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I -i ; r. 1,1/ ??? mm mm Wfm*,mu*?, ??>kiu^ iMMiidatoi Aef. 2.1881. -If? MT. Ok Osteen, 8uamiB; 8. o. ritfi t $l.i>0 per at o ton ?it advance. Ou*8?t?re fret leoertioa. iltNtnt h.aerttoe~. letafa* tl .$1 00 ?. 50 Oeatrteiafet three moo tbe, or looger ?ii be e?*4e ?i tain eed rwi. All MMlii?h( M wbleb eobeerve private ??trat? will ewe barged for eo adver tiaoaaota. OMtttRfKM eed<?rlbot*e of reeeecta will bo ?karg?? tor. SORROWING ENGLAND. THS ANNOUNCEMENT OF QUEEN VICTORIA'S DEATH RECEIVED IN LONDON. AH Baelooaa Suspended and * Pall of Grief aod Gloom Orerhaof n tin Greatest Oily of itae World. 1 Loudoe. Jin 23 ?A scrap of paper a fool square, potted on the Mil of the Mtattoo booeo tt 0:68 e'eleek tonight gtte the first notice te> London a oomewerd hurrying tbeusenda of tbe detth of the era ereeo queue tod tee edvent of t hing A quarter of on hour Itter more then t tboeeond teweboyt bed lo tee otrerte with bleck roled crying : "Death of the queen," while through tho dtrk et?tele boomed the deep toned note* ef lee big boll of St Ptol't otlhedrtl eed tee eoAo of the oily oborohet re>| eebeleey loo, aewa. Mr. BoHoue'o saeeaagt tnnoooolog tee qoooo death, tnya her majesty died eeeeerelly. AN lee tboetret ttd ptaoee of enter turomeut. it in ueeouuoed, wilt bo utoued rudif uitcly Teere * lo tittle doubt thtt the fooerel of Qeeea Victoria will tube piece el Progenort, tboogb nothlog ia regard to tbte matter bno yet been eeoouaeed Her mnjeety wat to closely related to tee Boroaeea courts, b?g tod Mule, teet the gattorieg of roytltloo el the obeeqolee wWt be anpreeedeoted The newt of ibe qoeen'o detth reached net lee tewne io the kingdom n few minute* after it htd been re eeived by the lord mayor of London end ?vnt quiokly epretd througboot tee country dittriote by tolling of belle London, inn S3, 1:05 t m ? Abtolute eHoeeo reigned tonight in tee eielnily of Buckingham pJoeel eed Mti thorough bonne. A email bill, tlgeed "Retfoor" wne pooled oetatde. announcing the damit? of Ibe eaooerob everywhere ton got tho one topie of oonwtrtntion wne whtt would btppeo under tee new reign. IIneb internet woe evinced in Ihn wty in which tee onormooa fortune of the deed queen would be dlotribulod. the general wot ion being that Oe! rue Hoeoo would go to Princete Beatrice end that the tod Priooeee Obrietien would ooent iolo n considerable por I too ef ?Worin't wealth Tbo probability that King Albeit Rdwnrd will take up a prtotiotlly permanent retidenoe in Buckingham pnttee won much otnvanted Thin it e qweetioe thtt oomea very much home to Londoner* Queen Viotoria'e preference for Balmoral otttln nnd Otborte Houte, but been n compltint of long standing in the metropolit tod U it hoped thtt the new tetgn will ee>e t ohtnge io ?bis renktet. The preeenoe of the coorl to London eoolrl give n brightness tnd gtyety which have Inag been tbtent Not unlil Qneeo Victoria hat been Itid to reel beeide the Prinoe ooneort el Progmore will theairea or moaic built reopen Moreover, baoinntt wil come tu I preo*ietl etandetill The mneio in til the bntclt tnd public pltoee ban oetsed Fatbiontble re t ?rls were empty and few of the nightly habiloee of them were in ovi denoe The St James. Princete tnd other prominent restaurants htd tlready discarded nil oolort for tombre black Americans who have p&ated tbroogh greet nttiontl oaltmltiea mty roeell the, crepe drtped boildiogt and the nttiontl torrow, bot they can ill conceive since the death of Lincoln, nny auch eiprestion of gloom nt has e'retdy f?llen on the United King? dom Marlboro House, to iong tlx home of the new monarch. Bucking ham palace, where Queen Vtctorii made ber leal aley in London, and St Jemea palace, tbe residence of ao many former mnnsrebs. were til bleck and deeerted Hentriet in black overooeta keep silent vigil before tbe olooed gttea and bolted April. 