| Show N G EDWARD i D WARD DIES IW TE ISK I 1 E F ILL S S england glands beloved ruler laid low by attack of pneumonia and Bron bronchitis chiti 1 s the prince of wales ascends throne assuming the title of george V london edward VII king of england has succumbed to the ravages of disease and the english people in fact the whole civilized world Is mourning alio passing ot of a monarch who had aad shown genuine ability as a statesman and a capacity for ruling ills his people in a manner that will enshrine hla his memory in the hearts of ills his countrymen king edward after a briet brief illness from pneumonia following bronchitis died at 1145 friday night may 6 gathered around the bedside of the dying king were tho the queen and irin besses no hopp hope had been beed hold held out through the day for the recovery covery ic of his majesty only a day or two previous the king was conducting the business of state and giving audiences aud fences but on wednesday lie he was compelled to submit to physicians orders sines sine then until the end his decline was rapid the king icing was seriously ill hardly more than three days one of the last utterances attributed to king edward was it Is iq all over but I 1 think I 1 have done my duty cluty the prince of wales succeeded to the throne immediately according to the laws of the kingdom without official ceremony assuming the title of george V his first official act in pursuance to custom was to dispatch to the lord mayor the announcement of his bis fathers death oxford and cambridge A long period of travel followed during which lie ho went over europe and tho the east in 1860 he made a triumph triumphant ailt tour through tho the united states and canada tho the prince was married march 10 3 to princess alexandra oldest daughter daug liter of tho the danish prince who somo some months later became king christian IX six children wore born two of whom the duke of clarence and prince alexander died the surviving children ire aro george frederick prince of wales walea duke of cornwall and york who now becomes king princess louise who was married to the duke of fife princess victoria alexandra and princess maud charlotte who was manned to prince karl of denmark now king VII of norway tho the king icing was of the house of hanover which dates from the succession to the throne of king george I 1 in 1714 edward VII assumed the throne on the death of queen victoria january 22 1901 so that he was king icing less than ten years subject to fierce alerce criticism in ills his youth for his manner of ife fe ho he lived down a rather unenviable reputation through long years of careful conduct and succeeded in winning the confidence dence of his people as almost no other sovereign of gred great britain except ills his mother queen victoria has haa done As a statesman he was active and successful particularly so in the field of foreign aff affairs irs the fact that lie he was the idol of the people made him a use DAI ra ta I 1 4 0 i 1 KING EDWARD VII besides the social gloom the kings death casts over england sev oral important and long planned official events must be abandoned the prince and princess of wales were to go to south africa with the squadron and the prince was to open the first parliament of the new confederation but his accession to the throne will now prevent this the death of his bla majesty will also mean the abandonment of the principal functions of ex president roose belts tour the official receptions reception if and the embassy entertainments will be canceled and the presentation of the freedom of the city and the luncheon at the guild hall probably will be given up when edward VII breathed his hia last there came to a close the life of a unique personality ile he was loved almost universally first of all as a man whose natural attributes made him dear to the hearts of his subjects and next as a monarch whose ability to fulfill the roll he was called on to as aa sume bume was ile he was born at buckingham palace november 9 1841 the son of queen victoria aud prince princ eAl talbort albert bort of saxe coburg and gotha educated by private tutors on a plan outlined by his father he later studied at edinburgh ful instrument of the ministry and enabled him to wield more mo influence than had been conceded the throne in the past lie he was vas an able diplomat and in all the more important questions of foreign policy during his short reign he made himself felt in domestic politics he was less devivie de tIvIe but succeeded in strengthening the position of the monarchy with the masses effectually killing whatever anti antl royalist sentiment existed at the time of his accession his 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 ho he was an enthusiastic thusia patron of racing and was fond of yachting cricket athletics and shooting his love of cards was almost a passion in his hib early days and his bis gambling for high stakes got him into trouble several times in personal appearance he was the typical englishman he was rather below average stature of strong ind and heavy build his ruddy face betokened good health and good spirits up u PI to a short time ago aeo ile he wore his aray 4 MIA Z aas GEORGE V KING OF ENGLAND beard trimmed to a sharp sharl point ills thin circle of gray hair diminished until he was quite bald even in ills his latter days daya