Hutchinson gazette., 1901-01-24

midday. She first recognized tn
prince Of Wales, TO whom she spoke
few words Of great moment; thel
Emperor William and the other
present filed past and heard wills
peied sood'Gy
The papers devote columns o
space to historical and personal rem
iniscenccs and the scenes and Incl
dents Of the queens life, Emphasis
is laid on the fact that her majesty
is now paying the penalty for hen
devotion to affairs Of state. II Is gen
orally recognized that until a few
days ago there was no harder worker
in the kingdom. Roughly estimated
she signed $4,000 documents yearly
No dispatch of any gravity was ever
issued from the foreign Office until
seen by the queen and some idea OF
the work thus entuiled is gatherablc
from the fact that the foreign Office
handles considerably over 1000 dis
patches weekly.
Facts About tho Dead Queen.
Queen Victoria has roiPncd longer than
any other woman occupant OF n throne.
She has regnod for a greater number Of
years than any other European sovereign,
If the regency OF the reign of Louis XIV,
Is excepted, Her reign has lasted G3
years and months, exceeding by years,
j months and % days the reign OF George
Ill, which was the longest In England
before she came TO tho throne She has
been empress OF India for % years, having
received the tltle by proclamation on
April 2S 1876 She has outlivcd all the
members OF the house Of lords who were
peers of the realm 0t the time OF hor
accession, except Earl Nelson, and all
the peers who were then or had been
members Of the house OF commons. She
has survived all the mcmbors OF her orig
inal privy council and Of her FIRST house
of commons, Mr., Gladstone having been
one OF the Oldest former members Of
the latter She has seen every Episcopal
see vacated and rcnllcd at least twice
during her reign She has soon her iu-
dicial bench recruited twice at least from
end to end She has seen Ave archblahOps
Of Canterbury ana six Of York and FIVE
bishops OF London rule and pass away.
She has outliycd II lord chancollogs 10
prime ministers and G speakers Of the
house of commons. Queen Victoria has
been called one OF the richest suvorClgus
in the world Her income from the pub
lie treasury and from her private property
was enormous, but her position imposed
large expenses upon her and she gave
enormous sums for charitable purposes,
She managed her income with prudence
however, and her estate will reach
value OF many millions OF dolars
Events In Queen Vlctorlas Life.
Born at Kensngton place. May q, 1St9
nsccnds the throne, juno %, 1897; married
TO Prince Albert OF Sax-Coburg- Gotha,
February 10, 1910; first daughter En-
press Frederick OF Germany, born No
vember "a, 1910; first son, Prince OF Wales,
born November Q, 1Si1; death Of the Prince
Consort, December n, 1881; proclaimed
empress Of India, May /, 1876; celebrates
her golden jubilee. June 20, 1887 celebrates
lcr diamond jubilee, June 20, 1897; died at
Osborne house, Isle of Wight, January GO,
EOl
President McKinloy's Condolences.
Washu"ton Jan. 22--Prcslcnt Me-
Tinlcv has sent the following message
OF coincidence 10 King Edward VII:
81 have received with profound sor-
row thn 'awn'a0le tidin"s Of the
death Of her mu'e-y the queen, Al
low Uo, SIR 90 offer my sine re SYM
patty and that Of the American poo-
ID 4 personal bereavement and
iu - britain h0s suffered
~ &. venerable and IL !
lu3r.ous sovereign whose noble life