The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-01-29
TENTH CENTURY CUSTOMS
ARE REEVES.
STILL LOVES ITS ROYALTY
Government Will Ask Parliament
to Increase New Mon
arch's Allowance.

London. Jan. 26-Barring the disil-
lusions caused by a few modern en-
bellishments, such as railways, Eng
land this week might be imagined to
be in the tenth instead of the TWEEN
tieth century. Mobiles and local Off
Gals arrayed in archaeic costumes
with ancient symbols of office in all
cities and towns, have everywhere
been performing olden rites pertaining
to the accession of a sovereign.
Placards, printed in quaint type
and quainter Shakcspearian language,
proclaiming Edward VII king of the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Ireland and emperor of India, are sur
rounded by open mouthed crowds, as
they have been i'll centuries past,
reading as eagerly as though they had
not already read in the newspapers
the proclamation. Anyone crediting
England with republican tendencies
must be convinced by the present
demonstrations of the unhesitating,
unquestionable loyalty Of the whole
country to the monarch. Thousands
of columns of editorial in journals Of
every political shade, save a few Irish
publications, contain no hint OF dis
satisfaction with Edward Rex, only
confidence and good wishes.
No monarch ever took the crown
more strongly supported. The same
good feeling toward Edward VII per-
vades Europe. Only Partisan and a
few Russian papers attack him.
Tributes to the dead queen cause an
era of good feeling on the part Of the
English toward their sister nations.
y However brief Epmeror Williams flial
conduct, his willing abandonment OF
the celebration Of the bi-centennial OF
the Prussian monarchy has done much
to strengthen the Anglo-G German al
lance, while the tribute of the Boe1
prisoners at Capetown in giving uI
their sports pending the queens fu'
neral softens the animosities Of war.
The solemnity with which the Eng
lish people look upon what seem tc
Americans to be queer ceremoniesasls
remarkable. Every Egnlishman thinks
he has a personal share in the affairs
The proclamation at the Gross Of
Edinburgh, where Walter Scott from
the window of a c%onstable's bookshol
saw George Nv proclaimed, was no les'
brilliant than the London pageant
Heralds and pursuivants assembled thu
battlements and the octagon rurret
Around the tall shaft was swathed tn
royal purple. After the reading tn
castle guns saluted and the Scot
sang "God save the king" The Ger
emory was repeated at the gates o
the castle and at the Stuarts' palace o
the holy rood at the town boundary
City officials, university professors an
local soldiery were in the procession
which took place in a snowstorm.
In the meantime the government
will probably ask parliament to in
crease the sovereign's allowance b.
half a million, on account Of the in
creasing pecuniary demands upon tn
Office. Queen Victoria's allowance
fixed at the beginning of her reign a
$50, 900 pounds, was partly betrayed b
crown estates. The cost to the natio
was 40, 600 pounds.
A new edition of prayer books fro1
his majesty's printers has been neces
stated by changes of the m c
the royalties occurring frequently. ]
the duke Of York is made prince {
Wales another edition will be printed
The new form will be used in a
churches tomorrow.