The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-05-19
RULERS OF MANY
LANDS WILL PAY
TRIBUTE TO KING
Seats Along the Line of Pro-
cession Will Be Costly,
but Rich Are Buying
Them.

London, May 1S.--More crowned
heads and other high and mighty per-
sonages than the world has ever seen
together before will be in King Ed
wards funeral procession.
Prices Of seats along the route are
being pushed up to enormous figures,
far higher than when Queen Victoria
was buried.
The most significant feature in the
situation, the Westminster Gazette
thinks, Is that the demand comes prin-
cipally from Americans and Germans
A newspaper correspondent made
tour of investigation to learn pre-
cisely what il being asked for seats on
the observation stands that are spring.
Ing up with great rapidity and for other
places commanding any sort of view Of
any part of the march.
On fashionable thoroughfares like
Picadilly from $4,000 to $1,000 Is asked
for one days use Of a single room.
Near Paddington station, where the
coffin will be placed on board a rail-
way train to be conveyed to Windsor,
tiny, dingy first floor window was
let recently for $1,000. No window on
that same street can be obtained for
less.
One man who owns a four-story
house near the Marble Arch has al
ready Melted $1,000 and expects to dou-
BILE that sum.
Outside another house which has a
very small bit Of ground in front car
penters are building a stand to accom-
modate" SO persons at SIS apiece.
Seats on the roofs Of buildings which
are not on the direct route but are
high enough to give a distant view Of
the procession, are fetching SIS each.
Wrong Route Sold Out.
Small fortnpao houa hoon v,oo1o h1y
people occupying houses which over
looked the route followed by Queen
Victoria's funeral procession. They let
all the available places In their build
ings Immediately after King Edward
died. 1t is now known that next weeks
procession will follow a different route.
King George most carefully revised
the routes proposed because of the
brushes at certain spots during Queen
Victoria's funeral. Trafalgar square,
one Of the best points of vantage, was
cut out because, although 1t is easy
to crowd people therein, 1t is difficult
to dispense them again through the
narrow, converging streets.
If some people make money out Of
this funeral, others will lose. To the
poor the funeral means public holiday
and loss of wages. This will be the
more serious because Whit Monday is
also a public holiday. Therefore a
movement has been started by Sell
fridge, an American merchant, to pay
employees full time despite the holiday.
This example is being largely followed.
Impatient for New Stamps.
Stamp collectors are greatly agitated
over the possibilities Of new issue.
King George Is widely known as a COL
lector and a philatelist expert It is
understood that he will insist that the
new stamps be real works of art.
In theatrical circles it Is said that
George v. will be an even better patron
Of plays than Edward VII. It Is
believed that he prefers historical
drama and dislikes musical comedy.
The last piece he saw was 1.-The Scarlet
Pimpernel," a drama of the French
revolution. which ran only two nights
before King Edward died.
Managers say that although the audi
ences are slim now, they are better
than was expected. Many people buy
tickets in order to comply with King
Georges expressed desire that the the
atrical employees shall not suffer.
Program for Removal.
The official program for the removal
of the body of the late King Edward
from buckingham Palace to Westmins-
ter hall on next Tuesday, was issued
Sunday. It shows that the removal
only less impressive and imposing than
the funeral itself.
Following the casket, drawn on gun
carriage, will walk King George, the
royal princes and all the kings and
princely guests, together with the
members of the late kings household,
the lords and grooms In waiting, court
dignitaries, naval officers and the queen
mothers household. Then will come
procession Of nine carriages, with the
queen mother and all the imperial and
royal ladies.
Upon arrival at Westminster hall the
late kings company of the grenadier
guards, who will have charge of the
casket throughout the ceremony, will
place the body upon the catafalque for
lying In state. All the regalia being
placed upon the casket the archbishop
of Canterbury will then conduct a SOL
emn service In the presence of the roy
al mourners, after which the public
lying in state will begin.
The details Of Fridays ceremony are
still incomplete, but 1t has been de-
cided the bluejackets will draw the gun
carriage with the coffin to Windsor,
where the last solemn service will be
held.