Show imra A TT killio ING EDWARD DIES AFTER BRIEF eibl RIFF ILLNESS jj j N england beloved ruler laid low by attack of pneumonia and bronchitis the prince of wales ascends throne assuming the title of george georga V london rdward edward VII king of eng land has succumbed to tho the ravages of disease and the english people in fact the whole civilized world Is mourning aning the passing of a monarch who had shown genuine ability as a statesman and a capacity for ruling his people in a manner that will enshrine his memory in the hearts of his bis countrymen king edward after a brief illness from pneumonia following bronchitis died at 1145 friday night may G gathered around the bedside of the dying king were the queen and princesses besses no hope had been held out through the day for the recovery of ills his majesty only a day or two previous the king was conducting the business of state and giving audiences but on wednesday he was compelled to submit to physicians orders since then until the end his decline was rapid the king icing was seriously III hardly more than three days one of the last utterances attributed to king edward was well it la 19 all over but I 1 think I 1 have done my duty the prince of wales succeeded to the throne immediately ge according cordIng to the laws of the kingdom without official ceremony assuming the title of george V ills hla first official act in pursuance to custom was to dispatch to the lord mayor the announcement of hla his fathers death besides the social gloom which the kings death casts over england several important and long planned crucial official events must be abandoned the prince and princess of 0 wales were to go to south africa with the squadron and the prince was to open the first parliament ot of the new confederation but his accession to the throne will now prevent this the death of his majesty will also mean the abandonment of the tha principal functions of ex president roose belts tour the official receptions and the embassy entertainments will be canceled and the presentation of the freedom of the city and the luncheon at the guild hull hall probably will be given up when edward VII breathed his last there came to a close the life of a unique personality lie he was loved almost universally first ot of all as a man whose natural attributes mado made him dear to the hearts of bu subjects and next as a monarch whose ability to fulfill the roll he be was called on to assume demonstrated was conspicuously ile he was born at buckingham palace november 0 9 1811 the son ot of queen victoria and prince albert of A saxe coburg and gotha educated by private tutors on a plan outlined by his father he later studied at edinburgh oxford and cambridge A long period of at travel followed during which he went over europe and the cast rn in 1860 he mado made a triumphant tour through the united states and canada the prince was married march 10 1863 to princess alexandra oldest daughter of 0 the danish prince who some months later became king christian IX six children were born two of whom the duke of clarence clarenca and prince alexander died the surviving children are george frederick prince ot of wales duke of cornwall and york who now becomes king Prin princess cesi louise who was married to the duko duke of fife princess victoria alexandra and princess aland charlotte who was married to prince karl of denmark now king haakon VII of norway the king was of the house of hanover which dates from the succession to the throne of king georgell Ge george orgill I 1 in 1714 edward VII assumed the throne on the death of queen victoria january 22 1901 so that he be was king less than ten dearv subject to fierce criticism in ills youth for his hl manner of ate fe he ha lived down a rather unenviable reputation through long years of careful conduct and succeeded in winning the confidence of his people as almost no other sovereign of great britain except his mother queen victoria has done As a statesman he was active and successful particularly so in the held field of foreign affairs the fact that lie he was waa the idol of the people made him a use ft y 5 g W M ap KING EDWARD VII ful instrument ot of the ministry and enabled him to wield more influence than had been conceded the throne in the past ile he was an able diplomat and in all the more important questions of foreign policy during his short reign lio lie made himself felt in domestic politics lie he was less active but succeeded in strengthening the position of the monarchy with the masses effectually killing whatever anti antl royalist sentiment ment existed at the time of hla his accession ills influence with his ministers in advisory capacity was much more pronounced than that of queen victoria although his attitude on the political questions of the day was not plainly defined it was as a sportsman the british people loved him most lie he was an enthusiastic thus thusia lastIc patron of racing and was fond of yachting cricket athletics and shooting ills love of cards was almost a passion in hla his early days and hla his gambling for high stakes got him into trouble several times in personal appearance he be was the typical englishman ile he was rather below average stature of strong and heavy build ills ruddy face betokened good health and good spirits up to a short time ago lie he wore wora hla his gray I 1 I 1 MV ati ott 3 i P wa V wool 0 f A GEORGE V KING OF ENGLAND beard trimmed to a sharp point ills thin circle of oe gray hair bair diminished until ho he was quite bold even baca in hla his latter laya days ho he continued one or