The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-03

q % zee sSe eewooeeeeeeeso
eral Of chief magistrate chosen BY the
people The kings and princes beneath
silver helmets aud wearing gold BRAIDED
coats were men, but the king, rdlnS
after the coffin OF his mother and queen
With four other kings and nail = auh-
dred OF the high celebrities % European
dynastles following and The hereditary
quaint attaches OF court was slSht
never to be forgotten, The popular
mourning WIS less general and ostenta-
| tious than IL would have bsen 10 inc
! United States The multitudes were re-
markably orderly Tho whole ceremonial
| including the massug Of $4,000 troops
/ and the entertainment OF all the visiting
| pnrsonages. was an admirable example oi
! organization,
! Tonight the kings aud princes depart
The imperial yacht Hohenzollorn awaits
Emperor william at Fort Victoria. Prince
! Ferdinand departed on an evening train,
travelling incognito.
Tho city has somewhat of "a holiday air.
uhousan OF PERSONS parading the etrees,
viewing the decorations, and re5tauran.s
and saloons are doing q tremehdous husi-
ness.
The uniforms OF the militia and tho
colonial troops are visible everywhere ID
thdlr wcarers are Noni2cd.
Tho hoNpbais cared t5r 1900 persons
who were injured In tho crowd of ,h
ntnnbcr, huwever only sixty wore Sc
rtously hurt, including several policemen
4 and soldiers and a Number OF women sur
fleming from BROKEN inlbs.
1 Already the political phases of the ot'
B. casionP are being discussed. lha remaFh'
q able predomnapcc of Germans and Cor
. man Influence is notew rihy.
. Emperor Williams tho-rs, soldiers aa'
o "a lo.s were mere cong picuoWs IN all tn
.t,. mt rl 10
= nations Together. rhd pcrhars. ia
y The aifcGL-oi-. pSpHlalizlpg Germany WE
II the people who reoenplS rtgardad her a
j. thoif tiur mcnacing snelry
n Is evident That BEglia hmen rsalll
"a thAt EANarIis reign begins confronted b
,u comncrcinl crisis and Political DANCE
~ which gives a shadow OF anNiety to tne'
10 rnuurning
M The queens body lies 10 the Albel
chapel at Windsor, guarded fhithtull
NJ aSQltiug the last rites. The oaeile
he brillaruly lighted.
an King Edward AMI Queen AIeXlndra, q
az princes and their suite} dinfd nat
st niHeen1y this evening. Three kings at
heads Of prinolpalites with special rel
Q" reseutaiiycs lent Wines r HIS eyeutl
al sftor launching at the castle, Thcir d
10 parnrc vas somewhat lntertercd SIT
by no enormous propQrt lions of the 'rpV
Ne gathered around The Windecw -tlti0n Al
ip many caacs ne oval personlges we
on literally bundled INFO Npa spe;ial Nal
m Inwaiting them AZ Windior the 90
a" hltrhes, and theie added 10 rather n
VS. detrartcd Gtupi ihe dam35io ard PAW
q lie was the mt or iuiractablity Of I
hcrscs attached 10 tho car raEe beau
. tine coffin. The alarm and ch'gilu
DIS the King and emperor were hlrried M
ny asoeraln the cause OF ne delay of
nee procession leaving Winds. Inc nov.
up struggled IA III, tracts and the co.
ng- was almos thrown from me gun c'
e." riage Lord Roberts asked iae klpE
permission to take on thu horse.
the substitute for them Iackcs Hho had ca
ro- UP from Portsmouth, as gusri 4 h1h
, a This suggestion was quickly slne,lol
A Ttnlght uhe king sent message
hen thanks TO Prince Henry o. Prussia
ths the services CT the sailors OF his &C
n" mand.
OF The other hitch occurred during
red religious part OF the ceremony Thc
IFS vice at ST. Georges chapel was OF
f,l but beautiful The choral selaotlon ?
by formed a fitting elimination to the m
n shah Of the parade. The srchoisnop
S. c pterbury, who is almost blind
10 scarcely finished the last henedietlon
fore he turned to go UP the altar Stc
his sight and strength failed blm
he tottered md CROPPED ana was IN
his Rct OF falling down Wheu tHf aTtu"io
OF York. who had been standing sc
quo distance behind him. advanced and eau
his hand and gently led the venerl
the prelato to the holy cable. Then =
Maid both knelt. the greatest dlgntlries
!, 4, I1ngland's church. next In rank 10
J ~ blood their heads bowed upon the !
Bal" pic altar cloth while the archbis
% Is prayed and the other elergymen kep'
their knees King Edward, with o
kings. walked almost hurriedly up 10
mere altar rails and on out to the ca
that through the private door.
is Is The gorgeous decorations made "
arr able Kaleidoscope. Against this hurr
- throng the coffin ana kneeliag ne
ual within the hold enclosure stood on
zone contrast. Still the archbishop PR
eath snd stu the gayly csparisoned psl
'lBh, sauntered slowly out that they might
y ~ 10 the Waterloo hall. where lunch
70 been laid. They chatted as they pa
ourn the coffin. Ambassador Choate q
hands with another ambassador.
audi the stream turned. for orders came
ana the suites and ambassadors TO go
the by another door, The returning %
dsor, met those coming up almost at the
may I'm. well nigh causing melee. III
npa- they reached the outer doaf ard the
con- OF the que en- was left alone before
other altar. save for the stern figures o.
gave gentlemen al arms with halberd
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