The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-04-03
VICTORIA EN- ROUTE.
Presented With Address of We'll
come at HOlyhead.

London, April 3.-Queen Victoria, who
left Windsor castle at half past nine
last evening, en- rouet for Ireland, ar
rived at Holyhead at $40 a. m. today.
The authorities of the place. the CD
GERS of the war ships 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 aIighted she was presented with
the usual address of welcome She
gave her reply to Lord Denbigh, who
handed it to the officials It read:
Il thank you for your loyal and du-
tiful welcome and for your expressions
of devotion to my throne and person.
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
great consolation to me during the time
OF suspense and anxiety through which
we are passing. [ join in your hearty
prayer that peace may soon be restored
and that the other blessings of heaven
he long continued in my empire and
wish all prosperity to the country you
repr resent.'
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, es-
cOrted by the royal yacht Osborne and
the cruisers Galatea and Australia
81. AIMED out of the harbor for Kings
town.
ARRIVES AT JAMESTOWN.
Dublin, April 3-The royal yacht Vic
toria and Albert. with Queen Victoria
on board arrived at KinSstown at ,
O'Clock this afternoon three and a half
hours ahead of scheduled time and was
greeted with royal salute from the
channel squadron.
Ram has been falling all morning.
The Royal Yacht lay off Kinsstown. no
one djsembarking fror. her and no one
will leave the vessel until tomorrow.
Only handful of persons saw the ar
rival of her majesty.
The premature arrival of her majesty
and the wretched weather were a dis
| appointment to Dublin as thousands of
/ people had planned TO go out to Kings
! town. Nevertheless. as soon as the
news spread, large numbers started for
the harDOr, while the Duke of Con-
naught. commander of the forces in Ire
! land, Earl Cadogan. the lord lieutenant
/ also hurried there and late in the after
4 noon boarded the royal yacht Victoria
and Albert, where they greeted the
queen.
James Egan, the Dublin city sword
( bearer. who for nine years was impris-
oncd for political offences. refused to-
day to hand the queen the sword, nol
would he take part in tomorrow's pro-
] ceedingS- This declination at the last
hour caused a sensation and Lord May
1 or Talon is now looking for another
sword bearer. In a letter to the tow
clerk, Mr.. Egan says:
I will yield nothing to any Irishmar
in respect for the individuality of the
aged lady. but I cannot join in any ac
of public courtesy toward the head O.
| d state which has tried me upoI
| charges that were false and sent me L
suffer for nine years in English dun
geons-the state that stiIl hail marks
me with the degradation of ticket-of
leave man" Mr.. Egan adds that he Il
prepared to accept consequences am
hand in his resignation.
The activity of the daring thieve
who have poured into Dublin was evi
denced during the night when $500
worth of iewelry was coolly abstracts
from a Grafton street jeweler.
The decorations are suffering sadl!
from the rain but this does not stop tn
work of decoration. as still more bunt
81 ing is being displayed and every in
coming train is crowded with excur
sionists.