Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-05-08
ENTIRE BRITISH empire
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was firing sixty-eight guns, denoting
the age of his predecessor.
/ An immense but quiet multitude
pressed about the palace for a sight
of George V, who passed with but
little appearance of state. He wore
an admiraIs uniform and was attend
ed by two officials from Marlborough
house. He was greeted in silence
and with bowed heads as he proceed
ed to the palace, only stones throw
away, while his two sons watched
him from over wall.
| The lord mayor of London, with
the sheriffs, in state coaches and
robes of Office, made a gaudy show,
but Viscount Morley OF Blackburn
and other eminent privy counsellors
arrived in hansoms and pushed their
way through the crowd.
Edward VII still lies in the cham
Der where he died. His features are
much more natural than if he had
suffered from long illness. Dow
ager Queen Alexandra, King George
and Queen Mary, with the two boy
princes and other members of the
royal family, visited the chamber
this afternoon. The palace attend
ants and servants were admitted af-
forwards.
The plans for the funeral have not
yet been determined, ~ the royal
ceremonial and public mourning will
follow the same procedure as when
Victoria died. The court will move
to Windsor Castle on Tuesday and
it is supposed that the obsequies
will take place there, the body of the
late King either to rest in St. James
chapel there or in a mausoleum to
be built at Frogmore, near that
which Victoria erected for herself
and consort. 1t was announced to-
night that there will be no lying in
state.
More royal personages are expect
ed to come to England for the fun
eral than followed Victoria's hearse.
The German Emperor is certain to
attend, both because he is the head
of neighboring country and a near
relative. The Kings of Belgium,
Spain and Portugal, and possibly
King Victor Emmanuel of Italy also
will be present. All the crowned
heads of the world, as we'll as the
Pope and the president of the United
States, France and other republics
have telegraphed condolences to the
dowager Queen and King George.
These, however, are considered per-
sonal messages, AMI have not been
published here.
Both houses of parliament held a
brief meeting this afternoon. The
lord chancellor administered the
oath of allegiance in the house of
lords to about 40 peers. The speak
er of the house of commons and the
deputy speaker being out of the coun-
try, there was no one empowered to
preside over the house and immedi-
ately, upon Home Secretary Church
Ills motion, the house adjourned.
A great representative congrega-
ton attended service in St. Paul's,
the Bishop of London officiating.
Many Catholics gathered in West
minister Cathedral, while special ser
vices were held in various churches
throughout the country, and others
have been arranged for tomorrow.
On Monday morning the proclama-
tion of George VS. accession will be
read in all the principal towns in the
kingdom. Trumpeters clad in scar
let and gold and escorted by life
guards will enter the city of Lon
don, and the lord mayor and alder
men in robes of Office will meet them
at Temple Bar. This ceremony was
expected to take place in London to-
day, and great crowds assembled at
Temple Bar and the Royal Exchange
waiting there for hours, only to be
disappointed.
Politics for the time seem to be
forgotten. The newspapers ignore
the subject and devote themselves en-
tirely to eulogies and biographies of
the late King Edward and the new
King George.
With the members of the cabinet
scattered in England and about the
continent, it has been impossible for
the party in power to discuss its
policy, but it is assured that parlia-
ment will adjourn after the budget is
settled. The ceremonies in the open
ing of the Anglo-Japanese exposition,
for which Prince Fushfma, cousin
of the Emperor OF Japan, arrived to-
day, have been given up, as we'll as
hundreds of other enterprises and
entertainments, great and small.