The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-23
INCIDENTS OF THE DAY.
Good Seats Along the Route of the
Procession Given Away.

IrOceSSlOh G1Ven Away.
LONDON, June 22.-AII the perplexing
arrangements in connection with to-days
festivities worked to perfection The
weather was also perfect. 1t was cloudy
in the morning. but there was sunshine
from the time the Queen emerged from
the palace gates. The sky was cloudless
and the weather was just warm enough to
be pleasant. There were no empty seats
along the route of the procession, but the
spectators sold the 10-guinea seats for
guinea, and in many cases spectators
gave their seats away. Evidently the
crowd was not so large as expected. Many
people were frightened away by the stories
told of possible accidents, the danger of
fire, etc, and by the startling stories of
the prices which would be charged to en-
able people to reach their seat. But as a
matter of fact, there was no serious diff
Guilty in reaching the spots selected from
which to view the procession, although the
majority of the seat holders had to leave
their homes before Z o'clock this morning.
Whitelaw Reid, the United States spe-
cial envoy, when questioned on the subject
of the jubilee. said: etiquette forbids
me from discussing the jubilee ceremonial,
but you may say that it was extraordinary
~ successful in every way"
At the lord chamberlains office this after
noon a representative of the Associated
Press was informed that on her return to
Buckingham Palace after the procession
the Queen and all the royal family ex-
pressed the greatest delight and satistac-
ton at thc fact that everything had passed
so successfully.
There were many expressions of satisfac-
ton that the carriage Of the United States
special envoy, MIR. Reid had been so warm
ly received, 1t was considered largely due
to President McI<ineys cordial letter in
congratuiaing her Majesty upon the six
tieth anniversary of her accession TO the
throne. Every intention to honor the Uni
ted states special envoy has been dis
played. For this reason Mr. Reid took the
Princess Victoria Wales in dinner
last evening, sitting at the table of and OPP
poSite the Duke oil Saxe-Coburg and Gouha
III addition queen Victoria received MIS-
Reid most cordially and at tine reception in
the ballroom SHE gave the wife OF Uni-
ted states special envoy her hand to kiss
rhe Times referring editorially to the
sunce OF the United States troops at the
&c review in ottawa, says: THE news
is incident will be hailed with salts
Ion throughout the length and breadth
the empire. They too of our blood
speak our tongue and understand, as we
understand, the blessing of civil and re-
Hgious liberty under strong intelligent gov
ernment They have attained it by means
Inherent from ours; but that does not pre-
vent them trem joining us, AT the bottom
Queen.
After leaving the quadrangle to-day Gen.
Miles took his place in the procession with
the naval and military attaches in alpha
betical order, beginning with Austria and
ending with the United States. General
rode with General Lagren, representing the
President of France, NJ taure, these two
officers bringing up the rear OF the portion
of the procession formed by the military
attaches.
The whole affair to-day passed off without
a hitch. There was no serious accidents,
although a number of women tainted and
d man fell out of a tree on the Mall. The
Queen witnessed this and promptly sent
one OF her equerries to Inquire as to the
ChaGucey NJ Depew witnessed the pro-
cession as the guest of the Baroness Bur-
dett-Coutts; George Gould, Mrs. Gould and
the members of their family from the Sa-
voy Hotel, while Mark Twain, Mr.. NJ. II.
De Young and Mrs. De Young, with Mrs;
and Miss Deane, of San francisco, looked
on from the Hotel Cecil.
This evening her Majesty gave family
dinner party in the state supper room of
Buckingham Palace at a quarter to 9. All
the members of the royal family were pres
ent, as well as all the royal guests. Their
suites dined In the garden vestibule.
The Queen has sent the following mes
sage 10 British colonies and to India:
From my heart l thank my beloved peo-
pie. May God bless Them
VICTORIA r. l."
No Redmonites and only some half dozen
Dillonites were to be seen in the official
stands al Westminster to-day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gladstone passed the day
at Hawarden, where Mr.. Gladstone deliv-
cred a patriotic address in connection with
a ohidren's fete. 1t was announced that
the colonial premiers would be the guests of
Mr.. Gladstone early in July.
Earl Howe, the Gold stick while riding
behind the Queen in the procession. was
thrown from his horse and received a nasty
cut in the head He was taken home in an
ambulance and late tonight was reported
as progressing favorably. Lord Howe is in
his seventy-sixth year.
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