Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-05-25
IN HONOR OF VICTORIA.
Birthday of Englaud's Queen Widely
Celebrated.
MESSAGE FROM M'KINLEY.
Wishes Her t.aiesty Continued Pros
perity In Name of American PeO-
plc-Cur Officers at Manila
Share In Festivities.

London, May 3d. But one thing mar
red the celebration of Queen Victoria's
eightieth birthday. That was the an
nouncement in The Truth that an oper-
alton would be absolutely necessary to
save the queens eyesight. 1t is said
that an eminent German physician has
guaranteed that the operation will be
perfectly successful.
The day was ushered in with torrents
of rain. At Windsor, where a general
holiday was Observed the town was
decorated with flags. and the church
bells We're rung at 7 o'clock in the morn.
ing.
The weather cleared about II o'clock.
and serenade by the Windsor and
Etc7 Amateur Choral societies was
given in the grand quadrangle of Wind
sor castle. The sun then shone bril-
liantly. The serenade was listened to
by the queen and the members of the
royal family, including the children of
the Duke and Duchess of Saxe-Coburg
and Gotha, the Duke and Duchess Of
Connaught, Prince and Princess Chris
tan and Princess Henry Of Battenberg
Wlndsor's Mayor Knighted.
Sir Walter Parratt and the mayor Of
w lIliSOI were lIlIpuuttQ " tIe IuccJi
and handed her beautiful floral harp.
Her majesty afterward knighted the
mayor, j. T. Soundry.
Although the official birthday cele-
brations in London were postponed I'M
til June 3, all public buildings, many
business houses and great many pri-
vate residences were decorated. In fact,
more flags were flying than at any time
since the queens jubilee.
A great congregation assembled in st.
Paul's cathedral, where Thanksgiving
services We're held and huge crowds Of
people were unable to obtain admit
lance. They grouped themselves in the
spaces about the building.
The lord mayor of London, Sir John
Voce Moore; the sherifts. the aldermen,
sword and mace bearers and all the
other functionaries, in their robes of
state, attended. The archbishop of Can
terbury. the Most Rev. Frederick Tenn
pie, y d.. oHiciated and preached the
sermon after which TIE Deum was
sung.
Birthday celebrations occurred in all
the provinces, the ships in the different
ports were dressed" for the occasion,
and the wars hips were covered with
bunting. At Portsmouth there were re-
views of the regular troops, volunteers
and naval brigades. and the same cere-
monies occurred at the various arse
nails and garrison towns.
Celebration In India.
A telegram from Simla, the summer
capital of British India, records that
impressive queens birthday services
there were att nded by the viceroy of
India, Lord Cu,zon of Kedleston, and
the Indian and military officials in full
dress. Royal salutes were fired.
The following telegram was received
from President Mckinley:
"Madanl-It gives me great pleasure
to convey on this happy anniversary
the expression of the sentiments of re-
gard and affection which. the American
people cherish toward your majesty and
to add the ass Iirance of my own cordial
respect and esteem. May God grant to
your majesty and to the countries un-
der your government many years of
happiness and prosperity"
The United States commissioners and
many American officers at Manila cele-
brated the queens birthday on board
the British first class cruiser Powerful