Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-05-10
auccumas TO ATTACK OF BRoN.
cHITls WITHIN A DAY AFTER
BEING IN BEST OF
HEALTH.
HIS LAST WORDS WERE
n HAVE DONE NY DUTY"
Grown besends to George v, the Pres
ent Prince Of Wales.- Messages
Of sympathy Como In From
All over the
World.

London, May liking Edward VII
died at 11:45 O'Clock last night. The
Prince of Wales is king, assuming the
title of George v, and took the oath
before the privy council at 2 O'Clock
this afternoon.
Coming so suddenly, the death of the
king can not but bring the greatest
sorrow to the nation, in whose hearts
Edward, first as Prince Of Wales and
afterwards as sovereign, held nrst
place. His short reign has been his
tory of stirring times. 1t opened with
the conclusion of peace after q long
and trying campaign in South Africa
and concludes at the critical moment
of one of the momentous political
struggles of modern times, between
the peers and commons
Gathered around the bedside of the
dying king we're the queen and prin'
cesses. No hope had been held out
throughout the day for the recovery
of his majesty, whose death, it is be-
lieved, was due to pneumonia. follow
ing bronchitis contracted shortly after
his return from Biarretz.
Only a day or two ago the king was
conducting the business of state and
giving audiences, but on Wednesday
he was compelled to submit to the
orders Of his physicians. Since then
until the end his decline was rapid.
Throughout the empire the word
was flashed, and flags are floating at
half mast the world over. Besides the
social gloom which the kings death
casts over England, several important
and long planned official events must
be abandoned. The Prince and Prin'
cess of Wales were to go to South
Africa with the squadron, and the
prince was to open the first parlia.
tmen of the new confederation, but
his accession to the throne will pre-
vent this.
The death Of his majesty must also
mean the abandonment Of the prin.
cipal functions of former President
Roosevelts tour. The official recep.
tons and the embassy entertainments
will be cancelled, and the presentation
of the freedom Of the city and the
luncheon at Guild Hall probably will
be given up.
The Prince Of Wales succeeded to
the throne Immediately, according to
the laws Of the kingdom, without Of
fetal ceremony. His first official act
was to despatch to the lord mayor the
announcement Of his 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 11:45 to
night"
(signed GEORGE"
The physicians soon afterwards 10
sued their official bulletin, which was
as follows:
MAY 6, 1850 p. m. His Majesty
the King. breathed his last at 11:4b
o'clock tonight, in the presence Of
Her Majesty Queen Alexandra, the
Prince and Princess of Wales. Prin'
cess Royal, the Duchess Of Fife, Prin.
cess Victoria and Princess Louise, the
Duchess of Argyle.
(signed "LAKING,
REID.
POWELL,
LAWSON
Just "a hours after the first news
was broken to 1.-The public, as from q
clear sky, that the king was suffering
from bronchitis. with the physicians
statement that his condition causes
some anxiety" came the official pro
nouncement that his majesty's con.
dition is now critical" The public
Immediately interpreted these sig.
nificant words to mean that the kings
case was hopeless. That conviction
pervaded London and the entire king.
dom. The bulletin was transmitted
to all the royal relatives before it was
made public, and the rapid sequence
of arrivals of royalties at the palace
within the next hour confirmed so far
as confirmation was needed, the most
alarmist views.
His Last Words.
One the last utterances attributed to
King Edward was:
well, 1t is all over, but | think ]
have done my duty"
Had Been AiIing Several Months.
The death of King Edward was not
unexpected, although the end came
suddenly. Since last January he had
been almost continuously ILL., His trip
to Biarritz some weeks ago did not
bring him any relief When he re.
turned to London it could be seen that
the end was not far off. His face was
ashen and he appeared scarcely able
to walk
The political situation is terribly
complicated by the death of the king
His world-famed diplomacy was be
lieved equal to the task of settling the
disputes Letween the Liberals AM
Conservatives. but no such strength il
credited to the new king. George Y.
1t is predicted that the ah2litisn 0!
the house of lords may follow IL.
death of the king.
During the last trip abroad made b.
his father, King George, then prince Of
Wales, had to take on his shoulders
some of the kingly duties. The result
startled England.
New King a Surprise.
The new king previously had been
best known for the things he didn't
do. Even the most loyal supporters OF
the royal family did not take him seri.
ously. Good-hearted, quiet, reserved