18 AO. "Be Jus SUM nmmmmmmmmmmmwmmmmmnmwmnmmmwmwmmwmrmmmamm^mMwnMm Tbe population, therefore, slowly dispersed ee the night wore on Bhrtly before midnight an official announcement wae issued calling pailiameni to assemble at four o'clock thie ( Wednesday) afternoon to enable members of the house of lorde and house of common? to take the oath of allegiance to King Ed* ward VII Telegrams arriving from all parte of the country reecho the deep feel ing of eorrow pervading all classes These show that everywhere belle here been tolled sod public perform snces sod private functions sus? pended In Dublin the eipressions of regret were uoiverssl The bells of St. Patrick's estbsdrsl were tolled. Earl Osdogso, the lord lieotensnt, wss absent frosj Dublin yeaterday, but it is ssid tbst he will return immediate? ly to preside st s meeting of the Itieh privy coooci! to proclaim the new king The privy counoit will meet in London today sod the proclamation of the kiog will occur there St the pieces required by custom The king will come to London to preside over the council Edward the Vli Proclaimed KiDg. ALL ENGLAND MOURNS FOR THE QUEEN. Wbtle the Hew king Receives the Royal Salute. London, Jsn 24.? An estreordinary iftsoe of The Gaiette this morning, ?hieb appears, with blick borders, asBoooees the death of Qaeen Vietoris, adding, : 'The evsst ess baosed one universal feeling of regret and sorrow to her majesty's faithful sobjeots, to whom she was sodearsd by lbs deep interest is their welfare which she iovariably m eoi rented, aa well ss by many sign si virtues wbish marked and adorned her oh ernster." Then follows lbs proclamation of Edward VII., the acknowledgment of allsglanee by the privy eouoeil sod the king's spseeb at bis secession Tbs following is the foil toit of bis majesty'* asocsiion speeob : "Your royal highness, my lords and gentlemen : This is ths most painful oeeaeioo oo ?hieb I shall ever be called spon to address you My first and melancholy doty is to announce to you che death of soy beloved mother, the qusee ; aed I know bow deeply you snd the whore nation, and, I think 1 assy, say ths whole world, sympathise ?Ith ms in the irreparable loss we have all sustained. "I need hardly ssy thst my oonstsnt endeavor will be always to walk in her footsteps. 'In sodertakiog tbs noisy load wbish devolves opoo me, I am folly determined to bo a constitutional sovereign in the strietsst sense of tbs word, and s-? loot ss there is bresth io osy body, to work for the good sod amelioration of my people "I have resolved to be koowo by the nsme of Kieard, wbioh bas besn borno by sii of my snoestors lo doing so I do not uodervalus the name ef Albert, which I inherit from my aver to be Ismsotsd great and wise father, who by universal consent is I think, deservedly known by the nsme of Albert the Good, and I desire that his nsme should et sod alcos. ?In eonelssioo, I trust to psrlisment iA tbo eitoo to support me in tbs sruoons duties which oow devolve opoo ose by ieheritaooe and to which I am determined to devote my whole strength during the remeiodor of my life J" The Gss'tte also announces that the king subscribed the ostb relating to tbe scanty of tbe eboreh of Scotland It oonclodee with the king's formal proclamation ordering all effivrt and persona io ao'hority throughout bis dominions to continue to eiero *e their office during the royal pit akuro and eihortfttiog his anbjoots to sid and assist sueh officers io the p^rforraancn e?d eseoution of such duties Ths sorro* felt throughout the em pire is described io a oonstant flow of tolrgrscss from every important town in tbo oolnnies, sll telling of tbr sus pension of busioes?, the dosing ot the theatres, the display of sj turning em hlems snd arrengement* for memorisl services All the governors have sent oo behalf of their respective colonies telegrams of ooodolenoe to King lvl wsrd snd Mr. Josopb Chamberlain, ssere'arv of state for the eolooies. The Marqnis of Lendsdowne, mho ter of forsigo sffairs. bas received from the Gorman ambassador a lot?er on bo half of ths diplomatic corps espresstot; its sympathy and condolence. Tbo rcmniunioatioo ssys : "This ssd event not only fills the heart of her late ^objects with profound sorrow, but will arou?e beyond tho limits of tbo empire tho regret of those whom brr majesty wss known to in -pir" with respect snd admiration. Huol. ssntiments srs shared most sio MM ? it and Fear not?Let all the Ends thou i TER. S. P.. WEDNEE eerely by the members of the diplomatic corps, who. having bed the honor of beiog received at oourt end approaob* tog her majesty, hsvo also had the opportunity of appreciating those rare aud incomparable qualities by wbiob that august sovereign captivated the hearts of all who entered her presence." The morning