Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-03-09

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| cess. That is the only explanation OF
| the unbOunded. the unparalleled. enthu-
/ siaSm, with which hundreds of thou
sands hailed their sovereign. In many
1 ways these demonstrations outdid
| those of the diamond jubilee. although
| there were no giittering pageantS, no
| triumphal arches, no procession of
| princes: but only Il dozen Life Guards
/ followed 10y little old lady in the
plaineSt black costume, who had come
| for Il few days stay at Buckingham
palace, as she has done many Il time
before.
Yet her hold upon the hearts OF her
people was probably never more strik-
ingIy manifested.
Yesterdays popular outburst was al
| most imprOmptu. The depth of feeling
which these demonstrations repre-
sented could only he gauged by those
who mingled with the crowd. Mothers
In deep morning for sons killed on the
far off Veldt struggled braVely with
the most hilarious tocatch 4 glimpse of
the queen. whose womanly sympathy
and thoughtfulneSS for the soldiers had
touched their hearts. As one very old
woman said: I've seen her many 4
time. but she said she was sorry for
lay boy. and / must see her again be
fore | die"
Interminglcd with the rejoicinEs OF
patriotism there was Il particularly
keen appreciation of the queens per-
SOnality-her wOmanlineSS, her great
age. This little touch of reverence for
sex rather than for sovereignty rem
dered the huge crowds perfectly tract
able i'll the hands of the gOOd-natured
police and il was not 4 hard task to
induce them to surge back and to make
g.. q 1r.gi.a hAT "a
queen of Great Britain and Ireland
and the empress of India did pass.
nOdding as if TO many friends instead
of bowling with royal restraint, there
echoed under the roar of cheers many
heartfelt expressions. such rs God
bless her" God keep her" My, but
she's brave woman" and scores more
like them.
1t was small wonder that now and
again tears of joy rolled down the
cheeks of the aged sovereign.
The semi-otiicial duties undertaken
by the queen during the day would
have tried the resources of many
woman under ~ years of age Starting
early from Windsor by train she
reached the metropolis shortly after
noon. Until she reached buckingham
palace there was never Il moment of
quiet. Cheers spread along her route
ran@lc of the palace. after the queens
arrival when lords and cOmmoners
Joined in singing the national anthem
was Unprecedented. and will probably
never be repeated during the present
reign. NiScount Cross and Mr.. Cham
bcrlaiu acted aS spokesman and Gra-
ciOusly greeted the royal visitor, but it
was to Lady Butler that the queen
quickly turned with Il grateful smile.
Then. in the presence of the Legislators
of the United Kingdom. drawing the
wife of the rrliever of I.adySmith closer
to her, she whispered words of thanks.
After scarcely three hours of rest
her majesty made Il tour of the city
proper amid the greatest enthusiasm.
1t is impossible to estimate the extent
of the crowds through which she
passed before returning To Buckinc-
ham palace. but the numbers were we'll
up i'll the hundreds of thousands.
Redmond on the Queens Visit.
London. March 9.-In the house of
commons Yesterday John Redmond. the
Irish National leader. declared the
Irish people had received with graft
1icatiOu the announcement that her ma
jpSty had directed that the shamrock