The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-06-23

: maze mouidings. The lines taken by IN
= festoons were varied and presented ;
? pretty succession OF curves.
In streets off the line Of route the dec
oratiohs were as lavish as were common
, surate with The prosperity Of the inhabi
tauts Flags, banners and imperial de
vices of every sor. were displayed. Many
| win lows had hangings Of some sort, gen
orally scarlet and gold. or red, white and
| blue. and many others added flowers
N short. by decorations, as by every
thing else, London was transformed into
vas; court at which an empire render
ed fealty TO its sovereign
PASSAGE OF THE PROCESSION
Buckingham to st. Paurs and Return
Scenes and Incidents Enroute.
buckingham Palace. June 22.-The las
OF the procession is out OF sight, the
roar OF cheers that mark IT'S course IT
Constitution Hill tells the beginning OF
the story of the queen among her peo-
pie, while the artillery in Hyde Park,
by royal salute of sixty guns is thun-
| dering the fact 10 waiting thousands
elsewhere. The queen has actually start
| ed and the hearts Of thousands Of in
surance people and members Of Lloyd's
beat more placidly as they remember
! the premiums on five millions Of dollars
that have been wagered with them
whether or not her majesty would start.
THE COLONIAL PROCESSION.
The procession was practically in three
sections as far as ST. Pauls though the
two last enroute to the Cathedral were
consolidated as they moved into Picca-
dilly. The first to take up position was
| the colonial procession, formed on the
Embankment and moved via the Mall,
/ thence past the palace, where her ma
/ jesty viewed il from a window over the
route to ST. Paul's. The march began
! at S:45 and the great cortege proved a
welcome relief to the waiting multitude.
| The procession was headed by an ad-
vance party of the Royal Horse guards.
Then followed the band of the same
corps playing the inspiring Washing
! ton Post March, Close upon the band
came portion of the picturesque north
( west mounted police as escort TO the
first colonial premier, the Hon. Wilfred
Laurier
The Northwest police, men to whom
evidently a saddle has never been
novelty, made a striking appearance
quite as brave and serviceable look
ing as the New South Wales mounted
rifles with their gay semi-somb-eros
ard blackjack plumes, escorted the
premier of New South Wales. the Hon
S. H. Reid
The Victorian mounted troops follow
ed, smart weather beaten fellows in I'M
attractive brownish uniforms, succeed
ed py the New Zealand mounted con-
tingent, a fine looking sun-burned lot,
drawn from almost every town of any
importance in the colony, displaying uni
forms intended for the conflict rather
than the parade ground. Then came
New Zeaiand's premier. the Hon. Rich
ard J. Seldom. For the moment Au-
stralia gave way. Africa was allowed a
chance and the Cape Of Good Hope
mounted rifies-well set up men-wear-
ing the scarlet, with white helmets. rode
by heralding the coming of the Cape
premier, the Hon. Sir ]. Gordon Sprigg,
x. c. VI. C. Hardly had he been noticed
and to the majority unknown, when at
brown Kharltee lot, with bright scarlet
from the blazing puggaree on the spiked
helmets 10 the double stripes down the
seams Of tightly fitting corduroy trous-
ers with large channels leather patches
where the knee gripped the saddle.
which proclaimed the South Australian
mounted troop. Lean. long specimens OF
why manhood, they won applause Ike
the rest and passed on TO give place TO
the premier of Newfoundland, Hon. Sir
W. V. Whiteway. From Newfoundland
one was transported to Natal by the
Natal mounted troops. contingent SIM
liar in model and equipment to their
Cape brothers-in-arms. Hon. Sir H. y.
Nelson. K. C. NJ. c., rode after them.
the official personification Of West Au-
STRATA.
The premiers being disposed Of. then
succeeded a really most attractive dis
play, mounted troops Of the crown col
onies, the Rhodesian horse, the colonial
infantry broken by three bands. typical
of the United Kingdom, those of St.
Georges. the London Scottish and the
London Irish rife volunteer corps and
others. Then there passed the splendid
contingent from Canada's infantry, 175
strong, uniformed somewhat Ike the
regular service infantry, with Colonel
Alymer leading. Much applause was
bestowed on the fine marching Of these
men who in every way kept the Do
minion 10 the front. !
Following came the real oddities in
the eyes OF Londoners. of which Zapdchs |
from Cyprus divided the honors with |
Dyahs Of Borneo. Both are military po- |
lice. the Zpatichs were mounted on IS |
land ponies and naturally Wore the
Turkish fez with basket somewhat |
suggestive of Constantinople and the |
minerals Of STEAMBOAT. The Borneo |
Dyaks. yellow-colored, smallish chaps. |
were eagerly expected by the crowd. |
owing TO their head-hunting proclivities. !
OF which, however no trace could be |
noticed in their dress These and others |
coming after emphasized and repeated |
the fact how widely scattered are the |
races the queen rules. The Trinidad |
field artillery. the Sierra Leone militia, |
with their strange small blue turbaHs /
and depending tassels and knicker- |
bockers: the British Guiana police. With /
their white curtained caps; the Haussas
in the familiar Zouave costumes OF |
Tondsgo. and the Royal Nigar Haussas
men who fought at norin and Bida-
in uniforms OF Kharkin cloth. trousers
exposing the leg. and shaved heads. all
blacks The Haussas. the blackes; OF
the blacks. wearing the FURNISHED iiv-
cry OF the SUM-" were most enthusiast
cally greeted.
THE MILITARY PROCESSION.
The second procession passed the pal
scs ffry minutes after the colonEsis had