The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-05-13

| announced Sept. y, 1862. The we'd
ding ceremony took place in Saint
Georges chapel at Windsor, March
10 of the following year. and the
prince and his wife furnished an es.
tablishment at Sandringham. Albert
Victor, Duke Of Clarence. was the
first child, born in 1864. He died
in 1892. The other children in the
order named were Prince George OF
| Wales, born 1865; Prince Louise.
Duchess of Fife. born 1867; Princess
Victrio, born 1868; Princess Maud,
Queen of Norway. born 1869, ana
Prince Alexander. who was born in
1871 and died the same year.
Ireland received visit from the
Prince and Princess of Wales five
years after they were married, and
in 1868 they travelled extensively
through the east. returning through
Russia. The prince made his memoir
able visit to India in 1875.
AhS uod'A vi William l. OF Ger
many. caused the celebration of the
Prince and Princess silveranniversary
to be quiet one. The eldest daugh-
ter, Princess Louise, was married to
the Earl of Fife in 1889. The Prince
of Wales figured in the famous bac-
caret case in 1891. The Princess
Maud of Wales of married to Prince
Charles of Denmark in 1894, and in
1906 they became King and Queen
of Norway.
Upon the death Of Queen Victoria
IN 1901, the Prince of Wales assum-
ed the title of King Edward VII.
With Queen Alexandria he was
crowned in Westminster Abbey, Aug.
y. 1902. On the eve of the date
originally fixed for the coronation,
which was earlier in the summer, the
King suffered an attack of illness and
was obliged to undergo a serious op-
Grafton. For t,me it was feared his
life was in danger.
All rs life long his Majesty WIS
champion outdoor sport, and each
y.:ar his stable carried away list
~ the most :'ostly Iri7cs offered ~
l." English turf. n 1900, whit
still Prince of Wales. he headed the
list of winning owners, gaining the
triple crown" by capturing the
Derby. the st. Leger and the Two
Thousand Guineas race. His win
nings for the season amounted to
s14S,00G. Horse racing was one OF
his principal pastimes and his influ-
ence did much to make the English
turf 'leer from fraud than that of
any other racing country in the
world.
That the King was deeply interest
ed in both domestic and foreign poll
tics every one knew. AS Prince Of
Wales he frequently visited the house
OF lords and there were few more at
tentive listeners to the debates. But
whether re leaned towards the con.
servatives or towards the liberals:
Whethe: he favored the nationalist
cause in ireland or that of the Or
angemen. whether he preferred an
understanding with France to one
with Germany, or vice versa, few
could say positively. This was be-
cause his attitude on public ques-
tons was SO rarely expressed. When
he believed it wise and for the pub
lie good to make his influence felt in
afalrs of state, he went about the
business so quietly that few were
aware that he had anything what
ever to do with bringing about the
results. He took no pains however,
to conceal his belief in an under
standing between Great Britain and
the United States, which friendly
feeling for America and Americans
he inherited from his mother.
iNiHS LIu "dlu was lie IlOSl pTOIn:-
nent living Free Mason For nearly
forty years he was identified with
the order. during which time he SER
we'd as grand master of the grand
lodges of England, Ireland, Scotland
and Wales, and also grand prior OF
the orde" of knights Templars in
England and grand patron of the
Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite Free
Masons il the United Kingdom. hav-
ing received the 33d and last degree
in that branch of Free Masonry.
There WAS not a member through
out the world who took deeper or
more active interest in the affairs vt
the Masonic order. Masonry every
where received his hearty and I'M
Qualified support and his presence at
important Masonic functions was al
ways sought for and usually with
success
From the time of his marriage he
was the leading figure in English So
ciety, ard to great extent it's ar
bitter. Possessed of unrivaled and
tact, of an EXTREMELY 1eyeI