The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, January 31, 1901, Image 2
THE COUNTY RECORD.
Published Every Thursday
?at?
IINQ8TREE. SOUTH CAROLINA,
?BY ?
C. W. WOLFE .
Editor and Proprietor.
The allies' horses In China ..re dying
wholesale. The American supply has
not suffered. This is another victory
for the Missouri mule.
An Illinois man has sued a woman
Vho declined to marry him for the
car fare he expended in going to see
her. This is very small business. He
should have walked and sued her for
ft"?rvtTvnn.r and dnrdnr's hills
The bubonic plague scare, which
Glascow, Scotland. experienced. cost
5t '$5,000,000, although only twentyeight
cases were reported up to the
time It was stamped out. The money
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was spont on sanitary precautions to
prevent the spreading of the plague.
The Count Boni de Castellane seems
to have been a generous though not
discriminating patron of the fine arts,
lie certainly appears to have gone on
the theory that the price was the
best criterion of the value of a thing.
This a dangerous working principle'
In the case of antiques.
A semicolon has limited the drinktng
hours in Boston. That is. the j
punctuation of a law has been tne j
point around which a dispute concerning
saloon hours has waged, and a
comma would have let the bars remain
open longer. If a period ha?i
been used, the saloons would probably
have closed altogether. Boston always
was rather literary.
Railway accidents down in Mexico
are very serious affairs for those who
are responsible for them. They do not
exactly chain their directors to the j
cowcatchers on their trains, but they !
have a law which makes a fatal accident
on a railroad train punishable 1
with death to the person through j
whose ignorance or carelessness such i
an accident occurs. It is superfluous
to remark that railroad accidents are i
of comparatively rare occurrence in
Mexico.
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Praiseworthy plans are on foot for
the breeding of moose and elk In the
Adirondack**. By the enforcement of
judlc/ous game laws Maine has drawn j
legions of hunters to her forests In re- |
cent years. The Empire State might j
well follow so excellent an example, 1
and if by reasonable outlay it can
make Its mountain region In Its northi
era counties the home of such mor.archs
of the woods as moose and elk.
it will not be acting unwisely, thinks
the New York Tribune.
A French military society is having
put up a notable monument to the
memorv of the French soldiers vrlio
fell at Waterloo. It will occupy the ,
site where Napoleon's OKI Guard
made Its last stand, on the field of
.Waterloo, near the village of the same
name about ten miles soilth of Brussels,
in Belgium. The design is by (
the eminent French sculptor Gerome
and is highly praised, l'he principal
feature of it is a huge eagle, the emblem
of France, wounded almost to
death-rtypifylng the mortal shock
which the nation met at Waterloo.
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Charles A. Itoe. iu the Nineteenth j
Century, says: "On my return to English
life affer a service of thirty-five
years in India, from 18C3 to 1S98, what
strikes me most is the enormous and
general increase of wealth. The
country gentlemen and the country
clergy have, no doubt, suffered severely.
and are much worse off than
when I left England, but all the other
classes have prospered greatly. I do
not refer to statistics to show what
lias been the general rise In wages, or
fall in prices, or the decrease in pauperism.
I merely give my own general,
Impressions, and these are that, al-'
though there is. no doubt, a largo
amount of destitution and misery in
<utr great cities, the laboring classes
are generally far better housed, clothed
(Uid fed '.hac tho^r used to be,"
V
QUEEN VICTO
England's Sovereign Pi
pared for
fovr, ;v?j rniwiPiniK DFir.M
L. V/ . V J 1. 1 U ILLUC I UIUWU
Has Ruled For Alo e Than Sixty
1 cars-Her Life and Family?The
Succession.
Cowes, Fy Cable.?Queen Victoria
is dead and Edward VII reigns. The
greatest event in the memory of this
generation, the most stupendous
change in existing conditions that
could possibly l;o imagined, has taken
place quietly, almost gently, upon the
anniversary of the death of Queen Victoria's
father, the Duke of Kent. The
end of this career, never equalled by
any woman in the world's history,
came in a simply furnished room in
Cc-borno House. This most respected
of all women, living or dead, lay In a
great four-posted bed and made a
shrunken atom whose aged face and
figure were a cruel mockery of the fair
girl who in 1S3T began to rule over
England.
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neral of some great world's ruler, but
never before in the ease of the death
of a monarch.
Secretary Hav, upon being assured
through the physicians' certificate as
furnished him by the Associated
Press, of the death of Queen Victoria,
promptly cabled the following message
to Ambassador Choate, at London:
"Department of State.
