The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-20

OOWE Els, Isle or wight, Jan. IL Md
night)- queen of England lies at
deaths door. She was stricken with
paralysis tonight. Reuters Telegraph
company understands that the Prince of
Wales has received authority to act in
her majeStyS stead and thus has been
created a practical, though not constitu-
tional, regency
A local rumor purveyed by Osborne
house employees declares that the queen
cannot live until Monday but this receives
no official confirmation, though it is adj
mitted that it surely even likely that the
queen if she RECEIVERS again will not regain
the use of those vigorous faculties which
have distinguished among the women of
all time.
Gathered at the bedside are the Prince
and Princess of Wales, Princess Louise
and other members of the royal family,
while Mr.. Richie, the secretary of the
state for home affairs, officially repre-
sents the cabinet. Lord Salisbury is in
constant telephone communication with
Osborne house and it was rumOred that
he had started for Osborne house, but
this does not appear to be true. The
arrival of Emperor William and other
members of the royal family Is anXi0usly
awaited.
For three days the queen has been
kept strictly to herself The last time
down heavily upon her.
sHRUNK TO A SHADOW.
Even the natives who have grown to
look upon her majesty as an ordinary
body have noticed that she looked more
delicate and shrunken than eyer-a mere
shadow of her former self-yet the queen
forbade those around her to say that
she was ILL., The Queen Victoria tradi
G
never i'll and so with logged determine
ton she fought off the ravages that wOr-
ry over the Boer war, that deaths in her
own family and that increasing years
have brought her. But before that IN
stinted hand OF Nature even the imperial
resolve of the great empire proved futile
and with a knowledge of the inevitable
she shut herself off from her encourage.
For two nights she dined alone and
never stirred from the apartments she
occupied alone. Humbly, for this woman
rules her court with no. uncertain hand,
her court officials implored her to seek
medical advice. These messages she
steadEastly ignored and although her
condition is acknowledged to be serious
there are in attendance only Doctors
Powell and Reid. Doubtless the Prince
of Wales will tomorrow secure additional
medical talent.
LIES HELPLESS.
Her majesty Hes helpless and almost
speechless in her bed in Osborne house
surrounded by every comfort Fruits,
flowers, ice, and all the accessories Of
modern medicine are at hand. Osborne
house is buried amidst a gloomy park Ct
frs. 1t is brightly lit outside. The wind
comes up from the channel and surges
through the trees like a death drge A
mile away stands the lodge. Beyond its
portals none but the household can pa s.
On them, without the scvereisn's knowl-
edge. are posted bulletins announcing her
condition.
Beyond the bulletins, nothing official is
Cbtainable, but not soul connected with
any way with Osborne house seems to
believe that her majesty can survive this
attack. In fact locally, the announce
ment of her death is awaited with some
thing approaching eQuanimiy. Never in
the memory of her subjects has the
queen been i'll before and now that at
her advanced age she has been stricken,
it seems to those who have lived around
her that it is impossible for her to re-
cover. The village wiseacres, who have
seen her from girlhood, wag their heads
today and say it is a sad day for Eng
land.
BULLETINS TELL NOTHING.
described as opt mistic. Their vagu ne IS
i'll describing the queens al ment may be
accepted as merely evasions of facts.
The report obtained by Reuters Tele-
gram company to the effect that it is
paralysis that the queen is suffering
from is based upon the highest possible
authority. BY Monday 1t is likely the
truth will be announced to the nation.
The extreme weakness of her majesty
q ND no of baT 70
at present the chief cause for anxiety
Sumulants are being freely administered
In the opinion of those best qualified t.
judge the queens present serious con-
dItion was precipitated by intense worry
over the losses and hardships suffered by
the British troops in South Africa. Ere
quently she has remarked to the court
attaches that another war would kill
her.
ILL LAST SUMMER.
In this connection Reuters Telegraph
company learns that she was mcst sell
ously i'll while last at BalmoraI Ia the
autumn. No word of this became pubic |
but 1t appears that she was then almost
dying, though that rigorous ct quette
which imposed alike upon her own family |
and attendants prevented her condi ion
being even spoken of as dangerous. The
present stroke is a sequel of that witch !
occurred at Balmoral. she will not b
only the longest lived monarch in Eng
lands history, but also the possessor OF
the most marvellous constitution with
which a woman was ever endowed. Lo-
cally it is taken to be a sad coincids nee
that Sunday is the anniversary of the
death of Prince Henry OF Battenberg,
for whom special memorial services a:
always held.
ARRIVAL OF THE PRINCE.
The arrival Of the Prince of Walks at