The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-05-13


which confronted him with sleepless
nights aggravated If 1t did not cause
his fatal illness.
Besides the new restrictive IN Eng
land, the Duke of Fife and Arch
bishop Of Canterbury we're in the
death chamber, The Kings brother,
the luke of Connaught, with his fam
ily is at suez, Fastening home from
Africa. The Kings daughter. Queen
Maud of Norway. viii start for Eng.
land tomorrow.
The intelligence OF the end Of Ed
wards reign came not as a surprise
at the last. The people had been ex-
pecting to hear It at any hour since
this evenings bulletin was posted at
Buckingham Palace and flashed
throughout the Kingdom.
The capital received It without ex-
citment, but sadly, for the King, with
his own people. was unquestionably
one Of the most popular rulers of the
world. They regarded him as one OF
the strongest forces making for the
stability Of the peace of the empire.
The fashionable restaurants were
just emptying and few groups Of
late theatre goers were making their
way homeward through the rain and
small crowd still hung about the
palace when the streets we're filled
suddenly with newsboys shrilly cry.
ing Death of the King
The papers were quickly seized and
the people discussed the momentous
event quickly and soon disappeared.
The streets were deserted by ! o'clock.
Within few minutes after the death
of the King, the home Office was tele-
graphing the intelligence to the heads
of other governments and diplomats
aud colonial officials throughout the
world.
All who had known the King ex-
pected his death would be sudden, aud
! 1t would not have occasioned great
surprise If It had occurred without
warning ut some social function, as
the result of heart trouble Almost to
the end. he refused TO take to his bed
and was sitting up yesterday In a
large chair. SO the palace stories go,
corroborating n description of him as
an mmly patient which Dr. OFT gave
to Vienna interviewer last evening.
one of the last utteranoes attribat-
ed to him was well. It's all over, but
think I have done my duty
He seemed then TO have reached the
full realization that death was ap-
preaching
From early in the morning through
cut the day Of brilliant sunshine, fol.
lowed by stormy evening with fire.
quent heavy showers, vast crowd
filled the open space in front Of Buck
ingham Palace awaiting news Of the
Kings condition Even after the even
ing had passed into the night the
groups stood about the gates watch.
ing the coming and going Of members
Of the royal family physicians, oti.
cials and other noted persons until the
police. shortly before midnight. with
the view OF clearing the streets. an.
nouneed that no further bulletins would
be issued until morning.
Then the stragglers reluctantly left
their posts OF vantage and sadly start.
ed homeward. flled with apprenhen.
sion. Some had spent hours at the
fence having provided themselves
10 leave even for RF RF RI RF R
with sandwiches, making It unneces.
sary to leave even for meals.
AZ the same time a steady stream
OF callers passed through the diplo.
matte entrance to sign the visitors
book aud make inquiries. During the
afternoon The stream grew 10 such |
proportions that more than one am.
basaador had to wait over an hour
and a half before he could reach the /
desk.
The crowd outside was an ever.
changing one, early arrivals consist {