The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 23, 1901, Page 2

L RANCISCO CALL. WED DAY, JANUARY 23, 1vul. PASSING OF GREAT BRITAINS AGED QUEEN McKINLEY | EXPRESSES Cables Condolences to Great Britain’s New King. Official @ashington's; Unusual Display | of Grief. >~—— message ard VII, & of con- t as soon was re simple death as se | | | | SHOPS CLOSE AS BELL TOLLS Gloom SettlessUpon England’s Capi- tal Upon Receipt of the News From Osborne House, LONDON, Jan. 22.—Thig_evening there ible sigge in London that W aspeced. A arie cople withig doors s wandered along d with ds gat he ut =p ed is soon as the bells the blinds of the Mua- drawn as soon as from the Priace of Wales Lord Mayor. The aul's Cathed the I and is on f the death of royal personage hbishops of Canterbury, Lord Ma nd Bishops of London ed for two_hours to-day a a minute and could be heard the direction of the wind. hundreds of people stood in front e cathedral around the spot whers Victoria prayed on the sixtieth ar ¥y of her accession to the throne. | the usual dinner of the Hilary term Inn the master teacher said: sorrow we must follow the | the copstitution and recite the King.’” The chapel bail wo times and the benchers th of tie King. hour this evening it was not her the King would return to before mornmng, but it was ex- | ected he would hold & privy council at James Palace ecarly to-morrow (Wednesday) morning ng contin | Christian IX of ' EDWARD VII, KING OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND AND EMPEROR OF INDIA. X o, Sy \_5_/ I R ET c MON- AN\ ¥ / 5= oA RINCE OF WALES yesterday, King of Great Britain and Ire- and and Emperor of India, as Edward VII to-day. He is the first of the name since 1553, when Edward VI, the only son and successor of Henry VIII, died and left the throne to his nalf-sister, who was succeeded her death five years later by her half-sis- ter Elizabeth, the virgin Queen. With her, after a reign of forty-four years, the Tu- dor line failed, to be followed by the tuarts for one hundred and eleven years, and then, in 1714, by the House of Hano- ver, to which the present monarch be- longs. His boyhood education and training was intrusted to the Rev. Henry M. Birch, rector of Prestwich; Mr. Gibbs, barrister-at-law: the Rev. C. F. Tarvee and H. W. Fisher. Later he attended for one session at Edinburgh and then en< tered Christchurch College, Oxford Uni- versity. After a year of attendance on the public lectures at that famous Insti- tutign he went to Cambridge for the same purpose and remained three or four terms. Marriage of the Prince. On March 10, 1863, when in his twenty- second year, he was married to Princess Alexandra, eldest daughter of King Denmark, a sister of Princess Marie Dagmar, married in 1866 to Czar Nicholas I, by ‘whom he has had five children, one of whom, the eldest, Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence, born Januvery S, 1864, died January 14, 1892, The living children are: George, Duke of York, born June 3, 1865; Louise, Duch- ess of Fife, born February 20, 187: Vieto- ria, born July 6, 186S; Maud, born Novem- ber 26, 1869. - In May, 1891, the Prince became a grand- father by the birth of a daughter, Alex- andra Victoria, to the Princess Louise, who_had married the Duke of Fife, July , 1859, George, Duke of York, who now suc- LIFE RECORD OF THE MAN WHO SUCCEEDS TO THE THRONE MADE VACANT BY THE PASSING AWAY OF QUEEN VICTORIA ceeds to the position of heir apparent which his father held so many years, was married on July 6, 1893, to his cousin, Prin- cess Victoria Mary, daughter of the Duke of Teck. They have insured the succes- sion to their branch of the family for a time In the persons of three sons and one daughter. Edward Albert, born June 23, 1894; Albert Frederick Arthur, born De- cember 14, 1895; Victoria, born April 25, 1897; Henry, born May, 18%9. = » Princess Maud, the youngest daughter of the King, was married July 22, 189, to Prince Karl of Denmark. Albert Edward’s Travels. Both before and after his matriage the Prince of Wales traveled extensively, both at home and abroad. His first visit abroad was in his nineteenth year, to America, where he spent three months, making the rcunds of the principal cities of Canada and the United States. He crossed the Atlantic in H. M, 8. Hero, and landed at Halifax July 30, 1860, with the Duke of Newcastle and Major General Bruce. Near where he landed his grandfather, Duke of Kent, had his headquarters when he commanded the British troops in North America some decades before. He spent the early and middle part of August in the eastern part of Canada, and ar- rived at Montreal August 23, where he was received with the greatest enthusi- asm. After inaugurating Victoria Bridge at Montreal and laying the corner stone of the new Parliament building at Ottawa he visited Toronto and Niagara, at which latter place he saw the celebrated Blon- din perform on his tight rope over the falls, and by which he was much im- pressed. On Tuesday the third week he over from Windsor, Canada, to Detroit, Michigan, dropping his title of Prince on the way and landing on United States soil as Baron Renfrew, which incognito he held