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THE WASHINGTON HERALD SATURDAY MAY 7 1910
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EDWARD HERE1 HALF CENTURY AGO
Incognito as Lord Renfrew Prince of Wales
Was Lavishly Honored in Washington
Washington enjoyed the opportunity to entertain King Edwardwhen as Prince of Wales then nineteen years of age he made atour of the British American provinces and accepted an invitation fora visit to the Capital communicated by President Buchanan to the
leaving Canada he traveled through the States incognitounder the title of Lord Renfrew and was in Vashington and the neighborhood on Vednesday and Thursday October 3 and 4 1860
The entrance to the States was made by way of Detroit with avisit to Chicago and from Washington he proceeded to Richmondacquainted himself with the scenes of the early English settlements-in Virginia
Accounts of this notable trip sound quite familiar to readers ofthis springs cables from Europe
The narration which follows is a composite pieced as as practicable out of the newspapers of 1860
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was convoyed from Cincinnati was builtby the Pennsylvania Central RailroadCompany for the use of the directors ofthe road The special train took pre-
cedence of all others at Dayton OhioThe prince appeared upon tho platformand a lady threw him a bouquet whichhe caught and bowed Other ladles fol
lowed suit As the train neared Columbus all the bells rang Bonfiree lIned theriver shore on the approach to PlttsburKand the mountain top was brilliantlylighted At Baltimore the waiting throngWAS estimated at 10000 and car roofswere immediately covered with adventuous buys on arrival of the special train
Mod CM t Atliri Showed TasteHis highness plainly though most
tastefully dressed in a full blue frocktoRt lurk gray mixed pantaloon cut In
the British style black silk hat and maroon gloves He sported an Insignificantlooking switch as a cane and no Jewelrywas visible about his person Of thewhole party he appeared the least embarrassed
Enthusiasm was manifest all along theroute At 240 p m Wednesday October3 1SW the royal party entered the specialrain for the trip from Baltimore to Wash-ington th prince occupying the privatear of tIle master of road John Wilson
Orectcil Here with ApplnnncLord Renfrew arrived In Washington at
1 oclock About lOOtt spectators were atthe Baltimore and Ohio Railroad stationevincing intense anxiety to obtain a viewof him He was greeted with cheers
Immediately on the arrival of tho carsGen Case was Introduced to Lord Renfrew by Lord Lyons the British ministerwhen the former said he had the pleasureof welcoming his lordship to Washing-ton in the name of tho President andwith his lordships permission he wouldaccompany hint to the Executive Man
sionTherewere present with Mr Casts
Messrs Henry and Buchanan nephews ofthe President and on this occasion repre-senting the Presidents family Severalcarriages of the President together withthose of Secretaries Touchey CobbThompson Cass and Lyons were Inwaiting to convey the party to theHouse
Ja Presented to PresidentLord Renfrew rode thither in company
with Mr Case Lord Lyons and the Dukeof Newcastle Arrived at the mansionwhere tho President was In waiting toreceive him he was presented to himby Mr Cuss antI received a cordial welcome Lord Lyons then performed thoceremony of the Introduction of the suiteAs these proceedings were private thegates of the Presidents grounds woreclosed against Intruders and guarded bythe police
The dinner party at the Presidentshome Wednesday night was prolonged to10 oclock There were present besidestho Presidents family and the royalguests the members of the Cabinet andtheir wives The Marine Band was Infull attendance playing among other airsthe national ones of Great Britain andAmerica
presented with KeepsakeThe President on Thursday gave a recep
tion from 12 to 1 oclock in honor of LordRenfrew Messrs Phillips and Solomonstationers after the reception ceremonypresented to the prince a large and mag-nificent photograph taken from Rossiteiand Mignels painting of The Home ofWashington tastefully framed and acopy of Lastngs Illustrated Mount Ver-non as a memorial of the princes visitto Mount Vernon
At the Presidents dinner thedlplomatlccorps and the representatives of the armyand navy were among the guests
IyrotccImluN In Ills HonorThe grand display of fireworks Thurs-
day night at the Presidents grounds Inhonor of the royal guest notwithstandingthe moist atmosphere was witnessed bythousands The Executive Mansion wasalso thronged with spectators 1000 cardsof invitation having been Issued
The excursion down the river to theAmerican patriotic Mecca was made onFriday when the descendant of GoorgoIII stood with uncovered hoed at thotomb of George Washington
Steers a Uler LnnncliThe President and his guests were
rowed to the landing in the launches ofthe steamer which convoyed them downthe Potomac The first launch Contain-ing the President and Miss Lane was
by Lord Renfrew who handledthe tiller ropes with the skill of an evi-dently practiced boatinna
The prince planted an acorn on a lit-
tle hillock close to the tombLord Lyons on Friday evening save
n state dinner at the British Legation-In honor of the royal visitor
Goes East from RichmondFrom Richmond Lord Renfrew pro-
ceeded to Philadelphia York andBoston there meeting Holmes Longfel-low and Emerson
Papers of tho day referred to impres-sions In terms hardly adequate to theImportant effect produced by the visit onBritishAmerican relations
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The Boston paper published a letterfrom the Duke of Newcastle which coneludes as follows