"Varhington, Jan. 22. 1901.
"Choate, Ambassador, London:
"You will express to Ix>rd Landsdowne
the profound sorrow of the government
and of the people of the
Tuesday, Sir James Reid hold up his
hand, and the peopie in the room knew
that England had lest her Queen. The
bishop pronounced the benediction.
The Queen passed away quite peacefully.
She suffered no pain.
Hrom all parts of the world poured
into Cowe.-? messages of condolence.
They came from crowned heads, millionaires,
tradesmen and paupers and
are variously addressed to the Prince
of Wales and the King of England.
Official Annourcenr. nt.
Osborne House. Ry Cable.?The following.
signed by the royal physicians,
is tho official announcement of Queen
Victoria's d^ath:
"Her Majesty, the Queen, breathed
her last at t?:20 p. m.. surrounded by
her (hildrcn and grandchildren.
(Signed)
-JAMES REID.
"R. DOUGLAS POWELL,
"THOMAS BARLOW."
Flagsat Half Mast.
Washington. D. C . Special.?Four
days of anxiety, had in a large measure.
prepared official Washington for
th news which was flashed across the
cable Tuesday afternoon, of the death
of the Queen of England. All was in
readiness for the execution of the
formalities which are indispensable
to such events. When the end came
it found appropriate messages of condolence
framed and orders ready for
half-masting the flags over the Executive
Department and carrying out
the usual formalities. The half-masting
of the national ensign has been
done rarely on the occasion of the fu
RIA IS DEAD.
isses Into the Rest Pre-!
the Faithful |
I t'nited States at the death of the j
| Queen. and of the deep sympathy we J
J feel with the people of the British em- I
i pire. in their great aflliction.
(Signed) "HAY.55
Later the President sent the following
message of condolence to Kir.?
| Edward VIII.
! "His Majesty. the King, Osborne
Ho;:se. Isle of Wight:
"I have received with profound sorrow
the lamentable tidings of the
death of Her Majesty, the Queen. Allow
me. sir. to offer my sincere sympathy
and that of the American people
in your personal bereavement and in
the loss Great Britain has suffered in
the death of -Its venerable and illustrious
sovereign, whoso noble life and
beneficent influence have promoted the
peace and won the alfection of the
world.
(Signed) "WM. M'KINLEY."
Victoria's Life and Family.
Queen Victoria was born May 24,
! 1819. On June 20th, 1837. she became
; queen of England, succeeding her uni
cle. King William IV. On Feb. 10th.
| 1S40, she married Prince Albert of
; Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, who died Dec. 14, j
j 1816.
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Victoria has been the mother ol
nine children, as follows:
1. Victoria Adelaide. Princess Royal,
who married Emperor Frederick William
of Germany. She is the motner
' 01 the present emperor of Germany.
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it. A inert iiu wara. rriuic vi uaiw, i
I and heir to the throne.
3. Alice Maud Mary. Grand Duchess
of Hesse. Deceased 1S78
4. Alfred. Duke of Saxe-Coburg!
Go:h:i, Duke of Edinburgh. Married
j Grand Duchess Marie, daughter of:
1 Alexander II., Emperor of Russia.
5. Helena. Princess Christian. Mar- I
ried Prince Frederick Christian of
j Schlesburg-Hoist en.
G. Louise, Marchoness of Lome.
7. Arthur. Duke of Connaught.
8. Leopold, Duke of Albany.
9. Beatrice Mary Victoria Feodore.
Married Prince Henry of Battenburg,
to whom the queen was greatly attached.
The Prince exf Wales was born in
1841, and is therefore 60 years old. In
; 1S63 he married Princess Alexandra
j of Denmark. Their eldest child, Alj
bert Victor. Duke of Clarence, born
1864. aiea in At uut? uum ul *** ?
death he was engaged to Princess Mary
Vietoria of Teck. who afterwards married
his brother, George Frederick,
Duke of York, the second oldest living
. child of the Prince and Princess of
j Wales. The Duke of York is next to
his father in succession to the throne
of the most powerful kingdom of modern
times. He was born in 1SG5 and
has two sons and one daughter.
The other children of the Prince
and Princess of Wales are: Louise
Victoria. 1S67: married the Duke of
I Fife: Victoria Alexandra, 180S. and
Maude Charlotte, 101), who are unmar- |
ried. and Alexander, born 1S71 and
died in infancy.
