New-York tribune., 1901-01-27
WHAT LONDON TALKS OF.

! gined to be in the tenth instead of the TWEEN.
teth century. Mobiles s~d local officials. arrayed
in archaic costumes. with ancient symbols of office
| in all cities and towns have everywhere been per-
forming the oden rites pertaining to the accession
| OF sovereign Placards printed in quaint type
and quainter Shakespearian language. proclaiming
| Edward VII King OF the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Ireland and Emperor of India, are
! rounded by open-mouthed crowds. as they have
been in centuries past. reading eagerly as though
! they had not already read in the newspapers, the
| proclamation. Any creditng the English with
| republican tendencies must be convinced b. the
present demonstrations Of the absolute. unques-
| tionins loyalty of the whole people to the
archy. Thousands of columns OF editorials in jour-
nails of every political shade few irish pub
licatons, contain hint Of dissatisfaction with
/ Edward Rex only confidence and good wishes No
monarch ever took the Crown more strongly sup
| ported. The same good feeling toward Edward
| VII pervades Europe. Only the Partisan and a
i few Russian papers attack him. The tributes 20
! the dead Queen cause of good feeling
the part OF the English toward their sister nations
| However brief Emperor Williams fal conduct, his
willing abandonment of the celebration of the BIZ
centennial of the Prussian monarchy has done much
to strengthen the Anglo-German alliance. while the
| tribute of the Boer prisoners Cape Town in
| giving up their sports pending the Queens funeral
| softens the animosities OF
The solemnity with which the English people look
u R1ery Eneshmsn S9 thinks he has
PsGs9nai sh9re @ in the affair The fr at
| the window of Constable's book shop: saw George
don pageant Heralds and pursuivants aseended @
m ebat Tas he Iag9 prS the
| reading the castle guns saluted ana the scots
Tepeated at the fae OF the castle anu at the
Stuarts' Palace of IIoyrood at the town boundary
local soldiery were in the procession. which took
In the mean time the Government will probably
ask Parliament to increase the sovereisns allow t'
pecunary demands upon the office Queen Xictor,as
al ssso So5 paTy defrayed by the Grown estates
The cost to the nation was f17000o s-.-.
! His Majesty's printers has been made necessary
| frequently II the Duke OF York is made Prince
of Wales another edition will be printed The new
The Court oicIaIs have been exceedingly active
In running to earth false reports ke rs tns S ge
call Of two correspondents. Trey are now m
nouncement Of Her Majesty's death published in
America for the purpose OF acting M sga1nSt bg tng
telephone messages. they have discovered that no
death: therefore it must have been faxed in
London or America.
ADHERING TO CUSTOM.--A unique illustration
Of British adherence TO traditions marked the
signing OF the proclamation az st. Jamess Palace.
The Lord Mayor is always OF the signers.
whereupon. according 20 the view OF the Privy
Councillors he must retire before the King enters
and the speeches are made. An ancient plcIuIss
tSp Kngs therefore tie Mayors invariably claim
this right. On Wednesday. however tne DThe ot
duestod the Lord Mayor 10 leave the room. which
he reluctantly did
TREATY LOST SIGHT oF.-The Hay-Paunce-
fote Treaty amendments. among the other events
of the week. were lost sight Of and the Caolns'
may be unable to reconsider the treaty for some
tme 5 owHs SaosssSn tS the n King EdWard VII
FAMINE IN BLACK GooDs.-The after effect
OF Queen Victorias death on business Is vital and
remarkably Widespread. 1t particularly Affects
dealers in all sorts Of clothing and turnishhsS
and all goods connected with amrsements iesl'EI-
ties thea tricals and dinners. Black Is the only
color displayed IN the shop windows throughout
the Empire. The mners' stores are nlIed VILE
black bonnets and other establishments nave d
s,nereoI show OF black clothes. gloves, necktles ana
hats In London every Englishman who can anord
/, Is wearing black clothes black neekue ~ ,iS any
black gloves The women are rS az Navv have Grape
baTds on their arms. All army hags are drapea
WIN ia coore5 goods particularly in the case of
London firms accustomed to depend & On SeIars in
black goods viii be able sell their entire Stocks
at very sfes tbe British markets and offers an
opportunity for American enterptisT, pas of The
French and German manufactnrers II Is ,raa srse
that Lyons. Dresden and otheT S0n''ne0 On of the
principal wholesale firms IN L9H1Sn oGS orders The
same story comes from other factories which are
running night and day to supply aeriaiuS' says
one Mt is dicult to say how and where the demand
NH Se sel proonsed Tor Whole seasons. trade viii be
revolutionized and some nranches VIII U7 pa
syzed." ,. ,,o. -. tho a1d of
the week f5O0O00 will have been spent IN nourhu's'
INSURANCE ON QUEENS LIFE-EHtraor.
dnary reports current as 10 the amount oh
insurance on the Queens life by storekeepers and
theatrical managers to prevent losses under tIie
conditions prevailing. The sum OF t@o0Oo IS one
estimate of the total Theatrical MANAGERS has
tened to apply TO the insurance companies Wnen
Her Majestys illness became known. but the re-
PORTS from the beginning were so grave .i probib
itive. The shares OF certain insurance companies
have fallen this week from one-aedI'gR PanU,ehis no
brokers say that the amounts are sxaggerated'
The best companies considered the risk too sPeeu,
taken so long ago that plenty OF reserve has ac-
cumulated The premium on the queens e,nss nte ca a
rumored II rose to 15 per cent m day. Saturday
lest it was 80 per cent
THEATRES cLosED.-The majority Of the lead
ing theatres are draped with Grape and have
posted black bordered announcements that they |
will be closed until after the funeral Of our be-
loved Queen" The music hall managers held
conference, and afterward published me taet int
on account of the loss their employees would Sls-
tain If they we're closed rms ac,ion IS unpop1har
employees through the mourning season. tnsteal |
Of using them as an excuse for their own unwil- |
lingness to forego fortnights receipts
THE REPORTERS AT oSBoRNE-seber Eng |
Iish journalism was shocked the display GROUND |
Osborne House by the correspondents OF the rev |
English sheets OF what The Times terms Amer |
lean methods" The scene before The lodge gaze |
following the announcement OF the queens death
certainly did not Mt the occasion. A crowd OF re-
P9reTs assembled With CABS h43sss iHstv and oiGyses
away fallen from the officials lips when the re-