The record-union., 1897-06-22

armed with kodaks, had stationed
themselves opposite the palace gate,
and somebody in the crowd shouted,
NOW, Yanks, three cheers for your
mother" raising roar of good-humor-
| ed laughter.
The Queen was dressed in black, and
| bowed slowly to the right and to the
| left, to the greeting of the subjects. She
looked pleased, did not wear spectacles,
and appeared not more tired than any
lady of her age might be expected to be.
The Empress Frederick, who sat be-
| side her majesty, likewise dressed in
black, also bowed.
| Princesses Christian and Battenberg
sat opposite the Queen and the En-
press. The Princess Christian wore a
| lilac costume and the Princess Henry
| of Battenberg was dressed in black.
! Two Scotch gillies rode behind the car
riage. AS soon as it entered the palace
! yard the carriage passed direct to the
quadrangle, Princess Henry of Batten-
| berg waving her hand to her children
as she passed The Duchess of Con-
naught saluted her majesty amid an
| enthusiastic renewal of the cheering
and waving of handkerchiefs. The
guards then paraded in the palace
/ yard, and the Duke of Connaught who
followed soon afterwards was warmly
cheered. On entering the palace yard
the Duke saluted the Duchess and the
| Queen, and was then saluted by the
Life Guards as they rode Off
| The Queen, after she entered the pail
ace, proceeded to her private apart
ments for luncheon, and the royal and
other guests had lunch in the state
| supper room.
| In spite of the enormous crowd in
London, seats to view the procession
tomorrow are almost begging. The
city syndicates to-day are distributing
seats gratis. among their disappointed
shareholders. The rapacity of the ON
nibus companies, which yesterday ire
bled the rate of their fares, has also
set back, and in many cases to-day re-
duced prices to the regular rates.
Owing to the recent explosion of
bombs in Paris and the arrival in Eng
land of many foreigners known to be
connected with anarchy, the Scotland
Yards authorities have been very act
I've. Anarchist leaflets treating the
jubilee in threatening terms have been
issued. one of them describes the
queens reign as sixty years of cow
ardly wars for gold on ignorant and
defenseless savages,' and as ''an in
crease of the wealth of Great Britain.
but not for the mass of the working
people, whose condition is worse than
sixty years ago.
Inc leafiet quoted also says: 1.-THE an
paillng mass of lunatics going to the
asyiums yearly have been driven mad
by the stress of the difficulties of life
during Nictoria's glorious reign
M KINLEY TO THE QUEEN
LONDON, June 21.-President Nc
kinney has sent the following personal
letter to Queen Victoria. which was
delivered to her by Whitelaw Reid
Special Envoy:
TO Her Majesty, Victoria, Queen of
Great Britain and Empress of India
Great and Good Friend: In the name
and ON behalf of the people of the
united States, l present their sincere
fluctuations upon the sixtieth ami
versary of your majesty's accession to
the crown of Great Britain
I express the sentiment of nv fell
low-citizens in wishing for your peo-
pie the prolongation of a reign illustri-
Gus and marked by advance in science.
arts and popular Well being On behalf
of my countrymen, I wish particularly
to recognize your friendship for the
United States and your. love of peace
exemplif1ed upon important occasions.
cit is pleasing to acknowledge the
debt of gratitude and respect due to
your personal virtues. May your life
be prolonged, and peace, honor and
prosperity bless the people over whom
you have been called TO rule. May
liberty flourish throughout your EN-
pire under just and equal laws, and
your Government continue strong in
the affections of all who live under it.
"And I pray God to have your mai
esty in His holy keeping
Done at Washington this 2Sth day
of May, A. D. 1897.
Your good friend,
"WILLIAM M'KINLEY.
"By the President,
"John Sherman, Secretary of State"
PRESENTS TO THE QUEEN.
LONDON, June 21-The Princess of
Wales, the Duke and Duchess of York,
the Duke and Duchess of Fife, Prince
and Princess Charles of Denmark and
Princess Victoria have jointly present
ed to the Queen a brooch consisting of
one very large white diamond encircled
with a diamond row.
The Duke and Duchess of Coburg, the
Duke and Duchess of Connaught
Prince and Princess Christian, the
Marquis and Warehouses of Lorne and
the Duchess of Albany and Battenberg
have united in a gift to her majesty of
long chain of diamond links with an
imperial crown in the center, bearing
on one side the date 1887 and on the
other 1897. The dates are in brilliants
The royal household presents to the
Queen a large brooch of fine brilliants,
having in the center an exceptionally
lustrous pearl to match the jubilee
necklace presented to her in 1887 by
the daughter of the empire.
A BLACK BANNER.
DUBLIN, June 21-At a meeting
held near College Green to-day in con-
nection with the jubilee a black ban
ner was displayed bearing the state
ment:
During Victoria's reign one and q
half millions of people have starved in
this island. Three millions have been
evicted and four millions have been
compelled to emigrate."
A body of under graduates who
marched out from the grounds of Trim
ity College carrying a Union Jack came
into collision with the crowd and there
was considerable fighting Phillip
Callan was severely wounded in the
head and several others were more or
less injured. Only with difficulty did
the DoIica roctoro order