papers published a long tribute from the poet laureate, Mr. Alfred Austin, to the dead queeo. Orders hsve been issued for 6,500 troops to line the stroets of London todsy for the proclamation ceremony. The Qtiette orders the oourt to go into mourning until July 24, and into half monrning until Jan. 24, 1902 Lord Roberta has ordered the army to adopt mourning until March 5. Memorial services will bo held in St Paul's oathedral morning and evening daily, until the interment. At the first of these, held st the evening service yesterday, some 5,000 persons were present. Bishop Berry read the burial servioe and the "dead march" in 8snl and other fuoeral mn*io was rendered Tho King's Arrival. London, Jan 23, I p m.?The king-emperor entered his capital ot 12:55 p. m , and proceeded to Marl borough hooae. London bad donned a gsrb of mourning from end to eud. A thick fog enveloped the city like a pal). Throughout tho West End blinds were drawn while on all the embas sies, governmeut offioes and public buildings the flogs were half masted The law courts, the stock exchange and all the produoe und metal ex? changes throughout the country only sssembled to olose immedistely eher the presiding officers had addressed to the membera s few words of trib ute to the dead monarch There were exceptionally large congregations in the churches in all parts of the country At St Paul's cathedral the prayers for the royal family were altered to read : "For our sovereign lord the king and the queen consort." All the services were ended by the playing of a dead march. The vsrious naval and military sta? tions fired s salute of 81 (guns st mid dsy, to eigoalrae the death of the queen, one gun for each completed year of the queen's age Dense crowds, beginning st St James street, lined the entire route to Victoria station, from sn early hour The police, on foot and mount? ed, guarded almost every yard of the way Finally preceded by half a dozen mounted policemen the uew sovereign arrived in a plain brough? am, which was driven very rapidly, with the coachman and footman in their usual gray liveries with mourn? ing bands on their arms. An equerry waa sested beside him The king was, of course, dressed in the deepest sod moat simple mourning, end care? fully raised bis hat in ocknowledg meot of the silent uncovering of heads The king looked tired and very ead but very well Following him came tbe Doke of York, the Duke of Con naught and others Both the king sud the Duke looked pathetically up at Buckingham palaoe, as they pass ed, and acknowledged the salute of tbe geerd of honor drawn up inside tbe palaoe grounds The king drove to St Jamee palace from Marlborough house to ?reside st the first privy council, by wsy of Marlborough bouse yard He was attended by Lord Soffieid (who list been lord of the bedoham ber to the Prinoe of Wales since 1672), and wss escorted by a cap tain's escort of Horse Guards The preoedoro was exactly ss on levee days In the throne room the privy councillors hsd gathered in great number in levee dress with crape on their left arms?cabinet min ieters, peers, commoners, bish ops, judges, the lord mayor, etc including tho Duke of York, tbe Duke of Connaught and lesser members of the royal family. Lord Salisbury, Lord Roseberry, A J Balfour, the Duke of Eevonsbiro, Lord Strathcona and Mount Royal and a host of the most prominent personages in the land were there to receive the king'a formal oath, binding him to govern the kingdom according to its laws and customs, and hear him assume the title of King Edward VII of Great Britain and Ireland and Empe? ror of India Tbe ceremony was interesting and according to custom the king was in a separate apartment from the privy councillors. To the letter the Duko of Devonshire, lord president of the council, formally communicated tbe death of Queen Victoria and the succession to tbe throne of her son, tbe prince of Wales The roysl dukes with certain lords of the council were then direct? ed to repair t*> the king's presence to acquaint him with the terms of the lord president's statement. Shortly afterwards his majesty filtered the room in which the councillors were assembled and addressed them in a btief speech Mingling with the roysl dukes and great persousges of the kingdom a.ims't at, be thy Country's, thy God's * 3D AY. JANUARY 30. were a