The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-01-30
VICTORIA PASSES away
DEATH OF THE HONORED QUEEN
AND MOTHER.
End Of the Longest Reign in British
History-Dying Sovereign Surround
ed by Children and Grandchildren.

LONDON, January 22.-Queen Victo-
ria died surrounded by her children and
grandchildren shortly after o'clock
this morning.
LONDON, Jan. 22.-7:O7 p. m.-The
text of the Prince of Wales dispatch to
the Lord Mayor announcing the death
of the Queen is as follows:
OSBORNE, 6:45 p. m.-My Beloved
mother has just passed away, sur
rounded by her children and grandchil-
dren. ALBERT EDWARD"
COWES, Jan. 22-The Queen is said
to have bade farewell in a feeble mo-
nosyllable to her family assembled at
her bedside at midday She first re-
cognized the Prince of Wales, to whom
she spoke a few words of great mo-
ment then Emperor William and the
others present filed past and heard a
whispered goodbye. All those in the
bedroom We're in tears.
BERLIN, Jan. %, $3.50 p. m.-The
correspondent of the Associated Press
here learns from an official source that
Queen Victoria recognized. Emperor
William when the latter went to her
bedside yesterday, by giving a sign of
joy. She was unable to converse with
him.
1t is not known her how long the EN-
peror will stay in England.
COWES, Jan. 22.-With the members
of the royal family gathered at the
Queens bedside, the Bishop of Win
chester and the rector .Whippingham
read prayers for those in eXtremis.
Happily the Queen was able to recog
nize those around her. They came to
her bedside, but the physicians had
warned them against attempts to speak
to her.
Naturally, the family, while recogniz-
ing the claim for public information,
~ a.
around the death-bed shall be sacred
for the present, and imposed the strict
est secrecy on the whole household.
The arrival of Lord Clarendon (the
Lord Chamberlain) is considered omi-
nous, because the arrangements for the
succession to the throne will be in his
hands.
COWES, Isle of Wight Jan. "a, 1:30
p. NIT has been decided that the
funeral of the Queen will take place at
Windsor Castle February 2. The body
of the late Queen will be removed from
Osborne House February l. 1t was the
expressed desire of the Queen that the
funeral should be military in character.
Several officials arrived from Osborne
today, bringing the state regalia. 1t
was carried in q baize bag. salute
of twenty-one guns was fired here at
noon today in honor of King Edward
VII.
THE DOWAGER EMPRESS.
HOMBURG, Jan. 24.-The condition
of the Dowager Empress Friedrich con-
tinucs satisfactory. Lately she has not
suffered any pain, but this does not
imply improvement. However, Her
Majesty's sorrow and personal loss,
owing to the death of the Queen, has
been borne with comparative fortitude.
ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 25.-The
Gar left Livadia yesterday on the
royal yacht, taking a train for Sebas-
topool leaving in the evening for st.
Petersburg, where the court goes in
mourning.
WILL MAINTAIN PEACE.
LONDON, Jan. 24.-In her last lucid
rally before death the Queen sum-
moned the Prince of Wales and the
Kaiser to her bedside and besought
them, as they loved her, to avoid war
and maintain peace. The Prince and
the Kaiser knelt and swore to do all
in their power to reign in peace, never
to allow England and Germany to
clash, and to endeavor to induce all
other nations to do likewise.
WASHINGTON, January 23.-The
news of the death of Queen Victoria
was conveyed to President Mckinley
simultaneously with it's receipt by the
newspapers. Although he had been
kept constantly advised of her condi-
tion since 1t became known that her
case was hopeless the news of her
death was a great shock to him. AS
soon as word is received from Ambas-
sadOr Choate the President will send a