The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-10
LONDON CABLE LETTER.
10 All The Homage to The KING, The Queen
Is Little Heard OF,
PREFERRED BEING PRINCESS OF WALES
The King Vow Receives an Income
Estimated mt One Thousand
Pounds Day.
london, February ain ali tho homage

London. February s.--in all the homage
paid TO King Edward. Queen Alexandra is
! little heard u. Proclamation by the King"
In big. black tyne parades itself curiously
on the London boardinss and the young blood
OF England is fred by the idea that manly
almost marital rule. once more controls their
destinies There exists something of that
feeling With which the London apprentices
hailed the accession of the last Edward, 30
there is littlo wonder that Queen Alexandra,
for the present. comes in FOR but small
part OF this yirlle enthusiasm.
A diplomatic thoroughly conversant with
our court dessils informed representative
OF the Associated Press that her majesty as
sumes her increased responsibilities with a
feeling almot akin to regret II am owing
90 old she said the other day. that
almost feel Unable to face the arduous du-
ties before uye.
The queens appearance bellies her words.
IL Is her growing deafness which is likely
TO prove her greatest handicap. Before long
u is feared, she Will have to use an ear
trumpet, In other ways. she is not SO
strong as formerly.
The rumor that King Edward is snfering
from cancer tproinply denied bv Sir Felix
Senon, Dhysir ian for diseases of the throat
TO the National Hospital for Epilepsy aud
Paralysis. through the Associated Press.
probably arose from the fact that Sir Felix
Senon is ATTENDING Queen Alexandra for sore
throat. TO which recently she has been ex-
trenlely susceptible, though there are no
traces OF seEions disease. She would, the
Associated Press' Informant says, have becn
only too glad " destiny had permitted her to
fin sh her days in England as princess OF
Wales. The greater freedom and simplicity
OF the minor title being much eerrablo 10
this woman, who, by her kindness and good.
ness has endeared herself to her adopted
people. Simon the death Of Queen V.clOria,
Queen Alexandra has frequently expressed
herself as determined to carry out far as
moss be those old-time public and private
customs whrh made the former rulers OF
the court so different from any others In
Europe According TO report King Edward
and Queen Alexandra VIII visit the Dowager
Empress Frederick in March and will spend
Easter in Copenhagen, with the king OF Den
mark. But II this programme Is carried
out It will be done in the quetest way.
Edwards coronation, some people maintain
fnE that It will occur as early as September
s. but probably the year OF court mourning
will be strictly observed. the coronation not
occurring until February or later, In 1902.
The curious fact OF the kings birthday co
incidl1g with lord mayors day. November
may cause an alteration in the date OF ono
or the ether Of these celebrations In the im
mediate future,
ny giving up the duchy of Cornwall to his
con King Edward sacrificed an income OF
over $1,000 week. though no now receives
Whit is estimated 10 be about $1,000 day.
Every prison in the United Kingdom Is IN
state OF keen expectation, for the inmates
hope the king will slgnalize his accession BY
issuing some paydons The friends OF Mira
Florence Mnybrick are taking new heart
Nj. ]. Piorpout Morgan OF New York Is
new White Chapel Art gallery to be opened
March l.