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Show DEATH OF BELOVED RULER JFENGUWD KING EDWARD VII LAID LOW BY ATTACK OF PNEUMONIA. AND BRONCHITIS. Monarch Was Greatly Beloved by His People and Had Shown Genuine Ability as a Statesman Prince of Wales Ascends Throne, Assuming Title of George V. London. Edward VII, King of England, Eng-land, has succumbed to tho ravages of disease, and the English people-In people-In fact tho whole civilized world Is mourning the pnsslng of n monarch who had shown genuine ability as u statesman, and a capacity for ruling his peoplo In a manner that will en-' shrlno his memory in tho hearts of his countrymen. King Edward, after n brief illness from pneumonia, following bronchitis, died nt 1145 o'clock Friday night, Mny G. Gathered nround the bedside of tho dying king woro the queen and princesses. prin-cesses. No hope had been held out through tho day for the recovery of his majesty. Only a. day or two previous pre-vious the king was conducting the KING EDWARD. business of state nnd giving nudlenccs, but on Wednesday ho was compelled to submit to physicians' orders. Since then until tho end his decline was rapid. The king was seriously 111 hardly moro than three days. Ono of tho last utterances attributed attribut-ed to King Edward was: "Well, It Is all over, but I think I have done my duty." Tho Prlnco of Wales succeeded to the throno Immediately, according to tho laws of tho kingdom, without official of-ficial ceremony, assuming the title of George V. His first official act, in pursuance pur-suance to custom, was to dispatch to tho lord mayor tho announcement of his father's death. Besides the social gloom which tho king's death casts over England, several sev-eral Important nnd long-planned official of-ficial ovonts must bo abandoned. Tho Prince and Princess of Wales woro to go to South Africa with tho squadron, and the prlnco was to opon tho first parliament of tho now confederation, but his accession to tho throno will now prevent this. Tho death of his majesty will also mean tho abandonment of tho principal princi-pal functions of ox-President Roosevelt's Roose-velt's tour. Tho official rocoptlons and tho embassy entortalnmonts will bo canceled, and tho presentation of tho freedom of tho city and tho luncheon nt tho Guild Hall probably will bo given up. When Edward VII breathed his last there came to a closo tho llfo of a unique personality. Ho waa loved almost al-most universally, first of all as a man whoso natural attributes made him dear to tho hearts of his subjects, and next as a monarch whoso ability to fulfill tho roll ho was called on to as-sumo as-sumo was demonstrated conspicuously. Ho was born at Buckingham palace, November 9, 1841, tho son of Quoon Victoria and Prlnco Albert of Saxe-Coburg Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Educated by private pri-vate tutors on a plan outlined by hlB father, ho later studied at Edinburgh, Oxford and Cambridge A long period ot travel followed, during which ho went ovor Europo and tho east. In 1800 ho mado a triumphant tour through tho United States and Canada. The prlnco waa married March 10, 18G3, to Princess Alexandra, oldest daughter of tho Danish prince, who somo months later bocamo King Christian Chris-tian IX. Six children woro born, two of whom, tho Duko of Clarence and Prince Alexander, died. Tho surviving children are George Frederick, Prlnco of Walea, Duko of Cornwall and York, who now becomes king; Princess Louise, Lou-ise, who was marrlod to tho Duko of Fife: Princess Victoria Alexandra and Princess Maud Charlotte, who was married to Prlnco Karl of remark, now King Haakon VII of Norway The king was or tho house of Mac? over, which dates from tho succession to the throno of KlngvGeorge I, in 1714. Edward VII assumed the throno on tho death of Queen Victoria, January 22, 1901, so that ho was king less than ten years. George Frederick Ernest Albert, Prlnco of Wales, who now becomes king, Is tho second son of lv.ng Edward Ed-ward and Queen Alexandra. Ho was born at Marlborough IIouso Juno 3, 1SG5, seventeen months after the birth of his older brother, the late Duke ot Clarence. Ho and his brother entered tho navy together as cadets and he spent two years on tho Britannia. He then started on, n threo years' voyage m around tho world on the Bacchante. In 1892, when his brother 'Med, he bocamo bo-camo heir apparent nnd took his seat In the houso of lords as Duko of York. In May, 1893, his engagement was announced to Princess Victoria May of Teck, and they wore married July 18, 1893. The prlnco became Duke of Cornwall Corn-wall when his father took the throne, and soon after ho started on a tour ot the colonies, lie opened the flint parliament par-liament of tho commonwealth of Australia. Aus-tralia. In tho fall of 1905 he went to India. Ills Indian trip was generally regarded as unsuccessful from a political polit-ical point. In 1908 ho visited Canada to attend tho celebration at Quebec, and on that occasion mot Vice-President Fairbanks. Fair-banks. Tho prince Is less democratic than his father and does not havo such an nrdent lovo for sports. It has boon predicted, therefore, thnt after his accession to tho throno tho court gaiety that was always a feature during dur-ing Edward's reign will be les3 marked. Tho new queen is tho only daughter daugh-ter of tho late Francis, Duko of Teck. She was born May 2G, 18G7, and married mar-ried Prlnco George, Duko of York, July 18, 1893. Six children five sona and one daughter bless tho household of the now monarch. Tho eldest, Prlnco Edward Albert, now heir apparent, ap-parent, Is a manly lad, who will be 10 years old in June. He is serving as a naval cadet. Prlnco Albert Frederick, the second son and hoir presumptive, also Is a naval cadet. Ho is 13 years old. Tho other boys aro Prince Henry Wlllinm, Prince Georgo Edward and Prince John Charles. Tho daughter Is Princess Victoria Aloxnndra AUco Mary. She was born In 1897. According to a circular Issued from Marlborough houso Sunday night tho designation of tho now queen will be Queen Mary. Tho role sho will play at y4 the now court hns been the subject of MLt considerable speculation. 4M v As Prince and Princess of Wales, tho new king and queen lived such retired re-tired lives thnt It Is difficult to form an opinion but It Is almost safe to assume as-sume that tho court will be far lesa GEORGE V, KING OF ENGLAND. brilliant than It was under King Edward. Ed-ward. Tho latter atached tho fullost weight and dignity to tho cero-monies cero-monies of tho kingly oftico nnd all state functions under his roign ware Invested with tho pomp and magnltt-cenco magnltt-cenco ho considered befitting the court of a great empire He attracted Jo hi . ,fj court a brilliant array of Wealthy bo- Y"' clal figures, In which American heir- esses marrlod to English aristocracy, played a prominent part. It la quite certain that great changes will be seen In tho constitution constitu-tion of tho court circle. Queen Mary Is credited with great strength of char- r. ' actor and is llkoly to exert far moro Influenco on tho court surroundings than did Queen Alexandra. Sho la deeply religious and hns a lovo for charitable work connected with tho church, whllo King Georgo, bo far as is known, is more fond of country llfo and pursuits than of courtly pomp. Henco thero Is a gonoral belief that tho now court will bo of a simpler and moro austoro type and that many of those who heretofore exorcised a paramount Influenco will bo obliged to seek comparative retirement |