Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, July 3, 1897, Page 2

The Herald-Reveew. By B. Kiley. GRAND RAPIDS - MINNESOTA. Isn’t it about time to send one of our biggest warships to Havana? Even church goers ride in the To- ronto Sunday street cars now. Think of that! Even China is making it warm for Spain. All because several Chinamen have been killed in Cuba. Little thing to make a big fuss about. A “rainbow wedding” is one in which the bride wears white and her maids wear gowns of assorted colors. The groom—well, he don’t appear to cut any figure whatever. Imports of shoddy into this country during recent years have been as fol- lows: 1890, 4,980,327 Ibs.; 1891, 1,185,- 591 Ibs.; 1892, 262,992 lbs.; 1893, 333,376 Ibs.; 1894, 143,002 Ibs.; 1895, 14,066,054 lbs.; 1896, 18,671,109 Ibs. There is a heart broken boy in Ohio. He threw a stone at a playmate. The stone struck the carotid artery and the playmate is dead. All the boys should reflect upon this. It is remarkable that with all the stone throwing by boys there are not more fatalities. They seem to forget that it was but a stone that killed the mighty giant Go- liath. —_—__——_———__ One of the most interesting features of the present cotton situation, viewed from a commercial standpoint, is the growing importance of Egypt as an ex- porting country. In 1879, the first year for which there are official statis- tics as to the quantity of cotton ship- ped from Egypt, the total exports were returned at 270,060,813 pounds, whereas in 1895, the latest year for which we have figures, the exporta- tions amounted to 521,427,463 pounds, or nearly double the quantity shipped in 1879. An important experiment has been made on the New York & New England railroad, which seems to establish the fact that trains propelled by electricity can be run on the tracks used for steam trains, without interference with the regular traffic. An electrical train was run between Berlin and Hartford, a distance of thirteen miles, on a regular schedule, between two trains drawn by steam locomotives in the ordinary way. The power was conveyed by the use of a third rail in the center of the track, and no intermediate feeders were used. The ‘distance was covered in eighteen ninutes, Study of questions pertaining to the tariff leads to the conclusion that there is no east and west, no north and no south, in the sense of half a century ago. In the period preceding the war the east was the manufacturing sec- tion, the west was the producer of ag- ricultural products, and the south yielded little but the crops peculiar to that section, But conditions have changed. Some of the greatest manu- facturing concerns are in the west and in the south. The varied industries of a great nation are more evenly dis- tributed than they were. The ideal tariff of the future will be made in recognition of the fact that sectional interests are of much less account than in the past. Beside being of im- portance to makers of tariff schedules, this fact should be a matter of satis- faction to all citizens of the republic. That electricity is rapidly supplant- ing steam is evidenced by a report from Hartford, Connecticut, under date of May 25. It says: The new third rail electric line between New Britain and Hartford was opened for public traffic yesterday. Two trains were put on by way of a beginning, one starting from Hartford and the other from New Bri- tain simultaneously. There were no formal ceremonies, and but few people were on hand to see the beginning of what many think is the end of the steam locomotive. Public interest be- gan to manifest itself later, however, and the trains were full both ways. ‘The distance is ten mHes, and the time twenty minutes. This will be reduced shortly, it is said, to fifteen minutes. The western track of the New England road, between New Britain and Hart- ford, is still devoted to the ordinary trains, the eastern track alone being used for the electric system. The elec- tric trains are run at half hour inter- vals, and midway in the line there is a turnout where the north-bound train waits for the south-bound to pass. An A-shaped rail, which carries the electric current, lies in the center of the track raised free of the ties by blocks of wood. Through this passes the whole of the 500-volt current which propels the cars, President Clark said today that the New England Railroai com- pany is entirely satisfied with the test, and that the motor-car must soon supersede the steam locomotive every- where. In a discussion of the social changes in England during Victoria’s reign, one who had lived long is quoted as mak- ing