Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-06-26

Chauncey M. Depew Interview
ed--Preparations for the Great
Naval Spectacle.
London, June 25-The Lord Mayor
Sir George Faudel-Phillips, gave a
luncheon at o'clock this afternoon at
the Mansion house, to all the Princes
and Princesses, British and foreign.
who were in the jubilee procession and
to most Of the special ENJOYS with the
rank of ambassador, and TO part of the
diplomatic corps. Among those present
were the United States special ambas-
sador Whitelaw Reid, and Mrs. Reid.
and the United States ambassador, Col.
John Hay, and Mrs. Hay.
The guests were entertained in the
Egyptian hall, whose lofty domed roof.
richly ornamented with heavy mould
ings, supported on massive, fiuted
golden columns. were OF fine finish 10
the prettily tinted walls patterned in
Egyptian designs.
The Lord Mayor wore his ermine
earls robe. as on jubilee day.
Great crowds OF people watched the
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were warmly cheered.
The luncheon was a brilliant AFFAIR.
The Hnoorable Artillery Company fur.
nished the guard OF honor.
The Lord Mayor took in the Princess
Of Naples The Prince OF Naples had
the Lady Mayoress on his arm. the
Prince OF Wales escorted the Grand
Duchess Of Hesse, and the Grand Duke
Of Hesse gave his arm 20 the Princess
Of Wales.
The Prince of Wales's toast TO the
Queen met with an enthusiastic re-
sponse. The Lord Mayor toasted the
foreign ENJOYS, and the Prince OF Ma
plies and Marshal Davoust, the special
envoy of France, replied.
The Prince of Wales toasted the
Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress. and
the luncheon ended with toast TO the
Prince Of Wales.
Windsor, England. June 25.-The
Queen drove 10 Windsor Park to-day
and visited six thousand school chill
dren who were celebrting her majestys
jubilee
Later the Queen received delegations
from fire brigades belonging TO all parts
of the kingdom.
The Queen seemed in excellent health
and spirits and smilingly conyersed
with those around her.
The firemens parade was one or
the largest ever held in England. There
were 1000 men in line and 100 en-
gines. The Duke of Marlborough. as
president of the National Fire Brigade.
presented the officers TO the Queen.
While the Queen and the Empress
Frederick were dining this evening, a
thousand Eton boys. with bands OF
music, entered the quadrangle of the
castle and gave an exhibition Of torch
light evolutions and fireworks. The
charming spectacle was watched by the
Queen and the members of the royal
household from the castle windows.
London, June 25.-The Echo this af-
teroon publishes an interview with DR..
Chaucey NJ. Depew, in which he is
quoted as expressing the belief that the
arbitration treaty between the United
States and Great Britain will be law be-
fore the end Of the present Mckinley
term OF OHlce.
Regarding the anti-Brtish feeling in
the United States he remarked:
Americans have a deep distrust OF
the methods OF the British government
and regard the British as land grab
bers. / admit that when the British
grab they give the people better gov
ernment, but Americans fear they will
not be content with grabbing the land
Of the old world, but are going to try
to grab in the new world. Anything
OF that kind done in our hemisphere
we want to do ourselves. This sus-
picion of the foreign policy is the rea-
son for the failure Of the treaty, though
Irish opinion may have helped. for
America has deep sympathy for Ire
land and home rule, as II seems to be
the natural development Of the federal
idea A permanent tribunal for Great
Britain and America must come. Pres
ident Mckinley and the most thought
ful Americans are in favor Of it,"
Portsmouth, England, June o.
Everything is in readiness for to-mor-
rows great naval spectacle. Ports
mouth. South Sea and their environs
are getting London's jubilee fever.
Decorations were universal, profuse and
distinctly naval. notably at the gateI
way of the gun wharf, where brass
cannon are mounted in two turretS
and in charge Of pikemen in full armor.
Matchlocks protrude from the port
holes. On the outside buttresses are
full of pikemen, while over the gateway
is a knight in the full armor OF the
Queen Anne period.
Iu addition to these are all sorts OF
jubilee devices formed Of brown bess
pistols. sword blades. matchlocks.
cuirassiers and dirks. Armed knights
in the panoply of sixteenth and seven
teenth centuries guard the gateway.
The town hall is richly decorated.
among the decorations being a group
OF American flags with the mama
Brooklyn" in the centre.
The festivities began this afternoon
with a garden party given by Sir New
ell Salmon. who will be in supreme
command Of the review tomorrow on
the beautiful lawns Of the admiralty
house Tonight a banquet was given
at the town hall. at which Right Hon.
George J. Goschen, first lord OF the ad-
miralty, presided, and the officers Of
the Brooklyn were present. The latter
were present also at the garden party.