Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-04

LONDON, April 3.-Queen Victoria,
who left Windsor Castle at half-past
nine last evening en- route for Ireland,
arrived at Holyhead at $40 a. m. to-
day
The authorities of the place, the Off
GERS of the warships in the harbor and
a guard of honor, waited the arrival
of her majesty. The general public
was excluded from the station. When
the queen alighted she was presented
with the usual address of welcome
She gave her reply to Lord Denbigh,
who handed it to the officials. 1t
read:
81 thank you for your loyal and duti-
full welcome and for your expressions
of devotion to my throne and nation.
The practical and generous sympathy
for those who have suffered or who
are likely to suffer in consequence of
the present war which has been shown
by all classes of my subjects, has been
a great consolation to me during the
time of suspense and anxiety through
which we are passing. I join in your
hearty prayers that peace may soon
be restored and that the other bless
ings of heaven be long continued to
my empire, and l wish all prosperity
to the country you represent"
The queen then walked across the
platform leaning on the arm of an In
dian attendant, and later embarked on
board the royal yacht Victoria and
Albert, which, piloted by the Irene,
escorted by the royal yacht Osborne
and the cruisers Galatea and Australia,
steamed out of the harbor for Kings
town.
DUBLIN, April 3.-The royal yacht
Victoria and Albert with Queen Vic
toria on board, arrived at Kingstown
at two o'clock this afternoon, three
and a half hours ahead of the sched
uled time, and was greeted with a
royal salute from the channel squad
ron.
Rain has been falling all morning.
The royal yacht lay off Kingstown
no one disembarking from her and no
one will leave the vessel until to-mor-
row.
Only handful of persons saw the
arrival if Her Majesty.
The premature arrival of Her Ma
jesty and the wretched weather were a
disappointment to Dublin, as thous-
Rnds of people had planned to go out
to Kingstown. Nevertheless, as soon
as the news spread large numbers
started for the harbor, while the Duke
Of Connaught, Commander of the
forces in Ireland, and Earl Cadogan,
the Lord Lieutenant, also hurried
there, and late in the afternoon board
ed the royal yacht Victoria and Albert,
where they greeted the Queen.
James Egan, the Dublin City Sword
bearer, who for nine years was i'm
prisoned for political offences, refused
to-day to hand the Queen the sword,
nor would he take part in to-morrows
proceedings. This declinatiOn at the
last hour caused a sensation, and the
Lord Mayor is now looking for anoth-
err Sword-bearer. In a letter to the
Town Clerk, Mr.. Egan says:
81 will yield nothing to any Irish
man in respect for the individuality of
the aged lady, but l cannot join in any
act of public courtesy toward the head
Of a state which has tried me upon
charges that were false and sent me to
suffer for nine years in English dun
geons-the state that still hall-marks
me with the degradation of ticket-of-
leave man.
Mr.. Egan adds that he is prepared
to accept the consequences and hand in
his resignation.
The activity of the daring thieves
who have poured into Dublin was evil
denced during the night, when $4,000
worth of jewelry was coolly abstracted
from Grafton street jewelers..
The decorations are suffering sadly
from the rain, but this does not stop
the work of decoration, as still more
bunting is being displayed and every
incoming train is crowded with eXcur-
sioniSts.
THE UNIVERSITY ROW.
The Reading of President Raymond'S