Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-01-23

hearts to q succession. There Will be a
|dieposition to make the pause unusually
Hong after the first member of the proc
|lamation the queen is dead but the
other member will follow. and long live
the king will be spoken resolutely by
Britons everywhere.
The new sovereign will be Loyalty
supported in his constitutional preroga-
lstives and will not be denied an opportu-
Iitv to win that dominion over the
hearts OF his people which they yielded
+ to his mother
THE END CANE PEACEFULLY.
The Queen Died as She Lived. Quietly
and ) imply.
C,owes,s Isle of Wight. Jan. 2S.-Queen
Victoria is dead and Edward VII.
reigns.
The create event in the memory OF
|this generation. the most stupendous
change in existing conditions that could
possibly be imagined, has taken place
|quietly, almost gently, upon the ;illil-
versary Of the death Of Queen Victoria $
rather the duke OF Kent.
The end of this career, never equallefi
by any woman in the worlds history,
came in simply furnished room in os-
borne House. This most respected of az
Women, living ~ dead, lay IN a great
four posted bed and made shrunken
atom, wEese aged facss and figure Mere
II cruel lnockery OF the fair girl Who IN
1887 began to rule over Eng land.
Around her We're gathered almost
every Descendants ssf her line Well With
in view OF fier dying eyes there hung a
portrait OF the prince consort. II was y
who designed the room and every part
of the "a site.
In scarcely audible words the white
haired bishop OF Winchester prayed be-
'siGeh her as he had often prayed Win
MS sllpyereign. FOL he VAS her chaplain
Ut Windsor. With bowed heads the
inperions ruler q the German empire
and the man Who is now king OF Eng
land. the woman who mas succeeded 70
thetitle Of queen, the princes and prin-
cesSes and5those Of less than royal des-
lei.atipn listened TO the bishops cease
less prayer.
six o'clock passed. The bishop con-
tillusd his interesssslpia Sslle OF tils
tiutens grandchildren began TO cry in a
ssnfiti, childish treble, and Mas iinlnedi-
atey silencs9 The women OF this royal
faanily sobbed faintly and the men shut
lied uneasily
Al exactly half past Sir James Reid
ned up his hand, and the people in the
f9enl knew that England had osi her
alisel. The bisnop pronounced the bene-
dieiion.
The queen PASSED AWAY quite peace
faHy. She suffered NJ Pain. Those Who
Mere noa nieurness > Aent to ti,ein rooms
a few minutes la Ter The Inevitable cys,ll't
tssteriaIissl tssti,eei into lfil. "a tiaet
e ciaaptel iaf international History Tor
the court laGiess Went BUSH 70 work OF
dining tileir mourning from l~olli.a.i
Tire Nfissls he word Mere jarsea
sleil the ailtlell nc eine NJ ga ilas but ~
'lais palase 81 s2so9rile every thing plii-
| 7aefi the Hsliai course down IN tbs
.Siieheil they Mere fi1kiIis huge din
iier FOL u assSemillaee the Ike Of which
mas seldom been NiloSstl sfa lil slii l1, ~
rfls- Cir ns.F i9i 1afaii9l!s preeetseed just
as gotillng had happeneG
lslle- body u Queen Victoria was sfai
i1filF1stS and VIII probably be "a kt'fi u
Ninesos3 on SatprdaS 'l'hs. coffin arrived
last evening from London
Al INCIDENT cfiaraeteristlc OF ne
queens solicltuas for others occurred
$40 days 60 when IN oilS. Of her inter-
Vals q con'el9us Hess SIZE summoned
StrrNGIl