this distinction: When he was young, every young man, even if busy, pretended to be idle; now every young man, if idle, pretends to be busy. This seemed to be progress to the clear-eyed observer. Accepting the anaylsis, it neods to be said, that if public senti- ment drives men into a pretense of working, it does not make the shame of idleness less; it merely makes the disgrace less repulsive to superficial ob- servers, PITH OF THE NEWS EVENTS UF THE PAST WEEK IN A CONDENSED FORM. A General Resume of the Most Im- portant News of the Week, From All Parts of the Globe, Boiled Down and Arrangeé in Con- venient Form for Rapid Perusal By Busy People. Washington Talk. The senate has confirmed W. W. Montague as postmaster at San Fran- cisco and Philip Gallagher as commis- sioner for the district of Alaska. Col. Clement D. Hebb, retired, of the United States marine corps, is dead at Washington, after a short illness of pneumonia. He was in his sixty-ninth year and leaves a widow and two chil- dren. The president has signed the act amending the act providing for the en- try of lands in Greer county, Okla., so as to extend until Jan. 1 next, the time allowed settlers to perfect their en- tries, Personal Mentton. Sir Julian Pauncefote has sailed for England. John Sutliffe, one of the wealthiest men in Meridan, Conn., is dead, aged 95. He was born in Walcctt, Conn. The Paris correspondent of the Daily Chronicle, London, says the Francois Edouard Joachim Coppee, the French poet, is dying. Isaac V. W. Dutcher, Jr., southwest- ern agent of the Rome, Watertown & Ogdensburg and Ontario Despatch lines, died of pneumonia after an ill- ness of ten days. Brig. Gen. Anson Milts, formerly colonel of the Third cavalry, and now tioned at El Paso, Tex., has been retired on his own application under the forty-year service clause. Dr. Angell, the newly appointed minister to Turkey, has notified the state department that he will sail from New York on July 17 for. his post, stopping at London en route to confer with Mr. T ‘ll, the retiring minis- | ter. John TI. Blair, New Jersey’s greatest and most g¢ ous millionaire, is dying: Mar Hardin of Harrodsburg, son-in-law of ex-Vice President »venson of Bloomington, Il., has ac- cepted a call to the pulpit of Green Hill church, Girard avenue, lelphia, Pa., and will assume the astorate Oct. 1. Casualties, Mark Peppin’s residence and barn at ‘anaba, Mich.. were damaged to the extent of $4,000 by fire. Henry Scot tof Chicago and Maria Hay, formerly of Chicago | were killed a runaway at Dubuque, Ta. Albert and Louis Sickmiller, Charles Vaile and Geo Steinholder were run over and killed by the Erie Fast Express near Mansfield, Ohio. David Lingren and C. Silene, two young men, were drowned while bath- in gin the Big Sioux, north of Akron, Iowa. he latter was a student at the University of South Dakota. Nathan D. Crane, an old-time miner, | was killed in the V o-Weath mine, near Idaho Springs, Col., b; e Was seventy years old and a broth- -law of the late Jerome B. Chaffee. He leaves a wife in Adrian Mich., and a) son in Kalamazoo. Harry McGee, aged 24, of Chicago, | who for some time past has been filling | an engagement at the lagoon at Cincip- | diving from a 60-foot tower into ake, was killed last night while } attempting to leap. His body struck | the water flat and his neck was broken, | Philip Orth, residing near Rome} swamp five miles west of Rome, N. Y. his wife and his er, Libbie, drowned in the Erie canal today. The | three were riding in a carriage, which | with its occupants, in some unexplained y, got into the water. decayed sidewalk collapsed in | Chicage rrying with it 100 persons, most of whom were children. They were precipitated ten feet to the ground below and into a foot of stag- nant water under the sidewalk. A wild scramble for safety followed, during which quite a number were seriously injured, Fire gutted the seven-story manu-| facturing building at Laight and Green- which street New. York., which drove over 190 people who were employed, | cut. All of those were gotten out. The) principal tenants of the buildirg were | R. FE. Dietz, lamp manufaturer, and B. | Dreyfus ¢ wholesale liquor dealers. The total loss probably will araount to} 500 Four persons were slight-| ly injured. Criminal. One highwayman held up a Louis- ville & Nashville train near Nashville ; and got $4,000. The Bridgeport (Cal.) Chronicle re-| ports the suicide of three Piutes recent- ly. The deed was accomplished by eat- | ing wild parsnips. Malone I. Wilson shot and danger- | ously wounded Maggie Hines, a do- mestic at Waltham, Mass. Wilson then killed