Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1897-07-03
CLOSE OF JUBILEE WEEK
SUCCESS LARGELY DUE TO PRINCE
OF WALES MANAGEMENT.
Frientlliness Toward Americans One
of the Most Pleasing Features
of the Celebration.

London. June 26-'fhe Britons' colos-
sal pageant, one of the greatest the world
has ever seen, has been completed without
a contretemps to mar its success.
1t has been an anxious week for those
in authority, but the whole scheme ior
the celebration of the queen jubilee was
largely attended and carefully carried
out, and has been a triumph for the man
agement, and AN object lesson for the
hosts of guests. 1t is an open secret that
the prince of Wales was among the hard
est workers. Not a single step OF import
ance was taken without his approval, and
much of the praiseworthy work done was
directly due to his initiative.
An exception TO this state of affairs
was the religious service outside st. Paul 5
cathedral, which was the queens idea.
When it was suggested. it filled the Off
GERS with dismay, and disaster was feared
as {; result of the rush of sightseers into
that narrow necked part of London, but
courage and resource accomplished the
queens wishes, and the task of managing
the hosts, numbering couple of million
people, within that exceedingly limited
space and amid scenes of extraordinary
excitement, was carried out i'll a marvel
ous manner, thanks to the skill of the
police and their strategy in preventing the
possibility of rushes, and also thanks to
the admirable demeanor of the crowds.
Unqualified and generous approval of the
festivities has been bestowed by the press
and people of all nations and communi-
ties. The naval review was a fitting ter
minaticn of the week $ ceremonies.
\ pleasant feature of the week was the
Americans complete success. The United
States special embassy was easily the most
prominent and tie most honored through
out the celebration by all 1t is almost
needless to add that Colonel John Hay.
United States ambassador, is equally graf
flied. Both he and the rest of the regular
embassy have done all i'll their power to
insure Nh Reds success.
Pleased by Americans.
The feeling in the press is Indicated by
the editorial OF the Standard of Friday.
which said:
ut would be a most ungraceful omis-
sion to forget to offer sincere thanks to
all foreign countries that have participate
ed in the jubilee. They have added MT
terially to the pleasure of the queen and
her people by their never-to- be forgotten
kindness. So far as the Americans are
concerned, we believe they are almost as
pleased and proud as though the Jubilee
We're their own.
In short, nothing is too good for Amer
leans in London today. The British are
thoroughly pleased with the way thc
Americans opened their houses on jubilee
day. The designs on the residences OF
Whitclaw Reid, Colonel John Hay, Henry
White, secretary of the United States
embassy, and j. NJ. Carter, We're identi-
cal, being the familiar big ". r. sur
mounted by Il crown and the dates ''lS3..
1897 On either side of the central fig
ure of the design was large American
flag sslrmounted by the eagle and Is stars
in the field. The iIluminations were paid
for by the United States government.
Buck ingham palace Whitelaw Reid led in
Princess Victoria of Wales. On Tuesday
Reid lunched at Buckingham palace. On
Wednesday both Reid and Colonel Hay
had boxes at the opera, but Reid him
self was a guest in the royal box. When
escorted by a royal equerry to her box,
General Miles, L. S. A.. and Mr.. and Mrs
Ogden Mills accompanied her. Mr. and
Mrs Reid on Thursday gave a luncheon
to Lady Lytton and Lady Emily Lytton.
The former is the widow of Reid's Brit
ish colleague at Paris and is now ladyin
waiting to the queen. The same evening
Mr.. Reid dined with the Prince of Wales
at Marlborough house, and went later to
Il state party at Buckingham palace,
where he was joined by Mrs. Reid, who
was escorted by a military equerry and
by Rear Admiral Miller, General Miles,
Mrs Miles and Mr.. and Mrs. Ogden Mills.
Colonel John Hay gives grand dinner
Tuesday next in honor of Mr.. Reid, Gen
eral Miles and Admiral Miller, at which
the guests will include the marquis of
Salisbury, the British premier; Balfoul,
Mr.. Chamberlain, Sir William Vernon
Harcourt, Right Hon. Herbert Henry As
quith and many others equally promi
nent.
Mr.. Hay has decided to give a big even
ing party at his residence July IA in honor
of the Jubilee. and the affair has awak-
ened the liveliest interest in the Ameri-
can colony here.
A MISSISSIPPI NEGRO is LYNCHED.