Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-04-02
tBy Robert Brodcrick.)

London, March S1.-The visit OF
her sister, the dowager empress OF
Russia, has had a remarkable intiu-
ence upon Qneen Alexandra, who only
q short time ago seemed to have lost
all interest in court affairs.
Since the arrival of the Czarina the
queen has been seen everywhere, al
Sandringham, at Windsor ANA in Lon
don shops and theaters and she is
looking as youthful as she did fifteen
wears ago. Some people are mean
enough to attribute this to the alb
sence of the king, but everyone knows
that the cars mother is responsible
for the change.
King Edward on his part is prob
ably happy to be away, for he has
never cared very much for his imper-
ial sIster-ln-law whose opinions are
rot only very strong and deeprooted
but also opposed to his own on every
point.
The prince of Wales has already
begun 10 make preparations for his
Canadian trip which he hopes will
give him an opportunity to visit the
United States and especially to call
on President Roosevelt Is the White
House.
Probably little Prince Edward, his
Oldest son is even more interested in
this trip for he has figured ont that
II his grandfather, King Edward, will
only stay long enough at Biarrtz and
his father will hurry a little, he
Prince Edward, win be king during
their absence and he has quite made
up his mind as to what he win do.
His declaration of his initial reforms
when / am king are exceedingly in
terestng. He says; When | am
king | will make three laws: No one
shall cut puppies tails, no more sin
in the country, and nobody shall use
fearing reins, because they hurt
horses" This enthusiastic SCION Of
the royal house will have present.
ed greater problems to him in later
life than he knows of now. Some day
he will learn that his reforming hand
win find plenty of work to do in the
towns as well as in the county.
As the governments first move in
the plan of concentrating troops near
such points of the British shores
most liable to be attacked in case of
an attempted foreign military inyas-
ion the old military prison near Dover
has been closed as a prison and will
be converted into barracks and MILL
tary stores.
A number of new buildings will be
added and when alterations are COM
plete 5000 men, artillery and lnfan-
try will be garrisoned here.
The prison has had an extraordi-
nary career. 1t was built at a cost of
thousands of pounds about twenty
five years ago, when there was pro-
posal to construct Dover National
Harbour by means of convict labor,
In consequence of the strong opposi-
ton of the trade unions, however, the
object with which the prison was
built was never realized, and after re-
naming closed for some time it was
utilized for ordinary convicts. Amongl
those who have been detained there
were many celebrated persons, includ-
ing the liberator directors. Its use
as a convict prison was discontinued
and the place remained empty for
some years, until taken over by the
war office some six years ago, when
extensive alterations we're made. Dur
ing the South Artisan war, most Of
the soldiers who received long sem
fences were sent to this prison.
The evacuation of the prison by theI
military was carried out on Saturday,
in the early hours of the morning
and with great secrecy, the prisoners
being marched under an escort of
the Northumberland fusiliers across
the cliffs to Martin Mill station, three
miles away, where they entered al