Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-01-28
AL ENGLAND IN BLACK
Death OF the Queen Has q
Unique Effect on Bus
mess.
Black Almost the Only Color Dis
played-.No Bright Colors
Worn.
Preparations For the Queens
Funeral--Insurance on Vic
toria's Life.

London, Jan. 2S---l ne ssIttls eilSSt " I
Queen Nictoria's death on business IS
vital an Dramatically wiaespread. " I
particularly affects dealers in all sorts I
of clothing and furnishings and all I
goods connected NTH nnusenents, fes-
.tivitles, theatricals and dinners. Black I
is the only color DISPLAYED in the shop
windows thruoui Tie snspire. The nit
liners stores are fitted with black bon
nets and other establish tnents have a
funeral show of black clothes. gloves,
neekties ard hats III london every
Engiishman who San afford il ls wear
ing black ciothesr, q black necktie ana
black gloves. The woinen are all at
tired IN black and the etticers OF the
army and navy have crepe bands on
their arms. All army iigs are draped
With black.
Naturally there viii be loss on stocks.
of colorel goods, partie alariy IN the
case of London. firms 90 STONED to de-
pend on court and ss2ciciy business. = q |
the other hand, dealers r black goods
will be able to sell their entire stocks
at a very great profit, II fact, a fam
Inc In bilell goods hreat y the BiitishsI
markets and offers an opportunity for
American enterprise. IsfRish orders are
already esllausting the stocks OF the
French ana German manufacturers ri
lis said that Lyons Dresden and other
continental cities arc already refusing
|sniore orders. Onecf the principal whole
sale fiims in LONDON, 1t is alleged, has
already declined 1000 otders
The sars.. story from other fac
I,oMss which are running day and night
TO supply demands. Says one wiholesale
Hdeal,-r: 1t is diiicult to say where tic
demand viii end Assuming that the
lspefiod u mourning Will be prolonged
foi. whole seasons trade Will be I'rsvsS
lolutionizea ard some branches Wi f's
par wed. AneIher authority esti-
mates that By M Week . end eooV,oaq
/ had been spent il mourning.
| Extraordinary reports are current az
| 10 the amount OF insurance on ,l.e
| queen life by storeke,lserss and tiieassi-
cal managers % prevent losses under
tsie condition prevailing The sum Of
ESQ 600 is one estimate Of tbs total.
Theatrical mana eers iiasstened q ~
lsplS u the itlsura.ste companies When.
| her rnajesty'a Illness became Known
Thu, the re ports from the queen Mere 40
grave that they found the rates Of
/ most companies prohibitive. The shares
4 Of certain insurance companies have
fallen the past week from one quarter
Ito one point, but the majority aie I'M
q cnan ged. Reputable brokers Informed
4 representative nf the As's9siafed
Press tllat the amounts are exagser-
lated. The bsst companies cnisterfed
4 the risk too speculative, but the major
.Ility Of insurslees We're taken - iung
i laeo that pletaty 20 reserve Ia ieeu,isu-
i lated. The premium on tins queen i
lie a month SEQ was per cert. ssilsl
4 Ter illness y as iumcred it rose II Is
iSsr cent in d Gsiss one week ago satur-
iGsss III vas - per cent.
q The majority If the leading theater-
a are sraped slt. crepe, and have posted
b.aek border announcements that they
& mit be closed Unit, after the funeral
: LOT oar beloved queen.
sTha music hall mana gers held a con-
ference and afterwards published the
fact that halls would reopen until tbs
day OF the funeral, on account % this
. loss their ernploVes would sustain il
they We're closed. This action is un-
:, popular The people think the mana
gers might carry thsir employees thrl
, the mourning season, instead OF using
. them as an excuse for their own uaWil.
S slingnesss to fonego q fortnigilts receipts
Sober English Journalism Was shocked
; at the display around Osborne by tn
Correspondents OF the new English
sheetssof what the Times terms Amer
: lean methods. The scene Before Tbs
lodge gate following the announccnien
y loi the queens death certainly d., no
$ fit the occasion A crowd of reporter:
assembled with cabs horses and bicy
clss Hardly had the words her rtlajes
u has passed away" fallen from tn & of
$ fetal lips WHOM the reporters and mes
I sengers with Mid whoop started /,
. race down the steep hill, half Il mil,., /.
a the telegraph Office, some of them baw
ing to their assistants below, 18th,
i queen is dead. One English repolte
: sent q rival sprawiing from his bicycle
e which skinned his face in the dirt
G whereupon he Knocked down the ag
g gresSor.
6 The court officials have been exceed
lngly active in running 70 earth falls
G reports, like the fictitious deathbe.
i scenes and have already secured the re
}. call of two correspondents
|. They are nov investigating III
= sources of the premature announce
s isment of her majesty's death publishs-
" III 1AiiiSiiCei, AOi tIt purpose OF actin
the authors Having access /
all the telegraph and telephone mes
r. saaes they have discovered that no re
n port was sent from Cowes before. tn
d queens death, therefore 1t must hay
z been faxed" in London or America
e An unique Illustration of British ad
% herence to traditions marked the sign
II ing of the proclamation at st. jaime
- palace. The lord mayor is always on
of the signers whereupon, according
the view of the privy councillors. b
must retire before the king enters an
y the speeches are made An ancient pic
eli fure represents the lord mayor anon
In the receivers of the king, therefore tn
l. mayors invariably claim this RICH
l. Wednesday, however. the duke of De,
se onshire Cord president of the council
l.. requested the lord mayor to leave III
,e room, which he reluctantly did. ri
or Hay Pauncefote treaty amendment
Ii among the portentious events of ii
y week. were lost sight of and the cabin,
- may be unable to reconsider the treat
lg for some time, owing to the importa,
business incident to the accession
King Edward VII
ne A Keen Clear Brain.
ne Your best feelings. your social positic