himself. E. J. Ratcliffe, the actor arrested at Chicago on a telegram from New York, charged with wife beating, will be taken to New York. The woman is said to. be in a critical condition. Cc. M. Fagen-Bush, who has been ar- rested in New York on a charge of forg- ery, is alleged to be the principal mew- | ber of a gang of swindlers whose op- erations in Denver, it is estimated, net- | ted $50,000. A. B. Kenyon, who recently arrived in New Orleans from Mexico, commit- | ted suicide there by severing an artery | in his arm with a razor, at his lodgings. | Kenyon was a resident of Albany, N. ; Y.. where a sister of his resides. T. Heber Wanamaker, a member of | the New York Cotton exchange, shot | and instantly killed ex-Liquor Consta- | ble Charles C. Jones, at Bamberg, 8. C. | The trouble which led to the killing grew out of the sensational Copes- | Murphy murder case at Orangeburg, two years ago. - aS Foreign Notes. During a volunteer parade at Liver- pool the crowd, which numbered 100,- 000, overcame the handful of police who were keeping order. The mounted po- lice then charged and injured many, two, it is feared, fatally. Later details of the murder of the French Catholic priest, Father Mazel, at Loli, in Kuangsi, show that the crime was committed by a marauding band, and that no anti-Christian senti- ment animated the criminals . Paris and Marseilles are now connect- ed by telegraph lines placed entirely under ground. They are placed in iron pipes and buried four feet beneath the surface, with manholes 3,000 feet apart. It cost $7,000,000 to bury the wires. There is now in process of building for the British navy 89 vessels; for the French, 83; for the Russian, 39; for the German, 19 and for Italy 13. Peace seems to be making rathe rmore prog- ress as a sentiment than as a hard fact- Bayaria’s representative at Queen Victoria’s celebration will be Prince Ru- precht, eldest son and heir of Arch- duchess Maria Theresa of Modena- te, who, according to the Legitimist Kalendar, should by rights, be in Vic- toria’s place- The Berlin Gazette publishes the ap- pointment of Rear Admiral Tirpitz as the substitute for Prince Hobenlohe, the chancellor, so far as naval matters are concerned. This announcement seems to imply that he will be invested with full powers. An extraordinarily severe sentence was imposed recently on a lawyer con- victed of forgery, conspiracy and per- jury at Liverpool, by Justice Wills. The man, who is _thirt age, was sentenced to pe for life. His frauds were particularly heartless ones on poor people. Editor Otto of the Artist, a weekly paper published at Dusseldorf, has been convicted o flibellirg Lona Barrison, of the notorious Barrison sisters. The pa- per spoke of her as an indecent person. Otto was fined 500 marks and was or- dered publicly to retract. The editor is regarded O nleaving the court house he was presented by bis friends with a large wreath of laurel. General. The Pickwick hotel is burned at New Orleans. Western Reserve college of Cleve- land has made President McKinley an LL. D. The Masons of Detroit formally dedi- cated their new temple with impres- sive ceremonies. fle president has nominated Wil- fred W. Montague to be postmaster at San Francisco. A treaty for the provisional union of the five republics of Central America has been signed by Guatemala. The directors of the Steel Barge com- pany of West Superior have author- ized Capt. McDougall to procure esti- mates of cost for a second stationary dry dock. The Georgia State Papulist conven- tion met at Atlanta with about 200 delegates. A platform was adopted denouncing fusion and reattirming Populist principles. The San Francisco & North Pacific ‘ailway has blished a hatching for trout in Gibson canyon, near Ukiah. ‘These hatcheries have a capacity for several million eggs. An international chess congress for women players has begun in Masonic hall of the Hotel Cecil, London. Some twenty ladies, representing nine differ- ent countries, are playing. The Tennessee Central railroad was sold to the highest bidder by Master Dunbar. Col. Jere Baxter bought the property for himself and associates(St. Louis and Chicago parties) for $125, 000. The bis South works of the Lacka- wanna Iron and Coal company ot Scranton, Pa.. has been forced to Close down and about 2,500 are aut of employment because of a dispute over a reduction in wages. About fifty cadets at the United States Military academy have been ap- pointed for the next cle r, among them being Philip H. Sheridan, son of the late Gen. Phil Sheridan, who is ap- pointed a cadet at large. The Rio Grande Western railway has purchased the