The Czarina of Russia is the grand1
daughter of Queen Victoria, being Yicj
toria Alice, daughter of the Grand
Duchess of Hesse. By other marriages 1
the queen of Great Br..ain is connected
with all the powerful reigning
families of Europe. Through these re- 1
latives sh? has often exerted her influence
in international affairs, especially
for peace.
THRONE NEVER VACANT.
Theory of English Succession A!*o\v?
No Breaks.
The theory of the English Constitution
is that the throne of Orpirt Britain
is never vacant. In other words,
the Sovereign never u.cs. the succession
of an cir being instantaneous.
Hence, as Debrett explains it. the ceremony
of coronation is merely a solemn
recognition and confirmation of royal
descent and the (cnseqtr.: right of accession
to the throne and is unnecassrary
for the security of the title to tne
crown.
It is customer"^ on the death cf the
Sovereign fcr the Archbishop of Canterbury
and the Lord Chamberlain to
notify the heir-apparent of his accession.
though even this is technically
superfluous. The notification to the
people is made by proclamation
through the Ix?rd Mayors and tho Ix>rd
Lieutenants of counties, etc.
The proclamation issued when Queen
Victoria succeeded to the throne read
as follows:
"Whereas, it has pleased Almighty
God to call to His mercy our late
Sovereign and lord. King William
IV., of blessed and glorious memory,
by whose decease tue Imperial Crown
of the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Ireland is solely and rightfully
come to the high and mighty
Princess Alexandria Victoria, it is
therefore here published and proclaimed
that the high and mighty
Princees Alexandria Victoria is now.
by the death of the late Sovereign of
ha,ppy memory, become our oniy lawful
and rightful liege, i^ady Victoria,
by the grace of God Queen of the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Ireland. Defender of the baitn, to
whom let all, therefore, acknowledge
faith and constant obedience, wun all
hearty and humble aiTection, beseeching
God. by whom kings and queens
do reign, to bless the royal Princess
Victoria with long and happy years to
reign over us. God save the Queen."
The death of the Sovereign also
brings the existing government to an
end. The Premier resigns ana Parliament
is immediately dissolved. A
general election is ordered and the
Sovereign requests the .Ministers to re
lam tneir poruuuue |)cuu.u5
sult of tho election. The coronation
Ls usually deferred for some months.
Queen Victoria was crowned a year
and some days after her accession.
On thq day the Quoen succeeded to
the throne the Privy Council met in
the Council chamber at Westminster
at 11 a. m. and took the oaths of office
in her presence.
The succession of tae new Prince of
Wales to that title Ls quite different. I
When the present Prince of Wales
becomes King the title merge* in that
of Sovereign. The King tnei* confers
it by letters patent upon his eon, if
he sees fit. The Sovereign's eldest
eon becomes the Duke of Cornwall,
automatic ally as It were, and is entitled
to the revenues of that duchy,
which now amount to $50,000 peT
annum for the benefit of the present
Prince of Wales.
rour urccus nnoicu,
New York. Special.?Four men havo
been arrested in Yonkers in. conneo
tion with the stabbing of Clias Masuras,
a Syrian, who was wounded with
a knifo over the left eye, ..uring an
altercation with men wno he alleges
are members cf an anarch.st society.
Three cf the four are Parnajotis,
Louis and Christos Theophilcr.olus,
brothers, and the fourth is George
Yorris, who is said to he a New York
padrone. Masuras formerly worked
for Vorris. it is alleged, but finally decided
to start in business for himself,
which it is said led to the trouble. A1J
the prisoners pleaded not guilty.
Heaw Storm In Indies.
Kingston, By Special.?Since Friday
night a violent "norther" has been
causing destruction of banana plantations
on every side. In some of the
parishes hundreds of acres of fruit
have been ruined. A swollen stream
has already carried away two houses
and is now threatening to wreck a
large, thriving fruit district.
Briefs by Wire and Cable.
A most amusing case of hero worship
plus theft, is reported from Ma 'goburg.
The Kaiser, who was shooting
in that district, had just hit a very fine
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man was seen to dart from behind a
tree, pick up the hare, and make off
fast as hi.- legs could carry him. The
after of five pounds led later to the
discovery of the hare-lifter, who was a
respectable inhabitant of Berlin. He
was filled with an ardent de-ire to possess
some genuine keepsake of his
much adored Emperor.
Ex-Secretary of War Alger is quite
sick with the grip, at Detroit, Mich.
