Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-01-31

acres of absolute and SO acres of con-
tingent crown property. Her majesty
enjoyed incomes from the forest Of
Dean, from several other forests, and
from rich properties in and about
London.
Married in 1910, widowed in 1861,
Victoria survived her husband more
than 3S years. Her grandchildren in
clude some OF the monarchs of Eu-
rope, among them the emperor of
Germany, the empress of Russia, and
the reigning grand duke and grand
duchess of Hesse. The widowed en-
press of Germany and the reigning
duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha are
her own children. The crown prince
and crown princess of Greece, the
crown prince and crown princess of
Roumania, and the crown prince and
crown princess of -Meiningen are
her grandchildren.
Prime Ministers.
There were 10 prime ministers dur
| ing Victoria's reign, succeeding each
other in chronological order, as fol-
lows: Viscount Melbourne, who was in
Office when Victoria came to the
throne; remained there until Sept. 6,
1S41. He was succeeded by Sir Rob-
ert Peel. Peel was prime minister
from that date until July 6, 1916, when
he was succeeded by Lord John Rus
sell, who gave way on Feb. 27, 1852, to
/ N mn he
later, on Dec. 20, 1852, the Earl of
Aberdeen became prime minister. He
was followed on Feb. 10, 1855, by Lord
| Palmerston. The earl of Derby again
became prime minister on Feb. %,
| 1858; again gave way on June 1S, 1859,
to Lord Palmerston. Palmerston was
succeeded in November, 1865, by Earl
Russell. The earl of Derby came back
again to power on July 6, 1866, and
Benjamin Disraei succeeded him on
Feb. 81, 1868. On Dec. 9 of the same
year William Ewart Gladstone became
prime minister for the first time, and
so remained until Feb. 81, 1874, when
Benjamin Disraeli, later on Lord Bea-
consfield, became prime minister for
the second and last time. Nearly six
years passed before another change of
ministry, and then, on April %, 1880,
Mr.. Gladstone formed his second ad-
ministration. On June "a, 1885, the
marquis of Salisbury became prime
minister for the first time, and a little
more than year later Mr. Gladstone
ousted him and formed his third min
istry-Feb. 6, 1886. Six months after
ward, on Aug. 2, 1886, the marquis of
Salisb bury became the head of the min
istry for the second time, and so re-
manned for six years. On Aug. IS,
1892, Mr. Gladstone became prime
minister for the fourth and last time,
retiring on March 3, 1894, and being
succeeded by the earl of Rosebery
who was succeeded after brief period
by the marquis of Salisbury, still pre-
mier.
Progress in the Queens Reign.
In commerce. art and science great
strides were made in the queen 3
reign. All the great railroads of the
two islands were opened since 1897.
The Great Westerns trip to New York
in 1888, inaugurated the ocean steam
ship traffic. which has now reached
such enormous proportions. The first
electric telegraph line was opened in
England the same year. The penny
post was established by Peel in 1912,
and remains to this day. Free trade
was begun in 1916, and all attempts
to carry the country back to protec-
ton have been feeble and unsuccess-
full. Free trade in ships came in 1S49
by the repeal of the old navigation
laws, of which our own present navi-
CATION laws are counterpart
The era OF great International exhib:
tions was started by one held in Loa-
don, 1851, opened by Victoria in per-
son. All the remaining civil and re-
! ligious disabilities were removed from
the Jews in 1860. The duty on paper
was removed in 1861, and the daily
penny press dates from that year
Household suffrage was enacted in
1867. The transportation of convicts
beyond the seas was abolished in Ire
land in 1871. Popular education was
made compulsory. and almost free IN
1878, when the first London school
board was organized under the new
education act, framed by the late Will
i'm E. Forster.
The abolition of the purchase of
army commissions, the suppression of
logging except for a few heinous
crimes, the establishment of the ton
hour day in factories and mines. and
the state inspection of all such en-
pigments, the introduction of the Sc
cret ballot, the enactment of stringent
laws to prevent and punish bribery in
elections, the liberalizating of the land
and game laws, the acquisition of all
telegraph lines by the government
and the establishment of government
control of the railroads are all includ-
ed in the restrospect of progress I'M
der Victoria.
Attempts at Assassination.
Queen Victoria bore a charmed life.
Twice during her childhood she es-
capped death almost as by a miracle
nd no less than five ttempts were made