Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-01-25
KING EDWARD VII RULES
Albert Edward Succ eeds TO the
#t 3, itish Throne.

London, Jan. 24.-An extraordinary
issue of the Gazette this morning.
which appears with black borders
announces the death of Queen VIC
toria, adding: ,.. :
"The event has caused one uni
yersal feeling of regret and sorrow
to her late majesty's faithful sup
| .iects, to whom she was endeared ny
the deep interest in their welfare
which she invariably manifested. as
well as by many signal virtues which
marked and adorned her character"
Then follows the proclamation or
Edward VII, the acknowledgement OF
allegiance by the privy council ana
the kings speech at his accession.
"Your Royal Ilighness, My Lords
and Gentlemen: This is the most
painful occasion on which l shall
! ever be called upon to address you.
My first and melancholy duty is to
announce to you the death Of my be-
loved mother, the queen, and ] know
how deeply you and the whole ma
ton, and, I think, l may say the
whole world, sy1npathize with me in
the irreparable loss we have all sus-
| tanned.
II need hardly say that my con-
| slant endcavor will be always to
walk in her footsteps.
"In undertaking the heavy load
which now devolves upon me, l am
fully determined to be a constitu-
tional sovereign in the strictest sense
of the word, and so long as there
is breath in my body to work for
the good and amelioration of my peo-
pie.
81 have resolved to be known by the
name of Edward, which has been
borne by six Of my ancestors. In
! doing SO, do not undervalue the
name of Albert, which inherit from
my ever-to-be-lamented, great and
wise father, who, by universal con-
sent is, I think, deservedly known by
the name of Albert the Good, and I
desire that his name should stand
alone.
"1n conclusion trust to parliament
and the nation to support me in the
arduous duties which now devolve
upon me by inheritance, and to which
l am determined to devote my whole
strength during the remainder of my
life"
After giving list of those who
attended the council, the Gazette an
nounces that the king subscribed to
the oath relating to the security of
the church of Scotland.
1t concludes with the kings for
NAL proclamation ordering all officers
and persons in authority through
cut his dominons to exercise their
Offices during the royal pleasure and
cxhorting his subjects to aid and as
sist such officers in the performance
and execution Of their duties.
The Gazette orders the court to go
into mourning until July "a, and into
Ealf mourning until January "a, 1902.
Lord Roberts has ordered the army
to adopt mourning until March 5.
After the king had taken the oath
he proceeded to buckingham palace
and later to Marlborough house,
where he spent the night.
In the house of commons and the
house of lords the oath was taken
by the members after which the
bouses adjourned.
At 1903 p. m. the artillery began
firing salutes in James park to sig
nalize King Edwards accession to
the throne. The various naval and
military stations fired salute of
eighty-one guns at midnight-to sig
nalize The death of the queen, one
gun for each completed year of the
queens age. Dense crowds thronged
the streets through which the king
passed to and from St. James palace. I
The royal proclamation by the earl
marshal will be heralded at St.
James palace and the other custom.
airy centers tomorrow, and will forth.
with be published in the Gazette.