The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1902-08-13
KING EDWARD CROWNED
Deferred Coronation Success.
fully Carried Out.

OhSdHlSI-DuilulnY NShNihJ'
King Edward VII of England and
Queen Alexandra were crowned on
Saturday. In all respects the cere.
mony was impressive and it was car
ried out with a perfection of detail and
lack of accident that has rarely
characterized similar displays.
The stately Westminster abbey
which during the 1000 years of its
existence has witnessed the growth of
England from one of the smallest
kingdoms to the greatest empire of the
world, was crowded with 1000 people,
including members of the nobility,
clergy and gentry, foreign princes,
ambassadors, colonial rulers, Indian
potentates and leaders from the four
quarters of the globe.
The greatest interest was felt in
the appearance of the king after his
severe illness. The king looked pale
and rather fine drawn and was by no
means as brown and robust as. pre-
vious reports had represented.
While punctiliously bowling from
side to side during the ride to and
from the abbey, he did so with a
gravity very unusual to him. He sat
far back in the carriage and moved
his body very little.
The queen beside him was radiant.
She never looked better. The cheers
which greeted the royal pair were
loud and undoubtedly genuine and
very different from the perfunctory ap-
plause which usually grcets the ap-
pearancc of members of the royal fam
lily.
After the king had taken the oath
as administered by the archbishop Of
Canterbury and had signed the same.
the venerable archbishop took the
golden crown from the altar, the king
being seated in st. Edwards chair,
and after prayer placed it upon King
Edwards head. At the same instant
food Of light was thrown upon the
central scene, amid the acclamations
of the audience, and the changing of
the Joy bells, the noise Of guns and
the shouting Of the people outside pen
etrated the abbey.
Immediately after the crown was
put on the kings head the peers who
were present put on their coronets.
The act OF homage was then performed
by the archbishop and the Duke of
York and the Duke of Norfolk, the
former for the clergy and the two lat
ter for the nobility.
The queen was crowned in similar
manner by the archbishop of York.
At the moment the queen was
crowned the peeresses put on their
coronets. The queen was then led to
a throne beside that of the king after
which the communion was admins
tered, both king and queen making
costly offerings.
During the long wait Edwin A.
Abbey. the American artist, who was
commissioned by the king to paint the
coronation scene In the abbey, took
careful note of the surroundings.
The coronation festivities in Lon
don were continued Sunday. There
were considerable crowds almost all
day long in the vicinity of Bucking-
ham palace and along the route of Sat
urday's procession, viewing the decor
ations and watching the flow Of notable
personages to and from the various
Thanksgiving services.
King Edward and Queen Alexandra
and the royal guests at buckingham
palace attended divine service in the
chapel royal of St James palace Sun
day morning. At the close Of the SER
vice the national anthem was sung.
Their maiesties were loudly cheered by
the crowds on the streets as they drove
back to buckingham palace.
Record Breaking Corn Crop.
Bradstreet's says of the state of
trade:
Midsummer quiet has gone from dis
tributive trade, and stimulated by real
ly brilliant crop prospects and good
prices for farm products, fall business
has begun to expand Buyers are ar
riving in large numbers at all markets
and next week promises to see de-
mand further increased.
Manufacturing industry, which has
been more than usually active this
summer continues well employed. Iron
and steel mills and furnaces, for in
stance. have not had the usual sum
mer shut downs, except in particular
cases. Failures are few and liabili-
ties small
Prices are steady. The drift Of
farm products promises to be down
ward though so far not so marked as
earlier expected. Bank clearings
continue to show gains over last year.
The problem of financing the coming
large crop movement is attracting at
tention It is to be noted that while
leading interior money centers report
good supplies and confidence in ability
to give necessary aid, a larger quanti-
ty of money is needed this year than
ever before.
Pre-eminently conspicuous among
the crops is corn. which with favorable
conditions in the great surplus-produc-
ing states. promises a record-breaking
yield. Among the other crops a strik-
ing contrast is afforded by produce,
vegetables and fruits as compared with
a year ago. when shortages in yields
were the rules.
Advices from the boot and shoe
trade are irregular. Leather and
hides are very active, however and
skins Of all kinds are taken as fast as
received. Tanners are reported more
active than for some time past. Belt
ing hntts have ADVANCED. and higher