The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-05-07


IN the lalloi 1905. be went TO India
and when be returned there was an
other Celebration On this occasion
ne said thai the task Of governing
india viii bsmade the easier i We %
our part infuse into 1t 4 lsiaer element
81 sympathy His india trtp was gen;
;sratiy feeaFaea as not d success from
d political viewpoint. NJ 4
IN 1908 ne visited Canada 70 attend
the, celebration 1t quebec and on that
occasion met Vice Prssid dent Fair;
banks j.s.s
The Prince Is less demonstratlge
than was his father and doessnot have
such an ardent love for sports. II has
been predicted therefo that after his
accession to hte throne the court gale
~, which was always 9 feature during
Edwards reign, viii be less marked.
LONDON. 4 May 2 Nc arrange ments
have yet been made for King EDWARDS
funeral. The srddenness Of his
death be%ildered those at the
palace. Arrangements will not
be made for the funeral until
the cabinet and Parliament meet.
Winston Churchill is the only import
ant member here. King Manuel, Of
Portugal, teleyraphed that he will att
tend the funeral; Kaiser Wilhelm, a
nephew Of Edward, expects to attend.
The death Of Edward may result in the
cancellation Of Rooseyelts visit to
Berlin. The stock exchange and all
big business Institution iof London
are closed today because 81 the Kings
death. Lo1don's gaiety Is gone, the
people walk tie streets quietly. Thou.
sands are rs u wearing black rosstes or
sleeve bands. Sabbath @solemnity
rules. The Kind died at 11:45 last
night, but TIE public was uniformed
Until 1:i5 a. III. when st! Paul's catheE
drai bell t6iled. The news caused
thousands oidress and flock to the
newspaper Offices to obtain the de:
tails. The king discussed with the
physicians Of his approaching death
with the utmost calmness, and gent.
~ reproyed the physician for at;
tempting to divert his mind from the
thoughts. He sat up several times
during the day, and discussed matters
of pressing business. and left instruc,
tions for the conclusion of several
matters of deepest Importance. AL
though the Kings death is described
asl painless, he suffered intensely by
a tracking. cough before drifting into
state oEicoma Rllysicians were hope,
full until 1OIo'cloek .lastantght then en-
his condition turned worse the Phlyys.tl-
clans, informed the family that he was
dying. u The streets around Buckin lls
ham palace are Aled with /! t tf1 t p
day. geou III .biza6 Js9ag9ir ~; Il
liking ! George ~ was formally Pig
claimed successor TO EdgaEd from from thle e
oiadrangle9at sk. James, Palace t tPis
afternoon. The priyy Council met at
the palace'ir aceerdanee viii! custom Ng' g
and formally declared Edward dead
lGoyernhentt,leaders visited 10 Ktinne
George a~ho yasgdriven to the palace
The I0Sd Chancellor administered. tthe
daaf oatns ~ Office affecting England
and scotland. The, new ruler, announc
ed thatfhe would be known as, George
v. The heir apparent, Prince Edward
Albert, took the oath Of succession
AS soon as the oaths were admins
tered, the PrIvy Council tabarded her
aids, headed by Knight at Arms Of the
Knights of the Garter, Sir Alfred
Scott. Gatty, appeared on the quadran'
gle Of the palace. Sir Scott read the
proclamation announcing the new rul
er. A fanfare from the heralds fol
Flowed, the troops drawn up around the
| jpiai1aee brought their artnssto a present
on i signal from the knight at arms
ana the asseRblage shouted %Goa saws
tie King" Bands played the 'roya
anthem a battery tred the royai''sa
k1ute. Tie hsraldsS read the pfoclaHfa
| ton at chatIng cross Temple Bar
| Wood street, and the Royal Exchange
George assumes the throne tindel
adverse conditions. II he Is not strong
enough 70 hold the empire together
publicists admit. today that the pass
ing Of the monarchy ii EIglandsis en-
tlrely possible, The new King has moi
the love, respect OF sympathy that hii
father or Queen Victoria possessed
The present cabinet Is openly not II
sympathy with the few known views
LOT the new ruler. His best know
characteristics are his anti'Germar
sentiment and HIS advocacy Of a large
navy.
AS a diplomat Edward was unsur