The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1901-01-31
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On Tuesday, Jan. 22d, Queen Victoria
of England, passed away, surrounded by
her children and grandchildren. With
her death closes reign of over sixty
three years, which has always proved
blessing to the entire world.
Alexandria Victoria. daughter of
Edward, Duke of Kent, and the Princess
of Leiningen, was born on May Oath,
1919, in the old Kensington Palace. Her
father was the son of George III, who
ruled over England from 1760 to 1920.
Her mother was German princess who
could not speak word of English.
Victoria's father, the Duke of Kent died
when she was less than year old, and
her grandfather, George III, followed
him shortly. Her uncle succeeded to
the throne as George w, and reigned
ton years over the destinies of England.
At his death, in 1880, William w, an.
other brother Of her father. became
King. Victoria's own father, Edward,
had he lived, would have been next in
the succession, and when William w
died in 1887 without issue, as George w
had done, Victoria succeeded to the
throne as her fathers heir She was
crowned year later.
In 1840 when she was not quite 81
years old, she was married to Prince
Albert Of Saxe-C -Coburg. who was three
months her senior. By this marriage
there we're nine children, all of whom
married. have children, and some even
grandchildren, and there are now grand
children and great grandchildren of the
Queen to the number of eighty three.
The most distinguished grand child is
Emperor William of Germany.
Her reign has been chiefly character.
lied by reform means, territorial and
commercial expansion, and the gradual
bending of the sovereign to meet popu-
lar demands. 1t was probably this latter
spirit on the part of the queen and
prince consent, that prevented war be-
tween England and the United States
over the Mason and Slidell incident of
our Civil war. They 30 modified and 80
turned down the despatch which Lord
John Russell had prepared to send to
America that it left the way open to
Secretary Seward for peaceful settle
ment. This is perhaps the reason why
Victoria has always been so distinctively
revered with Americans.
The queen died, not at Windsor palace,
her official home, but at Osborne, the
private home which her husband pur-
chased as retreat where they might
escape for time the cares of state. 1t
was the private home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Alfred Victim, for (for that was her
husbands name. shorn Of all titles;) and
Mrs. Victim has occupied it every an
niversary, Of their wedding day, and al
80 of her husbands death W hich occurred
Dec. 14th 1861.
Many attempts we're mande upon the
| queens life by would-be assassins, but
| none of them had any political signii
cance, being the acts of men ard boys Of
unsound mind. In every case she was
extremely lemient in the matter of pun
| ishment for the culrit
W. T. Stead declares that her death is
due to the Boer war, which she ever op
posed. The world mourns with Eng,
land because the whole world has felt
the benediction OF her pure life and her
christian example as queen, wife and
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