Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-07-02
KING GAINS STRENGTH
General Improvement Shown, Says
the Official bulletin.
QUEEN REVIEWS COLONIALS.
Her Appearance Greeted ny SnIvO
Of Cheers. which Increase AZ PeO-
pie Note Absence OF Anxiety
From Her Features.

I01iLOn. July r. NJ loIioNiiH o"'
| .etin on the condition of King Edward
was posted at buckingham palace at
| 10 e. m:
"rhe king passed an excellent night
| Of natural sleep He has gained
| strength and made substantial i'm
provemcnt in all respects
The following bull, lin was posted at
Buck in: halu palace at p. m.
| "The advancement in the kings con
uition is maintained. His appetite is
| improving, and the dressing of his
wound is less painful. His majesty is
stll easily fat.upd on the least eXer-
| tion'
The reappcarance of Queen AleXan-
| dra as "A participant in public rere-
| mony practically marks the end W the
period of anxiety caused 10y King Ed
wards condition. Her presence at tho
review of the colonial troops 10y the
Prince of Wales greatly increased pub
lie enthusiasm over what in itself was
a picturesque and interesting event
| Inward of 900 colonials We're brought
| in from the various envampments ana
marched through great crowds down
| Constitution hill which was lined with
| troops, past buckingham palace, which
! for a week has been the center OF such
supreme interest, and along the Mall
! to the Horse guards parade.
Indin Alone inexperienced.
| The contingent present represented
all parts of the British empire with
| the exception of India. whose troops
will be separately reviewed. The Ga
madam detachment numbered GOO men
| and was far the largest body on pa
rade The smallest detachment con-
| sisted of three natives of the island OF
St Lucia. Rorneo, Ceylon, Fiji, the
West Indies generally, Cyprus, the
Gold Coast Nigeria. Uganda and other
| remote colonies We're represented by
native troops in clothing Of striking
variety. while straight from the fight
| ing line in South Africa were details
| from the Canadian scouts, Kitchener
horse and coDtineents from number
of local levics raistd during the war.
The queens appearance while on her
| way from the palace to the Horse
guards was greeted with salvos of
| cheers. which increased in strength as
| the spectators saw that the ordeal Of
| the last week had but little affected
her health and noted the absence of
, any signs of anxiety AS she cheerily
acknowledged the congratulations of
the public upon the uninterrupted prog
ress Of the king toward recovery.
The troops quickly marched past the
queens carriage, the Prince of Wales
! receiving the salute. The queen then
drove slowly in and out of the lines,
and the Prince of Wales closely in
spected the troops and dismounted and
conferred medals and crosses on those
who had merited the honor, shaking
hands with the recipients of the Vic
toria cross.
Great Cheering For Edward.
Then followed the most picturesque
feature of the day. The Duke of Con-
naught at the head of the troops and
facing the Prince of Wales. in clear
tones gave the command, The parade
will give three cheers for the king"
and himself started the Hip, hip"
In Il second there rose cheers such as
London seldom hears. the sound of
which must have reached almost to the
royal sickroom. half a mile away.
Helmets, caps and campaign hats rose
in waving confusion at the bayonet's
point. and the assembled crowds joined
in with equal vigor.
A man in the Canadian ranks shout
ed, land a tiger!' at which the troops
and crowd once more yelled themselves
hOarse. 1t was the first occasion since
the announcement of the kings illness
that the general public had an oppor-
tunity to vent their feelings, and the
people took advantage of it.
After this the Life guards rode up to
the queens carriage. to the accompani-
ment of God Save the King and
cheers. The queen drove slowly past
the troops to buckingham palace, con
stantly bowling and smiling acknowl-
edgments of the peoples greetings.
The Prince of Wales and the other
members of the royal family followed.
the colonials reformed in columns and
returned to their encampnents.