The Red Cloud chief., 1910-05-12
THE KING IS DEAD
EDWARD OF GREAT BRITAIN sue.
cuMeED FRIDAY NIGHT.
DEMISE NO GREAT SURPRISE
Pneumonia, Following Bronchitis, Sup,
posed To Have Been immediate
Cause-Woricd Over Po-
iiticai Situation.

Northumberland VII. King of Eng
land, died at 1l:i5 o'clock Friday
night.
The prince Of Wales is king, assum.
ing the title Of Geoye V, and took the
oath before the privy council at .
O'Clock Saturday afternoon.
Coming 80 suddenly the death of the
king canno but bring the greatest
sorrow to the nation In whose hearts
Edward, first as prince of Wales and
and afterwards as sovereign held first
place.
Edward Wis short reign Of eight
years has been a history Of stirring
times. II opened with the conclusion
of peace after Il long and trying cam.
paign in South Africa and concludes
at the critical moment one of the
most momcntous political struggles of
modern times between the peers and
commons.
In n day the political outlook OF
Great Britain has been entirely revo
%lutionizcd.
Gathered around the bedside of the
dying king was the queen and princes.
No hope had been held out throughout
the day for the recovery of his males.
~. whose death, 1t Is believed, was
due to pneumonia following bron.
citis contracted shortly after his re.
turn from Biarrltz. The king was III
line "A tttnply pnl .,,I,,,U1,, .. ..t,.
three days.
The prince Of Wales succeeded to
the crown Immediately according to
the laws of the kingdom without of.
fetal ceremony. His first official act
was to dispatch to the lord mayor the
announcement OF 10 fathers death, In
pursuance Of custom. His telegram
read:
81 am deeply grieved to inform you
that my beloved father, the king,
passed away peacefully at 11:i5 to.
night.
GEORGE"
The physicians soon afterwards Is.
sued their official bulletin which was
as follows:
''"y i'io hisiJ'Sly, NHt hlllS,
breathed his last at 11:45 tonight In
the presence of her majesty, Queen
Alexandra, the prince and princess of
Wales. princess royal, the duchess of
Fife. Prince Victoria and Princess
Louise, the duchess of Argyll.
"LAKING.
REID.
POWELL.
DAWSON"
Pneumonia, following bronchitis. Is
believed TO be the cause OF death, but
the doctors thus far have refused to
make statements. Some of the kings
friends are convinced that worry over
the critical political situation which
confronted him, with sleepless nights
aggravated, If it did rot cause, the
fatal illness.
Besides the nearest relatives in
England, the duke OF Fife and the
archbishop of aCnterbury were in the
death chamber.
The kings brother, the duke OF
~Connaught, with his family, is at
Suez, Fastening home from Africa.
The kings daughter. Queen Maud of
Norway started for England on
Saturday.
Edward VII assumed the throne on
the death Of Queen Victoria on Janu-
airy %, 1901, so that he was king less
than ten years.
He was born at Buckingham palace
on November 8. lS41, the son of Queen
Victoria and Prince Albert of Sax.
Coburg and Gotha. Educated by pri.
vate tutors on n plan outlined by his
father, he later studied at Edinburg,
Oxford and Cambridge. A long period
OF travel followed. during which he
went over Europe and the east. In 1860
he made a Triumphant tour through the
United States and aCnada.
The prince was married March 10,
1863 to Princess Alexandria, Oldest
daughter Of the Danish prince, who
became some months later King
Christian TX. Six children were born,
two OF whom-the Duke OF Clarence
and Prince AleXander-died.
The surviving children are George
Frederick, prince of Wales, Duke
Cornwall and York, who now becomes
King; Princess Louise who was mar.
ried TO the duke of Fife, Princess Vic.
toria Alexandra and Princess Maud
Charlotte, who was married to Prince
Karl of Denmark, now King Haakon
VII Of Norway.
The king was of the house of Han.
over. which dates from the accession
to the throne Of King George I, In
1714.
George Is Now King.