The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-01-21
THROUGHOUT UNITED KINGDOM
sunday Was Day of Anxiety nnd
NnHncnse.


london, January 21.--Throughout the
United Kingdom yesterday was Sunday
of anxiety and suspense No one in Eng
land outside the circle OF court knew the
real condition Of the queen or the nature
Of her disease. The bulletins threw but
little light on the universal question
whether death was imminent, The Lon
don newspapers had not learned that her
majesty had suffered a shock OF paralysis
The most alarming reports Of the day
came in the form OF kilograms from the
Processes at Osborne house. The com
ing o. Emperor William and the news
that King Leopold was about starting for
London inspired fears that death was at
hand On the other hand, the fact that
the prince OF Wales vas able TO leave
Oseorne house had an encouraging ef-
feet When the prince arrived at Vic
toria station, london, the earl OF claren.
don and the earl 81 Pembroke received
him. When they inquired regarding the
queens condition, he replied; You see
they have let me como away
The government had arranged 10 send
the fast cruiser Minerva 20 bring En-
peror William, but he embarked on a,
mail packet before he learned OF the
pians being accompanied by the duke OF
Conuaught Admiral Kennedy and Count
Won Mirbach u the German embassy
received the emperor at Speerness. Two
hours before his majeLtys train W. due
in London people began TO gather ABOUT
Charing CroFs station.
the crowd Included not only the usual
hangerC- on, but many fashionable people
and hundreds OF Germans, anxious to
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in London for years The throng be-
came so large that the railway authors
tics erected wooden barriers and 100 OF
the tallest police of the metropolitan
force, with squads OF mounted men, lined
Z Up the people on the streets, forming n
! lane for two blocks 10 Nelson's monu-
ment in Trafalgar square. Through this
1 lane moved a procession OF royal car
rIagcs. each bearing two tootmen In yell
low livery The carriages entered tho
rsilroad station and drew up hcar the
track.
| The prince OF Wales arrived Just be-
\ fore the train entered the station. which
/ was at $50 y. N. The duke OF York.
| Prince Christian Prince Albert a schles-
wig-Hoistein and Prince Arthur OF Con
nsuEhi completed he group OF royal per-
sonsges-
salon car NaAIllAE hHF0Aihh NHAts nc
saluted the prince OF Wales by kissing
him on both cheeks, and the prince r.
turned a similar situation. He then
embraced the duke o. York and shook
hands with the others.
The people who locked en- as the cat :
riages drove OFF uncovered their heads
and Emperor William ana the prince Of
waies acknowledged the courtesy BY
Rising their hats. No cheers broie
the mournful silence. The crowd in
the vicinity OF Buckingham palace main
/ tanned the same dsmeapor whsn the EN-
peror and prince OF Wales entered. A,
| 10 D. m. the Prince Of Wales held a con-
yertation With the osborne House feT
nearly an hour. AZ = resul. the emperor
and the prince decided TO START for os-
borne this (Monday) morning
The rumors that the marquis cf silis-
hurry and the archbishop OF Canterbury
had been summoned TO osb.rne House
were inrorrecs
| In churches OF all denominations pray
ers we're offered at the morning services
Ara Ia most OF them the latest bulletin
regaxding the queens conditiou wa'