Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-19

OSBORNE. Isle Of Wight, January 10,
nOon.-The following bulletin has Just been
issued:
The queen is suffering. from great physt-
cal pr"strdtion. accompanied by symptoms
which cause anxiety.
tSigneO "A. DOUGLAS POWELL.
JAMES REID"
LONDON, january lathe bulletin from
Osborne House issued at noon today was
posted at the Mansion House at o'clock
and attracted crowds of people whose faces
sufficiently a;tested their deep concern The
people thereafter stood about III knots dis
cussing the bulletin ana waiting further
news
During the course Of the afternoon sinis-
ter rumOrs commenced To circulate of the
death OF her majesty. but at pm. Lord
Edward Pclham-C Hinton, the master of the
queens household, telesraphed to Buck
ingham palace that the queens condition
was unchanged since the noon bulletin was
issued
moned by telegraph from Berlin, wshere he
has heen attending the Prussian bi-centen-
AIRY celebration.
bulletin Came as Il Surprise.
The official bulletin was SO completely
contradictory of the ntimations previously
giysn to the newspaper correspondents that
IL naturally intensified the public alarm
This was accentuated when ii became gen
orally known that the Prince of Wales had
started for Cowes. The Princess of Wales
and the Duke of York proceed to Osborne
this afternoon. The Prince of Wales and
the Princess Louise duchess of Argyln
started Tor COWes by special train at 80
pm. Even this, however. hardly justiies
the hystCrical reports in circulation
Among the rumorS is one that the queen
had q puralytc stroke q couple OF weeks
ago. Without undue attention being paid
to the alarmists ii may, however, be ac-
cepted as a fact that the official state
ments in regard to the health of the sover-
eign are barely so pessimistic as the an
nnuncernent In the court circular
The departure OF the Duke of Cambridge
for Paris this morning was taken as In
dicative OF ar improvement in her maiestys
condition.
Surgeon Returns to London.
Sir Francis Henry Laking, surgeon TO
her majesty who was summoned 10 Os-
borne yesterday. returned 10 London last
evening aud is attending to his profes
sionsl business today. lie goes to Osborne
again tonight.
The inner circle of the cabinet met today
under the presidency of Lord Salisbury.
While ii was announced that the occasion
was merely an ordinary meeting Of the
defense committee of the ministry, there
is good reason to believe il more di-
rectIy connected with the grave news from
Osborne
Wales to Assume Regency.
COWES. Isle Of wight, January ia
There was no change in her majestys con-
ditiCn at J:20 pm.
According to local understanding and re-
port. the Prince Of Wales comes TO Osborne
with the object of practically assuming the
regency. lie will take over the powers of
signing state documents and Is expected TO
return to London, the center of state bust
ness, until his return here is necessitated
by tie possible course of events.
Kaiser starts for England.
BERLIN, January l9.-It is officially an
nouuce1 that owing 10 the serious Illness
of Queen Victoria and consequent depar-
ture OF the emperor for England. the grand
court receptions fixed for Monday and
"Wednesday next will not take place.
Emperor William and the Duke of Con-
naught, With their suites. left Berlin by
special train for England at 6 O'Clock this
evening, by way of Flushing.
LONDON. January 10 Il p.rn.-The Brit
ish second-Class cruiser Minerva (havlng a
speed OF over twenty knots leaves Ports
mouth AZ o'clock tonight 10 intercept the
vessel bringing Emperor William and the
Duke of Connaueht from Flushing and take
them TO Osborne.
An urgent telegram has been sent to the
Duke Of Cambridge recalling him from
Paris.