The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 20, 1901, Page 13

B O P 10 Gonose .MMMMJ re * JEEer BT EFOREX GHOHE XX SROXOHOXOXS Pages 9] a1 £ *ORO R P! Pages | | | 02 PAPXPRPNIEE | | | )LUME LXXXIX—NO. 51. SAN FRANCISCO, SUNDAY, JANUARY 20, 1901—THIRTY-TWO .PAGES. ’ PRICE FIVE CENTS. JQUEEN VICTORIA SLOWLY SINKING INTO THE SLEEP OF DEATH AND WALES ASSUMES THE REGENCY Aged Sovereign Suffers Two Strokes of Paralysis and All England Realizes That the End of Her Long Reign Is at Hand-—-Weeping and Praying Continually the Royal Invalid at Osborne Awaits the Final Summons-—-Prince Albert Edward Is Placed in Charge of Affairs of State B T T T e e o S S Y bE4 444 the Queen was alive at T:15 A. M. LATEST BULLETIN FROM THE BEDSIDE OF GREAT BRITAIN’S DYING TTONARCH. LONDON, Jan. 20, 8:50 A. M.—A dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph Company from Cowes says: It is learned unofficially this morning that Her condition is extremely grave and hopes are growing fainter.” tHtt 4t e e e T e e e a2 2 2 2 2 22 DR DD P PP POPPPTTPDPPUTPUT TP UUUD U DT DDLU SIS SIS S S QUEEN VICTORIA, ENGLAND’S STRICKEN SOVEREIGN, QUEEN'S IRON WILL IS % UNSHAKEN EVEN AT THE APPROACH OF DEATH Forbids Those Around Her to Say That She Is Il and Despite Their Pleadings Steadfastly Refuses to Seek Medical Advice. rveyed oyes, by Os- declares live un- receives , though scarcely ely that the Queen egain the use of igor- ties which have he women of all t t her beds Princess of Wales, Pri bers of the royal fan Lord Sa ury is in cor ation with red that he had ar- e House, but this does not The arrival of Em- er members of Osborn m true. n has been kept herself st time she | c the rain beat down , why g ty as noticed that she and shrunken than dow of her former self; ence the Queen e recovers | Anight.—A lo- | forbade those around her to say that she | death dirge. The Queen Victorian tradition | and etiquette decreed that she Is never ill | was ill. and so with dogged determination she fought off the ravages that worry over | the Boer war, the deaths In her own fam- ily and her increasing years have brought | upon her. But against the ruthless hand of nature even the imperial resolve of the |ruler of the great empire proved futils and with a pitiful realization of the inev- itable she shut herself off from her en- tourage. For two nights she dined alona and never stirred from the apartments she occupied at Osborne. Humbly—for this woman ruled her court with no uncertain hand—her court officials implored her to seek medical advice. hese messages she steadfastly ignored, and though to-night her condition is ad. mitted to be most serious there are In at- only Drs. Powell and Reld. Doubtless the Prince of Wales will to- | morrow secure additional medical talent. Her Majesty lies helpless and almost | speechless in her bed in Osborne House, | surrounded by every comfort. Fruit, | flowers, ice and all the accessorles of modern medicine are at hand. Osborne House is buried amid a gloomy park of fik: The wind comes up from the chan- nel and surges through the trees like a nece A 1uile away stands the lodge. Beyond its portals none but the household can pass. On these portals, without the soverelgn’s knowing, are posted bulletins announcing her condition. Beyond the bulletins nothing official is obtainable, but not a soul connected in any way with Osborne House seems to belleve that her Majesty can survive this attack. In fact, locally the announcement of her death is awaited with something approaching equanimity. Never in the | memory of her subjects has the Queen | been i1l before, and now that at her ad- | vanced age she has been stricken it seems to those who have lived around her that it is impossible for her to recover. The village wiseacres, who have seen her from girlhood, wag their heads and say it 1s a sad day for England. The official bulletins may safely be de- seribed as optimistic. Their vaguness in describing the Queen's allment may be accepted as merely official evasions of the facts. The information obtained by Reuter's Telegram Company to the effect that it is paralysis from which the Queen is suf- fering is based upon the highest possible authority. By Monday it is likely that Continued on Page Twenty-five. PARALYSIS HASTENS THE END| No Word of Hope Comes From the Royal Mansion. S L OWES, Isle of Wight, Jan. 19, midnight.—The Queen les at| death’s door. She was strickea | with paralysis to-night. Ren- ter's Telegram Company under- stands that the Prince of Wales has recelved authority to act In her Majestv's stead, and thus there has been created a practical though not constitutional regency. The Prince of Wales will go to London this morning, where, with the Duke of York, he will meet Emperor William. ‘Whether the Emperor will proceed ‘to Os- borne depends upon the result of this interview. : N COWES, Isle of Wight, Jan, 2, 1 a. m.— [1Special cablegram to the New York World.)—Queen Victorla is very near death. She suffered a second stroke of paralysis to-night. The Prince of Wales has already been glven authority to act In her stead, thus becoming actually, although not finally, Regent of the empire. A professional gentleman employed at Osborne House was asked by the World correspondent for the latest news from the royal sickroom. His answer was: ““All majesty is gone. Queen Victoria Is simply an old woman, sleeping away the last remaining days of her long life.” Orders have been sent to the Forelgn Office and the Colonial Office to have spe- clal staffs of clerks on duty to-day (Sun- day). This is Interpreted to indicate the expectation that tidings of the Queen’s death will have to be sent to-day to the colonies and to foreign powers. LONDON, Jan. 20.