The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-01-26

Prolong Life-Emperor William
of Germany Goes to His Grand
mothers bedside Prince of
Wnlc. in Ill Health.
Cowes, Jan. %, 1850 a. m.-The queen
Is still alive, but all hopes are gone.
| Her majesty is unconscious and the
| end is expected at any moment.
London, Jan. %, S:25 a. ma special
i train left the Victoria station for Os-
borne at 8 o'clock this morning with
Emperor William. the prince of Wales,
the dukesof York and the Duke of
, Connaught aboard.
Cowes, Isle of Wight, Jan. pa col
lapse, or what the physicians feared
was a collapse, occurred Unexpectedly
| about 10 o'clock last evening. Ar
! engagements were hurriedly made to
provide special Geographic and tele-
phonic facilities. Details are not OBJ
tainable at this hour, but it is asserted
that the queens condition is chiefly due
to a severe sinking spell and an in
crease of
the Paralytic Symptoms.
It is understood hat the physicians
have resorted to artificial methods to
prolong life such as are used only in
| cases Of persons in extremis.
The Associated Press learns that the
paralysis is chiefly in the face. m
| side of which appears to have lost all
nerve and muscular power. At 8 o'clock
last evening the malady had not
reached the vital organs, although it
had naturally caused an almost total
loss of the power of speech. What was
so much feared was that the brain
might be attacked. Keenly sensitive
to her affection and appearance the
queen has absolutely refused to see
any one but her nurses and doctors,
and it is understood that the prince OF
| Wales was the only exception to TINS
rule, and that his interview with the
queen lasted but a few minutes. Hence
the exact
Nature of the Mnlady
! is known only to a very few. ana 1t IS
the royal wish that the public should
not be informed of the existence OF
: paralysis. Arrangements have been
made with a local undertaken to have
all the preliminaries to burial ready
in ease of emergency.
The departure of the prince OF
Wales for London shortly after IL
, o'clock to meet Emperor William was
quietly accomplished. The queen a
been informed of. the kaiser's coming
and had signiied her desire that the
prince should go to meet him.. Rather
against his will the man who for the
moment was practically the king OF
England, obeyed his mothers wishes
1t was said the queen wanted the en-
4, peror to postpone his visit to Osborne
house as she did not wish to receive
him in her present condition. Appar-
: emily in her lucid moments she believed
she would be able to q the dread
disease which has fastened Itself upon
her.
Emperor william Arrives.
London, Jan. %. - Throughout the
United Kingdom yesterday was a Sun
' day of anxiety and suspension. No one
outside the circle of the court knew
the real condition of the queen or the
nature. of her illness. The universal
question was whether death was i'm
minent. The London newspapers had
not learned that her majesty had SUI
fered a shock of paralysis.
Crowds assembled to witness the ar
! rival of Emperor William. Apart from
/! such incidents, however, the customary
quiet of a London Sunday was not
| disturbed. The most alarming reports
of the day came in the form OF tele'
) grams from the princess and others at
~r-.- -. THa 00rn{nO nf NsrS
peror William and the news that I'll
Leopold was about starting for Lon
| don inspired fears that death was nea7
! at hand. On the other hand the TACT
that the Prince of Wales was able to
| leave Osborne house had
r. An Encouraging Effect.
| When the prince arrived at Londor.
station at 4 o'clock several hundred
people were there to greet him. But
| there was no demonstration except a
respectful dofing of hats.
The government had arranged to
send the fast cruiser Minerva to bring
Emperor William. but he embarked on
a mail packet before he learned of the
plans, being accompanied by h duke
| Of Connaught. The steamship had a
rough passage and on entering Sheer
ness 'harbor she went by the warshfps
! without any ceremonies. Admiral
Kennedy and Count Won Mirbach of
| the German embassy, received the en-
peror and escorted him to a special
! waiting room.
Two hours before his majesty's train
was due in London people began to
gather about Charing Cross station.
| The crowd included not only the usual
hangers on. but many fashionable peo-
| pie and hundreds of Germans anxious
to see the emperor on his first appear
ance in London for years.
The prince of Wales arrived just be-
/ fore the train entered the station at
500 p. m. The duke of York, Prince
Christian, Prince Albert Of S~chlesweig-
Holstein and Prince Arthur Of Con-
naught completed the group Of royal
~personages.
In Mournful Silence.
Emperor William stepped out of a
saloon car. wearing q travelling suit.
He saluted the prince Of Wales by
kissing him on both cheeks. Inc the
prince returned a similar %salutation.
He then embraced the duke Of York
+ and shook hands with the others. The
people looked on as the carriages drove
OF, uncovering their heads, and the
emperor and prince Of Wales acknowl-
edged the courtesy by raising their
hats. No cheers broke the mournful
silence. The crowd in the vicinity Of
Buckingham palace maintained the