The Portland daily press., 1897-06-22

Great Britain and Ireland and Empress
of India:
"Great and Good Friend In the name
and on behalf of the people of the United
States, present their sincere felicitation
upon the sixtieth anniversary of Your
MaJeSty's accession to the Throne of Great
Britain.
= express the sentiments of my fellow
citizens in wishing for your people the
prolongation of reign illustrious and
marked by advance in science, arts and
public we'll being. On behalf of my
nize your friendship for the United States
and your love of peace exemplified upon
important occasions.
sit Is pleasing to acknowledge the debt
OF gratitude and respect due to your per-
| sonal virtues May your life be prolonged
people over whom you have been called to
rule. May liberty flourish throughout
your empire under JUST and equal laws
and your government continue strong in
the affections of all who live under it.
| 'tAnd pray God to have Your Majesty
in His holy keeping.
| Done at Washington, this 2eth day of
May, A. D., 1897.
"By the President:
| ssYour good friend,
| JOHN SHERMAN, Secretary.
| The Queen at S.45 this evening enter
tained at dinner ninety Of her most dis
tinguished guests in the state supper
room at Buckingham palace. Among
Princess of Wales with all the members
Of the royal family, the royal guests, the
ENJOYS Of states with the rank Of ambas-
sadors and the great officers of the house
hold, who wore full court dress.
During the progress of the banquet,
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Royal Engineers. The suites of the envoys
and the ladies and gentlemen in attend
ance dined in the garden vestibule, the
yeoman of the guard on duty in the grand
hall and veStibule.
"After the dinner the Queen proceeded
from the grand salon to the ball room to
receive her guests, the envOys, and their
suites, the Indian princess, the officer Of
the imperial forces and of the native
Indian escorts and the officers of the
| Queens German regiment.
| The colonial premiers with their wives
were presented to Her Majesty by Mr..
| Chamberlain, secretary of state for the
colonies and the suites of royal and other
guests were presented severally by their
chiefs. The great officers of state attended
in full court dress.
sa. Jubilee Honors for Epglishmen.
London, June 21.-Among the list of
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Laurier, the Canadian premier, he has
been made privy councillor.
| Sir Donald Smith, the Canadian high
commissioner. in London, has been ele-
waited to the peerage.
All the colonial premiers, Mr.. Vim,
Maxwell, the author, have been made
privy councillors; the Prince of Wales is
made grand master and principal knight
of the grand cross of Bath.
| An Earldom is conferred upon Baron
| Egerton of Tatton and peerages are con-
ferred upon the Earl of Glasgow, Wis
CO mite Downe, J.. S. Lope, the Right
| Hon. Iron Trant Hamilton and Sir John
| Burns.
] The mayors of Leeds and Sheffield are
made Lord Mayors and the Lord Mayor of
London, George Faudel Phillips, is made
a boronet.
Bancroft, the actor, is knighted and the
chief justices of Manitoba, Montreal and
Ontario, Messrs. Tayor, Taggart- TAFT
and Hagerty, are knighted. The list is
disappointing as the names OF many who
expected honors are omitted.
Sir John Blundell Maple, is made a
| baronet and the same honor is conferred
upon Sir William Mccormack, M. D.,
| President of the Royal College of Sur
geons. Mr.. James Pender, son of the late
John Pender and Mr.. Samuel Wilkes, M.
d., president of the royal college of
physicians and physician extraordinary to
Her Majesty.
Mr.. Wyke Hayliss, president of the
Royal Society of British artists, Prof.
VIM. Crookes, vice president Of the Royal
society are made knights and Sir Francis
Henry Jeune, president of the probate
divorce and admiralty division of the
high court of justice is made A: K. G. B.
| (Knight commander Of the Bath.)
Mesdames Whitelaw Reid, Nelson A.
Miles and Ogden Mills, We're presented by
the Queens special command.
The Duke Of Coburg has been appointed
admiral of the fleet.
The order of the Grand Cross of St.
Micheal and ST. George has been con.
| ferred upon Mr.. Wilfrid Laurier, Sir
Richard Cartwright and Sir Oliver
| Mowat
The order of knight commander of st.
Michael and ST. George has been con-
| ferred upon Lieut.. Gov. G. A. Kirk
patrick Of Ontario, the Hon. G. Davies
and Sanford Leaning.
| Deputy Minister j. w. Courtney,
auditor general j. L. MacDougall and
deputy postmaster White have been made
companions of the Order of St. Micheal
and ST. George.
| The Duke Of Connaugh was appointed
colonel of the sixth dragons (Inniskill-
ings) and Prince Edward of Saxe-Weymar
has been appointed field marshal.