Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-02-02

] kuIOAe. NOue OL tue LAIuAldE OuL-0ouL features was lacking. The weather conditions, however, were too depress- l ing to permit of much enthusiasm. l Early in the day occurred tue time l honored search of the vaults of the 1 houses of parliament for conspirators and later came the crowds, under q ! forest of umbrellas. .g always eager for l anything in the way of pageantry, but l their ranks were thinned by the in- element weather. In the passage of l the. royal procession along the troop l lined route from Buckingham palace 1 to St Stephens there was no novelty ! introduced and the effect was sadly maTred by the drenched appearance | of the cortege. Half a dozen state carriages with the suites preceded the ornate coach of state, drawn by eight cream colored Hanovelians and bear ing the king and queen. The process sion was surrounded by the usual retinue of equerTies, olltrlders, yeo- l men of the guard, exercising their an- cient right to be in close attendance on the sovereign, and an escort of household cavalry. The Prince and Princess of Wales had a small process sion of their own from Marlborough house.
 After entering the house of lords by the royal, gate beneath the Victoria tower, their majesties were robed, and, preceded by the state regalia, passed in procession to the chamber where the lords had assembled to hear tho kings speech. Many peeresses were present, and their feathers, jewels and bright dress. with the yari-colored robes of the legislators of the upper house and the brilliant diplomatic uni forms. combined to make up an ef- fective scene.
 Ambassador Choate was confined to his house by slight cold and was un- able to attend, so the United States embassy was represented by Secretary White and Second Secretary Carter.
 On the arrival of the members of the house of>commons, King Edward read the speech from the throne.
 The document was somewhat color less from an international point of view The most interesting features were clauses dealing with the Alaskan boundary decision and the crisis in the far east
 Another point of interest to the United States was reference to cot ton. as follows:
 "The insutficiency of the supply of raw material, upon which the great cotton industry of this country oe- pends. has inspired me with deep con- cern. trust the efforts being made crease the area of cultivation may be attended with a large measure of suc- cess.' .t#.
 The speech makes the usual refer ence to the satisfactory character of foreign relations. touches upon the conclusion Of the glo-French arbi- tration agreement as being "a: happy illustration of the friendly feelings or the two countries,' and refers to the "Somaliland expedition" and to .-e Macedonian reforms, expressing the hope that the practical measures for the amelioration so sorely needed, of these unhappy regions" will be car ried out during the present respite in the disturbances.
 After mentioning the political mis- sion which with the concurrence of the Chisese government has entered Ihl betan territory in order to secure due observance of conventions" saying Lat a Chinese official had been dis patched from Pekin to meet the mis- sion, and expressing trust that an ar rangement would be reached to peace fully remove the constant source of friction, the speech concludes with the warning that although the estimates have been framed with the utmost de sire for economy the burden imposed by the necessities of naval and mili- tary defense is undoubtedly serious,' and mentions some of the proposed do- mestic legislation as already forecast ed in these dispatches. No suggestion of legislation concerning Ireland was contained in the kings speech.
 At the conclusion of the ceremony in the house of lords their majesties returned to the palace and the mem bers of the house of commons re-. paired to their own house at o'clock.
 GREEN HOUSES BURNED.
 Warwick, k. l.. Feb 2-The barn and green houses of J. A. Foster were burned to-day entailing loss of more than $20.OO0 Four horses and other stock perished The fire caught n a ,yentilators The pIoperty Bsas insureds