Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-01-23


Wales has not left the vicinity of the
queens bedroom since a. m. Empe.
ror William and all the royal family is
near her majesty's bedside.
LONDON, Jan. 22-4:55 P. MA bul.
letin posted at the Mansion House reads
as follows:
OSBORNE, Jan. 22-4 P. M.-My pain.
full duty obliges me to inform you that
the life of our beloved queen is in the
greatest danger.
(Signed) Albert Edward.
CoWEs, Jan. 22-Noon. News from
Osborne house confirms the belief Of
every one that the death of her majesty
is imminent, and it's announcement at
any moment would not be surprise.
The weather is cold and rainy. Beyond
the newspaper correspondents few per.
sons are about the gate of the royal resi-.
dence Mounted messengers from Os.
borne ride through Cowes at intervals,
at breakneck speed, sending off the
latest tidings to officials and foreign
courts. The rector Of Whippingham
church remained at Osborne through
out the morning. None of the royal
personages has gone driving or walking.
1t is understood that Emperor William
OF Germany will not leave today.
Her majesty has recognized several
members of the royal family who are
there. The queen is now sleeping.
The papers devote columns of space
to historical and personal "reminiscences
and the scenes and incidents of the
queens life. Emphasis is laid on the
fact that her majesty is now paying the
penalty for her devotion to affairs Of
state. 1t is generally recognized that
until few days ago there was no hard
er worker in the kingdom. Roughly eS-
timated, she signed 10000 documents
yearly.
No dispatch of any gravity was ever
issued from the foreign office until seen
by the queen, and some idea of the work
thus entailed is gathered from the fact
that the foreign office handles consider
ably over 1000 dispatches weekly.
a Hard Worker.
After every sitting of the house of
commons the government secretary in
the house was in the habit OF forward
Ing to the queen an abstract Of the busi-
ness done. She personally attended to
these and frequently returned them
with marginal notes asking explana-
tions.
Ellen Terry appearance at Sandring-
ham before the queen is recalled as be-
ing the only occasion when her majesty
ever prompted an actress. The queen
rraxy 1Or, r &l,.O< A.
Terry did not take the cue, the queen
repeated it more loudly, and the actress,
suppressing her merriment, accepted
the cue and proceeded with her part.
Pathetic Incident.
Of pathetic interest now is the inscrip-
ton on the last wreath from the queen
which was placed on the bishop of Lon
don's coffin Thursday last. 1t does not
bear her own signature, and this is the
first instance on record of such hap
pening. 1t was regarded at the time by
the court officials of serious import.
Lord Clarendon, the new lord cham
berlaln, with Prince Christian of Schles-
wig Holstein and the Duke of Argyll,
arrived at Osborne this afternoon 1t
is the lord chamberlain, who, with the
Bishop of Canterbury. announces to
new monarch his accession to the throne.
MANSION HOUSE, LONDON, Jan. 10
4:47 p. m.-In reply to the Prince of
Wales message, the lord mayor, Mr..
Frank Greene, dispatched the following:
81 have received your royal highness'
sad intimation with profound grief,
which is shared by the citizens of Lon
don who still TTav that 11n6aT 6iVina
Providence, the irreparable loss to her
majesty's devoted family and loyal sub
jects throughout the empire may still
be averted. Will your royal highness
preston of my deep and sincere sympa-
thy"