Utah Central rail- w The price is near $3 000, The Utah Central is a narrow-gauge road running from Salt Lake to Park City, the famo.s silver camp. The Free Methodists have begun a camp meeting that is to last until af- ter the Fourth of July. They have a large tent capable of holding 500 peo- ple, and they will have many able preachers from all parts of the state. The statement that Bishop Fitzger- ald will be removed from Little Rock, Ark., to New Orleans on account of the death of Archbishop Janssens is denied by high Catbolic authority. Bishop Fitzgerald is senior bishop of the diocese. E. C. Burleigh of Augusta, Me., was elected to congress from the Third dis- trict to succeed Seth L. Milliken, de- ceased. The victory was an easy one over Frederick W. Plaisted, the Dem- ocratic candidate. The Populist vote was meager. Another naval relic of the Japan- China war in the shape of the ship Pathan has reached Seattle, Wash. She is entitled to the distinction of be- ing the only vessel captured by China during the conflict so disastrous to the Flowery Kingdom, In response to a resolution of inquiry in regard to the foreclosure proceed- ings against the Union Pacific road the attorney general says he knows of no suit to procure a judicial declara- tion of forfeiture of the rights, priv- ileges, franchises, etc., of the Pacitic Railroad companies based on section 11 of the act of 1878 or otherwise. David Foutz and wife of Saratoga Wyo., were expelled from the Dunkaré church because his coat and vest were not cut just right, and because Mrs Foutz did not wear a handkerchiei around her neck while cooking and haé lace curtains at her windows and ¢ Hl wag picture of her brother on the wall. F. B. Maltby, in charge of a govern ment corps of surveyors, has gone oui to take a look at the big basin five miles west of Laramie. The basin is pro posed as a site for a government reser voir, and is probably the greatest natur al basin on the continent, as it is twc miles wide and ten miles long, with per fect natural walls. It will hold ove 20,000,000,000 cubic feet of water, MUCH DAMAGE DONE] | TORNADO SWEEPS DOWN ON MIS- : SUURI TOWNS, Thousands of Dollars Worth of Damage to Property at Rich Hill, Mo.—Freight Cars Blown From the Track and Round House De- stroyed—Several People Badly In- jured. Rich Hill, Mo., June 26.—A tornado struck the northern portion of this city. The damage will amount to thousands of dollars. One set of kilns, one set of furnaces of the Cherokee- Lanyon Smelter company were blown away, caught fire and were totally consumed. The blacksmith shops and other buildings at the plant were blown away. The Rich Hill canning factory was totally wrecked. The brick block of M. S. Cowles Mercan- tile company was unroofed and the water poured in, greatly damaging the stock. Buckbridge block was un- roofed and buildings occupied by the Daily Review badly damaged. The city hall was unroofed and the Wise- man block was blown in; the Amphi- theater house, horse stalls, sheds and floral, together with agricultural halls and others at the fair grounds were completely demolished. The streets are blocked with treets, fences and outbuildings, signs and plate glass. The Christian and Episcopal churches were wrecked. The round house of the Memphis route a total wreck and freight cars were blown from the tracks in the Pacific ,and Memphis yards. No lives were lost, though Thomas Smith was badly injured and several others were more or less seri- ously hurt. The damage to crops alone will reach thousands of dollars. The storm lasted for thirty minut The rain fell in blinding sheets, ac- companied by hail. fe es Sedalia, Mo., June 26.—An electrical, wind and rain storm struck this city, doing much damage. Trees were un- roofed and barns, fences and many small houses completely wrecked. A Missouri, Kansas & Texas passenger train ran into a couple of box cars that had been blown from the sidings near Montrose. The engine was partially demolished and a young man whose identity is unknown and who had sought shelter in one of the cars, was killed. Crops have been utterly de- stroyed in many sections of this coun- try. Wisconsin Lutheran Officers. Milwaukee, June 26.