The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-24

quis Of Lansdowne the Duke of yelling
ton, Lord Roberts, Earl Aberdeen, the
Earl of Durham and the Marquis of Duff
ferin.
Her majesty was presented with ad-
dresses by the college authorities and by
the oppidans of Eton, to which she re-
piled in each case
AT the conclusion of the ceremony the
queen asked for her grandson, Prince Ar
thur of Connaught, who in his Eton jack
ct and collar, walked to her carriage and
shook hands with the queen. The journey
was then continued.
The queens next court was at Windsor
bridge, where a fine arch of the period
OF Edward III had been erected. There
her majesty received an address from the
ThameS conSerVancy
The final episode of the programme was
at the castle gates, where the addresses
from the Windsor bodies were received.
AS the queens carriage appeared at the
entrance TO her home the national anthem
was chanted in welcome by the people.
me day of festivities was brought to an
end by an illumination of the palace.
In the city the night was made notable
by gala performance at the opera in Co.
vent Garden, which was royalty decorat-
ed. The ten central boxes were torn down
to make room for the royal box, which
was really magnificent salon decorated
with tapestries and powered in roses.
Great crowds are viewing the illumina-
tions this evening" crowds much greater
than those of Tuesday night The pro
cessional route and the side streets are
packed with every conceivable sort of
vehicle, from cart and trumbrill to hand
somely appointed coaches, private open
carriages and omnibuses specially char
tered for the occasion carrying ladies and
gentlemen in full evening dress. At the
west End the Strand is almost packed to
suffocation The heat is intense; many
women have tainted, and the ambulances
are kept busy. Trafalgar square is the
center of an immense throng, and the po-
lice have hard work to keep the people
moving. The route along which most of
the royal family drove to and from Co
vent Garden opera house was kept clear
but the sidewalks were crammed by the
populaee, who cheered the royal carriages
vociferously.
The queen has ordered a special dia-
mond-shaped medal. struck in gold and
silver, for presentation to all the lord
mayors in the United Kingdom, the lord
provosts and the provosts. 1t will be worn
with ribbon in the usual manner.
The jubilee fetes at Spithead, which is
to be the scene of the great naval review
on Saturday. began to-day.
Gen. Davis commander of the district
entertained large number of foreign Of
ticers at the government house
London, July "a, a. m.-The Times,
commenting editorially on President Nc
Kinley's letter of congratulation to the
queen, says: 1T will be read with pride
and satisfaction throughout the empire al
an official token of the particular friend
ship and esteem in which the English mon
archy and the great English speaking re-
public hold each other"
Then, referring to Mr.. Depew's compar-
ison of the jubilee to the reception given
to Gen. Washington by the American peo-
pie on his way from Mt Vernon to New
York to assume the position of first pres
ident of the United States, the Times
says: Nobody, perhaps, but an American
is able to quite appreciate the significance
of that felicitous and appropriate compli-
ment, but Englishmen are familiar enough
with American feeling to understand
something of what it implies