The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-07-02
DELHI'S GREAT DURBAR
midas Plans For Celebrating
the British Coronation.
THREE OHIEF CAMPS FOR VISITORS

The First Reserved For Those From
England and the United States-Six-
ty Miles of Railroads, Central
Market and an Arena For 5000
People Are Among the Sights.
A very interesting account of the
preparations made in and about Delhi
For the durbar has been sent to the Lon
Son Express by its special correspond
emit in India. Signs of activity, says
he correspondent, are plain long be-
Sore the coronation camp is reached.
IN the city itself buildings are being
run up and altered at top speed, and
ne placard, ITO Let For the Durbar,"
meets the eye at every turn.
There are three principal camps for
ViSitors-No. 1, reserved for those from
England and America; No. includes
dumber of nonoficial people from all
parts Of India, and No. is allotted to
people who bring their own tents and
manage their own feeding.
The principal hotels in Delhi have
been secured by a syndicate. Large
plots of land have been taken up by
SPECTATORS to be let in smaller plots by
those who are in want of accommodate
ton.
The main official camp has as CEN
ter the elaborate accommodation for the
viceroy and his personal guests. 1t is
estimated that In this camp alone there
will be altogether some 1000 souls, SO
that its size may be imagined.
Farther away, at distances varying
from two to ten miles, are the camps
Of the numerous native chiefs and their
retinues. Every leading prince in In
dia will be present-the nizam Of Hy-
derabad, the gaekwar Of Baroda, the
maharajas Of Jaipur, Mysore, Udaipur
and Travancore, etc., and other chiefs
with fearsome titles the recital Of
which Mt length would bewilder the
mind
A special light railway has been con-
Structed for passenger traffic in camp.
Electric lighting will be general, and
central market for provisions, etc., has
been built. A large dairy farm will be
In operation. Most of the tents will
have fireplaces to mitigate the piercing
cold of Delhi December nights. Some
sixty miles Of roads have been laid out
to give access to the camps.
The site of the arena-the scene OK
the stately pageant to which all the
pther arrangements are subsidiary--lies
he Of ho
camps, and necessarily So since it is
no rash surmise that a quarter of
million people will be in and about it
on Jan. l.
A vast open plain, from which the
ripened crops have just been reaped,
will then be covered by 10000 regular
troops, the motley retainers of princes
and chiefs, the vast outpourings of Del.
hi city, while within the horseshoe
seating room will be found for some
1900 people.
Far away to the south of the arena
are the polo grounds, for which 2,000,-
600 cubic feet of earth have been re-
moved.
Within the fort gigantic ballroom
has been constructed for the state ball
Of 5000 guests. Here, in the Dewan-i
Am. there will also be an investiture
for Indian orders, at which, it is antici.
pated, numerous honors will be con
ferreG.
800 Reward. 500.
The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that,there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cnre in all it's stages
ard that is catarrh. Halls
(;atarrh f,nro ic tho op1u nocifivn