The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-01-31
KING Ed
WARD VII.
TITLE OF THE NEW RULER
OF THE BRITISH EN-
PIRE.
QUEEN VICTORIA DIES or senIle DECAY

Queen Victoria of England died
at the royal palace, Osborne House,
Isle Of Wight, Tuesday morning,
Jan. %, as was reported in THE
CAUCASIAN last week. She was
surrounded by many royal relatives.
The end was pea'efui; she suffered
no pain. After ruling for sixty. four
years one of earth's mightiest ma
tions, this woman-ehe was only a
woman-lies cold In death, an in.
significant atom Of clay. Death, the
great Levelcr, has triumphed. 1t is
said her death chamber was a simply
furnished room, significant contrast
to the show and glitter of royalty
which attended her life from early
childhood.
Queen Victoria was eighty-twO
years of age. She was queen of Eng
land more than half a century, dur
ing which time her nation attained
the highest development ever reach
cd by European power. The Eng
glish people called her "the Good
Queen" She was, we believe, the
best ruler England ever had.
The correspondent of the AssOcia-
ted press learns that the cause of the
queens death, a. officially gwen
was "senile decay" The doctor
have adopted this expression as most
suitable and truthful. They attribute
the paralysis which attacked her AZ
secondary to the general weakness
advisable for reasons of state, to in
innate that her intellect was dimme,i
by this particular form of disease.
The body of Queen Victoria was
embslmed, and taken to London
Saturday.
The record of the last days of the
reign of Victoria is not easy TO tell
The correspondent of the Associates
Press was the only correspondent
admitted to Osborne House, and hi:
interview with Sir Arthur JohI
Kigge, private secretary to- the late
Queen, was the only official slate
ment that had been given out. For
several weeks the Queen had beer
failing. On Monday week she SUN
moned Lord Roberts, and asked him
some very searching questions re
garding the war in South Africa
On Tuesday she went for a drive
but was visibly affected. On Wed
nesday she suffered paralytic stroke
accompanied by intense physica
weakness.
1t was her first illness in all he
eighty-one years, and she would no
admit that she was ill. Then hel
condition grew so serious that
against her wishes, the family wer,
summoned. When they arrived hel
reason had practically succumbed t.
paralysis and weakness.
The Prince of Wales was proclaim
eel King on Thursday, under tn
title of King Edward VII. The Ger
emonies are described by the Asso
,ciated Pre- 81 correspondent as follows
London, Jan 24.-The guam
.ceremon nies with which King E |
ward VII vas today proclaimed, u
various points of the metropolis
exactly followed ancient proceed
ents When the inhabitants awok
the entire way between st Jane
Palace and the city was lined wit
troops. About 10000 soldiers, LIT
Guards, Horse Guards, Foot Guarc
and other cavalry and infantry r. g
iments, had b en- brought from Al
dershot and London barracks ate
midnight. Everybody and every
thing was in crepe. The ceremou
began at st. Jamns Palace, where
at o o'clock, Edward VII was pr,
claimed King of the United King
dom OF Great Britain and Irelan
aud Emperor OF India. The procl,
nation was "a follows:
"Whereas, 1t has pleased AL migi
ty God TO call to ais mercy our lat
sovereign lady, Queen Victoria {
blessed aud glorious memory, b
whose decease the imperial crow
OF the United Kingdom OF Gre.
Britain and Ireland is solely an
rightfully to come TO tho high an
mighty Prince Albert Edward, "
therefore, the lords, spiritual an
temporal of this realm, being hel
assisted with these Of her late M
jesty's privy council, with number
OF other gentlemen Of quality, til
Lord Mayor, aldermen and either
OF London, do now hereby, with or
voice and consent of tongue ar
heart, publish and proclaim tn
our high and mighty Prince A
bert Edward is now, by the deat
OF our late sovereign of hapi
memory, become our only lawf
and rightfol liege 10 d, Edwa
VII, by the grace of God King
the United Kingdom of Great Brl
ain and Ireland, Defender of 81
Faith and Emperor OF India,
whom we acknowledge ali fai
and constant obedience with ,
hearty aud humble affection, /
seeching God, by whom all kin
and queens do reign, to bless t
Royal Prince Edward VII, WI
long and happy years to reign oy
u.s."
The King was not present. T
coronation will not occur until l9
the court having been ordered
go into mourning one year.
Albert Edward, Prince of Wal
now King Edward OF Great Brits
and Ireland and Emperor OF Inc
is In his Goth year. He is scarce
5 feet 7 inches high, and ratl
stout.