The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-01-23

KING EDWARD VII o.
derstood by the English people. and
was never popular until after he had
died when the public began to appre-
cidte that perhaps his motives were
good. He acted principally as the
queens private secretary, and it is
said that he seldom sought to interfere
in deciding mOmentOus affairs of state.
Mother of Nine Children.
The queens wedding to her cousin,
took place at St. James pal
ace, February 10, 1870 Her chill
dren were born in the following or
der: Victoria Adelaide Mary Louisa.
Princess Royal, born Nov. u, 1910. ma--
ried Jan. %. 1858. to the Crown Prince
Frederick William Of Prussia, later
emperor of Germany. mother Of ISmper-
OF William of Germany. now reigning;
Albert Edward, now king of Great
Britain and Ireland and emperor OF
India, born Nov. Q. 1871 married March
10, 1853 to the Princess Alexandra of
Denmark; Princess Alice Maud Mary.
married Prince Louis of Hesse-Darm-
stadt, died Dec. a, 1878: Prince Alfred
Ernest Albert. duke of Edinburgh.
also of SaXe-CObUrg-GOth mar
ried Grand Duchess Marie AIexan-
dTOvna, daughter Of the car of Rus
STA, died in 1900; Princess Helena
Augusta Victoria, married Prince
Christian of Schleswig- Holstein,
Princess Louise Caroline Alberta
married the Marquis of Lorne:
Prince Arthur William Patrick Albert
duke of COnnaught. married Princess
Louise Margaret Alexandra Victoria
Agnes, daughter of Prince Frederick
Charles of Prussia; Prince Leopold
George Duncan Albert duke of Albany,
married Princess Helen Frederick Au-
gUsta, daughter of the Prince of Wal
deck and PyrmOnt. died March Is, 1884;
Princess Beatrice Mary Victoria Eco
dOre. married Prince Henry Maurice Of
Battenburg. She was born April IA,
1851
The Princess Alice was generally said
to be the favorite daughter. She l. was
who came to death through mothers
kiss. Two of her children were des-
perately i'll with diphtheria. The ply
sicians had forbade close contact with
the little ones on account of the dan
ger of the cCntagiOn. but one evening
the youngest chil2 put up his lips to bid
her goodnight. The mothers heart
kissed the child, caught the disease and
died.
Great Events of Her Reign.
Among the events Of the queen s reign
have been the repeal of the corn laws
ClS45), the Irish famine and emigration
to the United States G84O. the Chartist
agitation QS4S), the Crimean war GS53-
1850, the Indian mutiny 0S57-1S5S), the
assumption of the direct government of
India (lS59), the MasOn-Slidell and Ala
I bama affairs and other events nearly
leading to rupture during the American
civil war, during which the queen with
a firm hand maintained neutrality
against the desires of her ministers.
the Mexican Intervention and its ruD-
ture (lS6l-lS62), the reform bill of 1866.
the confederation of British North
America, the disestablishment of the
/ Irish church. the introduction of the
/ ballot, the wars in Abyssinia, Ashantee.
Egypt, the SOudan, Afghanistan and
South Africa; the assumption of the
title Of Empress of India" in 1876, the
creation, development and organization
OF the Australian colonies; the develop
ment Of public education and the pro-
longed Irish home rule agitation.
Overcome by Two Deaths.
The death of her mother and husband
came within few months of each 9TH
er, one occurring March 10. 1861. and
/ the other Dec. IA of the same year. She
was deeply attached to both of them,
and Was so greatly affected by their
deaths that Tor nearly nfteen years she
| did not appear in public spending most
of her time at BalmOrai castle. in the
highlands of Scotland.
Since that time she appeared in public
/ frequently, and each time brought out
/ enthusiastic demonstrations of the de-
/ votion of her subjects. The great jubi-
! lee in 1897 was d triumph such as mas
/ seldom come to m0narchs in the world S
| history, and there never was such a
Widespread outburst of affection for d
ruler.
Author Of Two Books.
/ The queen wrote two books and ed
I tied others. Her first book is entitled
/ Leaves From the Journal of Our Life
/ in the Highlands" published in 1865
] and the second book is More Leaves
/ From the Journal of Our Life III The
I Highlands" issued in 1884. She super
/ Vised the preparation of two biOgraph-
| ical sketches OF the prince coBsort, pub
/ lished respectively in 1867 and 1874
Grieved Over Beer War.
Despite her advancing age, the queen
kept up her interest in public affairs
until within a few days of her death
1t was current gossip that she was CD
/ posed to the methods Of Joseph Cham
berlain in mis- dealing with the Ro-1