The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-04-04
QUEEN IS IN IRELAND
ARRIVES AHEAD OF SCHEDULED
TIME AND DIsAPPOINTs THE
DUBLIN PEOPLE
RECEPTION MADE UNIVERSAL
Politics Is for the Time RELOCATED
to the Background Dreary
Weather Somewhat Mars
the Occasion.

DUBLIN. April Am spite of the rain
that was falling and the huge puddles
OF water under foot, the arrival Of Queen
Victoria in the royal yacht Victoria and
Albert. off KingstOwn, was the occasion
Tor much enthusiasm. although this did
not take an organized form, owing to
the fact that her majesty came several
hours ahead Of schedule time
The passage Of the channel was smooth
ana the queen suffered no discomfort. al
though she expressed regret that the
premature departure from HoIyhead. ow-
ing TO the threatening weather conditions.
should cause her Irish subjects disap
po1ntment. 1t had been officially announc-
ed that she would reach KIngstown ar
o;3o p. m. Tuesday, instead Of 2 D. II.
but at the latter hour the Victoria and
Albert doomed up through the haze and
RAIN and was greeted with the thunder or
tWenty-one guns from each ship of fbe
British channel squadron.
thousands had poured Into Kingstown
regardless of the peIting rain. which
luckily ceased about o'clock. and they
Draved the cold winds and mist until mid
night. The celebration was confined tt
illumination Of the war vessels and q feu
fireworks here and there. An electric
shamrock stood out against the black.
ness Of Dublin bay, and from the snuad.
ron came strains Of God Save the
queen which was taken UP with a VIII
Dy the patient crowds on shore. and
When Soldiers Of the Queen" fioated
across the quiet water the spectators on
hingstown pier joined with equal Pervor
Although all political conditions were
represented In Kingstown, there was mn
attempt at counter demonstrations In
fact the evening fireworks, singing and
cheering We're not marked by any hostiIa
note, and the entry Of the queen into
Dublin today "wednesday win probably
De repetition Of Tuesdays demonstra-
tton.
DEAR, DIRTY DUBLIN.
Seven miles from Ringstown the city
often dubbed Dear, dirty Dublin" never
deserved its title more than Yesterday
however, last evening, when the show
ers ceased, nluminatiOns such as ireland
mad never seen lit up the streets. and
We're viewed by crowds so dense that
In several thoroughfares traffic was i'm
possible.
The castle was gay with a dining party.
including the leading Irish nobility. and
spirit Of gOOd-natured reVelry prevail
ed over every quarter Of IreIand's capital.
The queen Will disembark some time be-
fore noon today and will drive from
klngstown through the city, reaching the
vice regal lodge about in the after
noon.
Another swOrdbearer has been found
in the place Of James Egan, and II the
universal wish for fair weather be grant
ed the progress Of the queen promises to
be one Of the most remarkable occasions
in the history of the city
Political differences have either been
kept in the background or banished al
together. OF the Dublin evening papers
yesterday the Telegraph, which belongs
to the Freeman's Journal, alone utters
note that borders on the political It
says:
Political questions must not chill the
reception. The Nationalist have too
much respect for the rights Of minorIties
to interfere with individual expressions Of
opinion, but antt-British passion will
never die out until the aspirations Of Ire
land are satisfied by PREPARATION for the
frauds and wrongs perpetrated a CEN
fury ago"
John Boyd's paper says:
While deprecating disturbances in
any way, It must be borne in mind that
those joining in the demonstrations are
not Nationalist and do not represent ma
tiOnaI sentiment