Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-01-25
ILLNESS Of QUEEN VICTORIA
ALL HOPES ARE GIVEN UP
May Drop ON ~ Any Ttme-she Had
an Attack Of Paraiysis-Aii Her
Family Summoned to the Hedstdc

Family sOm snOned 10 the bedstds
Prince Is Also IiI-Enxiand Mourns
cowes, Isle OF Wight, Jan. II. 1850
| a. m.-The queen is still alive, but all
hopes are gone.
The worst was expected at a. IN.
and the members Of the royal family
assembled la the queens bed chamber.
Everybody was up early this morning
| In Osborne house and terrible anxiety
| peryadcd all quarters. IL the queen
| lives until Tuesday she VIII surprise
| her doctors. who have been fearing that
| she will not be- able To survive beyond
| O'Clock this morning. The latest bull
| !e,in was issued TOO late for It's fearful
news to become common knowledge
| here.
| A special train left the Victoria sta
| ton, London. for Osborne with EN-
| peror William, the prince Of Wales, the
| duke OF York, and the duke Of Con
naught aboard.
| The Exchange Telegraph company
says the queen was reported to be un-
! conscious and sinking by the members
! OF the royal family, who left London
| by special train for Osborne house this
| morning.
12:t5 a. ma collapse. or what the
| physicians feared was collapse. oc-
| Cured unexpectedly about 10 o'clock
last evening, Arrangements were hur-
rietily made to provide special tele.
phonlc and teiegraphic facilities.
1 1t il asserted that the queens cOndi-
ton was chiefly due TO n severe sinking
! spell and increase Of the para'yttc
! symptoms. II is understood that the
i physicians resortcd to artificial meth
ODDS To prolong life.
i The Associated Press learns that par
alysis was chiefly evident In the face.
one side OF which appears to have lost
all nerve and muscular power. At s
o'clock last evening the malady had
not reached the vital organs although
!, 1t had naturally caused an almost total
loss Of the power of speech. What was
much feared was that the brain might
be attacked.
4 keenly sensitive TO her affection and
appearance, the queen absolutely re-
fused to see anyone but her nurses and
doctors, and 1t Is understood that the
4 Prince OF Wales was the only exception
! TO this rule and that his interview with
, the queen lasted but few moments.
Hence the exact nature of the malady
was known only to a few, and It was
the royal wish that the public should
\ not be informed OF the existence Of
paralysis.
i Arrangements were made with To-
cal undertaken to nave all the prelimi-
, naries to burial ready In case OF an
emergency
Immediately on the occurrence Of
!. tho queens collapse at about 10 last
7 evening "A message was sent to London
summoning the Prince of Wales and
Emperor William. The Prince OF
/, Wales was In such condition OF health
that II was utterly impossible for him
to leave London ut that hour.
/ The London newspapers had not
learned last night that her majesty had
suffered shock of paralysis. Extra
editions OF the Sunday papers contain.
ed no Information, but there were
, many official bulletins and they were
eagerly bought. There were small
!, gatherings In the vicinity of Bucklng.
. ham palace and Marlborough house. as
D well as other centers, where the bulle.
tins were posted,
. King Leopold. Mt Brussels, who Ia
: kept fully informed regarding the con,
. dition OF Queen Victoria. will proceed
to Osborne house Immediately. The
| royal yacht Ii waiting with steam up.
His majesty wifi be accompanied by
: Count DOnletremont. grand marshal
. OF the court. aud Count D'Assche. mas.
ter of ceremonies.
Tho court banquet and balls have
been postponed.
London. Jan. Elf when the me
tropolls awakes the queen Is still liv-
Ing her people must recognize there Is
really no hope This mornings news.
papers have taken OF any pretense OF
any possibility OF recovery and they
sadly admit that the end may come ut
any moment.
i While there Is life there Is hope.
! they say and the queens constitution
IL mafyelously strong. but IL Is idle to
! deny that the danger is extreme.
Therefore the papers proceed to re.
view her majesty's long and illustrious
reign ~ though she was no more. and
to diiate upon the wonderful influence
she welded In European politics for
so many years. We all know" SAYS
the Daily Mail. that there Ia danger
OF losing perhaps the greatest personal
force OF our time
The Daily News recalls the fact that
| even bismarck. who detested feminine
interference in politics. formed an esti
mate OF the queen after personal in.
tersiew with her which bordered on
tho idolatrons, and II adds. This il
ono OF the most striking tributes ever
paid TO great character"
bright spot In the universal gloom
was the unexpectedly prompt sympathy
! displayed by Emperor William In Civ.
I Ing np important engagements m eam.