New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1902-07-16

the Metropolis was one of the most
memorable of the many remarkable
of the past three years. The small
procession of carriages containing
the general and his staff, in simple,
serviceable~ veldt dress, lacked spec
tacular features, but evidently the
crowd was there in it's tens of thou
sands to see the man of the hour
and not pageant. From the mo-,
ment he set foot in London to the
time Of his disappearance beneath
the portal of ST. James palace
Kitchener received such an outburst
of popular enthusiasm as quite over
Swallowed the demonstrations on
previous and similar occasions. :,
Queen Greets Hero.
Shortly before the arrival of the
procession at Buckingham palace
Queen Alexandra and the princesses
appeared on a balcony and remained
there until the victor ofSSouth Africa
had passed in his triumphal journey
. to St. James palace, which he en-
tered amidst a final hurricane Of
cheers. ~
Kitchener and the generals. who
accompanied him were entertained
at luncheon in the great banqueting
hall, where covers were laid for SO
persons. The prince of Wales occu-
pied the central seat, with Kitchener
on his right and with Lord Roberts
opposite. Among the guests were the
premier Lord Salisbury, Lord Lans-
j downe, Mr.. Brodrick and Lord Rag
Ian, the under secretary Of war.
: The hall was hung with pictures rep
resenting war scenes. .1...--
Soon after three o'clock the gen
eral proceeded to buckingham palace
to see the king and queen.
Demonstration at Southampton. .
Southampton, July 14.-The Pacific
Steam Navigation company's steamer
Orotava, which left Cape Town June
%, with Lord Kitchener and staff
on board, arrived here at half-past
eight O'Clock Saturday morning
Owing to the fact that Maj. Gordon,
who also was a passenger on the
steamer, had been Sstrickena@with
smallpox, Lord Kitchener and his
staff only were allowed to land. The
Orotava has been placed in quaran-
tine. -
Lord Kitchener landed at 9:15 a. m.
He was accorded, a magnificent well
come from huge throng of people.
After brief official reception at
the docks the general was driven
through the decorated and crowded
streets to Hartley hall, where he re-
ceived an address from the chamber
of commerce, expressing admiration
of the generalship, resource and skill
which he had shown in South Africa,
and hoping that the peace which he
had secured would be lasting and
mark the beginning of new epoch
of prosperity and commercial devel-
opment throughout the empire.
| In reply Lord Kitchener declared
| that whatever success had been
achieved was due to the rank and
file of the army. He thanked those
who had looked after the friends and
relatives of those left behind in
South Africa. z& X @
| In response to clamorous calls Gen.
| French and Gen. Ian Hamilton also
spoke, the former remarking that
| they had throughout been inspired
| by the example Of their chiefs.
| The freedom of the borough was
conferred on Lord Kitchener, and the
party was then obliged to hurry
away in order to meet their London
engagements. The progress of Lord
Kitchener and his companions to the
railroad station was marked by
scenes Of remarkable enthusiasm
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