during all his stay with us. \me thousand people witnessed the coming of the great grandson of George IIT, and forgetting all the animosities of 176 and 1812, welcomed him with the greatest cordiality and enthusiasm, which in fact marked his whole tour through the country. From Detroit he proceeded to Chicago, St. Louis, Pittsburg, Harris- burg, Baltimore and Washington, where he arrived October 3. The next day he was entertained at a diplomatic dinner at the White House by President Buchanan and on the 5th paid a visit to the tomb of Washington at Mount Vernon, at the side of which he planted a young chestnut tree. Leaving Washington October 8, he went by way of Baltimore to Philadelphia, where he visited the places of Revolution- ary interest. Thence he went on to New York, where he arrived on the 1ith, and took up his quarters at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. Great preparations had been made to receive and entertain him. The British residents wanted to capture and monopolize him, but the young Prince would have none of it. On the 12th-he attendedga grand ball at the Academy of Music and danced every dance but one, during which he had a very agreeable partner at supper. Leav- ing New York he visited West Point and Bcston, where he remained two days. Leaving there on the 17th, he went to Portland, Me., and embarking on the 20th on the Hero set sail for home, accom- panied by a squadron of war vessels. Visits the Continent. In 1862, the Prince made his first visit to the Continent, traveling through Ger- many, Italy and Syria to Jerusalem. In 1863 he visited Denmark, Sweden and Rus- ia. In 1869 he paid a second visit to Egypt to inspect the Suez Canal. In 1875 Parliament set apart £100,000 to defray the expense of his visiting India. He left Dover on October 11 and landed at Cairo on thé %th, and invested Mo- hammed Tewflk, son of the Khedive, with the Order of the Star of India. He ar- ved.at. Bombay in November, and then procéeded to Ceylon and Calcutta. After visiting all the principal cities of the em- pire, the Prince arrived in London in May, 1876. He brought home with him about | 500 animals, and these he presented to the | Zoological Gardens. | He -attended the Paris expositions in | 1878 and 1889, to the latter being accom- panfed by his two sons. In 1883 he went | with the Princess to Berlin to attend the silver wedding of his sister, the Princess Royal, and the Crown Prince of Germa and later paid many visits to Berlin, Co- | penhagen and Belgium to see his various | relatives. In April, 188, he went to Co- burg with his wife to attend the wed" ding of the Princess Melita and in July to St. Petersburg to attend the wedding | of the Czar's daughter. In November, | 1894, -he hastened to St. Petersburg with his son, the Duke of York, to attend the, obsequies of Alexander IIL 1 Grand Master of Free Masons. In 1874 he was made grand master of the | Freemasons of England in succession to the Marquis of Ripon and installed in of- | fice at a lodge held at Albert Hall, Lon- | don, in 187. In May, 187, at Freemasons’ | Hall, London, he was installed as first principal of the Roval Arch Masons of | Great Britain. In 1870 he Inaugurated the | Thames embankment, which runs aleng one side of the river from Westminster Bridge to the limits of the old city of London; since which time he has officiated on numberless occasions at the laying of cornerstones and inaugurations of public events and enterprises in Great Britain. He has represented the Queen when she was unable to be present at many public ceremonies, both ‘at home and abroad, and as her representative was the principal figure in connection with the naval review on the occasion of the great dtamond jubilee in 1887. ~ After making the circuft of the lines of warships he held a reception on board the royal yacht, Albert and Victoria, to which all e ¢ officers taki art in the re- view,.as well as the Engl admirals and captains, were invited. On this occasian | mother on every impertant o&:u(.m. he captured every Jack Tar in the British navy by having the admiral, Sir Nowell Salmon, commander-in-chief, signal an or- der for the “malnbrace to be spliced.” Fond of Outdoor Life. , Since 1557 the Prince has represented his His Royal Highness has always been fond of outdoor life and every kind of athletic chting being one of his favorite and in 93 and 18 his yacht taking part in the races of the Royal Yacht Club off the Isle of Wight, carried off the prize. He has also been devoted to horseracing and maintains fing stables. In 15%'his horse Persimmon won the Derby and several other races and in 1500 Diamond Jubille won the Blue Ribbon and three other races with rich stakes. His Royal Highness, as eldest son of the sovereign, in addition to being Duke of Cornwall, was Prigce of Saxe-Coburg- Gotha, Duke of S8axbny, Duke of Rothsay, Earl of Garrick, Earl of Dublin, Baron of Renfrew (under which title he traveled through the United States in 1360), Lord of the Isles and High Steward of Scot- land. He is also the patron of twenty-six livings, mostly in his duchy of Cornwall. On the occasion of his marriage he was granted an income of £40,000 per annum, which with his other revenues made an aggregate of £100,000 per year, which, however, has not been more than sufficient to keep up the enormous expenses entailed by the position he has filled. On-that oc- casion he relinquished his right to the suc- cession to_the throne , of e-Coburg- Gotha in favor of his younger brothers by a formal act. The Prince has suffered the loss of two of his children, his eldest son, the Duge of Clarence, died on January 14, 1892, as mentioned above, and his baby son, Alex. ander, who ‘died at its birth in 1871 Ripe in experienceand knowledge of his people, thoroughly in_touch with oh beloved and respected by all over t vast_empire, Albert Edward should have as glorfous and useful if not as long a reien as his noble and lamented mother, 'SYMPATHY ' SHOWN IN " THIS CITY at Half-Mast on All Public Buildings. Semi - State Funera! Service Will Be Held Here. —_— ws of the death of Q in expressions great sovereign tion conveyed o P was | when the Americ: aced |at hailt mounting Spreckels Bu deatis bulletin in th Call Within a few min passed that Queen Vi crowds congregated arou | per offices, eager to the sovereign's death. flags were lowered respect to the dead mon: he , business national emblem | water front their sign when word was ¢ General Babeock | Army, at army hea {lan building, that | he ordered the ffag ov | od. Om the sch | splayed at bal | ous foreign consuls did Juses ung. a | cial news of the death show the same mark British Co w. C1 Pickers | said last evening that he had not ye | ceived official notific | of his sc n dispatches 1 The Unlon Jac the British Consulate many persons called express their reg fiest to call was t | he was followed by | sentativ All | flags at half-mast same rule was observ business men and by Ch eral Ho British Con: sulate open The through ‘in Washington British Consul Pick Greer Harrison, Dr. 'Evelyn and o of English birth sent out a call fc meeting to be held to-night at the offices of Dr. d'Evelyn in the Phelan building Consul Pickersgill co-operated with th officials of the British and American T fon, the British Society, the Sons of George and other British organiza |in arranging the meeting. The offl of the various socleties will arrange a mi-State funeral service, to be in this city at the same hour that funeral services for the Queen is h and last n informa the n England. he Consul city officials members of the cleri army and navy officials and prominent ci s will be in- vited to atte , together with Con- sgtll arrange later for a and memorial service, to give all ish su ts the opportunity of taking part in the expression of sympathy and tribute unt: music be of the memorial servic Consul Pick prominent Bri press their thanks public in general for the pathy burst of = ym- Queen’s death 3 Consul Pic E . | cablegram to the new King, dering to | him and the royal family t »ndolence | of the British residents his city and State. EULOGIZES THE DEAD SOVEREIGN ——— Benjamin Ex-President Harrison Pays High Tribute to Her Worth as a Queen and as a Woman. A P INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 22.—When n fled of the Quee death -to-day Ben- jamin Harrison made this statement “No other death could have exc general a sorrow. There are persons evéry natlon—other than Great Bi whose death would more profoundly move the people of that m, but Queen Vie- toria’'s death will bring more sadnes t the hearts of more men and women any other. The drumbeat did not def her dominion; the Union Jack was n the symbol of her large empire. More hearts pulsated with love for her and more knees bowed before her queenly per- sonality than before the Queen of Great Brifain. ‘God Save the Queen' had. be come well nigh a universal anthem. Heredity does not stay our quest for the | real man or woman upen whose head a crown has-fallen. Indeed, that has come to be the way of the world. = The sc eign whose life is not clean, noble, sym- | pathetic; whose personal character 13 be- low the best thoughts of his people, i @ot loved, and the powers of an unloved King or Queen are short, however may the law run. Queen Victoria’s power was lafger than the law. “I do not eare to speculate as to the effect of the Queen's death upon Euro- pean politics further than to say that a mighty influence on the side of peace has been lost. - The British people will find it hard to adjust their minds and hearts to a juccession. There will be a dispo- sition to make the pause unusually long after the first member of the proclama- tion ‘The Queen Is Dead,’ but the other member will follow, and ‘Long Live the King’ will be spoken resolutely by Brit- ons everywhere. “The new sovereign will be loyally sup- ported in his constitutional prerogatives, and will not be denied an opportunity to win that dominion over the hearts of his so n | people which they Bfidj-drm his mother.” Flag Half-Masted for Victoria, OAKLAND, Jan. 2.—The city flag at the junction of Broadway and Telegraph avenue was displayed at haif-mast to-day after the receipt of the dispatches an- nouncing the Queen's death. ————————— To Prevent the Grip Laxative Bromo-Quinine removes the cause * A