The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-25
King Edward at Cowes, where He
Was Greeted by Emperor william
and Given a Royal salute.
FURRY AT RAILWAY STATION
WHILE HIS MAJESTY WAS ENTRAIN-
ING FOR THE ISLE OF WIGHT.
Harmless Lunntic Tried Tn Present =
Letter I'm Person and Was Handed
over to the Police.

LONDON, Jan. 25. = Queen Victoria viii
be given military funeral. This was tho
wish of her late Majesty. The funeral will
be held at Windsor Castle on Feb. ?, and
| the body will not be removed from Osborne
House, Isle OF Wight. before Feb l. Some
of the details were arranged when tie
| King reached Cowes yesterday.
| 1t is understood the body Of Queen Vic
toria will arrive in London on the morning
| of Feb. 2, and be taken across the metropo-
lis to Paddington Troops will line the
streets The coffin will be placed on a gun
carriage and draped with flags. On arriv-
| ing at Paddington station it viii be trans
| ferred TO a train for Windsor. finally
reaching St Georges Chapel about noon.
where a magnificent funeral service will be
| held 1t is understood that the progress
| of the body OF the Queen through London
will be an imposing military pageant and
| that members OF the Houses of Lords and
Commons will be invited &c follow the pro-
cession At the same time there seems 10
be some apprehension lest change OF de-
cision should omit the London portion OF
the programme. The Daily Telegraph edi-
torially claims for London right TO share
| in the obsequies and declares that nothing
but the deceased's own wishes should pre-
vent this. The funeral has been delayed 10
enable all the foreign representatives TO
arrive at Windsor I'm time. II is announced
that Grand Duke Sergius and the Grand
Duchess will come from Russia to be pres
ent at the ceremony.
His Majesty. King Edward VII. soon
| after the proclamation ceremonies. escort
ell by a squadron Of the Horse Guards and
accompanied by the Duke of York, Prince
Christian of Schleswig- Holstein. the Duke
of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and others, left
Marlborough House TO take the train for
Osborne This was at IL o'clock The
crowds still thronged the street through
which his Majesty passed, and the great
cheering was In strong contrast with the
silence which greeted his Majesty's
rival in London.
The vagaries Of an apparently harmless
lunatic occasioned some excitement at Vic
toria station. During the entraining Of the
King well-dressed individual. bearing
a letter addressed to his Majesty, was per-
mitted to pass the barriers. He hurried to
an equerry and said he wished to present
the letter to the King personally. The
man was handed over to the police. The
envelope contained only a telegraph form,
on which was the words, 'T wish to see my
beloved Queen
Orders have been issued to the channel
squadron and all other available ships TO
assemble at Spithead Feb. ], the date
of the removal Of Queen victoria's body
from Osborne. 1t is understood that the
warships will form a double line. through
which the royal yacht, bearing the body,
will pass.
An extraordinary gazette publishes an
order I'm council. THAT II is expected that
all persons upon the present occasion, the
death of her late Majesty OF blessed and
glorious memory. viii put themselves into
deepest mourning"
Another order in council substitutes
king" for Queen and Edward for
Victoria" 1t also inserts ''our gracious
Queen. Alexandra; George. Duke OF Corn
wall and York, and the Duchess Of Corn
wall and York"
The tact that the court goes into mourn
ing for a year and the further fact that
the public is enjoined to go into the deep
est" mourning lead to the supposition that
the coronation will not occur until 1907
The instruction that the Duke OF York
is TO be named In the prayer book Duke OF
CORNWALL seems 10 throw light upon the
much debated question Of the heir appar-
ent's title. IL was supposed the title
Prince of Wales" which belongs only 10
a son born OF the King. would be conferred
upon the Duke OF York. by royal patent:
but the gazette's announcement seems to
indicate that this will not be done and that
the Duke of York will henceforth be known
as the Duke OF Cornwall.
The Colonial Office announces that an i'm
mense number OF kilograms OF coincidence
have been received from colop.as governors
and public bodies in the colonies. There
Is a continual stream OF coincidence mes
sages from other Quarters. Cardinal
Vaughan sends word that he will bring
from Rome a special message from the
Pope 10 the new King.
The following princes from Germany viii
attend the funeral: Prince and Princess
Henry OF Prussia. Prince Arnulf OF Ba-
varia. the Grand Duke OF Hesse. the Prince
Of Saxe-Meiningen and the Prince OF Ho-
henzollern. Prince Henri d'orleans IL
expected and Rear Admiral Cervera viii
accompany SPANS ambassador extraor-'
dinary, the Duke DAmandas. The King OF
Portugal viii leave Lisbon for England o.
Saturday.