Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 September 1898 — QUEEN OF THE DUTCH. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

QUEEN OF THE DUTCH.

Wilhelmina Places Upon Her Head the Crown of Holland. The ceremony of the enthronement of Queen Wilhelmina of Holland was celebrated in Amsterdam Tuesday morning. The coronation ceremony was democratic in its simplicity, but the court festivities nnd processional displays, both preceding

and following the ceremonies Ct the church, were attended with much pomp •nd circumstance. The ceremonies began with the preaching of a short sermon. After taking the oath the queen placed the crown upon her head. After the ceremonies there was a triumphal drive through the gayly decorated and crowded streets, followed by a public reception at the royal palace. In the reception hall the queen received the congratulations of her ministers, the admirals of the fleet, the officers of the army, the members of the diplomatic corps, the burgomasters of the leading cities of the kingdom, the governors of the provinces and the representatives of the Dutch colonial possessions in the East and West Indies. The date of the Corbett-McCoy battle han been set for Oct. IS.

QUEEN WILHELMINA.