The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-01-28
LIKE ANCIENT ENGLAND
Death Of the Queen Necessitated Many
Medieval Rites.
GOOD FEELING TOWARD KING
An Europe sympathires With the
st.icken Sation-Eveiyn Ba1dwins
Arrangements For His Arctic
Crui.e-Other Events.

London, JAN 2I.-Barring the uLsL'A
sions caused BY few modern embelhsH-
mcnts. such as railways, England iast
week might be- imagined TO be IN ths
tenth instead Of the twentieth centuFs.
Sobtcs aud local officials, arrayed 10
archaic costumes, with ancient symbols
of Office, in all cities and towns have eV-
erywhere been performing the olden fites
pertaining to the accession Of a sovereign.
PlaCzrds printed in quaint type ahd
uuainter Shakespearean language pro-
claiming Edward VII king Of the Jnstei
Kingdom Of Great Britain and ireland
and emperor OF India are surrounded ~
open mouthed crowds. as though they
had not already read in the newspap eFs
the proclamation.
Any on. crediting the English with re
publican tendencies must be convinced ny
the present demonstrations OF the ahs-r
lute. uuquestioning loyalty OF the whole
people 10 the monarchy. Thousands Of
columns Of editorials in journals Of every
political shade, save few Irish puhlica-
tons, contain no hint Of dissatisfaction
with King Edward: only confidence and
good wishes. No monarch ever took the
crown more strongly supported.
Good Feeling Toward England.
Tie same good feeling toward Edward
VII pervatcs Europe. Only the Partisan
and few Russian papers attack him
The tributes 10 the dead queen cause en-
era 81 good feeling on the part 81 the
English toward their sister nations. How.
ever brief Emperor Williams hlial con
duct. his willing abandonment Of the cel.
ebraiion Of the bicentennial ot the rms
sian monarchy has done much 10 strength
en- the Anclu-tiernan alliance. while TIE
tribute 81 the Boer prisoners az Care
Tawn in giving up their sports pending
the queens funeral softens the an!inos.
tics of war.
Tie Solernni,y with which the English
People lrok I'll what seem 10 Americans
TO "a. qnear ceremonies j. remarkable. Ev
cry Eugli>hman thinks he has a personal
share in the affair. The proclamation a.
the Gross Of Eai1bnrgh. where Walret
Scott from the window of Constable :
tonsshyp saw George " proclaimed wa
no is brilliant ,i.aa the London pageant
ueralis and pafSGivants asceni.i TIL
t4ttlements AMI the octagon ttssft
Around tie tail sha;t was swathei regas
purple. After til r-afing the castle grn>
salut..d and the Sggt. sang God Say,
N+-S 49,. a. 49,
Fl th% gate o. TIE castle ana AT me Stns
arts palace q H"iy5pod AZ the t8N.
| hHuG0ary fc clfE NHlciais' ne uhiNeT
Siy professors aid t:t lpcat solGl"s! Wtie
70 tde pE"ctssIDl.. With TOOK psASr 70 :
SLOW storm
Edward WIS Allowance.
Ia the m-antiu. tie government VIII
probably ask parliament r. Increase Il,
s9yeFri-n'S allowance ty i:sD,tEst on az.
/ count y. tie Increasing y4cuuiary de-
I u.suds upon the otii,e Qu-,r Victoria
( allowance was fzei AZ tile tesiulins n
+ her reign al E3Sl.tssp. partly d.fEayed b.
I the crown estates. Tn. cost 10 til. natior
/ was E110.Ol1
/ Mr.. EVELYN r. Baldwin Of the United
/ States weather bureau has sailed foi
I home on tie American. line steamer New
i York. having practically completed III.
rangeneris for his coming arctic under.
4 tnEiny NJ B4ldr.fn r4t1,rn4d ~ Eng.
| land last week from denmark Swel.,
and Norway. where he chartered III,
steamer Frithinr az Christiaylia. whiel
was last wear Used by 4 Swedish pelal
expedition. The F.iti.;of was r,.cc.4;l,
provided with increased dack caf,il al
Commentators intending n working I'm
oratory. As now PLANNED. the Fri;hio
Will leave CI,riS,i,,ftia nh.rt ,I4p. ,,
and Trotuso Iniy j. taxing 10 Franz j.
-. lana ,E,. e3,,ir.ra.,r .,J nr.,.isi,t,,
Tor The ey,,edjti1n III. .t,a,,.a. Art..ri
o. winch SIr BALDWIN I1nrht n Dnr,
d. Viii meet til Fritbiof AZ Tr9ns,
Am rr1.r.ed th4rc. M s1r,,. r,oint ar IN
north coast ~ Russia far rba r,nrunsa Il
toki,.y 81, boarl ~. ari oth.r I,.,...ssr
equipment. The Amelia viii pracre
thence II 4 designated point Of Fran
.Iplr- Tari wE.-e tbs Frithfrr Il =,