The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-06-25

Z were hopeful of the result. 1t was an
/ evidence Of how keen the feeling was
! that he was not allowed to conclude his
sentence. There was an anticipatory
4 and big outburst of cheers from all
1 parts Of the house.
Mr.. Balfours statement occupied
/ but few moments. and it was fol-
/ lowed by few words from Sir Henry
4 Campbell Bannerman, the leader of the
| opposition and then the whole scene
| was over. 1t took but few minutes,
! and but for the general air Of the house
TO which / have alluded, the scene was
not impressive.
The house then went on with the
discussion of the education bill in it's
many details SOmberly, but regularly
and prosaically, as if nothing had oc-
CURED. But there was a certain life
lessness in it ALL and as is usual when
something tragic is in the air the real
life Of the house was in the Hobbies and
not on the floor The members gath
cred in groups and King Edward was
the one topic Of conversation. There
was nothing but regret and sympathy;
the tragic elements of the case broke
down all barriers. and men only
thought Of the suffering fellow man
struck down at the moment when, If
have been stayed
King Reported Dead.
The excitement was brought 10 a
climax when a report spread like Wild
IRE that the king was sinking, and this
was soon followed by a report that his
majesty was actually dead. A SILVER
as of the passing of the angel of death
then passed over everybody. and the
members of the house rushed hither
ana thither, but with that characteris-
NC quiet and apparent want of emo
tlon which Englishmen so rarely lose.
The place to go at that moment for
the latest information was the house
or lords. The false report Of King Ed
wards death came at 4:2O o'clock. and
at 1870 the house of lords began its sit
ting. There was an unusually full at
tendance, and so many ladies pressed
Ior admission that they had to be re-
monstrated with by the attendants and
me poor things were rather hustled.
Inc peers had to begin. like the COM
mons, with some commonplace bust
ness, the reading in dumb show of
some document and other triyialities.
put this did not last long.
Lord Spencer is now the leader of
the liberal party in the house of lords.
the Earl Of Kimberly is dead. and Lord
Roseberry has retired.
Ioday when Lord Spencer. arose he
was palId and evidently lmnerved. he
asked the question with just a sentence
and a half of sympathy, after the terse
fashion of Englishmen. Lord Salisbury
was more lengthy. Indeed. to tell the
truth, he appeared to many as if he
We're clUmsily looking around for words
and as if his usual felicity of language
mad deserted him.
1t was not very impressive scene.
put was thought to be rather more
striking than the scene in the house OF
commons, and here comes one of the
little iroRies Of life
Tea? Tea on the terrace, one Of
Lohdon's most fashionable gathering
places, has been almost abolished this
year by the bad weather. Today the
sun was blazing, with the result that
the ladies came out like butterflies
after shower, and never was the ter
race so thronged. so gay and SO tu-
multuous as on this day of fright and
grief There. was something mournful
as We'll as striking in the scene, and if
anything were wanting 10 make it more
mournful it was the gay bunting. the
venetian masts and the glaring colors
Of the decorations on WestminstC@
bridge, which cuts the, sky line from
the terrace.
The flags tapped lazily in the sultry
air. the vast crowds passed slowly by,
the huge and grOaning buses stood in
rows of six and seven at a time. NTbe
tide of life flowed on strong and tu-
multuous and the king is fighting with
death"