—The Wisconsin district of the Missouri Lutheran synod elected Rey. J. Strason of this city president; Rev. P. Plass, Aship- pun, secretary, and E. Kuechle of Mil- waukee treasurer. Members of Mr. Strason’s congregation, which includes 400 persons, protested against his ac- cepting the presidency because of the time it would require, and a commit- tee was appointed to endeavor to con- ciliate them. The Wisconsin synod convention, also in session here, re- ceived reports showing the colleges and asylums in its jurisdiction to be all in sound financial condition. World’s Student Conference. Northfield, Ma June 26. — The world’s student conference, which opened here promises to be by far the most important gatherings of the most important gatherings of the sort ever held in Northfield. The meet- ing opened with a short address by John R. Mott, college secretary of the international committee of the Y. M. ©. A., who has just completed a tour around the world in the interest of the student movement. He was followed by Dr. Henry Van Dyke of New York city After the addresses arrange- ments were completed for the morning study classes. Fitz and John L, Will Spar. New York, June 26.—Martin Julian, manager for Fitzsimmons, made a preposition to Frank Dunn of Boston, manager of John L. Sullivan, which has been accepted. The proposition is that John L. Sullivan and Fitzsim- mens meet at Ambrose Park, Brook- lyn, on the afternoon of July 5, rain or shine, for four or six rounds. If Sul- livan’s sparring shall be deemed by the public and sporting writers cred- itable and indicative of his ability to enter the ring in a finish contest, terms and conditions for such a match may be arranged immediately thereafter. Sizing Up the Brooklyn. London, June 26. — Laird Clowes, the naval expert, in an article in the Daily Mail on the Spithead review highly praises the American use of electricity for various purposes in men-of-war, and declares that in this matter England is years behind the United States. He predicts, however, that the decks of the Brooklyn will not stand the wear and tear of half the ordinary term of commission be- cause the process of fireproofing has made the waad soft and spongy. Canadian Embzzler. Toronto, Can., June 26.—J. C. Gib- son, secret and treasurer of the O’Keefe Brewing ,company, has been arrested on a charge of embezzling funds of the company. He was re- manded in court until the amount of his shortage could be ascertained, bail being fixed at $5,000. Mr. Gibson is prominent in club and society circles. Convicted of Embezzlement. Columbus, Ohio, June 26.—Cashier John A. Kight, of the defunct Fifth Avenue Savings bank, in which a shortage of about $80,000 was found, has been convicted of embezzlement, the specific charge being the embez- zlement of $100 deposited by D. H. French. Senator Hanna Will Orate. Cincinnati, June 26.— President D. D. Woodmansee has announced that Senator M. A. Hanna will address the National Republican -league conven- tion in Detroit July 13. He also re- ports flattering prospects of a largely attended and enthusiastic convention. Ratcliffe Out on Bail. Chicago, June 26—B. J. Ratcliffe, the actor who is wanted in New Yori on a charge of brutally assaulting his wife, was released on bail. Ald. Jobn Powers signed the bond for $5,000. A NARROW ESCAPE. ‘hree Prominent Citizens of Louis- ville Have a Close Call. Louisville, Ky., June 26. — Three proyainent citiz:.s of Toledo, Ohio, had a \narr’ escape from drowning. They had just. arrived in this city from Cincinnati on a naphtha launch on their way to the great lakes. When they got to the canal, instead of goiug through they steered the boat straight for the falls, intending to go over them, evidently not knowing the risk they were running. The boat was caught in the Kentucky chute and was rapidly being carried to destruction when the men on the look-out at the life savers’ station saw them and gave the alarm. Capt. Devan sent a skiff to their rescue and they were caught just as the prow of the lannch was go- ing over the falls. They were towed ashore. They gave their names as Gus Weber, Perry Lawrence and Bert Wilson. Fire in a Livery Barn. St. Paul, June 26.—Fire caught in the livery barn of E. W. Shirk from an unknown cause and destroyed con- tents to the value of $5,000 and dam- aged the building to the extent of $2,- 000. Mr. Shirk carries an insurance of $11,000 on his stock of carriages and horses. The prompt arrival of the fire department enabled the firemen to get the for ight horses out of the barn. Ed Tracey, of Truck No. 1, was kicked in the thigh by a frightened horse. The injury is said to be se- vere. Patrolma P. Murnane. drenched with v s focated while trying to get out the an- imals. Little Girl Badly Hart. Buffalo, Minn., June 26. — E Cady, aged ten years, w: hurt by falling between two box She accompanied her brother to the pasture with their cow, and in company with another boy came home by way of the railroad. When they arrived at the end of the switch they climbed upon the cars. They were about half-way over the train when the accident happened. The hurt is at the base of the brain. She goes into spells of unconsciousness. The doc- tors say they can pull her through. He Drank Hair Tonic. Ashland, Wis., June 26.