The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-01-31

the Queens illness that has been given
out. The statement bears out the in
formation which has been cabled to the
World during the past six weeks of the
causes of the Queens illness. Facts
given tonight show that her mind has
been failing for many months. Even
before her visit to Ireland she had
been a mental wreck for months. When
her brain was clear she Immediately
reverted to the heroes of the war in
South Africa. Again and again she
harped upon the war. This war, which
she strove with all her power to avert,
made the last hours of England S
Queen, who reigned happily longer than
most men live, most wretched and mis-
cradle. In her lucid intervals it haunt
ed her necessarily. The Queens strong
constitution manifested the first symp-
toms of serious decay during the stay
of the court at Windsor in November
and December of 1899, when the evil
tidings of the South African war, which
began previous to October, began to ar
rive in rapid succession.
TAKES HER LAST DRIVE.
The last time she drove outside the
East Cowes were astounded to hear the
clear treble of the son of Princess Hen
ry of Battenberg trilling out popular
songs from the royal carriage. The boy
was singing to keep his grandmother
awake in obedience to her wishes. Now
and again she dozed, awakening to tell
the boy to continue his chant, which, to
the initiated onlooker, contained a
world of pathos.
The Queen drove in a donkey chaise
within the grounds of Osborne House
for the last time Tuesday. The Ouch
ess of Edinburgh was her companion.
On her return to the castle the Queen
was asleep. In that condition she was
carried to her bed, never to rise again.
DR.. Pagenstecher, a German occulist
who was attending the Duke of Somer-
set for an injury to his eyes, was sum
moned 10 Osborne. The Queen suffered
acutely from her eyes owing to constant
crying. DIR. Pagenstecher made a gem
eral examination on Monday and re-
ported that the Queen had nothing or
ganically wrong, but was suffering
chiefly from nervous exhaustion.
CONFERS ABOUT THE WAR.
LII llci pSIloOS VI fIicildl dCtlNllS sic
harped so necessarily upon the war
that Colonial Secretary Chamberlain
was commanded to go to Osborne to
console her with reassuring news. TWAS
not wise thing, as it turned out, for
her household to summon Chamberlain.
His efforts to console the Queen were
fruitless and she abruptly closed the
conference. Subsequently Lord Roberts
was directed to appear at Osborne He
reached there last Tuesday. He did not
attempt to deceive the Queen, but
frankly explained the difficulties which
had to be overcome before the war in
Africa could be terminated. The inter
view lasted some time and it was the
last time the Queen displayed the wide
knowledge and showed the common
sense which played such an important
part in her long reign. 1t was after the
Roberts interview that the Queen. ac-
companied by the Duchess of Edin-
burgh went for the drive already men
toned.
Two weeks before the public knew of
1t Sir Francis Iaking had been assist
ing Sir James Reid at Osborne. Thurs
day last Sir Douglas Powell, a famous
heart and lung specialist, was summon
ed to Osborne because of two attacks
of heart failure from which the Queen
suffered Wednesday night. At that
time the Queens condition had assum-