Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-21


 London, Jan 21.-Although no off, cial bulletin has been issued since Il o'clock a telephone message from US borne house at t o'clock this after- noon says the Queen is slightly better. There is little hope, however, of the rally being permanent.
 Cowcs, Isle of Wight, Jan 21-4:3o D. m.-A slight improvement is said to be visible in the queens condition There is no hope, however. of any other than a fatal ending. The night is, awaited with the greatest anxiety. Paralysis is spreading to the vital parts Nourishment is being artificial ly administered. The palace is crowded and there is scarcely room for the Emperor of Germany and his staff Enquiries from all parts of the world continue to pour in.
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 New York. Jan 21.-In reference to the accession of the Prince of Wales to the British throne, the London cor respondent of the Tribune says:
 When William ". died it was necessary to summon q new parlia- ment on the accession of Queen Vic toria. and Lord Melbourne ordered q general election. The queens first parliament went to Westminster with a fresh mandate from the people. A treasury official is authority for the statement that this is no longer a re- Quirement of the existing statutes, and that the opening of a new reign will Rot involve the necessity for general election. This is fortunate for the Salisbury government. as it has q larger majority ill the parliament elected last autumn than it could ex- pect from q fresh appeal to the coun- try. Parliament stands adjourned to d definite date. and it's second meet ing will be virtually d continuation Of the session already begun. although it will naturally be opened by q speech from the the throne.
 The Victorian reign has been pc riod of unbroken constitutional prac- tice, and all old time questions of royal prerogative and parliamentary privl- lege have been settled.
 Precedent takes the place of law to q large extent in England, and what happened in 1887 is likely to be re- peated at Osborne with few variations. The prime minister and the home sec retary are already there and meeting of the privy council will be the earliest act of a new reign. The lord chancel- Tor will probably be close at hand to administer the oath to the Prince of Wales after the death of the queen. and princes. ministers, councillors and court officials will hasten to take the oath of allegiance. The old custom of having the new reign proclaimed by heralds at the palaces will probably be followed.
 Chicago. Jan 21.-Chicagoans dem- onstrated their interest ill the dying queen by gathering wherever they could read the bulletins that came from London at half hour intervals. Around the newspaper offices there was great groups all day reading copies of the latest dispatches from Osborne. In the newspaper offices telephones were kept busy by those aN k66Here too far from the center of the city to obtain their information otherwise.
 By arrangement with the neWSpa- pers or press bureaus most of the i'm portant clubs were kept informed on the progress of her majesty'S illness. The messages were posted or read aloud to the members assembled in the smoking room. In many Of the churches the pastors spoke feelingly of the dying queens long and honora- ble reign, while from nearly every pull pit was voiced q prayer for her restor- alton to health.
 In the rotundas of the down town hotels the chief topic of conversation was the illness of Queen Victoria. Canadians. strangers to each other, but drawn together by cause of com mon bereavement. formed little groups in the Hobbies and talked quietly of the calamity about to overtake the British empire. All expressed their confidence in the Prince of Wales.