—‘We, the jury, find that the deceased died from the effects of drinking hair tonic,” is the verdict of the coroner's jury in the case of Ezekiel Welch. Welch was formerly an Ashland barber. water he went to Odanah, on the Bad River reservation, where he set up a shop. He was a drinking man, but the sale of liquor at the Bad River reservation is forbidden by the government, and so he drank hair tonic and was found dead from the effects of drinking the tonic. Lieut. Hibbs Called Back. Albert Lea, Minn., June 26.—Lieut. F. E. Hibbs, U. S. N., who had secured a leave of absence of a month or two, arrived here this week with his fan fly for a visit with his parents, but his surpiise was great when he was sum- moned back to the Brooklyn navy yard to resume his duties, being superintendent of construction. There is an air of :nystery about the cause for the order for his return, and it is thcught the government is going act- ively at work at naval improvement. Free Trade in Holland. Minneapolis, June 26. — A special cable from a leading flour importer of Amsterdam to the Northwestern Mill- er states that the protectionist party in Holland has been totally defeated, and that a free trade majority is elected. This assures the future of the Ameri- can flour trade with Holland, which was the object of the attack of the Dutch protectionists and is a subject of great congratulation among millers of this Freak of the Lightning. Crow Agency, Mont., June 26. — Angus McDonald, laborer on the Fert Custer ditch, was struck by light- ning. The bolt struck his lett temple and passed down’ his body to the ground, the body and head being al- most entirely skinned. The watch chain on his vest was melted. He is now in the hospital with a chance for recovery. The Company Disbands. Elk Point, S. D., June 26.—Irritated by the refusal of the legislature to provide for the expenses of the na- tional guard, Company D has an- nounced that it will no longer foot its own bills. Col. Frost mustered them out, and other companies throughout the state contemplate adopting a sim- ilar course. Disregarded the Whistle. Marshfield, W June 26,.—A Marsh- field & Southeastern train ran into a wagon coitam¢iag five men. John Kohlbeck, a young farmer of Wewitt, was killed and two men were serious- ly injured. The men had been drink- ing and did not heed the whistle. Seattle, Wash., June wan Berg is under arrest here for the murder of Michael J. Lyons at Port Blakley last Friday. He resided in Minneapolis several years prior to 1892. An eye witness to the tragedy has identified Berg as the murderer. A Murderer Escapes Jail. Spokane, Wash., June 26. — James Woods, who murdered Samuel L. Woods, a_ storekeeper, last October, escaped from Nelson jail and is head- ed for this city. Woods, in company with a burglar named McDonald, seized the jailer, took his revolver and locked him up in the cell. Rue Fined $400. Montevideo, Minn., June 26.—John J. Rue, convicted of larceny, has been sentenced to pay a fine of $400. Judg- ment was stayed for sixty days. Joins the Pacific Fleet. Tacoma, Wash., June 26—The steam- ship Arizona, which held the record for speed from New York to Liverpool twelve years ago, is being re-engaged and refitted at Glasgow, Scotland, at an expense of $50,000 for service on the Tacoma and Hong Kong line. Burglars Make a Haul. Argyle, Minn., June 26. — Burglars robbed Olson & Holen’s store of sey- eral hundred dollars’ worth of cloth- ing, jewelry and dry goods. There is no clew. ~ QUEEN’S BUSY DAY LORDS AND COMMONS RECEIVED BY HER MAJESTY. ? The First Time in Fifty Years That r, These Houses Have Called on the Sovereign—The Queen Returns to Windsor—Day’s Festivities Close With an Illumination, London, June 25.