Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1901-01-23
The Queen of England in a Dying
Condition.
LONG AND ILLUSIRIOUS REIGN.
Has Ruled For Moe Than Sixty
fcars-iier Life and Famiiy-The
Succession

which has becn hourly expected. \
cablegram fsom Comes late Tuesday
morning gives the following: An
other day in the Victorian era. now 81
rapidly drawing To a close. passed
without any great change in the CON
dition OF Queen Victoria. The slight
Improvement so frequently mentioned
In the official bulletins merely indi-
Gates a poStponemeht of the inevitable.
The end may be Il matter OF days or
only hours; but the members of the
royal family who are dragging out a
weary visit at Osborne House know
that the death of Her Majesty is mere
ly question of short time"
Nictoria's Life end Family.
Queen Victoria was born May "a.
1919. ON June 10th. 1891. she became
queen OF England. succeeding her un-
Gle. King William ". ON Feb 10th.
1870. she married Prince Albert OF
SAKE Cohurg- -Gotha who died Dec. Il,
1916
Victoria has been the mother OF
nine children. as follows:
/. Victoria Adelaide. Princess Royal,
who married Emperor Frederick Will
ltam of Germany She is the motncr
oi the present emperor Of Germany.
>. Albert Edward. Prince of Wales.
and heir to the throne
3. Alice Maui Mary. Grand Duchess
OF Hesse. Deceased 1878
e. Alfred. Duke OF SaXc-Coburg-
Go,ha. Duke of Edinburgh. Married
Grand Duchess Marie, daughter of
Alexander H.. Emperor of Russia.
,. Helena. Princess Christian. Mar
ried Prince Frederick Christian OF
Schlesburg Holsten.
6 Louise. Marchoness of LONE.
Z. Arthur. Duke of Connaught.
s. Leopold. Duke OF Albany.
2. Beatrice Mary Victoria FeCdore
Married Prince Henry OF Battenburg.
to whom the queen was greatly at
tached
The Prince C: Wales was born in
1S4l. and is therefore 80 years old In
1863 he married Princess Alexandra
Of Denmark Their eldest child AL
bert Victor. Duke OF Clarence. horn
1864. died in 1892 st the time OF his
death he WAS engaged TO Princess Mary
Victoria of Teck. who afterwards mar
ried his brother. George Frederick.
Duke of York. the second oldest living
child Of the Prince and Princess Of
Wales. The Duke OF York is next to
his father in succession to the throne
Of the most powerful kingdom OF mod
ern times. He was born I'm 1865 and
has two sons and one daughter
The ether children OF the Prince
and Princess OF Wales are: Louise
Victoria. 1867; married the Duke of
Fife; Victoria Alexandra. 1908, and
Maude Charlotte. 109. who are unmar-
ried. and Alexander horn 1871 and
died in infancy
The CZarina Of Russia is the grand
daughter Of Queen Victoria. being Vic
torla Alice. daughter Of the Grand
Duchess OF Hesse. BY other marriages
the queen OF Great Brain is con
nected with all the powerful reigning
families OF Europe. Through these re-
lativeS she has often eXerted her in.
nuence in international affairs cs-
pecially for peace.
The Throne Never Vacant.
The theory of tho English Constitu-
tion is that the throne of Great Bri-
tain is never vacant In other words.
the Sovereign never d.es, the succes-
sion OF an cir being instantaneous
Hence, as Dobrctt explains il. the cere-
mony OF coronation is merely a solemn
recognition and confirmation OF ROYAL
| descent and the ConSeqent right OF ac-
ceSSion to the throne and * unneCes-
sary for the security Of the title 10 tho
| crown.
1t is customary on the death OF the
| Sovereign for the Archbishop of Can
| terbury and the Lord Chamberlain to
noAlfy the heir-apparent of his acces-
sion. though even this is technically
superfluous. The notification to the
people is made by proclamation
through the Lord Mayors and the Lord
| bieutenants OF counties etc
The proclamation issued when Queen
Victoria succeeded to the throne read
as follows:
Whereas, it has pleased Almighty
God to call to His mercy our late
| Sovereign and lord. King william
| w. OF blessed and glorious memory
| by whose deceaSe the Imperial Grown
| Of the United Kingdom OF Great Bri-
tain and Ireland is solely and right
| fully come 10 the high and mighty
| Princess AleXandrina Victoria. it is
therefore here published and pro.
claimed that the high and mighty
Princess Alexandriua Victoria is now
, by the death OF the late Sovereign oi
| happy memory, become our only law
| fui and rightful liege. Lady Victoria
by the grace Of God Queen of the
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Ireland, Defender of the Faltn, to
| whom let all. therefore, acknowledge
faith and constant obedience, Win al
hearty and humble affection, beseech-