The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-22
VICToRIAS LONG
REIGN IS ENDED.
Continued from page one.)
WILL BE RESWORN.

London. Jan. 22-The ministers will at
tend and give up their seats or oHice nc
congrstulation and adjourn.
After .giving up their seats, the minis
ruler The privy councillors will also be
sworn afresh. Parliament Will assemble
within twsnty-four hours OF the death or
the queen, I'm accordance with the prece-
dent in the case OF George III:
Emperor Williams yacht. Hohanxollern.
has been ordered to leave Nel immsdi.
ately. She is expected To arrive ct Cowes
Friday. No arrangements have YET been
made for Emperor Williams return 10
Germany, which Is dependent upon even
There was a remarkable scene outside
of the Mansion house early this after
noon upon ths receipt ph, 81 the siarm,ag rrnag
WAS uttered by the hundreds OF people
assembled and then some one started 10
sing the national anthem.
All heads were barred and IN a moment
the crowds were singing God Save the
Queen with fervor. proving how earn
passengers passing carriages, cabs and
omnibuses Joined In the singing. the
drivers reverently doffing their hats
DREARy DAY AT OSBORNE.
Cowes. Jan. 22-- No member Of the
royal family left Osbarne house today for
the customary drives throughout the day;
towns people loitered about the gates all
day long. but II never reached the Ino-
portions OF the crowd OF yesterday.
IL WAS a melancholy day. Occasionally
drizzles obscured the emerald hills be-
yond the castle. Greater simplicity or
more entire lack Of any OF shst ponipp
not be found I'm any country houses in the
kingdom than here. where the best be
loved monarch OF centuries was dying,
and the ruler OF another great nation
waiting by her bedside as q grand son
rather than as an emperor. Two stall
wart policemen guarding the gates
against intruders were the sole reminders
of officialdom.
They were compelled this morning to
refuse three visitors from India. who
robes that the bystanders instinctively
lifted their hats. mistaking them for po-
as lecturers I'm behalf of "a foreign mis-
sion touring England and insisted upon
an audience with the Prince OF Wales to
tender the sympathies or India.
QUEEN AS A WORKER.
London. Jan. 22-The papers devote
columns of space TO historical and per-
s0nal "reminiscences and the scenes and
incidents OF the queens life. Emphasis Is
laid on the fact that Her Majesty paid
the penalty for her devotion to affairs OF
state IL s generally recognized that un-
III a few days ago there was no harder
worker IN the kingdom. Roughly esti-
mated, she signed 50, 900 documents yearly.
No dispatch of any gravity was ever is-
sued from the foreign office until seen
by the queen and some idea OF the work
thus entailed Is gatherable from the fact
that foreign office handles considerably
over thousand dispatches weekly.
After every sitting OF the house OF
commons the government leader in the
house was I'm the habit OF forwarding 10
the queen an abstract OF the business
done. She personally attended to these
precise and frequently returned them,
with marginal notes. asking for expla-
nations.
Ellen Terry's appearance at Saningham
before the queen IL recalled as being the
only occasion OF which her Majesty ever
prompted an actress. Mistaking n pause
by Miss Terry for forgetfuiness. the
queen gave her the cue, very softly.
As Miss Terry did not take the cue the
queen repeated II more loudly and the
actress suppressing her merriment, ac-
cepted the cue and proceeded with her
part
or pathetic interest now in the inscrip-
tion of the last wreath from the queen
which was placed on the coffin OF the
bishop Of London. Thursday last IN did
not bear her own signature and this IL
the FIRST instance on record OF such q
happening. II was regarded at the time
lay the court officials rs q sign OF serious
import.
Lord Clarendon. tho new Lord Cham
berlain with Prince Christian of SchIes-
wle-Ilolstein and the Duke OF Argyll ar
rived az Osborne this afternoon II IL the
Lord Chamberlain. who with the arch
bishop OF Canterbury, announces 20 n new
monarch his accession 20 the throne