few men in plain clotbee, to represent the fact that the general public have a nominal right to be present. The king wore a field marshal's uniform nod ribbon of the Order of the Garter. His voice at first was painfully broken with emotion. King Edward in his speech said he had decided to assume the title of King Edward VII in accordance with the wish of bis beloved mother, who, his majesty added, nnited the virtues of n supreme domestic guide with the affection and patriotism of a wise, peaceloving monarch He bad a respectful desire to leave the mem ory of hie father's name, Albert, the exclusive treasure of hie beloved mother. Notwithstanding bis per? sonal desire, he. could not hope to do justice to the renown and virtues associated with Prince Albert's name, but be would do hie utmost to be worthy of his great position The lord chancellor (Lord Hale bury) then administered the oatb to the king. Afterwards the various members of the council, coromenc iog with lords in council, took the oath of allegiance and then passed in turn before hie majesty, as at a levee, except that each paused and kissed the king's band before passing out of the chamber. This brought the ceremony to a close At the last moment the king do cided not to attend the house of lords today The proclamation of the aooession of his majesty wo? eigned by the prince? present, the Doko of York first, then the Dake of Coonaught, the Duke of Cambridge, Prinoe Christian, the Arch? bishop of Canterbury, the lord chancel? lor, the lord mayor aod other roprcsen tattves of the city of London. It will be heralded tomorrow at 3t. James Palaoe and elsewhere aod be published in The Gasette. Both houses of parliament assembled at 4 o'clock this afternoon and took the toatb of allegianoe to the new sovereign The attendance was large In the house of commons ell the members, dressed in the deepest monrntog, stood upas Speaker Golly entered aod an nouooed that, by reason of the deeply lamented deoease of her majesty, Queen Victoria, it had become tbeir duty to take the oath of allegiauoe to her sue oessor, his majesty King Edward VII The epeaker then administered the oath and the swearing in of tho members prooeeded At 4 30 p m. the artillery began firiog salutes at St. James park to aigoalisa King Edward's accession to the throne Among tho incidents of tho day was an imposing civic procession. Lord Mayor Helderman, accompanied by the city marshal, maoe bearer and other members of the oorpor.itton, oscorted by a strong body of police, prooeeded from the Mansion House by the Thames embankment aod Trafalgar square, to St James palaoe, in gilded equipages. This notable seeoe was witnessed by thousaods of silent people. The king, who remains in London over night, was driven to Buckingham palaoe after talking the oath before the privy council aod dioed there with tho Duchess of Albany. Subsequently he went to Marlbore house te sleep. It is understood that he will return to Oiboroe this morning {Thursday) to direct the funeral arrangements. Theee were disoossed at a meeting of the authorities of the royal household at Buckingham palace last evening At tho oollege of arme it was said that tbe date of the funeral oonld oot be settled until it was knowo when tbe European royaltioa or tbeir representatives oonld arrive, bur that the function woutd be held at tho earliest poeeible date for tbo O3nveoienoe of Emperor William, whose stay in England might be unavoidably limited Ptayed For the Queen. New York. Jan 23 ?A World dis patch from Romo says: The pope, who has been constantly informed of tho condition of the queen, received the news of her death through Cardinal Rempolla. His eminence said not a word, but knelt to pray, remaiaiog in this attitude for a considerable time. His holiness gave orders that all church prayers bo offared up for ihn queen tomorrow The pope will bo represent? ed at tbe fuoeral by Cardinal llaughn. A DEMOCRATIC SENATOR RUeigb, N C,Jan 22?This morn? ing tbe legislature, (ho two houses vot iog separately. elooted F. M Simmoos, democrat, United States Senator, to suooeed Marion F. Butler, Populist. Tbo Popali8tp, witb ouo exoeptioo, re? frained from voting Tho Republicans supported Congressman Riohtnood Pear son*. Toe tote was : BtUtte?Simmons 3(J, Pearson 8. House?Simmoje 8tf, Pearson 18 F M. Simmons is 47 years of ag^. hah been thnoo chairman of the Demo? cratic Sta'e eomtn'.tt' o. also a member of tho 50th Congress and served ob col? lector ot internal revenue under Cleve? land's last administration His term of office will begin March 4, 1901. ind Truth's." THK ? 