—The Worlds corre- spondent can state on the best of author- ity that during the past fortnight there was a sinking on the left side of the body, rendering the Queen practically helpless, It is understood that she had a slight paralytic stroke in her sleep. Her time has been passed since then in crying and praying; especially since the successive visits of Mr. Chamberlain and Lord Rob- erts she has been inconsolable. The name of Queen Victc fact, be added with perfect j South African ca LONDON, Jan. 1 Ritchie, Secretary of State for the Home Department, will arrive at Osborne to-day and it is expected Lord Salisbury will ac- company him. The Princess of Wales has arrived at Osborne. VIENNA PAPER PRAISES QUEEN Says She Labored at All Times for the Alleviation of Human Sufferings. VIENNA, Jan. 19.—The Aftenblatt says: During the many years of Victoria's reign she has given so many proofs in unending succession of her enlightened constitution- al understanding in all circumstances that not even war or political passion can de- ter any one from abso.ving the Queéen of all responsibility for wrong or in honor- ing her in the high-minded lady who la- bored with all her strength at all timas for the alleviation of human sufferings. IMPORTANT CHANGES IN MEXICAN CABINET AUSTIN, Tex., Jan.19.—A dispatch from Monterey, Mexico, says: Tt is stated in Government official circles that a. number of changes In the Cabinet of President Diaz will occur just prior to his departure for Europe, which will bé within the next few weeks. EI Pais of the City of Mex- ico publishes the following proposed Cab- inet changes: Ignaclo Mariscal, Minister of Forelgn Affairs, will be appointed Min- ister of Communications and Public ‘Works, which corresponds with that of Secretary of the Interior in the United States; General Mena, whom he will suc- ceed, will be appointed Minister Plenipo- tentlary and Envoy Extraordinary of Mexico at Berlin; Jose Ives Limantour, Minister of Finance, will remain Minister of Finance. It is announced that General Manuel Gonzales Coslo, Minister of the Interior, will accompany President Diaz on his trip abroad, and Guillermo Delan- day Escandon will be appointed Minister of the Interior. Jose Ives B. Limantour will by virtue of the law act as President of the republic during President Diaz's absence. - * ALBERT EDWARD, THE PRINCE OF WALES. + iVIOURNING IN ENGLAND’S CAPITAL kN OVER THE NEWS FROM OSBORNE London Press Dwells at Length Upon the Love of the British People for Their Stricken Sovereign. ONDON, Jan. 20, 9 a. m.—The official bulletins regarding the Queen, posted at the Mansion House and Marlborough House on Saturday, were read with ev- ident anxiety and discussed by the large crowds constantly surrounding them until a late hour of the night. At the clubs the last bulletin, saying there was a “slight improvement,” was re- ceived with some {ncredulity, as more than one private telegram was shown ex- pressing the most unfavorable view of the progress of her Majesty’s illness. Among the ominous news of the pre- vious evening was the statement that the Rev. Thomas Davidson, D. D., Bishop of ‘Winchester, had been summoned and had reached Osborne late last night. Some of the newspapers issued editions as late as 11 o’clock, and these were eag- erly bought. They contained nothing, how- ever, to satisfy the pained interest. The Duke of York was at York House late in the evening, when it was an- nounced that’he was not going to Osborne until to-day. Besldes giving columns filled with the latest scraps of information concerning her Majesty’s condition, the movements of members of the royal family and per- sons connected with the court, all this morning’s newspapers reflect the fears of the nation of a fatal termination of the fllness which has so unexpectedly stricken down the aged monarch. They dwell at length upon the deep love and reverence which the people cherish for the sovereign who so long has guided the ship of state. The Sunday Times says: “The news from Osborne House in the last few hours has sent a thrill of anxlety not only throughout these reaims but wherever the electric wires have flashed the intelll- gence. There will be keen suspense and anxiety among her subjects umtil it is known that she is out of danger. Queen Victoria is not only revered by her own people, but, without exception, is the most universally beloved living monarch. Even the country's present enemy, Kruger, the RYonsequences of whose fatal ultimatum caused no small part of her Majesty's suf- ferings, has frequently spoken admirably of her. Whatever may be the feeling on the Continent about our countrymen, the Queen is an object of veneration and re- spect, and it would excite universal sor- row were her Majesty now to pass away."” The Sunday Sun says: “There never was a time when the Queen was more beloved. Never has she been so near her people In the course of her long reign as during the course of the war which has knit the em- pire together. It is impossible for any one to seriously consider Enzland and the | English without the august presence of one who has endeared herself to her peo- | ple in a peculiar manner and to a degree | unattainable by the sovereign of any | other land.” | The Sunday Special says: “Under the | circumstances the nation may mourn for the sovereign they have lost; but surely | the sovereign fs as happy In her death as {in life, nor has there ever been a ruler | more worthy of the epitaph Sir Henry Lawrence wished to be his, the o) t a {man or woman can desire, ‘She tried to do | her duty.’ " Lloyd’s Weekly Newspaper says tory will proclaim, in the words of the poet, ‘She wrought her people lasting good.’ There can be no gainsaying the fact that the people in return love the Queen as no sovereign was ever loved be- fore.” The Observer says: “The temoprary deprivation of her Majesty's guidance and counsel in the present circumstances must be a serious blow to the Goverc.ment. It 1s well known that she has personally ex- ercised a profound influence on the policy of the country, both internal and external. If her health should, unhappily, necessi- |tate a temporary relinquishment of the cares and exhausting routine of the state, we may console ourselves that she has marked out the path of duty which her representative will only have to follow to achieve assured spccess.” “His-