The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-19
HEALIR OF HER MAJESTY
NOT QUITE AS. 3nAD AS 1T HAS
BEEN LATELY
PAINTED
MUST HAVE PERFECT QUIET
Substance of a Bulletin Issued by
the Physicians to Queen
Victoria of Eng
land.

OSBORNE, Isle of Wight, Jan. IS
The following official announcement re-
garding the queens health has been
made known:
The queen has not lately been in her
usual health. and has been unable to
take her customary drives. ~.
The queen during the past year has
had great strain upon her powers, which
rather told upon her nervous system 1t
has therefore been thought advisable py
majesty should be kept perfectly quiet
in the house, and should abstain fcS- the
present from transacting business.
BRITAIN ALARMED.
LONDON, Jan. 19-Althongh. it. is fully
understood that there is no cause for
alarm beyond what naturally follows the
indlsposition Of any one of the queens
age, the official announcement issued last
night has caused a shock to the eoiin-
try, the effect of which it will be diff
ficult to exaggerate. Her majesty free
dom from Illness during her long reign
has led her people to regard her as
more than mortal and the mere fact
that they have to face the possibility
of regency alone serves to create great
apprehension. We must look back to a
date prior to 1920 for similar situation
Since that time there has not been an
interruption of the smooth working CT
the constitutional machinery. No one,
not even the Prince of Wales, can act in
the situation until authorized by parIia-
ment, and in acting3 if they do, it is
regarded by her majesty's physicians,
are acting from motives OF prccaution
and that she is able to sign the most
important documents, though relieved
of as much work as possible. The illness
of the dowager Empress Frederick, the
death of her majestyss old friend, Lady
Churchill, together with the death of
the Duke of Saxe-Coburg her majesty's
second son. and the death of Prince Vic
tor recently, have been great trials to
the queen, but even swithin a week she
has received Lord Roberts and sent
message of condplenee to the widow of
DR.. Creighton, late lord bishop of Lon
don.
VISIT To FRANCE.
1t is understood that the arrangements
for the queens visit to the South of
France are proceeding on the lines crig-
inally laid down. ana it is luite likely
that rest and absolute abstention from
work will allow her to take the tourney
earlier than was originally intended.
All the morning PAPERS comment upon
the unlocked for possibilities of the sit
uation, but they do not regard it as
alarming.
Proceeding to dilate upon the immense
changes during the5 queens reign and
upon the 'unexampled nagnifcence with
which she has won her way into the
affections of her people, the Times
says: THE British sovereign is also
the best beloved.
The Telegraph, which comments upon
the needless and unjustifiable alarm on
the part of her subjects Tor the health
of the queen, says IS. This gives an i'm
portance the news does not bear
1t is especially noteworthy. as the
Times points odt, that until Tuesday the
queen went ont driving daily,
Up to midnight no change had been
made in any plans of the royal family
The chaplain Of the archbishop of Can
terbury said the movements of the pri-
mate had not been affected by any ru-
mors regarding the health of the queen.