Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-01-22
QUEEN VICTORIA is DEAD
The Royal Family Have Been Waiting Two Days
In Expectation Of
THE END CAME THIS AFTERNOON
The Accession Of Prince Albert 10 the Throne Not To Be
Attended With An Election

Cowes, Jan. 22.- Bishop Winches-
ter read prayers in the dying Majes-
ty's bed chamber at l. 80 at midnight.
The Queen showed some improvement
and rallied slightly at day break. She
began to sink at 8 a. m. The follow
ing bulletin was issued this morning:
The Queen shows signs uf diminish
ing strength, condition assumes a
more serious aspect.
Cowes, Isle, Jan. 10, 6 a. m. - Up
to this hour no further bulletin has
been issued.
The correspondent OF the Associated
Press here is informed that the
Queens condition has undergone no
change.
The Queen is expected to live until
Thursday morning unless unexpected
mplications occur.
London, Jan. %, $50 a. m. - A
special train is held in readiness to
convey the members Of the cabinet to
Osborne at any moment. Thus far it
has not been required.
Up to 3 a. M, no further bulletins
had been received in London since the
one issued at. midnight.
Emperor William is spending the
night at Osborne, where the accomuiU
dations are so SO severely taxed that
the Battenberg children slept Monday
night at Lord GortS' resiucnce, East
Cowes Castle, and the royal yachts at
Cowes are being fitted up for the ac.
commodation OF visitors.
The newspaper editorials reflect
the suspense that the country is
enduring together with the gratifica.
tion and consolation derived from the
sympathy testified on all sides, from
abroad.
London, Jan. 22.-When William
~. died it was necessary to summon
new Parliament on the accession of
Queen Victoria, and Lord Melbourne
ordered general election. The
Queens first Parliament went to
Westminster with fresh mandate
from the people. A treasury official
is authority for the statement that
this is no longer a requirement of the
existing statutes, and that the open
ing Of new reign will not involve the
necessity of general election.
This is fortunate for the Salisbury
government, as it has larger major
ity in the Parliament elected last au-
tumn than it could expect from a
fresh appeal to the country. Parlia.
ment stands adjourned to a definite
date, and it's second meeting will be
virtually continuation Of the session
already begun, although it will nat
urally be opened by speech from the
throne.
The Victorian reign has been Pc
riod OF unbroken constitutional prac-
tice, and all old-lime questions of roy
al perogative and Parliamentary privi-
leges have been settled.
Precedent takes the place Of law to
a large extent in England, and what
happened in 1887 is likely to be re.
peated at Osbourne, with few varia-
tions. The prime minister and the
home secretary are already there, and
meeting of the privy council will be
the earliest act Of new reign. The
Lord Chancellor is close at hand to
administer the oath to the Prince of
Wales, after the death of the Queen;
and princes, ministers, councillors and
court officials will hasten to take the
oath of allegiance. The old custom of
having the new reign proclaimed by
heralds at the palaces will probably be
followed.
East Cowes, Jan. %. AT ole this
afternoon the Queen has been the
same since early this morning when
the relapse took place. Now she is
quite peaceful. At noon the official
bulletin said she had recognized all
members OF the family here. They
were brought to the bedside at ten
o'clock for last interview with the
Queen. She fell asleep before noon
and it is thought likely she will never
become conscious again.
London, Jan. 22.-Arrangements
are already completed for meeting
of the Privy Council and the Parlia-
ment, statutes providing that they
shall assemble Immediately after the
death of the Sovereign. The Privy
cou1d pather tOuethnr in