El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-05-24
VICTORIA'S
BIRTHDAY
Her Eightieth Anniversary
Celebrated With Great
Demonstrations.
AFFECTION
Felt For the Venerable Queen
Is Shown In a Thousand
Ways At Home And
Abroad.

| LONDON, May 24.-Queen Victoria
reached the four-score milestone OF
life's journey today and in celebration
of the happy event loyal and patriotic
demonstrations such as the world has
seldom witnessed are being held
throughout the British empire and
wherever else q handful of Briton' q
sons may happen to congregate. In
England and Scotland and Wales, and
in the loyal sections of Ireland, the
church bells are ringing merrily and
flags are flying everywhere.
The center of interest, however, was
Windsor where the queen and court
celebrated the anniversary on an un-
usually elaborate scale. The queen
rose early in accordance with her GUS
tom and after breakfasting in her
chambers was serenaded by the united
choirs of Windsor and Elton. Later
she was wheeled to the grand quadr-
angle of the castle where, with the
numerous members of the royal family
gathered there, she witnessed the cere-
mony of troopine the colors by the Sec
ond Scots Guards.
Another feature of the days oere-
monies and the one in which the vene-
rable sovereign appeared to take most
interest was the special service held
in the mausoleum at Frogmore, where
the body of the prince consort lies en-
tombed.
In London the day was one of great
celebration. Business was everywhere
suspended and the populace gave it
self over to the enjoyment of the
numerous features of entertainment
thousands visited Kensington Palace
and saw for the first time the rooms
where the queen was born and spent
her youthful days until that historic
night in June, 1887, when she was rous-
ed from her slumber by the court Of
ficers and informed that she had sue
ceeded to the throne.
A drizzling rain made outdoor cele- |
bration difficult.
Special matinees in honor of the day |
we're given .in every playhouse and
music hall of the metropolis. The
scholars .of the Duke of York's school,
and kindred Institutions, attended en-
masse Mr.. Beerbohm Trees perform
ance at her msjesty's theater, while
the soldiers, sailors, marines and vo-
lunteers of her majesty were admitted
free to the greater Britain exhibition.
The parliamentary and ministerial
birthday dinners have been deferred
until parliament reassembles after the
Whitsun recess. However, there will
banquets this evening. Probably the
most notable of them all will be that at
the Hotel Cecil. where all of the cabi-
net ministers and other persons of note
except those who 60 to Windsor by
special invitation to attend the court
performance of "Lohengrin" by the
Covent Garden company, will assem-
BILE ane drink to the single toast, "The
Queen"
The responses to the toasts will be {
delivered by representatives of Ameri- I
"a, Canada, Australia and other colo
1ies, India aud the city of London.
WASHINGTON. May 24.-This being
he sOth birthday of Victoria President
sent the following:
Executive Mansion, Washington.
Nay "a TO Her Majesty, the Queen,
Windsor Castle, England: It gives me {
.reat pleasure to convey on this happy
the expression of the
entiments OF regard and affection q
which the American people cherish to- 4,
Yards your majesty, and to add the
ssurance of my own cordial respect n
nd esteem. May God grant to your
majesty and to the country under your il
many years of happiness i,
nd prosperity. p
VIM. MCKINLEY. 4
CHICAGO, May 24.-Chicago's citi- d
ems of British birth have completed |,
labOrate arrangements for the ban t.
uet to be given at the Victoria hotel t