of the best beat dressed men in europe and was regarded as a model for quiet refinement 0 of dress dresa and bearing tactfulness Tactful which he possessed to a marked degree was a conspicuous characteristic of the lato into king icing although lie ho was rank frank loyal and tind warmhearted warm hearted those who associated with him have said ho he was emphatically the good fellow simple and cour a stickler stickier for the deference hla his rank demanded twice before ascending tho the throne edwards life hie was despaired of in 1871 lie ho was so III with typhoid fever that for weeks aweeka his death was expected in 1899 ho he tell fell on the stairs during a visit to baron Ver ferdinand dinand de rothschild at waddesdon Wad desdon manor and fractured a kneecap knee cap complications ensued and tor for a time his condition was dangerous ills hla coronation originally set bet for june 26 1902 was postponed until august 9 by illness was a pageant of almost unparalleled splendor and the occasion for celebration throughout the world ills his short reign was wag peaceful ful after the conclusion of the boer war was vas in n progress when he became king several times the kings life has j been in danger from anarchists or 01 cranks on april 4 1900 when as crown prince lie he was in brussels Dr jean a IC 16 year old boy bay tired fired at him as he was waa seated in a railway coach the shot did no harm the boy was held mentally irresponsible A plot to assassinate hlin him and king carlos of portugal while lie was in lisbon in 1903 was discovered and frustrated the king was always a great traveler and was nearly as aa well known on an the boulevards of paris and in the casinos of biarritz Biar ritz and II If amberg as he was along piccadilly lie ile always exhibited a marked pret ence for the society of americans george frederick ernest albert prince ot of wales who now becomes king la 13 tho the second son of ang edward and queen alexandra lie iio was born at I 1 marlborough house june 3 1865 seventeen months after the birth ot of his older brother the late duko duke of clarence lie and his brother entered the navy together as aa cadets cabets and ho he spent two years on the britannia ile he then started on a three years voyage around the world on the bacchante 11 in 1892 1 when his brother pled led he became heir apparent and took his seat in the houar of lords as duko duke ot of york in may alay 1893 hla his engagement was wail announced to princess victoria may of teck and they were married july 18 1893 the I 1 prince became duke of cornwall when his father took the throne and soon after he ha started on a tour of oi the col colonies onles lie he opened the first ali st parliament ot of the commonwealth of australla australia in the fall ot of 1905 he be went to india ilia his indian trip was generally regarded as aa unsuccessful from a political point in 1908 he ha visited canada to attend the celebration at quebec and on that occasion met vice president fairbanks the prince Is less d democratic emo cratic than his father and does not have such an ardent love for sports it has haa been predicted therefore that after hta his accession to tho the throne tho the court gaiety that was always al a feature during Edwar Edward dB 8 reign will be less marked the new queen Is the only daughter ot of the late francis dure duke of teck she was wag born bom may 26 1807 1 and mar ried prince george Sp orge duke of 0 york july 18 1893 six children child ron five sons bona and one daughter blesa the household 0 of tho the new monarch too the eldest aldes prince edward albert now heir apparent Is a manly lad who will be 16 years old in june ile ha la Is serving OB as a naval cadet prince albert frederick the second son and heir presumptive also Is a naval cadet lie ile Is 13 12 years old tho the other boys are prince henry william prince george edward and prince john charles the daughter Is princess victoria alexandra alice mary she was born in 1897 according to a circular issued from marlborough house sunday night tho the designation of the now new queen will bi t queen mary the role she wilt will play at the new court has been the subject of 0 considerable speculation As prince and princess of wales tho the new king end and queen lived such stich rei re tired lives that thai it is difficult to form an opinion but it Is almost mare to assume sume that the court will be far less leas brilliant than it was waa under king ed ward the latter attached the fullest weight and dignity to the core monies ot of tho the kingly office mcd and all state functions under hla his reign were invested with the pomp and magnify conco ho be the court of a great empire lie he attracted to his court a brilliant array of wealthy so caal figures la in which american Anier can heiresses married to english aristocracy played a prominent part it is quite certain that hat great changes will be soon in tho the constitution ema titu or of the court circle queen enry ry la is credited with great strength ot of character and la Is likely to exert far more influence on the court surroundings than did queen alexandra she bho Is 19 deeply religious and has a love for charlt charitable ablo work connected with the church while king george so tar far na as Is known Is more fond of country life and pursuits than of courtly pomp hence there Is 18 a gene general ral belle belief that the new court will be ot of a simpler and more austero austere type and that many of those who heretofore exercised it para paramount influence will bo be obliged to seek comparative retirement |