The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-19
Takes a Special For COwes at
1870 This Afternoon.
Her Majesty's Own Surgeon Is
Summoned From London.
EMPEROR OF GERMANY
Hastens to the Bedside Of His
Grandmother.
Prince of Wales viii Assume
the Regency.

Osborne. Isle of Wight. Jan. 1e.-Noon
The following bulletin has just been
issued:
THE queen is suffering from great
physical prostration, accompanied BY
symptoms which cause anxiety.
(Signed) "A DOUGLAS POWELL.
JAMES REID.
London, Jan. 19.-The kilograms from
Cowes today agree in announcing an
improvement in the queens health, but
these reports are somewhat discounted
by the fact that the Prince Of Wales
and the Princess Louise Duchess Of
Argyle) started for Cowes by special
train at 1:30 D. m. Even this, however,
hardly justifles the hysterical reports in
circulation, among which IS rumor
that the queen had a paralytic stroke
couple of weeks ago Without undue
attention being paid to the alarmists. it
may however. be accepted as a fact that
the official statements in regard to the
health Of the sovereign are barely so
pessimistic as the announcement in the
court circular.
The departure of the Duke of Cam
bridge for Paris this morning, is taken
as indicative Of an improvement in her
majesty's condition
Sir Francis Henry Lakin, surgeon to
her majesty who was summoned to Os
borne yesterday, returned to LoHdon
last evening aQd is attending to his pro-
fessional business today. He goes to
Osborne again tonight.
OLDER THAN GEORGE III WAS
New York, Jan. ia dispatch to the
Tribune from London says:
The queen was not In her usual health
when she left Windsor and she has not
derived as much benefit from her resi-
dence in the balny air of Osborne as
was hoped. Her appetite had fallen off
before she left Windsor and she had
grown thin and haggard. To family
bereavements and SORROWS with the in
creasing burden of years, were added
an1deties respecting the campaign in
South Africa, over which she had been
war. with It's heavy mortality was caus-
ing her great distress, for otherwise she
would not have summoned Lord Rob
erts to Osborne for a prolonged consul
tation so soon after seeing him on his
arrival The royal family without
doubt. have been seriously concerned
for several months, but everything has
been done to spare the queens subjects
unnecessary anxiety Her physician is
constantly with her and she is sur
rounded with members Of the royal
family.
The indispositfon Of the queen is the
leading topic in the local papers The
official announcement that her rna1es-
tvs health is not satfsfa actory is regard
ed as OF grave significance and pubic
anxiety Will not have diminished by the
1ntlma ton that the aged English soy
ereign has been advised by the doctors
to transact no business for the present
anu TO remain 10QOOrS. Some provision
for signing documents and the perform
ance or other necessary duties must OBJ
Yiously be made. But not even Prince
of Wales can act for the queen without
authority of parliament Attention is
drawn to the fact that today the veuer-
ablerulerof the British empire atafns. the
age of 81 years and 30 days. or one day
more than the age reached by her
grandfather, George Ill at his death in
1920 Thus Queen Victoria has not only
reigned the longest, but has lived the
longest of any English monarch
CABINET INNER CIRCLE MEETS.
London. Jan. 19.-The inner circle Of
the cabinet met today under the presi-
dency of Lord Salisbury. While It was
announced that the occasion was merely
an ordinary meeting of the defense COM
mittee of the ministry there is good r-ea-
son to believe it was more directly con-
nected with the grave news from Os-
borne
PUBLIC ALARM INTENSIFIED.
London, Jan. 19-The official bulletin
issued from Osborne house at noon to-
dax was so completely contradictory of
the intima tions previously given to the
ally intensified the public alarm. This
was printed when it became generally
known that the Prince of Wales had
started for Cowes. The Princess of
Wales and the Duke of York proceeded
to Osborne house this. afternoon.
KAISER HASTENS TO HIS GRAND
MOTHER.
Berlin, Jan. 19.-It is officially an
nounced that owing to the serious ILL
ness of Queen Victoria and consequent
departure of the emperor for England.
the grand court receptions fixed for
Monday and Wednesday next viii net
take place
CONNAUGHT CALLED HOME.
London, Jan 19-The bulletin from
Osborne house. issued at noon today
was posted at the Mansion house at . |
o'clock and attracted crowds OF people
whose faces sufficiently attested their
deep concern. The people thereafter |
stood about in knots, discussing the bull !
letin and waiting further news.
During the course of the afternoon
runors commenced to circulate |
of the death of her majesty. but at 4 p.
m Lord Edward Pelham Clinton, the /
master of the queen's household tele |
graphed to buckingham Palace that the l
queens condition was unchanged since |
the noon bulletin was issued.
TheDuke of Connaught has been sum
noned by telegraph from Berlin where |
he has been attending the Prussian Bi-
Centenary celebration
START FOR ENGLAND.
Berlin, Jan 19.-Esnperor William and /
The Duke of Connaught with their suites
left Berlin BY special train for England !