I cannot say with what kindness theprince has been received in those citieswhich ho lute visited in the United StatesIf each individual had been instructed whatto do the whole people could not haveshown greater delicacy of feeling and consideration for the position he occupies 1nEngland Though without the slightestsurrender of their own claims of
of action they have nil lookedupon him as a guest and resolved totreat him as such but without overdoingthe character of host In return ocourse every effort has been made andshall continue to be made elsewhere toratify the amiable curiosity of our goodcousins to see the son of the Queen whomthey love sad respect almost aa much aswe do
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Edward of England In his illness sopitifully inopportune commanded kindof general pity that had nothing in common with democratic disregard for thescepter and the crown
In this Englands hour of Joy turned tosorrow many of the line speeches ofShakespeares kings come from the
pages to say well the tragedy ofIt all King Henry IV when bad newstame suddenly trampling on the heels ofgood wearily complained thus to hiscourt
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In his younger days the King was ex-
tremely susceptible to the charms of thofair sex and there are numerous storiesof escapades in which iw played a lead-Ing part Many of these occurred afterhis marriage lUg devotion to the Countoss Dudley and Lady Mordaunt causedspecial comment
The baccarat scandal startled Englandand caused wide criticism of the Kingfrom both press anti pulpit Tho Kingthen Prince of Wales was a guest at ahouse party at Richmond given by theDuke of Richmond The Duke had ex-pressed a wish that none of his guestsplay baccarat One night after retiringthe duke chanced to return below stairsand there found the Prince and a partyplaying baccarat Ho was enraged andIn a bitter speech he denounced thePrince Tho house party broke up thenext day
The Prince was one of the central fig-
ures In the trial in which Sir W GordonCumming an army ofilcer was accusedof cheating at baccarat The trial wassensational
As a social factor in England tho Kinghas for many years been supreme WardMcAllister called him the great socialdictator It was largely through hisinfluence that many Americans havereceived their entree Into the Inner cir-cles of the British aristocracy Never-theless the and fashionable sideof his life has been more of a duty thana ploaspre to him He has always beenmost content when surrounded by ttcircle of his old friends at his palaceIn Sandringham a small village In theoounty of Norfolk There he has livedthe life of an English country gentleman-
A correspondent who had been prlvito meet the King on more than one
c casion had an interview with him atMarlborough House his royal highnesaLondon residence some years ago Theprince talked with great frankness con-cerning himself and his views on various
any one ever deserved the appellationof a busy man the King did Thoreare few city merchants or business menwho work harder than he did andoven the London public had no idea ofthe f quantity of work he got through-in the course of a day It was only byAllowing a meCnodloal arrangement thathe was able to do as much as he did inthe time As a matter of fact all hisengagements were made weeks and some-times months ahead and every hour al-most was mapped out for him
When the correspondent was usheredinto his study at Marlborough House theKing was seated at an oldfashioned ped-estal writing desk the facsimile of oneused by his father the prince consortwhich was piled high with papers anddocuments of all descriptions He worea black morning coat and vest dark graytrousers squarefronted collar whitespotted black bow tie and patent leathershoos and In his fingers lie held the
cigarHis greeting was kind in tho extreme
It Was merely like an elderly business-man smiling a kindly welcome to someyoung and daring intruder
Well what do you want me to saywas his royal highness query as soonas the preliminary greetings were over
The correspondent launched forth hisquestions beginning with Inquiries aboutthe numerous public dinners which theKing attended and alluding to the pubtllshed statement that the KInK held the
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London May no official announce-ment of the Kings death was postedoutside the palace or declaration madethe waiting crowd was for somo time inIgnorance that the end had come ThePrince and Princess of Wales and nearlyall the other members of the royal familyleft the palace within half an hour of theKings death anti the peoplo Interpretedthis as a hopeful sign
It was not until the reporters hadpassed the word around that the watchersknew that all was over Notwithstandingthe grave bulletins that had been Issuedthe news fell heavily upon the anxiouscrowd which had hoped against hopeThey received the tidings with everymanifestation of keen regret
KING CAUGHT COLD WHILEINSPECTING NORFOLK HOME
London May C There is no doubt thatthe King caugHt the chill winch developed so fatally during his weekend visitat Sandringham for the purpose of in-
specting the changes and alterationswhich had been made In the house andgrounds of his Norfolk home
The weather was cold and damp andhis majesty completely exhausted himself in his inspection of various pointsof Interest on which he was accompan-ied by Sir Dlghton Probyn keeper of theprivy purse anti extra equerry to theKing
On Monday evening he returned to townand dined privately in Grosvenor Cres-cent The chill was already showingsigns of developing when he returned tothe palace late In the evening
