Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1910-05-07
KING EDWARD
PASSES AWAY
Death Lays Inexorable Hands
Upon Ruler of Biggest
Nation of Earth
TAFT WIRES COINCIDENCE
Little Effect on Stock Exchanges
Despite Contrary Ex-
pectations.

At eight o'clock last evening, the
New Mexican posted bulletin of the
Associated Press announcing the
death of King Edward at about mid
night English time), and while the
news was of no immediate conse-
quence in the United States, yet, it
evoked much interest and consider
able discussion as to its probable ef-
feet on the many millions who are
subjects of the British empire in all
parts of the globe.
Taft Sends Coincidence.
! Washington, D. c., May king
Edwards death called forth numerous
expressions of sympathy and appre-
citation of his ability as a ruler from
members Of diplomatic corps, cabinet
officers, congressman and government
officials. President Taft Immediately
cabled coincidence to Queen Alexandra
| declaring his appreciation of those
high qualities which made the life of
! the late king so potent an influence
toward peace and justice among ma
tons"
Little Effect on Stock Exchange.
New York, May 7.-Wall street
showed little effect Of the death OF
King Edward. The London exchanges
were closed and selling was looked
for from London. The market opened
! irregular, but there was no evidence
Of heavy selling and the belief was
that large financial interests are pre-
pared to take care of any possible
liquidation.
An Empire is Mourning.
London, May THE reverberatin2
boom of the great bell in st. Paul's
cathedral tolled at minute intervals
between 5 and o'clock this morning
an office performed only for the SOW.
ereign and Archbishops of Canterbury
and York, conveyed to the countless
thousands of Londopefs and suburb
antics the first intimation of the
death of King Edward VII. Crowds
coming into the city on early trains
proceeded toward Buckingham Palace
and by o'clock an immense stream
, of people were slowly filing past the
front of the building with its drawn
blinds, around to the west end of the
palace to gaze on the windows of the
chamber where the body of the dea(
king ID lying. On the bulletin boarC
was still pinned a sheet of fOolscal
with it's tidings of momentous even
scrawled hurriedly in a dozen words
and this was another center of inter
est for the throng, each person seem
ing determined to read with his owl
eyes the official announcement of tn
I death of his sovereign. The bulk o
the population of the country hav
donned mourning garb of some form
Men who are not wholly clothed il
black are wearing black neck scarf
Or black bands about the coat sleeves
l The women seen are almost Withou
] exception dressed in black. Stream
ers of crepe hang from whips of tn
cab men. Show fronts bear mornin
: shutters. The death of his majest
has caused a general suspension c
business and the abandonment of a
race meetings and other sports, pull
lie gaieties and private entertain
j. ments. The theaters have been closet
l. The stock exchange and other ma
: kets are closed and the law court
u took a recess.
Flags at Half Mast.
= Everywhere throughout the coul
- try flags are at half mast on publ
buildings, warships and other shi
ping, while the church bells sOunde
the doleful news to Great Britain tn;
= it's ruler was dead. This morning ser
y ices at the churches were largely a
u tended Today all congregations al
y in deep mourning. Since the earle
10 morning flood of messages has bee
% pouring into the palace from Il
~ chiefs of foreign lands. One of IL
le first received by the queen dowag
II was a sympathetic message from Ell
ID peror William. Ambassador Reid WI
an early caller at Buckingham pala
and the flags at Dorchester Hou
and the American embassy are at he
{. mast. Queen Alexandra is bearing
bravely She had breakfast as usu
: in her own apartments. Members
the royal household attended speci
service in the private chapel of t
= palace at an early hour. King Geor
~ V. found himself so occupied with t
~ rush of state affairs requiring INN
- diate attention in consequence of t
=, new accession that he has been +,
~ able to leave Marlborough house IL
rs morning even to go and see his mo
q er and sisters. Officials responsil
ea for state functions marking the
81 cession of a new monarch and t
TO funeral arrangements for the de
monarch. came and went from t