The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-16
HER BRITISH MAJESTY
VICTORIA TAKING GREAT INTEREST
IN THE COMING JUBILEE.
Her Drives Through Portions of Lon
dOn-AHaericans Received with
Unusual Graciousness.
Copyright, 1897, by the Associated Press.)

Queen Victoria passed in town gave a great
impetus to the social season here. The
crowds which assembled whenever her
Majesty drove out exceeded all records in
point of numbers. The Queen seems re-
markedly well and takes the greatest in
terest in the preparations being made to
celebrate her diamond jubilee. Her Majes-
TVS outings were not confined to drives in
the parks, but, in an open landau with
postillions and an equerry on either side
OF her carriage. she drove down the Thames
Embankment almost to the city and
through Trafalgar square, the Haymarket
and other streets not often frequented by
the sovereign. During her drives the Queen
wore dark spectacles. The drawing room
on Wednesday last at Buckingham Palace
was the most largely attended and the
most brilliant which the Queen has held
since 1881. Contrary to her custom for
years past, Queen Victoria not only re-
ceived the members of the diplomatic corps,
but remained for over an hour receiving the
general crowd. All the Americans pre-
scented, much to their delight, were person.
ally received by the Queen, and her Majes-
ty was especially gracious to Mrs. Hay,
wife of the United States ambassador, Col.
John Hay, and to Miss Hay.
The festivities mapped out for the jubilee
have now received the Queens sanction.
They will begin on June 20, the date of her
Majesty's accession to the throne, sixty
years ago, with a religious service at Frog
more, Windsor the site of the mausoleum
erected TO the memory Of the prince con-
sort and the Queens mother, the late
Duchess of Kent. The Queen and the royal
family will be present. on the Monday fol-
owing, June Il, the court will move in semi
state to London, and that evening there will
pc a banquet at Buckingham Palace in
honor of the royal guests. 1t will be fol-
lowed by a reception for the members of
the diplomatic corps and the special en-
Voys. On Tuesday, June %, the royal pro-
ceSSlon through the streets of London will
be the great feature of the day, and it will
be followed by iIluminations at night. On
Wednesday there Will be a garden party at
have been invited. The court on Thursday,
June "A, Will move in semi-state to Wind
sor. Troops will line the route to Padding
ton station. Her Majesty will leave the
train at Slough and will drive with an es-
cort of Life Guards, by way of Elton to
Windsor, taking this route in order to en-
able the boys of the Elton public school to
receive her Majesty. On Friday there will
be another banquet at Windsor, and on
Saturday will take place the naval review
tend.
TIL Sultan of Turkey proposes to send
his son, Mahomed-Selim Effendi, to rep
resent him at the Queens jubilee. If his
Majesty carries out his intention it is more
than likely that there will be some exciting
scenes during the procession through the
streets Of London. The local newspapers
are furious at the suggestion, and the Daily
Chronicle protests against the Dissertation
of the Queens peaceful festival by the
presence OF the representative OF murder
The Prince of Wales has been busy dur
ing the week. His visit to Mr.. Gladstone
ar H. WA r1ap with tho Princess of Wales
and Princess Victoria on Monday, has at
tracted much approving The
Daily News remarks: 1t is but one more
sign OF the generous sense of the duties of
their position which has endeared the royal
PAIR TO all classes.
The Star is flooding London with startling
placards announcing coming articles en- the
STANDARD oil trust and says: The Paris
horrors are surpassed. Men, women and
children here are roasted alive in order to
put money into the pockets of the Amer
lean trust. Rockefeller has obtained abso-
lutte control of the oil trade OF Great Dri-
tain by forcing retailers 10 Sc. the refuse
oils prohibited in America and is respon-
sible for the terrible series OF lamp expo
sions.' The Star urges the government to
Iegislate in the matter.
There is a chorus of denunciation from
the Liberal and Nationalist press at the
announcement made last evening by the
chief secretary for Ireland, Gerald Balfour,
that a royal commission Will be appointed TO
inquire into the working of the Irish land
commission. The members of the opposi-
ton accuse the government of making an
attempt to intimidate the suhcOmmission-
erS against reducing rents and declare that
the new commission IS appointed solely
in the landlords interest, due TO the gov
eminent being alarmed at the landlords
joining the Nationalist on the question of
the financial relations between Great Brit
ain and Ireland.
1t is reported that the British cruiser
Powerful, said to be the largest In the
world, will shortly be sent on a full power
run to New York and back, in emulation
of the run of the Urited States cruiser
Columbia, The Powerful is a first-class
cruiser of Ia, 200 tons and 5000 indicated
horse power. She is 500 feet long, has Il
feet beam and draws q feet. She is cred
ter ship of the Terrible. She can discharge
nearly 11,O0O pounds. or s tons of metal in
a minute. She carries a crew of $40 men.
United States ambassador Hay will pre-
sent his secretary, Spencer Eddy, of Chi
cago, in the diplomatic circle at the levee
which the Prince of Wales will hold in be-
half OF the Queen at st. James Palace on
Tuesday next. In the general circle Colonel
Hay will present Leslie Cotton, J. l.. Taylor
and George Porter. all of New York; MIR.
George GiIpin, Of Philadelphia, and the
staff Of the United States embassy.
A majority of the newspapers, led by the
Times, are favorable to Lord Dunraven's
motion, made in the House of Lords last
evening, asking for an inquiry into the
stories of contagious diseases among the
soldiers of the British army in India and
the effect upon the population of India.
His lordship adduced a powerful argument,
quoting figures from the report made this
year by the committee. Lord Roberts,, OF
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who is now commander of the forces in Ire
land, strongly urged that immediate steps
be taken in the matter, pointing out that
in the Chitral expedition 13 per cent. of the
soldiers We're on the sick list from that
cause. The archbishop of Canterbury.
while urging attention to the moral side of
the question, admitted the necessity for an
inquiry. TIL Earl of Onsalaw. parliament
tary secretary for the India Office, asked
Lord Dunraven not to press the motion. as
the government thought the new measures
which would be Immediately taken based
upon a draft of the cantonment regula-
tons from the Viceroy of India, the Earl of
Elgin. woulG most likely attain the object
desired. The debate will be resumed on
Monday.
AT the annual meeting of the Iron and
Steel Institute this week American com
petition was one of the chief points Of
discussion. President Pritchard Martin
spoke of the enormous output of the leading
American steel works and pointed out that
the Americans were understanding the Brit
ish in the uses of steel. He instanced the
steel buildings being erected in nearly all
the large cities of the United States and
urged lower reigf rates, saying that the
present cost Of transportation was severely
handicapping British industry, as the rates.
NOT only in America hut in Raloinm and