' Kf -G EDWARD VII.
Eland's New Ruler Asends the
| Throne.
j THE KING LOOKED SAD BUT WELL
S New Ruler flakes An Address and
Promises to Uphold the Dignity of
the Nation. ^
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London. By Cable.?The King-Err^*
peror entered his capital at 12:55 p.
m. Wednesday, and proceeded to
Marlborough House. London had
donned a garb of mourning from end
to end. A thick fog enveloped the
(lty like a pall. Throughout the West
End blinds were drawn, while on all
the embassies, government offices and
public buildings the flags were halfmasted.
The law courts, the stock
exchange, all the produce and metal
exchanges closed immediately after
the presiding officers had addressed to
the members a few words of -tribute to
the dead monarch.
King Edward, in his speech, 8aid he
had decided to assume the title of
King Edward VII, in accordance with
the wish of his beloved mother, who,
HLs Majesty added, united the virtues
of a supreme domestic guide with theaffection
and patrotism. of a wide,
peace-loving monarcu. ne uau a respectful
desire to leave the memory of
his father's ncme, Albert, the exclusive
treasure of his beloved mother.
Notwithstanding his personal desire,
he could not hope to do justice to the
renown and virtues associated with
Prince Albert's name, but he would do
his utmost to be worthy of his great
position.
Both houses of Parliament assembled
at 4 o'clock in the afternoon ancr
took the oath of allegiance to the new
sovereign. The attendance was large.
In the House cf Commons all the members,
dressed in the deepest mourning.
stood up as Speaker Gully entered
and announced that, by reason of the
deeply lamented decease of Her Majesty,
Queen Victoria, it had become
their duty to take the oath of allegiance
to her successor. His Majesty,
King Edward VII. The Speaker then
administered the oath and the swearing
in of the members proceeded.
Joseph Chamberlain, tne Secretary of
State for the Colonies; Sir Michael
Hicks-Beach, the Chancellor of the
Exchequer: Sir Henry Campbell-Bannermau,
the Liberal leidcr in the house
and Sir Wm. Vernon Harcourt, were
the first to subscribe their names on
the roll. In the House of Lords the
oath was taken by the Duke of Connaugbt.
Earl Roberts, the Duke of
Argyle, Lord Lansdowne and a hun
dred or otners. Many peeresses in
deep mourning were in the gaJleries.f
The following is the full text of His
Majesty's accession speech: "Your
Royal Highness, My Lords and Gentlemen:
This is the most painful occasion
on which I shall ever be called upon to
address you. My first and melancholy
duty is to announce to you the death
of my beloved mother the Queeu and I
know how deeply you and the whole
i nation, and, I think I may say. the
1 whole world, sympathizes with me in
the irreparable los-3 we have all sustained.
I need hardly say that my constant
endeavor will be always to walk
in her footsteps-.
in unueruiKins tu v iivavy iu<tu
which now devolves uprni me. I am fu?I
ly determined to ba a constitutional
sovereign in the strictest sense o? the
word, and so long as there is breath in
my body, to work for the good and
amelioration of my people.
"I have resolved to he known by the
name of Edwa-d, which has been borne
by six of my ancestors. In doing so I
do not undervalue the name of Albert,
which I inherit from my ever-to-be-lamented.
great and wise fither. who by
universal consent is, I think, deservedly
known by the name cf Albert the
Good, and I desire that his name should
stand alone.
"In conclusion. I trust to Parliament
and the nation to support me in the
arduous duties which now devolve upon
me by the inheritance and to which I
am now determined to devote my whole
strength during the remainder of m/
life."
N?vr?l i UiA*nfint Tavlor Drowned.
Pensaeola, Fla_, Special.?Lieutenant
Taylor, of the revenue launch Penrose,
was drowned Wednesday afternoon,
and the body has not been recoveyed^^
The launch had been to White Point
with Cap:aln Singer, placing beacoflsS^
Lieutenant Taylor was aboard when
they started back but when they reached
here he. was missing. The launch
put back over the route but could find
no "trace of tbo body. When he fell
overboard ho probabiy sank as he
wore a belt of loaded cartridges, and
heavy boots.
A City Monopoly.
By the operation of a new law near
ly 1.000 qreen groeers. butchers and
poultry seller in New Orleans are
forced to dose their place of business
permanently. The law in question
prohibits the establishment cf a private
market within 3.200 feet of a public
market and was enacted in the interest
of the public market leasees in'
order to increas the revenue of the
vStj.