The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1902-06-24
CORONATION WEEK.
after Rainy Weather it Opened
With Bright Sunshine.
Count Won WaIdersee and the German
officers With Him Were Entertain
ed at Dinner BY F. ID Marshal
Lord Roberts Sunday.

London, June 23.-The temperance
sunday of brilliant sunshine after
weeks Of rain and murBy weather gave
n the first day Of coronation week an
air Of unusual gaiety and gladdened
tbe hearts of thousands of British sub
ipcts from all parts Of the empire and
thousands of foreigners who are pour
ing into London eager to witness as
much of this weeks events as posi-
HE The announcement that King Ed
ward. Queen Alexandra and the court
would return to London from Wind
sor Monday at noon increased the uni
versal anticipatiOns for that day and
served to quiet, to some extent. the
food of extraordinary rumors concern
ing the kings physical condition, va
ried in some quarters by weird tales
of plots to assassinate his majesty and
other fctions all of which have been
promptly denied by the officials most
intimately connected with the king.
King Edwards health was authori-
tatively declared to be good at Wind
.sor castle Sunday, and Sunday morn
ing his majesty attended divine serv-
ices accompanied by other members
of the royal family. Sunday evening
he enjoyed drive through the royal
gardens of Windsor castle in a closed
carriage.
At the command of the king many
thousands of persons were admitted
to the east terrace of Windsor castle
Sunday afternoon for the Sunday band
performance. The terrace was crowd
ed. The king and the queen listened
to the music from the windows CT their
private apartments. King Edwards
appearance does not justify the sensa-
tional rumors Of his illness. The con-
gested condition of the streets of Lon
don throughout Sunday furnished an
omen of the conditions of travel
through these streets the latter days of
this week The barriers across the
streets which intersect those through
which the coronation procession will
pass, and which have now been COM
pleted, are proving an impeachment to
ordinary traffic.
Kensington Gardens and the beauti-
full groves about the Crystal and Alex.
andra palaces are filled with colonial
and native troops clad in scarlet,
white, khaki and blue uniforms.
The throngs in the street at night
find much to engage the eye. The
fronts of innumerable buildings are
hung with lighted decorations and the
venetian masts are covered with gar
lands and connected by strands of
roses. The streets are filed with mile
after mile of many colcred lights and
the various stations of the royal coro-
nation procession are marked with
arches representing Great Britains
colonies. American flags were in evil
dence at a great number of windows.
Some hotels are flying both American
and British flags from their stats, in
honor of the many American visitors
domiciled within. Count Won Valdez
see, one of the German representa-
tives to the coronation; the duke and
duchess of Aosta, from Italy, and many
other distinguished representatives of
foreign royal personages arrived at
London Sunday
Count Won Waldersee and the Ger
man officers with him were entertained
at dinner Sunday night by Field Mar
shall Lord Roberts. In toasting King
Edward and the British army Count
Won Waldersee paid a high compli-
ment to Earl Roberts.
Replying to the German officers re-
marks Earl Roberts complimented
Count Won Waldersee upon his serv-
ices in China and warmly thanked
him in behalf of the British army for
his illusions to its work in South Afri-
ca. Earl Roberts concluded by calling
for toast to Emperor William and
the German army.
CHOLERA ATTACKS SOLDIERS.