1&01. Ne* The King Proclaimed With Ancient Rites. Quaint Ceremonies at Albert Edward's Accession. BRILLIANT SPECTACLE 11*1 LONDON. London, Jan 24?The qaaiot cere? monies with which King Eiward VII, was today proclaimed at various points of tbe metropolis txaotly followed aocieot preoedeots When tbo iobsbi tants awoke tbe entire way between St James palaoe aod the oity was lined with troops About 10,000 soldiers, life guards, horte guards, foot guards and other cavalry and infantry regi ments, had been brought from Aldershot acd London barracks after midoight. Everybody aod everytbiog was in orepc. Tbe oeremoney began at St James palace, where at 9 o'clock, Edward VII, was proclaimed king of tho united kingdom of Great Britain aod Irelaoa and emperor of India. A proclamation, which waa read by Wm Honry Weldoo, kiog at-artas since 1894, aod formerly Windsor herald, was m follows : "Whereas, It has pleased Almighty God to call to his mercy our late sovereign lady, Queeu Viotoria, of bletsed and glorious memory, by whose Ceoeaso the imperial orown of the united kingdom of Great Britain aod Ireland h solely aod rightfully come to the high and mighty Prince Albert Edward, we therefore, the lords spiritual aod temporal of this realm, being here assisted with theso of her late majesty's privy oounoil, with numbers of other principal gentlemen of quality, the lord mayor, aldermen and oitiseos of London, do now hereby with one voioe and consent of tongue and heart pnbliah and proolaim that tbe high and mighty Prinoa Albert Eiward is now, by the death of our late sovereign of happy memory, become our only lawful and rightful leige lord, Edward VII . by tbe graoe of God, king of tbe united kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, defender of tbe faith, emperor of India, whom we acknowledge ail fattL and constant obedience with all hearty aod humble affection, beseeching God, by whom ell kings and queens do reign, to bless the roy*l Prinoe Edward VII, with long p.ni happy years to reign over us." The king was not present. There was large attendance of officials and college heralds. Among thowc there were Karl Roberts aod members of the headquarters staff, and other army effisors A great concourse of people was present, having assembled at an early hour. The proclamation was greeted by a fanfare of trumpets. At tbe conclusion of the caremooy. the beloogtog to the food guards to the Friary oourt, played "God Sav3 the King" The mombere of the kiog's household witnessed tbe ceremony from Marl? borough house. From the baloocy overlooking the Friary oourt, from which tbe proclamation was rssd, were the duke of Norfolk aod other officers of state. Tbe baloooy was draped in orimson oloth. Beside the promiooot cfficials in resplendent uni forms were stationed the state trumpeters In the ysrd of Marlborough houfe and Friary oourt were stationed a large body of soldiers aod foot gosrdt The foot guards, tbe guard of honor, were posted immediately beneath tbe baloooy. The troops arrived at 8 o'olook aod shortly before 9 o'olock in the moroiog a brilliant cavalcade passed down the mall and entered Friary oourt It ooosisted of the headquarters' staff, beaded by Kul Roberts, the commander in chief of the forces, in fnll uniform and carrying a marshal's baton aod G^o Sir Evelyn, the adjutant general of tho forces At 9 o'olook the oourt dignitaries beaded hy the Duke of Norfolk aod the earl marshal stepped upon the balcony Then the heralds blew a fanfare and K ng-at Arms Weldon, in the midtt of dead silence, read the proclamation At its oooelueioo the king at-arms, raisiog bis three corned bat. s?id loudly, "God save I to king !" Th? crowd took up tho cry while tbo oheors, tho fanfares of tho trumpets aod the b&nd playing a national anthem made a ouhou* medley The kiog at arms read the proclamation in clear tones, ?hieb were distinctly heard at a great dietaooo. The third fanfare of trum? pets coded tbo ceremony. The officials thoo marohed in proces? sion from the baloooy, through the pal? aoe to the ambassadors' court, wbenoe