The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-31
QUARTER OF A MILLION TROOPS
WILL re IN LONDON
FE2.
PLANS FOR ROYAL FUNERAL
ARRANGEMENTS HAVE NOW BEEN
PRACTICALLY COMPLETED
FOR THE PAGEANT
ALL TRADE TO BE SUSPENDED
And the Big City of London Is Ap-
Drehensive as to It's Food
Supply From Friday
to Monday.

LONDON, Jan. S1.-The heavy work of
arranging the elaborate military details
of the London procession will prevent the
official programme being issued before
this CThursday) evening Some idea of
the extent of the labor involved will be
gained from the fact that a firm of
caterers has been instructed by the war
Office to provide breakfast and dinner for
250,ecF troops.
The military dispositions, however, have
been practically settled as already cabled
1t is understood that the military escort
will precede the coffin; that after the es-
cort will come the headquarters staff
of the army, the foreign military attaches
and various military bands, and that
then will come the coffin, followed by
King Edward, Emperor William and
> King Charles of Portugal, the royal
mouTners, representatives. of foreign
states, mourning carriages with the
princesses and then the remainder of the
military escort All the troops will march
with reversed arms
Princess Beatrice took her children to
the Chapelle Ardente yesterday for a
final look at the coffin
1t is understood that Emperor William
will leave England Tuesday, travelling
direct to see DOwager Empress Frederick
Prince Henry of Prussia will go with the
squadron under his command to Dutch
waters for the wedding of the queen of
Holland. 1t is rumored that there will
be a levee and drawing room within a
month or six weeks.
The illness of the Duke of Cornwall and
York causes considerable discussion in
connection with his projected visit to
Australia. While the preparations have
not been stopped, it IS understood that it
Is likely to cause a postponement of
the date of the visit for perhaps two
months.
MAGNIFICENT DISPLAY.
The procession in London, as indicated
by the war office orders, will be a gor-
geOus military pageant Detachments of
forty regiments with an almost equal
number Of distinctive uniforms, embrac-
Ing all arms of the service, will make
q constantly changing picture. The uni
forms Of all the great armies of the world
will appear. In addition to the encourages
of the visiting kings and princes there
will be the military attaches of the en-
bassies and legation. Members of the
procession not able to endure the fatigue
will ride with the staff The naval corps
will also take part in the procession. The
war office also directs that Beethoven's
and Choppin's funeral marches only shall
be played. From the time the coffin
reaches London to its departure guns will
boom slowly in Hyde park
.LOndoners are just awakening to the
full proportion of the obsequies and the
result of days of mourning, which to
numerous tradesmen and others means
absolute closure and is causing conster-
nation. Suddenly to stop every industry
in the United Kingdom and to turn the
masses into the streets, with millions
hoping to concentrate along the two miles
of the route of the procession, is an un-
dertaking which has begun to be fully
al nv he I11,t tI,o 10
of London is dismayed to find that all
the great markets, Covent Garden
Smithtield and others, where the food of
the metropolis is supplied are to be clos
ed at the end of the week The railways
of the United Kingdom will reduce their
arrangements to the Sunday schedule
Restaurants and bars will be shut. Lon
don is a world in itself living from hand
TO mouth, and the closing of the accus-
toned avenues for the supply and dis
tributiOn of food drink and amusement
from Friday to Monday will mean loss
and inconvenience that no American city
could appreciate.
PRICES PROHIBITIVE.
The newspapers are protesting against
the lack Of arrangements for the press
in London and Windsor, while house
holders along the route are asking d
years rent this evening for single Win
dOws. A member of the United States
embassy sent an agent to secure a Win
dow for his family, but neither official
influence nor anything else could secure
a small window, even on a side stree t.
near James street, for less than 91C0
and places of fair vantage have already
been engaged at prices prohibitory to
any but milliOnaireS. London learned
last year how totally inadequate the
police and military are to protect and
the apprehensions of Saturdays crush
are enough to appal Londoners, but, ap-
parently, these considerations do not
deter thousands of every rank from flock
ing to the metropolis
A small crowd gathered this afternoon
to view the wreaths sent up from Os.
borne and placed around the anc'ent
cloister adjoining st. Georges chapel
Windsor castle was deserted save fol
the sightseers. The standard foated al
half mast on top of the great tower
rocks cawed mournfully among the ivy.
covered buttresses, and from the chape
came the clang of carpenters hamme rs
Cart loads of timber were constantly
arriving, with which stands are being
built about the chapel to accommodate
those who Will view the services Satur.
day. In the town, black and purpit
drapery is beginning to cover the AMI
Guated houses.
At the privy council meeting yesterday
the king signed proclamat ton. suspend.
United Kingdom. The closing down vii
be so complete that even the restaurant,
ana saloons viii be shut up for four OF
five hours in the middle of the day.
Some of the afternoon newspapers wi
not be published Saturday.
ARRIVAL. OF KING. CHARLES.
| King Charles, of Portugal, with Iarg,
suite, and who was accompanied iron
Dover by the Portuguese minister, Senol
Pinto de Several, and his staff, reached
Victoria station at noon from Dover
King Charles was met on the platform
of the station by Prince Christian OF
SchlesWig-Holstein, in behalf Of the king
and various officials of King Edward's
household.
His majesty's equerry delivered an au
tograph message from King Edward t.
King Charles, and the latter and hi
suite were Immediately driven in roya
carriages to Buckingham palace
King Charles was warmly greeted BY
the fair-sized crowds which gathere:
along the route in anticipation of hi.
arrival There was no military escort
Later in the day, King Edward wa.
visited by the king of Portugal.
There was nc military escort King