Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-01-23
KING EDWARD
LEAVES COWES.
The Queens Remains Will be Con-
veyed to Mainland,
HEIR APPARENT'S STATUS.
Duke OF York Does Not Necessarily
BECOME Prince Of Waies-harms-
worth ON New Sovereign.

Cowes, Isle Of Wight, Jan. %, $3.50 am.
The morning opened dun and threat
enlng; the town bears a miserable as
pect. Everywhere the blinds are close
There Is scarcely a sign Of life any
where except at the Trinity pier where
there is constant interchange Of sig
mails between the royal yacht Alberta,
which lies alongside the pier, and the
yacht Osborne, on which some OF the
members Of the royal family still re-
main a message just received from
Osborne house, says Emperor Williams
plans are not yet completed, but 1t Is
believed that he viii not leave today.
The Alberta had steam up all night
and now has a big awning fixed IN
readiness TO proceed for Portsmouth at
9:40 o'clock with the king the Duke OF
York. Mr.. Balfour and the Earl OF Clar-
endon on board to catch special train
for London.
The Alberta has received orders to be
I'm readiness 20 convey the Queens re-
mains 10 the mainland. The transfer
OF her majesty body will It is believed,
take place soon. The coffin will be
placed on the main deck, athwartships.
just In front OF the structure known as
the queens canopy In which her
majesty was in the habit Of sitting
during her trips on the yacht The
coffin will be placed on spot marked
Deck with a brass cross where the
coffin Of Prince Henry OF Battenburg
also rested
The king and the Duke Of York will
return 10 Osborne house tonight
The route from Osborne house TO
Trinity pier was deserted except for a
few groups Of bareheaded persons,
when at e:40 O'Clock, three open car
riages drawn by white horses galloped
down the hill In the first carriage
were the king, the Duke of Connaught,
the Duke Of York and Prince Christian.
The king looked well and bowed re-
peatedly in acknowledgment Of the
greeting Of his subjects. The royal
personages Immediately embarked on
the Alberta. The royal standard was
hoisted as the king touched the deck.
As the Alberta started of signals were
shown ordering that no salutes should
be fired. The crews Of the cruiser Aus
trala and the other royal yachts were
mustered as the Alberta steamed by
The commencement Of the kings first
voyage was a memorable and impress
sive event
STATUS OF THE HEIR APPARENT.
New York, Jan. GA dispatch TO the
Tribune from London says:
The Duke Of York will not necessarily
become the Prince Of Wales now that
l.fs On haI tho fhpRna Tho
principality was granted by Edward |
TO his son, afterward Edward II and
his heirs kings OF England. Conse-
quently, when the Prince Of Wales sue
ceeds to the throne, his princely title
merges in his sovereignty The new
soyorelgn's eldest son Is still Duke Of
York. but he becomes also Duke Of
Cornwall this title descending 10 him
from his father. II Is generally as
sumed that the king will Immediately
confer his principally upon him as II is
within his social prerogative so to do.
The period during which mourning is
worn for the sovereign OF the realm
is usually three months, full mourning
being worn eight weeks. The king can,
however prolong the duration Of the
period and nothing has yet been def
nitely decided in regard 70 this matter
All social functions will be suspend
ed during the next six months and there
win be no long season. Country house
pleasures will be suspended and the
English upper classes will 60 to the
continent until the period Of gloom has
ended Ultimately London viii be
grayer capital than ever
The organization OF the new reign
will involve many changes in social
England
There has been general belief that
the queen was one OF the richest OF
sovoreigns. and that she would leave
an immense estate 10 her heirs. II Is
stated that there viii be much aston
ishment when the amount OF her per-
sOnality Is shown by the provisions Of
her will. Instead Of being very great
IL will prove TO be of moderate value
and all estimates OF her private fortune
Will be found fallacious The truth
seems TO be that the queen. like other
rich persons, had a great number Of
relatives dependent upon her, and that
she was compelled from time TO time
10 pay their debts and eXtricate them
from embarrassment The reading of
the queens last viii and testament
may involve one OF the most remark
able surprises Of her reign. one Of her
executors is Lord Cross. whom she hon
ored with her friendship and in whose
business ability she had confidence
January has been q fateful month In
the line Of the English royal family, II
is a singular coincidence that Queen
Victoria passed away on the Slst ami
versary OF the death Of her father, the
Duke OF Kent. which event occurred
just six days before the death Of his
| father. Geo. Ill, in 1890 II was on
January 10, 1896 that Prince Henry OF
| Battenburg passed away, and IL was
| also on January that the Duke OF
Clarence. the direct heir to the throne
In the second generation, came to his
untimely end.
HARMSWORTH PRAISES KING ED
EDWARD.
New York, Jan. 23.-Mr. Alfred
/ Harmsworth, editor OF the London
| Daily Mail, in a dispatch from st.
4 Augustine, Fla, TO the Herald, says
''As one deeply interested IN the bind
/ ing together Of the four hundred mil
/ lions OF British people. / cannot but
/ realize that We have lost In our queen
center Of imperial sympathy that
| did much for cohesion and unity,
/ Could any more potent spell be deyined
/ for the union OF divergent races that
/ form our empire than the personality Of
good woman? With you II has been
your beautiful flag; with us the noblcst
| Of women.
Blu, the future has good In store for
| re The world has passed from the
/ realm OF sentiment 70 the age OF busl-
ness and In Edward VII We have one
who Is above all a man Of affairs, Not
| enough ~ known on this side Of the Al
lantic OF the marked aptitude Of our
king as a diplomatist. a negouator and
/ hard working business man, His only
/ riNal In this matter among the world 5
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