The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-06-26
THE ROYAL PROCESSION
INTERVIEWER WITH Crowds or
DfGKITAnIEs or ALL SORTS.
Troops From Inafa Gosgeeas In MAS
sfye Gold Earnings Wfth
Enormous stones.

Buekingham Palace, London. June Y.
The last Of the procession il ont Of
sight. The roar Of cheers that markell
its course up Constitution hill tell the
beginning Of the story Of the queen
among her people. while the artillery in
Hyde park, with royal salute Of 90
guns are laundering the fact 10 waiting
thousands elsewhere, The queen has ae-
tnaIIy started, and the hearts Of thou.
sands Of insurance people and members
Of Lioyds beat more plaeidiy as they re.
membered the premiums on IS 0O0000
that had been wagered with them wheth-
er o. not her majesty would start
The Colonial ProeesaIen.
The procession was practically in three
sections as far as St Panl's, though the
last two en- route 20 the cathedral were
consolidated as they moved into Plead
lily. The procession was headed by an
advance party Of the royal horse guards
Then followed the band OF the same
corps playing the inspiring Washington
Post March" Close upon the band came
= portion Of the picturesque northwest
mounted police as an escort TO the first
colonial premier, Hon. Wilfred Laurier.
The northwest policemen made a striking
appearance. The Victorian mounted
trops followed, succeeded by the New
Zealand mounted contingent, fine
looking, san-burned lot, drawn from al
most every town in the colony. Then
came New Zeaiand's premier, Hon. Rich
ard j. Ciddon. For the moment Austral-
in gave way. Africa was allowed a
chance, and the Cape Of Good Hope
mounted rifles, wearing scarlet WIN
white helmets, rode by to herald the com,
ing OF the Cape premier, Hon. Sir J. .sor-
don SpFigg Hardly had he been noticed
when attention was claimed for the y.I-
lowish brown KhAFhakee, lit with the
bright scarlet from the blazing Puggare
on the spiked helmets 10 the double
stripes down the seams Of the tight 1T
ting corduroy trousers which proclaimed
the South Australian mounted troops
They won applause and passed on to give
place 10 the premier OF New Foundland.
Hon. Sir William Whiteway.
Behind the Natal mounted troops,
with a contingent similar in model and
equipment TO their Cape brothers in
arms, rode Hon. Sir H. n. Nelson, the
Official personiiication Of Western Aus
tralia.
The Crown Colonies Troops.
The preniers being disposed Of. there
succeeded a most attractive display Of
mounted trops Of the crown colonies, the
RhodeSian horse colonial infantry broken
by three bands typical Of the United
Kingdom. Then there passed a splendid
contingent from CAAada's infantry, LIS
strong. with Colonel Aylemer leading.
Following came the real ODDITIES in tine
eyes Of the Londoners, the Seaptiehs from
| Cyprus, dividing the hOnors with the
Dyaks Of Borneo. The Seaptiehs were
mounted on island ponies and wore the
Turkish feZ The Others coming after
emphasized the fact Of how widely sat
tered are the races the queen rules. The
Trinidad field artillery, the Sierra Leone's
with their strong blue tnrhans and de-
pending targets and knickerbockers, the
British Guiana police with white cur
tanned caps. the Haussas IN the familiar
ouave costumes Of long ago, and the royal
Nigar husars in uniforms of kharkll,
cloth trousers, exposing the leg, and
shaved heads, were all blacks.
The military procession passed the pal.
ace 50 minutes after the colonials. il
more than eloQuently filled in the picture
Of Bitain's war strength; more than
magniRccntly completed the carnival 81
gorgeous costume and color. Batteries Of
artillery. men Of splendid physique, and
horses with rare action. fully entered into
the spirit Of the occasion. The sight WAS
ono 10 stir the blood as only soldiers
have stirred il since the dawn of time
The troops were literally too numerou,
10 mention except as a brilliant whole.
The empire had passed in review and
the head Of Il was all 60 come-her maj
esty. The royal procession proper was
interviewer with crowds Of dignitaries o.
all sorts. First came the aides-de-camT
10 the queen. these being headed by the
prince Of Wales and dukes of Cambridg,
and Connanght and the earl Of Weymss
Then followed the lord lieutenant Of Lon
don, his grAcc, the duke of Westminster
in a lord lieutenant's dress. The duk,
was followed by a Rlittering cavalcsde o
officers.
Next came the officers Of the auxilliar,
forces in attendance on H. r. II. IN,
princess Of Wales, the eqnerries, gentle
men in waiting and military attaches
Then complement from the kaiser.
deputation from the Hnerst Prussian dra
Coon guards
After the Germans came the most brill
liant group Of all. The soldiers and Off
GERS OF the imperial service and the troop
from India In their uniforms, brilliant 4
degree. Many wore massive gold ear
rings with enormous stones.
The Queens Approach.
The crowd now began to show NOR
} eager interest in the approaching vehicle
. As they were nearer and nearer TO th
! queen.
. Then the first part Of the sovereign
, escort rode into view, the second III
guards. As their well known brillian
+ uniforms appeared the whispering IA
{ electrically "shes coming The guard
c were soon succeeded by an escort Of BriI
: ish and foreign princes. Many faces wer
known, recognized and eheered. Thes
brilliant escorts were composed Of II
/ flower Of Earope's thrones
Following the princes came the guar
A of honor Of % officers Of the native India
: cavalry eorpA men Of fine physique. pil
4 tnreaqne uniform and strange faiths
When they could see the queens hors.