lie he continued ono one of the best dressed men in europe and was regarded as aa n model for quiet refinement of dress and bearing tactfulness which lie he possessed to a marked degree was a conspicuous charach characteristic of the late king icing although lie he was always frank loyal and warmhearted warm hearted those who associated with him have sai said d lie he was waa emphatically tho the good follow simple and courteous but a stickler for the defero deference noo his rank demanded twice before ascending the throne edwards life was despaired of in 1871 he was waa so ill with typhoid fever that for weeks his death was expected in 1898 he be fell on the stairs during a visit to daron baron ferdinand do rothschild at waddesdon Wad desdon manor and fractured a kneecap knee cap complications ensued and for a tinie time his condition was dangerous ills his coronation originally set 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 his short reign was peaceful after the conclusion of the boor boer war which was in progress when he became king several times the kings life hag hafi been in danger from anarchists or cranks on april 4 1900 when as crown prince he was in brussels joan jean a 15 year old boy fired at him as lie he was seated in a railway coach the shot did no harm the boy was held mentally irresponsible A plot to assassinate him and king carlos of portugal while he was in lisbon in 1903 was discovered and frustrated the king was always a great traveler and was nearly as well known on the boulevards of paris and in the casinos of biarritz Biar ritz and hamberg as ho he was along piccadilly he always exhibited exhibit eda a marked pret ence for the society of americans george frederick ernest albert prince of wales who now becomes king Is the second conof 1 ieng ng edward and queen alexandra ile he was born bom at marlborough maryborough Mary borough hou house se june 3 1865 seventeen months after the birth of his older brother the late duke qt of clarence ile he and his brother entered the navy together 0 ether as cadets cabets and he spent two years on the britannia he the then li started on a three years voyage around the world on the bacchante in 1892 when his brother med he became heir apparent and took his seat in the house of lords as duke of york in may islay 1893 his engagement was announced to princess victoria may of teck and they were married july 18 1893 the he prince became duke ulce of cornwall when his father took the throne and soon after he be started on a tour of the colonies ile he opened the first parliament of the commonwealth of australla australia in the tall fall or of 1905 he went to india his indian trip was generally regarded as unsuccessful from a political point in 1908 he visited canada to attend the celebration at quebec and on that occasion met vice president fairbanks the prince is less democratic than his father and does not have such euch an ardent love for sports it has been predicted therefore that after his accession to the throne the court gaiety that was always a feature during edwards reign will be less marked the now new queen Is the only daughter of the late francis duke of teck she was born bom may 26 1867 and mar aled george duke of york july 18 1893 six children civo soh sona and one daug daughter liter bless bloss tu th household of the new monarch ohe he oldest eldest prince edward albert tiow heir apparent Is ia a manly lad who will bo be IQ 10 years old in june ile ho is serving as a naval cadet prince albert frederick the second son and heir presumptive also Is a naval cadet lie he is 13 years old the other hoys boys are prince henry william prince george edward and prince john Cli charles arles the daughter Is princess victoria alexandra alice mary she was wag born in 1897 according to a circular issued from marlborough house sunday night the tha designation of f the n new ew queen will bc queen mary Thero the role leshe she will play at the now court has been the subject 01 0 considerable speculation As prince and princess of the new king aing and queen lived such re rc tired lives that it is difficult to forni an opinion but it Is almost safo safe to am aa sume that the file court will wili be far le lesa brilliant than it was under lung king edward the latter attached the fullest weight and dignity to the cere monies of the kingly office and all state functions under his reign were invested with the pomp and aad magnia conce cence lie ho considered befitting the court of a great empire ile he attracted to his court a brilliant array abray of wealthy so caal figures in which american heiresses married to english aristocracy played a prominent part j it Is quite certain that great changes will be b seen in the constitution of the court circle queen mary is credited with gre great at strength of character and la Is likely to exert tar far more influence on the court surroundings than did queen alexandra she la Is deeply religious and has hag a love tor for charitable work connected with the church while king george so tar far as Is known Ismore Is more fond of country life and pursuits than of courtly pomp hence there Is a general belief that the new court willbe of a simpler and more austere type and that friank many ot ol those who heretofore exercised a paramount influence will be obliged to seek comparative retirement I 1 |
