The Portland daily press., 1901-01-23
WAS IN PORTLAND.
Thirty Years Ago Pressat KIns OF
England visited This city.

Boston, January 22.-The historic suite
OF rooms at tie Revere house take on
added interest since they became the oLe
time quarters OF the present king OF Eng
land. They are still maintained with
the self same furniture they had in tie
days Of 1850, whe1 the then youthful
PRIME was their occupant, travelling In
cognito as baron kenfrew. In Octote-,
1860, the Revere house was In the height
of its glory and 1t was selected as ths
most suitable stopping place for the royal
visitor. From what is now known rs
Cottage Farm. he was conveyed escorted
by the militia. Gilmore's band and the
city officials, to Bowdoin square. Ar
irving at the houss, the Prince was
shown with great state TO the now
famous suite. The Prince remained at
the house from the afternoon OF Octoter
Is to the evening of October 90. reoep'
tion at the state no 1se by Governor Banks
followed and then the Prince was es-
corted by the Ancient and Honorable Ar
tillery company to the common, where
5000 troops passed in review. That eve
ming, Thursday, October Is, a maguiti'
cent ball in the Princes honor was given
at the Boston theatre. The following
day the Primes visited some of the points
of interest about Boston. With renewed
and final demonstrations, he took his de.
parture for Portland, Me where he en-
barked on the wsrship Hero ana was con-
veyed by a feet tn England.
THOUGHT QUEEN THEIR FRIEND.
New York, January 22.-Cnaries D.
Pierce, consul general Of the Orange
State and treasurer of the Boer Relief
FUND in this country, tonight expressed
great sympathy with that portion of the
British psople that has unif ormly during
the war In South Africa, espoused the
cause of the republics"
OF the Beers he said: ''Thoy have al
ways believed that the Queen was their
frIend.'
A WORTHY SUCCESSOR.
London, January as.-The Times pub
lishes two column article uncer the
caption; Loyal Appreciation of the New
K inR. - In which 1t says:
ELF anything can In some measure
console the nation for the irreparable
loss it has sustained 1t is the well founded
conviction that the Queen has left behind
her a worthy successor
TORoNTo'S SORROW.
Toronto, January % 10 Toronto citi.
zsns no tidings fraught with greater sor-
row ever flashed over the wires as those
which recorded the dsath OF our beloved
Queen.
MONTREAL MOURNS.
Montreal, January - The Associa tee
Press bulletin officially announcing the
death of her majesty. turned the city OF
Montreal into a city of mourning.
MOURNING IN HALIFAX
Halifax, January 2s--At tais seat OF
the fountain head of British naval and
military power in the western hemisphere
symbols OF mourning for the death Of
Queen Victoria ara every where displayed.
Flags fly at half mast on ships and from
frowning fortress and the royal standard
for the first time in long years is half
mast at the citadel.
The general officer oom mandlng the
garrison will place In or1er instructions
for all the forces to wear mourning. All
musical performances have been can
celled, and on thu day OF t he Queens
funeral, the toIIing OF half hundred
bells will mingle with the loud note Of
minute guns for the departed sovereign.
NOT YET KING.
London, January 2S.-The Daily
Chronicle remarks that President No
kinley was aliently premat ure In send-
ing a Communication to His Majesty the
King. inasmuch as the Prince Of Wales
has not YET been proslaimed by the
privy council.
HOW PARIS RECEIVED NEWS.
Paris January 22.-The news OF the
death OF Queen Victoria was known
In Paris at o'clock this evening through
special editions Of the evening papers
Great sympathy was expressed on all
sides As soon as definite Information
reached Parliament Presidents of the
cham Ders announced tha the next ses-
sion would be adjourned as a sign of
mourning. TIE news arrived too late
for the afternoon journals to comment
upon 1T, but the Temps discussing the
o outlook, said:
'The sadness. alarm, anxieties. moral
sufferings and pecuniary cares arising
out of the Transvaal war have oreatsd
a new feeling In England. Queen
Victoria has besn ike mother Of fam
lily, living link with the prosperity OF
the past, an anchor Of security fer the
British people. With her disappearance
will come the unknown, the CROPPING in
to the dark future"
EMPRESS BEARS UP BRAVELY.
London, January 23.-"The news of
her mothers death was tenderly broken
to Dowager Empress Frederick, late
this evening" says despatch to the
Daily Mail, from Frankfurt.
''It was terrible shook, but the En-
nrase is hearinv mn bravely. The trials OF