—The day was one of the most fatiguing of the week for the queen, the official programme de- manding the reception of several dis- tinguished bodies of official personages. and the reception of addresses at Slough, Eton and Windsor. The chief event of the day and one of the most interesting of the week, was the pre- sentation to the queen of congratula- tory addresses by both the houses of parliament, which occurred at Buck- ingham palace. Nearly half a century has passed since the house of commons visited the sovereign in a body. The last oc- casion was the presentation of an ad- dress acknowledging the reception of the queen’s message announcing the declaration of war against Russia, and not since the early forties, when ad- dresses were made congratulating the queen on the failure of attempts at as- sassination, has she received the two houses together. There were brief formalities at Westminster, the two houses meeting and the formal an- nouncement being made by Lord Salis- bury in the nouse of lords and, Mr. Balfour in the house of commons, that the queen weuld be pleased to re- ceive the two houses, they proceeded in stately. procession to the palace. There they assembled in the ball room of the palace, and after a brief delay the doors were thrown open and the aunouncement made that her majesty was prepared to give them audience. The queen was wheeled into the ball room by an Indian attendant. The lord chamberlain, the earl of Lathom, first escorted in the lord chancellor, Lord Halsbury, who was gorgeously robed, the members of the house of lords fol- lowing him. ‘The lord chancellor then knelt before the queen and read the address from the house of lords, at the end of which the queen bowed, thanked their lordships and the peers retired in a body. The lord chamber- lain afterward left the room and, re- turning, ushered into her ma ys presence the members of the house of commons. The latter advanced be- tween two lines of gentlemen-at-arms brilliantly uniformed. The common- ers were headed by Speaker Gully, who stood while he read to her maj- esty the address from the house of commons. At the conclusion of the reading the queen bowed and the commoners retired in a body. Both addresses were officially de- scribed as a humble expression of duty and wishes for a long life for her majesty. After the parliamentary ceremony the queen received in the same manner the mayors and provosts of provinces and chairmen of county councils, who afterward were entertained at lunch- eor in the palace. In the afternoon the queen returned to Windsor and her progress was a triumphal proces-\ , r sion. On the route the royal party made stops at Slough, Eton college and Windsor, where they were re- ceived by the local authorities with impressive formalities and most en- thusiastically welcomed by the popu- lace. The progress was a repetition of the one from Buckingham palace to Windsor in 1887, but vastly more im- posing. ‘Triumphal arches were erect- ed at the stopping places. In Sloush addresses were tendered to her maj- esty by several local official bodies, and at Eton by the organizations of the colleges. The Thames conserv- er the body which controls the riv- er, offered its royal congratulation at Windsor bridge. The final episode of the progress was at the castle gates, where the addresses from the Wind- sor bodies were received. When the queen’s carriage appeared at the en- trance to her home the national an- them was chanted by 300 voices. The- day’s festivities were brought to an end by an illumination of the palace. Sig Pleased With McKinley's Letter. London, June 25.—The Times, com- menting editorially on President Me- Kinley’s letter of congratulation to the- queen, says: “It will be read with pride and satisfaction throughout the empire as an official token of the par- ticular friendship and esteem in which the English monarchy and the great English-speaking republic hold each other.” Soe % London Papers Gratified. London, June 25. — All the London newspapers, from the Times down, express the greatest gratification at the kindly comments of the American newspapers on the queen’s jubilee and at the vivid accounts of the celebra- ion contained in the new: the United States. ied a Congratulations From Cuba. Havana, June 25. — The Marquis. Ahummada, acting captain general, and Senor Gamundi, secretary to the -government, called upon the British consul and formally tendered the con- gratulations of the Spanish officials in abasunen the queen’s diamond jubi- oe Diamond Jubilee Medals. London, June 25. — The queen has ordered a_ special diamond-shaped medal struck in gold and silver for the presentation to all lord mayors in the United Kingdom, the lord provosts and the provosts. It will be worn “Sth a ribbon in the usual manner. H ab: jonore: y the Qu le London, June 25.—In recognition! of their service in connection with the diamond jubilee programme the Order of the Grand Cross of the Bath has been conferred upon Col. Sir Edwar& Bradford, commissioner of police of the metropolis; the the Order of Knight Commander of the Bath (in Great Britain) on Lieut. Col. Henry Smith, commissioner of police in the city of ian oe = the Order of Com- o1 e Bath upon thi eginald Baliol Brett, seein es = M. office of works, a! pos mo