The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-01-24
Feodore, Princess Henry of Batten-

Feodore, Princess Henry of Batten-
berg.
During her reign she also had II adj
ministrators. In this list of admins
traitors are found the names of many
of England's most famous men.
Among them were Sir Robert Peel,
Earl Russell, Mr.. Disraeli, Mr.. Glad
stone -four times, Earl of Beacons-
field and the Marquis of Salisbury.
The wars during Victoria's reign
were many in number and almost in
every case successful. \ list of these
wars is as follows:
1888, instruction in Canada; 1899,
British forces occupy Cabul and take
possession of Alden; 1910, war expedi-
ton to Syria, Mehemet Ali sues for
peace; 1871, successful instruction in
Cabul: British invade China and take
Canton and Annoy; 1912, British take
Boer Republic in Natal; 1915, out
break first Sikh War: 1S4S, insurrec-
ton in Ireland attempted; outbreak
second Sikh War; Beers establish Re
public; 1850, TAPPING rebellion in
China; 1851, Burmah provoked Brit
ish hostilities; 1854, Crimean War;
1856, Crimean War finished; England
attacks China; Persians occupy Herat
but British drive them out of India:
1857, outbreak of Indian mutiny; 1860,
Anglo-French expedition to Pekin;
1861, England sends fleet to Mexico:
1867, Fenian Instruction in Ireland:
1874, Ashantee War; 1877, British take
Transvaal Republic; 1878, war against
Afghanistan; 1879, war against Zulus;
Roberts enters Kandahar; Transvaal
uprising; 1881, Maiuba Hill; Mahdi
revolt in Soudan; 1882. war against
Arab Pasha 1885, Gordon killed in
Khartoum; 1893, war in Matabeleland;
1896, Kitchner occupies Dongola;
Ashantees accept British sovereignty;
1896, revolt of Indian hill tribes, and
in 1899, Transvaal declared war, Dc
tober II.
Her Majesty, it is said, paid the
penalty for her devotion to the af-
fairs of state. 1t is generally recog-
nized that until a few days ago there
was no harder worker in the kingdom.
Roughly estimated, she signed $4,000
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 en-
tailed is gathered from the fact that
the Foreign Office handles consider
ably over thousand dispatches week
ly.
After every sitting of the House of
Commons the Government leader in
the House was in the habit of for
warding to the Queen an abstract of
the business done. She personally
attended to these abstracts and fire.
quently returned them with margin
al notes, asking for explanations.
Ellen Terry's appearance at San
dringham before the Queen is recalled
as being the only occasion on which
Her Majesty ever prompted an actress.
Mistaking pause by Miss Terry for
forgetfulness, the Queen gave her the
cue very softly. AS Miss Terry did
not take the cue, the Queen repeate
it more loudly, and the actress, sup
pressing her merriment, accepted the
cue and proceeded with her part.
Of pathetic interest now is the in
scription on the last wreath from the
Queen which was placed on the
Bishop of London's coffin on Thurs
day last. 1t did not bear her own
signature, and this is the first in
stance on record of such happening.
1t was regarded at the time by the
court officials as a sign of serious i'm
portance.
The Queen received for her services
from the British people something
like $120,000,000. Her official income
was $1,S75,000 a year, SO, 5000 less
than that of the Emperor of Austria,
$1,0O0,000 less than King Victor's,
$500, 900 less than the Shah of Persia s
and only half as much as the Kaiser's