royal carriages took tbe cffioials who Roy/ ^ Absolutely Makes the food more d SOVAl BAKINQ H i TR?B SOUTHRON, Established Jane 1S6C r 8erie8?Vol. XX. So 27 I reed the proclamation to th'e city, escorted by a detachment of' horse guards The contingent from the College of Arms was composed of three kings al? arms, four heralds and eight pursui? vants The costumes of the two latter were gorgeous beyond oompare. They wore taoarde, a garment resembling the oostume of kiogs as depicted on playing oardc. The tabards were beautifully and heavily embroidered with silk lions, the royal ooat of arms, and fllowers in bewildering ooofusion. There was the rouge dragon, the bine mantel and the meltravere. with all the armorial bear? ings of that quaint old body, the College of Arms, in full and solemn array. A blare of trumpets anoouoced the progress of the picturesque eivaioade through Trafalgar tquare and the Strano. The chief it tercet of tbe morning centered ic the entrance of the heralds' procession into the city at Temple Bar. It was 9 15 when, oot of the gray mist from within the eity boundary, appear? ed a procession of carriages forming the lord mayor's eotonrago Tbc lord mcyo'.*, sheriff*, aldermen and msoe bearers, in scarlet, for trimmed robes, oocked bat, ruffled thirte, eilfe knee breeches and low buckled thoee, ye?red out from the coaches Ten strong policemen stretobed a red silken rope across the thoroughfare, in honor of the oity's aoeieot gate privt* ' leges The troops came to "attcctioo.", Two gold laced trumperers appeared beside the great gold griffin tbat marke the city boundaries. Officials grouped between the lines of troops Then tbc city marshal, in brilliant uniform, rode up to tho barrier, and the Norrow hing? st arms, whose green and gold tabard ootshooe those of his colleagues, ap? peared at the imaginary bar His trumpeter blew a ebrill blast which the lord mayor's trompetere answered, and the oity marshal rode np to the barrier and demanded, "Who goes there ?" The Norrow kiog at arms replied that it was the king's herald, come to read a proolamatioo. "Enter, herald," said the mtsbal, and the herald was ooodncted to tho lord mayor and aldermen, who were still grouped in the street. The berald then read the proclama? tion, to which tho mayor aad aldermen replied : ?'We, with ooe voice, consent, tongue end heart, and pledge allegianoe to King Edward VII " A military hand struck up "God Save the King " The crowd took up the words feebly A few streets further on the procla? mation was read again and the prooession advanced to the royal exchange, where the final proc'amatioc was made - mm ???? -i? - National Board of Trade Washington, January 23 ?The Nations! Board of Trade, in oeosion here today, cabled a message to the Associated Chamber of Commerce of England, expressing sincere grief for the death of a sovereign "whose character commanded the respect of all nations " A resolution was adopted advocat? ing such an adjustment of rates paid I by the Government to railroads for I msil transportation as would be equit? able to the railroads, tbe Govern* ment and tbe public * Tbe board adopted reports favor? ing a Cabinet department of com? merce and industries; legislation to encourage and develop merchnnt marine ; tbe Broeios pure food bill: reciprocity with Canada and tho Orient ; tbe amended Ray bank? ruptcy bill ; reduction of tbe duty on hides ; irrigation apppropriations by Congress, and legislation to place the country more firmly on a good basis. A report criticising the consular service as inefficient and urging appointments based cn qualifications was adoptod. A resolution proposed by Mr Thutber, of New York, recommend ing legislation authorizing co opeia fciofl of many email partners a* stock? holders in organizations which might deal effectively with economic ques? tions, was laid on tbe table on the apprehension that it involved tbe subject of trusts Texas senators have voted them selves five daily papers at tho ex pense of the state. It is probably one of the best investment.* the state could make A $17,000.000 steel company has been organized to fight the Carnegie oompany. But where will this $17, 000.000 oompany be wheo Carcrgie's $160,000,000 company butts it ? ? Wilmington Star Baking powdtr Pure elicious and wholesome XMOta co., weg yeaa._