. At length came the
personal escort Of the sovereign, and
| the enthusiasm rose to a high pitch.
| An Indian escort of 90 native officers
| followed. and then came the moment
| for which the many millions had been
| waiting. Field Marshal Lord WolseleY.
commander in chief of the British army
rode by alone and then was seen the
chariot in which sat the queen. At this
| time the sun was shining brightly. AS
| her majesty approached the cheers
We're deafening and overwhelming. The
queen sat apparently unmoved at this
| popular ovation. though she was sever
| al times compelled to show the emotion
| she felt. While she was the recipient of
| the grandest outpouring of popular ad-
| miration and affection ever vouchsafed
| to a sovereign, she could unfortunately
see little or nothing of the grandeur of
| the pageantry of which she was the
central figure.
Earl Howe. the Gold Stick. while rid
ing behind the Queen in the procession.
was thrown from his horse and received
nasty cut in the head. He was taken
home in the ambulance. Lord Howe
is in his 10th year.
| on Wednesday a reception was ac-
corded to the two houses of Parliament
| by the queen.
Windsor castle was brilliantly illum-
mated with the changing colors Of Ben
gal lights. The magnificent spectacle
was visible for distance of 10 miles.
The queen dispatched a message Ia
her subjects in 43 places. In an hour a
reply had been received from every one
of them, except the Fiji and Thursday
Islands.
Captain G. II. Dean, Premier Chief OF
the constable police, said he had never
dealt with more orderly multitude
Not a case of disorderly conduct OF
drunkenness was reported to him.