Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-01-24
EDWARD THE SEVENTH TO
Be PROCLAIMED TO-DAY.
THE FORMAL DECLARATION WILL
BE OFFICIALLY MADE AT 10
O'CLOCK THIS MORNING.
ATTENDED PRIvY COUNCIL
TOOK THE OATH AND UNDERWENT
THE USUAL FORMALITIES IN
LOND,N YESTERDAY.

LONDON, January 23.-The King
emperor entered his capital at 12:5 SO
p. m. and proceeded to Marlborough
house.
The King attended a meeting of the
privy council at o'clock and took
the title of Edward VII, King of the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Ireland and Emperor of India The
public proclamation Of the accession
will be made at 10 o'clock tomorrow,
when his majesty will proceed to the
house of lords for the meeting of par
lament.
The King drove to St. James palace
from Marlborough house to preside at
the first privy council, by way of
Marlborough house yard. the Mall and
the garden entrance of the palace. He
was attended by Lord Suffield (who
has been lord of the bed chamber to
the Prince of Wales since 1922, and
was escorted by a captains escort OF
the Horse Guards. The procedure
was exactly as on levee days.
By the time the King arrived a
great gathering of privy councillors
in levee dress, with Grape on their
left arms, had taken UP positions in
the throne room-cabinet ministers,
peers, commoners, bishops, judges,
the lord mayor, ETC., including the
Duke of York, the Duke of Connaught
Oth = 60,
lily.
Lord Salisbury, Lord Roseberry, A.
j. Balfour, the Duke of Devonshire,
Lord Strathcona and Mount Royal,
and a host of the most prominent per-
sonages in the land were there to re-
ceiVe the Kings formal oath, binding
him to govern the kingdom according
to its laws and customs, and hear him
assume the title of King Edward VII.
OF the United Kingdom of Great Brit
ain and Ireland and Emperor of In
ola
The Ceremony Was Interesting
and according to precedent The king
was in separate apartment from the
privy councillors. To the latter the
Duke of Devonshire, lord president of
the death of Queen Victoria and the
succession to the throne of her son,
the Prince of Wales. the royal dukes,
with certain lords of the council, were
then directed to repair to the king s
presence to acQuaint him with the
terms of the lord presidents statement
Shortly afterwards His Majesty enter
ed the room in which the councillors
Were assembled and addressed them in
a brief speech. The lord chancellor
Qord Halsbury), then administered
the oath of the king Afterward, the
various members of the council, COM
mencing with lords in council, took
the oath Of allegiance and then passed
in turn before His Majesty, as at a
levee, excepting that each paused and
kissed the kings hand before passing
out of the chamber. this brought the
ceremony to a close.
BY $3.50 p. m, when His Majesty re-
turned to Marlborough house, the
crowd in the neighborhood was of i'm
mense proportions. The kings prior
journey was accomplished in almost
complete silence, but on this occasion
he was Justify cheered all along the
line of route. Immediately opposite
Marlborough mouse gates tall gentle
man, in front of the crowd, waved his
hat and shouted: Long live the king, a."
whereupon the crowd cheered with
redoubled vigor.
London Has Donned n Gnrb
of mourning from end to end, and an
early hour found a thick fog envelop-
ing the city like a pail. fitting ac-
compartment of the funeral apparel of
everyone. Throughout the West End
drawn blinds are the order of the day.
while on all the embassies, govern
ment Offices and public buildings the
flags are half-masted The law
courts, the stock exchange and all the
produce exchanges throughout the
country only assembled to close i'm
mediately after the presiding officers
had addressed the members a few
wards Of tribute TO the dead monarch.
There were exceptionally larger con-
gresations in the churches in all parts
OF the country. At st. Pauls Cathed-
raj the prayers for the royal family
were altered to read: For our soy
ereign lord the Ing and Queen Con-
sort. All the services were ended by
the playing of the dead march.
The various naval and military sta
lions fired salute of 81 guns at mid
day to signal the death of the Queen
one gun for each completed year Of the
Queens age.
The public buildings are being dram
ed with black, the stores are display
Ing many signs of mourning and bus-
mess is practically at a standstiu
Dense crowds. beginning at St.
James street, lined the route to Victor
la station from an early hour. The
Mall and the front of buckingham ma
lace We're especially thronged All
along the former from the palace IN
Marlborough house carriages filled
with ladies stood
As II For Drawing Room.
excepting that the coachmen. footmen
and occupants were all dressed IN
mourning. Men on foot and mounted
guarded almost every yard of the wav,
The crowds waited patiently for
hours to greet their king. Finally.
preceded by half dozen mounted no.
hcemen, the new sovereign arrived in
a plain brougham, which was driven
very rapidly, with the coachman and
footman in their usual grey liveries.
with mourning bands on their arms
An equerry was seated beside him
Inc king was drAssed In the deepest
and most simple mourninO and eoro