The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-06-27
AMERICAS BIG SCORE
OUR ANGLOMANIACS IMMENSELY
TICKLED ENGLAND.
MILES ENERGIES FROM HIS OBSCURITY
Appears in the Royal Box With Mr.. and Mrs.
Red--The German Emperor Reported
as Threatening the Monroeism
of America.
Of America.

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of America.
| London. June 26.-The Britons' colos-
sal pageant, one of the greatest the
world has ever seen, has been completed
without contretemps to mar it's sue
cess This has been an anxious week
for those in authority; but the whole
scheme for the celebration of the Queens
| jubilee was largely planned, carefully
carried out and has been a triumph for
the management and an object lesson in
unity for the hosts of guests.
| A pleasant feature of the week was
the Americans complete success. The
United States special embassy was easily
| the most prominent and the most honored
| throughout the celebrations by all. 1t is
almost needless to add that Col. John
Hay, the United States ambassador, is
equally gratified. Both he and the rest
of the regular embassy have done all
in their power to insure Mr.. Reid's sue
cess.
Nothing is too good for Americans in
London today The British are also huge
| ly pleased at the way the Americans IL
| Illuminated their houses on jubilee day.
/ The designs on the residences of Mr..
Whitelaw Reid, Col. John Hay, Mr..
| Henry White, Secretary of the United
States embassy, and Mr.. ]. r. Carter
were identical, being the familiar big "V
r." surmounted by crown and the
| dates "1S37-1S97." On either side of the
central figure of the design was a large
American shield surmounted by the eagle
: n, Al
! iilluminations were paid for by the United
States government.
At the State banquet on Monday at
Buckingham palace Mr.. Whitelaw Reid
led in Princess Victoria of Wales.
On Tuesday Mr.. Reid lunched at Buck
ingham palace, sitting between Prince
Christian, of Schleswig- Holstein, and the
Duke Of Cambridge. After lunch Mr..
Reid Asthe other special envoys remain
ed in the smoking room with the Princes
of the royal family.
On Wednesday both Mr.. Reid and
Col. Hay had boxes at the Opera; but,
Mr.. Reid, himself was guest in the
royal box. When Mrs. Reid arrived at
the Opera house she was escorted by a
royal equerry to her box. Gen. Nelson
A. Miles, U. S. A, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Ogden Miller, accompanied her.
Mr. and Mrs Reid on Thursday gave
a luncheon to Lady Lytton and Lady
Emily Lytton. The former is the widow
of Mr.. Reid's British colleague at
Paris and is now Lady in waiting to
the Queen.
The same evening Mr. Reid dined with
the Prince of Wales at Marlborough
House and went later to the State party
at Buckingham palace where he was
joined by Mrs. Reid.
On Friday; besides attending the Lord
Mayors luncheon, to the Royal Princess
and others at the Mansion House, Mr..
Reid and Mrs. Reid dined with the Sec
retary of State for war, the Marquis of
LansdOwne, in the famous sculpture gal
lery of Lansdowne House.
Later in the evening the guests, in
Guiding the Prince and Princess of
Wales, attended brilliant ball given in
an immense Marquee by the Duke of
Westminster.
Mr.. Reid to-day was present at the
naval review on board the vessel assign
ed to the use of the diplomatic corps and
Mr. Reifs children were the guests of
Rear Admiral Miller on board the Uni
ted States cruiser Brooklyn.
Col. John Hay gives a grand dinner
on Tuesday next in honor of Mr.. Reid,
Gen. Miles and Admiral Miller, at which
the guests will include number of
prominent men.
Col. Hay has decided to give big even
ing party at his residence on July 14th,
in honor of the jubilee and the affair
has awakened the liveliest interest in the
American colony here. The guests will
include several members of the royal
family and host of notabilities, includ
ing the American Bishops who are at
tending on the Pan-Anglican conference,
the Astors and Vanderbilts.
Col. Hay notes among the present
duties of the week the presenting to the
Queen of an address from the Mayor and
people of Charleston, s. O., in which
they give special thanks to Her Majesty
for the sympathy she expressed with the
earthquake sufferers.
The Spectator publishes a long leading
article on Emperor Williams remarks as
recorded by the Paris correspondent Of
the Times on Monday last, and then
csl!e1 to the Associated Press. The
correspondent reported a conversation
affecting to represent the views of the
Emperor, in the course of which speaking
of his anxiety as to the future of Europe,
he said that he did not fear Chinese am
bition or the anarchists, but he did fear
the expansion of one of the great powers
and the Intervention of the United States
in the affairs of the old world
The Spectator says: "This is so impor- |
tant that We would give much to know |