Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-01-21

day came in the form of kilograms
from the Princess at Osborne House
The coming of Emperor William and
the news that King Leopold was about
starting for London inspired fears
that death was at hand. On the other
hand the fact that the Prince of Wales
was able to leave Osborne House had
an encouraging effect. When the
Prince arrived from Osborne at Vic
torla Station, London, at o'clock with
Sir Francis Knolly attending, several
hundred people were there to greet
him. But there was no demonstration
beyond respectful raising of hats
The Earl of Clarendon and the Earl of
pembroke received the Prince. When
they inquired regarding the Queen 8
condition, he replied''You see they
have let me come away"
The government had arranged to
send the fast cruiser Minerva to bring
Emperor William but he embarked on
a mail packet for England before he
learned of the plans. being accompan-
led by the Duke Of Connaught. The
steamer had a rough passage and on
entering Sheerness harbor she went by
the warships without any ceremonies.
Admiral Kennedy and Count Won Mir
bach, of the German embassy, received
the Emperor and escorted him to a
special waiting room.
Two hours before His Majesty's train
was due in London people began to
gather about Charing Cross station.
The crowd included not only the usual
hangers-On but many fashionable peo-
pie and hundreds of Germans, anxious
to see the Emperor on his first appear
ance in London for years. The throng
became so large that the railroad au-
thorities erected wooden barriers; and
a hundred of the tallest police of the
Metropolitan force with squads of
mounted men lined up the people on
the streets, forming a lane for two
blocks to Nelson's monument in Ira
falgar Square. Through this lane
moved procession of royal carriages,
each bearing two footmen in yellow
liveries behind. The carriages entered
the railway station and drew up near
the track.
The Prince of Wales arrived just be-
fore the train left the station, which
was at $40 p. m. The Duke of York,
Prince Christian, Prince Albert of
Schleswig-HOlstein and Prince Arthur
of COnnaught completed the group of
royal personages.
Emperor William stepped out of a
saloon car, wearing a travelling suit
and a soft hat. He saluted the Prince
of Wales by kissing him on both
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liar salutation. He then embraced the
Duke OF York and shook hands with
tahe others.
The people who looked on as the
carriages drove off uncovered their
heads, and Emperor William and the
Prince of Wales acknowledged the
courtesy by raising their hats. No
cheers broke the mournful silence.
The crowd in the vicinity Of Buck
ingham Palace maintained the same
demeanor when the Emperor and the
Prince of Wales entered the grounds.
AT 10 p. m. the Prince of Wales be-
gan a conversation by telephone with
Osborne House which lasted nearly an
hour. AS a result of this, the EN-
perOr and the Prince decided to start
for Osborne this (Monday) morning.
Orders were given that a royal yacht
should be kept in waiting to convey
them to the Isle of Wight.
During the day the members of the
diplomatic corps and other notable
persons entered their names in the Wis
ltors' book at Buckingham Palace.
The rumOrs that the Marquis Of
Salisbury and the Archbishop of Can
terbury had been summoned to Os-
borne House were incorrect.
In churches of all denominations
prayers were offered at the morning
services and in most Of them the latest
bulletins regarding the Queens con-
dition was read. The chief Rabbi re-
quested special prayers.
The following notice was read in the
Roman Catholic pro-Cathedral at Ken
Sington:
THE prayers of the congregation
are asked for Her Majesty, the Queen,
the condition of whose health is a
cause Of anxiety and sorrow to us all.
We pray that by Gods help Her Ma
jesty's recovery may be speedy and
complete"
The dean of st. Georges chapel.
Windsor, read the prayer for a sick
person when there is little hope of re-
covery, beginning:
For as much as in all appearance
the time Of her dissolution draweth
near"