The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-01
QUEEN IS NON OF re.
q grsryyA OF THE NE1Eh-
nAsDs ATTAlNs MAJORITk
~a Holds Thanksgiving ser
s.re-Coronation VIII Take mace
r~xt "wednesday and ThOu"0
s = pigeons VIII Carry the 1e"s.

~.mr HAGUE. Aug. 2l.-wiln'rnana
|s--s... paa.!na Maria today atiainc her
gay and became queen of the selhes-
S...x.. Solemn thanksgiving services were
10 ii the churches throughout tbs co''a-
! s.. Although the queen became O age
Sz.s.~ and the event mas been sigsaiized
- holiday over ali Holland. the acsaai
R SSSss-.ns,ior will not occur until Sepsmoer
81 IN the previous day Wilhelmsa anc
ssss.v mo,ner will proceed from The Hague
3. Amsterdam, where the ceremonies
.,s., axe place in the NIeuwe kirko'ner-
-. Inc cathedral. though the latte name
& !. nj allowed under the rules Of thsessao-
s r6hed church OF Holland
80 o'clock on the morning Of &ptefn-
hry6 all The bells in Amsterdam Vii De-
IN ringing, keeping II up until the eof ora
! slcn actually takes place at ii. wsis tae
Thunder Of cannon will lend It's AID TO-
\ - a swelling the general note ofglorifi-
esfIan and rejoicing. Immediately after
s tne taxing OF the oath OF Office oy the
svc,nx queen viii come that specisl event
= wkieh che looks forward with 80 much
1 trtrreet-rhe great fight OF aoming
r1recus walelg has been arranged for as
nam OF carrying to every town and hani-
- II the Netherlands the news OF the
sruwsing OF the queen. SIX thousand OF
a. hrds will be released at onks. and
fr.tans.y the 1890 f'uttering wigs Will
3 bearing afar the glad tidings. 1t is
pieturesqlie and beautiful idea. and bae
vhtci1 will charm the fancy OF the girl
queen. j.
IA assuming sovereignty the queen OF
-, x~vfit sbxs .<s n
II swear 10 the Dutch people that I Viii
otaefye and always maintain the eenstHn-
tor. swear that / VIII defend and
guard WITH all my power the indepeadeslce
and tho territory Of the empire: that VII
rrotecs public and private liberty aid he
rfrh,x or all my subjects, and thar | VIII
use every means confided TO me by the
law to foster and uphold the national and
irttysaual weil-bcInR. as good QUEEN
should do. And may God help ne
Quesn Wiiaeimlna's proclamation was!as
follows:
ION this day, so important to you aud
me, desire before all else to say wsrd
OF warm gratitude From my tend snest
years you have surrounded me with ysur
ieye. From all parts Of the klngdonl. FINN
All ciassps Of society. young and old, ] Rave
a.ways received striking proofs Of ATTACH
ment After the death OF my yenerated
father all your attachment To the Gynasty
VS. transferred 10 me.
.pn this day | am ready To accept ale
splendid though We ghty task whereto I
kavr been called and | feel myself sup
ported By your fide.ity. Receive my
fhaSks My experience hitherto has left
ine6Able Impressions, and Is an earnest Of
Ire future: My dearly beloved mother.
to whom m immensely indebted set
conception of the duties which henceforth
deyelre upon nae. The aim OF my life will
be TO fol.ew her example and TO govern In
The manner expected of princess OF the
foife Of Orange.
"True 10 the constitution. I desire 70
strengthen the respect for the name ard
flag OF the Netherlands. As sorereign IF
possessions ard colonies east ans west. I
desire 10 observe Justice and 10 sontriblte
20 far as In ME lies 10 the Increasing ir-
tsiieeiual and mutual welfare of NY whole
people ! hope and expect thatthe sup
port OF all. In whatever sphere Il offlc.al
or social activity YOU may be pla1d within
or without the kingdom, will never be
wanting
Trusting In God. and with a payer hat
lie VIA give me strength, | accept the
government. "WILHEIMINA."
Wllhelmina. queen OF the Netherlands
ard Princess Of Orange-Nassau. WIS born
August 81. isN. She Is the dsaghter ~
the late King William III. asd Emma
daughter of Prince George Victer OF Wat
deck Queen Emma was regent during
TIE minority Of the queen, wlmse father
cied November %, 1880. The qseen's aunt
Z the Princess Sophia. mar,1d 10 the
Grand Dnka OF Saxe-Wc:mar. She has a
son. Prince Charles. born I'm 1sa, aud two
daughters. This family, knogn as the
Rouse OF Orange, is descended from the
princes OF Orange, the stadtholsers Of the
Dutch republic.