Connecticut western news., 1897-06-24
ENVOYS WELCOMED.
The Queen Receives the Represeutatiy
 of the Nations at Buckingham.

The Queen Receives the Representatives
 of the Nations at Buckingham
 London. June 22.-The weeks celebra- tion of Queen Nictoria's diamond ju- biee is now fairly under way.
 The queen yesterday made the jour ney from Windsor castle to Bucking- ham palace. whe re in the throneroom she received the envoys of the nations, this being her first official act in con- nection with the celebration.
 The United States was represented by Special Envoy Whitelaw Reid, Gen. eral Nelson A. Miles and Rear Admiral J. N. Miller.
 The following is the text of the per sonal letter from President Mckinley to Queen Victoria. presented by MT. Reid: To Her Majesty Victoria Queen of Great
 Britain and Ireland and Empress Of h.
 Great and Good Friend-In the name and on behalf of the people or the united States 1 present their sincere felcitations upon the siStieth anniversary of your majesty's accession to the crown of
 I express the sentiments of my fellow citizens in wishing for your people the marked by advance in science, arts and popular well being. On behalf of my countrymen. wish particularly to rec; ogniza your friendship for the United States and your love of peace, exempli- fled upon important occasions.
 It is pleasing to acknowledge the debt of gratitude and respect due to your personal virtues. May your life be pro- longed and peace. honor and prosperity been called to rule. May liberty flourish throughout your empire under just and equal laws and your government con tinue strong in the affection of all who live under it.
 And I pray God to have your majesty in his holy keeping.
 Done at Washington this 2Sth day of
 WILLIAM M'KINLEY.
 ' '' JoHM HERMAN. Secretary.
 The queen expressed her thanks through MT. Reid to President McKin- ley and to the great nation of our kinsmen."
 A Brilliant Assembly.
 In addition to the United States en- voys there were present General Da- voust, duke of Auerstadt. grand chan cellor of the Legion of Honor, repre- senting France, and two French gen. erals of division, one of them especially representing President Faure; M. Cro- zier, chief of the protocol. and a bril- liant staff of French officers; Prince Albert of Prussia, the prince regent of Brunswick and a staff of eight general officers. representing the emperor of Germany, in addition to Duke Albert or Wurtemberg, Prince Rupert of Ba- varia, Prince Frederick Augustus of SaXony, the Duke and Duchess of Saxe- Coburg and Gotha, the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Hesse. the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Mecklen- burg -Strelitz, the hereditary Prince and | Princess of nlohe-Langenburg and | the hereditary Prince and Princess Of l Saxe-C -Coburg and Gotha, representing the integral portions of the German em- | pire.
 Russia was represented by their im- | peTlal highnesses the Grand Duke Ser | gius and the Grand Duchess Elizabeth l Feodrowna and large suits. The Archduke Francis Ferdinand, heil presumptive to the throne of Austria | represented the Austro- Hungarian em- | pire, accompanied by a number oi | princes.
 Italy sent to represent her their roya | highnesses the Prince and Princess o | Naples, and Sweden and Norway were 1 represented by Prince Eugene, th' | fourth son of King Oscar. Prince Fer | dinand represented Roumania. He wa:
 accompanied by the princess and theil suits.