The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-22
oUBrw v1Cron1A,s BrESIaHr.
The Ianest,s Guaraed stateunsnt-IdGh Tor the
Uninrsrmed Newspapers.

uniformed Newspapers.
THE SUN printed on June 10 tho interesting
Information, cabled TO It by It's London CORE.
spondont, that Queen victoria's oyesight was
failing rapidly and that she was almost totally
blind. This bit OF news was OF extraordinary In.
forest every whore in the world. THE Sun had
the news exclusively. No particular splurgo
was made about 1t Mt the time, because THE Sun
doesn't cackle over lite news. and while this item
Of news was of extraordinary interest. it was
only ono Of tho twenty-five or thirty items OF
news printed exclusively In THE Sun that day
and every day.
But because the papers that depend almost
entirely on the Chicago Associated Press for
their news, such as the Herald, the World. tho
Times, the Tribune, the Press, and the EreninD
Post, did not have this information about tho
Queen, they danced up and down in a rage tho
following day and for several days aftcrward.
They resorted 10 the old trick and shriekcd
"Liari' thinking thus to discredit THE SUNS
news. As Larry Godkin gets out his Ercninp
Post some twelve hours ahead OF the echoes that
depend on tho Chicago Associated Press, he had
the advantage. in point OF time, in the bowling.
He printed In the IoSt the afternoon OF June 10
the following alleged cable despatch, dated Lon
don, June 10:
The sensational stories circulated in. the United
States b. a nswspSPsr in regard TO the eyssight q
30 bad that her Majesty Is almost totally blind. are
not believed here. There has been no hint that tho
Queens sight is worse than might be expected OF any
woman OF her age.
The echoes, the World. the Herald. tho Times.
the TRIBUNE, and the. Press, printed word for
T TRey h Sa IIh It < hsp snlE in csbie as sSSls SHf'p"Tifhn e
Woria had, IN addition, this alleged cable do
Tho report that Queen Victoria is blind is an alb
solute fabrication. . Tho cansrd about her
.tans. e, noaed Pf i1 the wo nid d rs StiEE'n at ii ,ht I'll ,iS SitG snn,
when the Queen drove through the streets on hos
Her eyes. are doubtless weak. as are those OF most
people q There ess ar. ssei f.a ss' . shG Ssf tn pSpl IL R Rot sIl@S;
giving the lie TO the story about her blindness; which
OF course TIE SrS didn't say that Queen Vic
toria was blind. 1t said her sight was failing,
and she WAS almost totally blind, but that'sa
s alleged o4bIo desip StaH linking to lob back lcLiq up its
We're !. necessary to furnish proof o, tho utter
the United States by a New York newspaper, which
suddenly and unexpectedly become almost totally
blind, thus throwing a damper over the jubilee cele..
in addition Il is learned that the Queen has personally
nected with the jubilee festivities during the last
rections aud alterations. It is also known that she
has recently corrected the proofs of her new book on
her reign.
same alleged cable despatch on June ''is. twelve
S S9aEi,is lstf for e sn sam Sg oat MPo p9ffid for f @ord. eeh0ins
The Post on juno 10 had an alleged cable
paipabie iie:"' fTho next morning. and often
since. the echoes have echoed Cruel and palpa-
BILE lie.' THE Sun prints herewith the follow.
ing guarded statement headed The Health OF
the Queen" printed in the London Lancet,
w are glad to be ablo to state, on excellent
authority, that certain rumors TO which publicity
was given last week with reference to her Ma.
!esty's eyesight were grossly exaggerated. 1t is
a fact that for some years her eyesight has been
affected owing to changes incidental TO her ad-
this condition may be slowly progressive. there
Is no truth in the statement that it Is rapidly be-
! coming worse. The deterioration OF her vision
naturally causes the Queen some Inconvenience,
but not TO the extent OF interfering with her
ordinary course of life or of preventing her from
discharging her multifarious and oneTous duties.
Her Majesty's health Is. for q lady of her age,
perfectly satisfactory. Indeed. there are proba-
bly, but few ladies contemporary with her who
could have borne SO well the fatigue and strain
OF the recent Jubilee celebrations"
This Is practically an official confirmation Of
THE suns news regarding the Queens failing
eyesight. 1t is, OF course, written in the most
regarding the health of a monarch. The admis.
sion is proof positive. Had the story not been
true the official statement would have been as
positive and uneouivocal as the denials OF the
uniformed newspapers. Further comment Is
unnecessary, but perhaps II is not out Of place 10
Press that "If you see 1t in THE Sun it's So
and that it's IA bad thing to deny THE suns
news; for sooner or later the truth comes out in
such shape that II is absolutely necessary 10
print il. It's humiliating TO have 10 print the
truth after you have said it was a lie.