The Leon reporter., 1901-02-07
HOMAGE TO THE QUEEN.

1lOurneFS uTOVe 10 Uue caSCle ana the
crowds dispersed.
HOMAGE TO THE QUEEN.
Remains Pass Through London Streets.
Followed by Royalty.
London, Feb. All that remains
of England's beloved queen was
brought to London Saturday, follow
ed through the streets by the king
and queen of Great Britain, Emperor
William of Germany, King Carlos of
Portugal, King Leopold of Belgium,
Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria, the
royalty of England, half hundred
of the highest royalties of European
and navy, and finally placed in st.
Georges chapel at Windsor, where
| the services We're held in the pres
ence of the notables who had gath
cred to pay tribute to the dead
queen. Perhaps the stately grandeur
of the sorrowful pageant through
the swarming streets of trade, WA
hundreds of thousands of mourners
forming black border to the route,
| will never be surpassed.
Following is description of the
services held at St. Georges chapel
at Windsor:
The coffin rested upon catafalque
placed at the steps of the altar. The
cross over the communion table was
| covered with white flowers and the
rods behind were almost concealed
with sprays of fern dotted with lilies,
At $3.50 p. m. the doors swung open
| ST Am the Resurrection" was sung
| by the choir. The chapel choir, the
archbishop, the bishops and other
| clergy met the procession at the
west door. The solemn cortege pro-
ceeded up the nave, which was
thronged with the highest and mob
lest women of England.
Lord, Thou hast been our refuge
to Felton's setting, was next sung
by the choir, which had now taken
its place in the transept to the right
of the altar.
After the archbishop of Canterbury
came the white robes, then the cof-
| fin and then the equerrics carrying
the pail and regalia. Grenadiers car
ried the coffin. Walking together
came the king, Emperor William and
the Duke of Connanght. Beside
them were the king of the Belgians,l
the king of Greece and the king of
Portugal, and after them came the
royal princes, who filed the chancel
and aisles, and whose suites crowded
into the nave. Mr.. Choate, in even
ing dress, entered with the process.
sion, and sat at the corner near the
4 master of ceremonies.
The choir having passed to the
right of the altar and the queen and
princesses having passed to their po-
sitions in the queen's gallery, over.
looking the altar, the services pro
ceeded.
The bishop of Winchester read the
1 lesson from the 18th Corinthians.
MAN That is Born of Woman" was
chanted by the choir to Wesley's ,mu-
Lord, the Secrets of our hearts,
The dean of Windsor read 81 Heard
a Voice." and the choir sang the
Lords prayer to the music composed
especially for the dead queen by
Gounod. Once more the strains of
the choir welled up through the an
cient chapel with the singing Of
"How Blessed Are They That Die, :"
by Tchaikowsky. i
The archbishop of Canterbury read
the collect and with quavering voice
pronounced the benediction. There
was solemn pause while all heads
bowed. A few sobs were heard and
the choir then broke the oppressive
stiffness with the sweet harmony of
the Dresden Amen"
AS the benedictiOn was pronounced
the king and all present bent their
heads low.
An impressive fea ture was the king
of-arms pronouncement of the titles
7 of the deceased. Standing before the
altar he went through the old for
mula. ending up with, "God Save the
King" delivered so forcefully and
dramatically that his hearers started,
sunk into a realization of the change
of regime which had so suddenly
come about.
At A o'clock the service was over.
The archbishop of Canterbury bowed
his head on the altar and prayed.
and the kings and princes passed to
the left of the altar, leaving g<the cof-
fin and passing into the castle.
Subsidy Bill to be Pushed.
Washington, Feb. 2.-The opposi-
ton to the shipping bill and the dis
position manifested in the senate yes
! tSAOuy " oCAdJ 1CS pdSSdSc TcSulGeQ
i'll the calling of meeting of the
republican committee on order of
business this afternoon for the pur-
pose Of considering ways and means
to secure action on the bill. A de-
cision was reached to ask for earlier
daily sessions than have been held
heretofore and to make an effort
next week to secure night sessions.
The milk Of human Kindness would
be good deal richer if it WASN'T
Skinned SO often. - Us
A tax on cats is the latest scheme
of the French sportsmen, who have
organized to petition the legislaturs
calling for such an impost. Thertak,
they say, would not only increase the
national income, but woild diminish
the number of undesirable cats which
play havoc with small birds and
game. tss W
During the year just ended the to-
tal.amount of public bequests in this
country was $62, ,461 ,644, against S79,-
749, ,965 in 1899. The amount given to
educational institutions in 1900 was
$34, ,932, ,644; to charities. $13, 1921, ,72c;
to churches, $500, ,6O5; to museums
and sart galleries. Se; 49, .s33, and td
! iibraries. e2 .o6l ,DOoy sles .e'sit es,,d.