Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-24
HOLLANDS KING DEAD,
The Throne Passes to the Deceased's Only
Surviving Child, Wilhelmina.


Surviving Child, wilhelmina.
The King of Holland died at 6 O'Clock last
evening. On Saturday evening there was
sudden change for the worse in the kings con-
dition, the symptoms being those of uremia
The queen was Immediately sent for and stayed
at the patients bedside during the night. Life
ebbed away quietly. The public buildings are
closed and all amusements have been suspended
The ministers assembled in council yesterday
at noon. The shutters of all the royal palaces
are closed, and flags are half mast.
THE REGENCY.
The Dutch parliament on October 20, by a
vote of 100 to declared that the king was unfit
to rule owing to failing health. While this was
the official cause assigned for the deposition of
the knight was asserted that his physical health
was good. but that he suffered from a mental
malady which rendered him practically lu-
matte. The statement that he was physically
i'll was, of course, made for state reasons.
Ur&mia, symptoms of which are stated as hav-
ing occurred shortly before the kings death, is
diseased condition of the blood caused by the
absorption into the circulation of substances
which should be retained in the urine. 1t is
one of the results of Bright's disease of the kid
neys On November ii Queen Emma was APP
pointed regent to govern the kingdom
during the king illness. She took the oath as
queen regent on luufsuty llSI AT the hague.
THE DECEASED RULER.
William Alexander Paul Frederik Lodewijk,
King of the Netherlands, WAS born February 49,
1917. He was educated in England. On March
II, 1S49. he succeeded his father to the throne
He carried out and extended the liberal re-
forms initiated in 1913. when the constitution
of 1915 was modified. The abolition of slavery
i'll the West India colonies was decreed in 1861
In 1866 the Dutch province of Limburg which
since 1915 had formed a part of the Germanic
confederation, was fully Incorporated with his
dominiOns. On May II, 1867, the neutrality of
the grand duchy of Luxembourg was recognized
and it was placed under the absolute sovereignty
OF his dynasty. During the Franco russian
war of 1901 the king maintained strict
neutrality. In 1878 he became engaged in waf-
fare with Acheen in Sumatra which continued
down to 1916. His wife, Sophia, daughter of
King William of Wurtemburg (born June II,
1879, was distinguished for scholarly attain
ments. They had two sons, William and Alex
ander, both now dead. The queen died June 3,
1877. On January 7. 1879, the king was mar
ried to Emma, Princess of Waldeck-Pyrmont
third daughter of Prince George of Waldeck
They had one daughter, Wilhelmina born Au-
gust 81, 1880. Under the family laws the duchy
of Luxembourg goes to the Duke of Nassau,
while the throne Of Holland passes to the Prin-
cess Wilhelmina, the kings only surviving
child.
THE KINGDOM OF HOLLAND.
The area Of the kingdom of Holland is IL, 64S
square miles, just 43O square miles more than
Maryland, and the population about $500, OOO
Suffrage is given to all male citizens twenty
three years of age who pay 10 guilders (about
S4) in taxes on real estate or personal tax of
a similar amount. The states general. as the
national legislature is called. consists of first
chamber of so members, elected by the pro-
vincial states for nine years, one-third retiring
every three years. and a second chamber of 1O4
deputies, elected directly by the people for four
can appoint his successor, with the consent of a
specially elected legislature and if he dies
without an heir being nominated the states
general consisting of twice the usual number
Of members, elects a king by joint vote Of
both chambers