GRAVITY OF CONDITION
REFLECTED BY LLOYDS
London May G The gravity of theKings was reflected at LloydsExchange in a rise of the pre
demanded to insure majestysUfo From G per cent premium for sixmonths the price rose with a jump afterthe Issue of the 11 oclock bulletin untillater in the afternoon business was
in a few cases at 90 per cent pre-
mium for one monthThe insurance was not merely specula
tlve Sakl a broker There a largenumber of people whoso Incomes are de-
pendent upon the King and these wereresponsible for the largest proportion of
The Kings health occupied the petitattention of the exchange
wore awaited with the greatestLloyds had closed before the
ovoning bulletin was received stating thattho Kings condition was critical
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record for obtaining the largest sum ofmoney ever collected at one banquet
Yes thats quite correct I certainlyhold the record in that respect saidthe King And presiding at dinners cfor the benefit of charities especially Mmsonic ones is almost a pleasure to methe only part which I do not like aboutthe proceedings is If the dinner drawitself out to a considerable length That-I do not like and when dining in privateat home the meal seldom lasts thanan hour
His Majesty from his youth was agreat clubman At one time his namewag on books of many of the leadingLondon institutions of this characterWhen he came to the thronehe relinquished his membership of thebulk of his clubs
As a young titan his majesty desired tosome club where he could meet his
Intimate friends and have a quiet gameof cards or billiards and yet not bebrought into contact with those whoseacquaintance he had no desire to makeThe Marlborough Club in Pall Mall wastherefore founded In and his maj
gave the name of his then townresidence to Two of the original mem-bers of the club along with the Kingand who still survive are the Duke ofFife and Lord Farquhar two of his majostys oldest and most intimate friendsThe membership of the club now is aboutew
To this day any nomination for electionto the Marlborough passed under the
scrutiny of the King and upon hisdecision depended the verdict of the clubThere are men today well known In society and apparently possessed of allwhich this world can endow them whowould have given half their belongings tobe enabled to place the magic words
Marlborough Club on their cards TheKing however had reasons of his ownfor objecting to their presence andtherefore their election was impossible
FIRST TO EXTOL
Rabbi Simon Gives Up Sermon to
Pay TributeRabbi Abram Simon of the Wash ing
ton Hebrew congregation is probably thefirst man In America to pay a publictribute to the memory of King EdwardAt the regular Friday evening mootingof the congregation last night he receivedword of the death a few beforethe time for his sermon
The sermon was given up and in JUplace a discourse on the life and worldposition of the ruler was given showingwhat he was to the people of Englandand how deeply his loss would be felt bythe nations of the world
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country Africa which was recentlyover by Col Roosevelt
At 5 oclock in the evening the Kingasked if his horse Witch Air had wonat Kempton Park When informed thatthe horse had won the King smiledgratefully Ills majesty insisted upon
shown and reading the bulletin whichthe doctors had Issued
Six nurses were summoned to theKings bedside Including Miss Fletcherwho cared for him after the operationhe underwent the year of his accessionShe was at Blarrltz during his first
of bronchitis early In Mardi Sheis an expert in whom all the doctors
the King placed Implicit relinnce The Queen had the utmost
In Miss Fletcher who understoodhis majestys constitution probably bet-tor than any of hIs doctors
The death of the King will cause thecancellation of the projected visit of thePrince anti Princess of Wales to SouthAfrica to Inaugurate the new Union
It is likely that the Duke andDuchess of Connaucht will go out Intheir stead
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PERSIMMON HIS FIRST VICTOR
With Onus of ti to 1 Against HimBents Field of Eleven and Cap-
tured JfCSOjOOO Prize DiamondJubilee Victor In 1UOO and 3HnornFirst to Wire Lust Year
KINGS ENTRY WINS
Shortly before his deathKing Edvard received thenews that his twoyearold-WitchoftheAir had wonthe Spring Plate atPark His majesty was anenthusiastic devotee of therace track and the ijiessagebrought cheer in the closinghours of his life
The throng at KemptonPark was greatly depressed
King Edward was one of the few monto win Ute English Derby more thanonce
Three different times he his colorsforemost in this classic race first borneby Persimmon who won the Derby inISM when Edward was Prince of Walessecond in wee when Diamond Jubileewas victorious and last in 1000 whenMlnoru from the Kings stable cheeredup all Britons by coming in ahead of hisrlvalB
Tho victory of last year was easily themot notable It came at the height ofthe war panic when every Englishmenwasseeing hostile aeroplanes by nightand German warships by day The wholecountry was hi a blue funk from fear ofan invasion
Imagine then knowing how dose toUie Britons heart sport lies the doughand satisfaction which overspread thenation when Mlnoru bearing Kingscolors won the worlds greatest race Itwas as if a great victory had been wenin battle by English troops
ARniiint AVInnlnKWhen Persimmon won the Derby in
1SK the against him were 5 to 1
Eleven horses wore in the field The winncrs time for the course one mile fourfurlongs and twentynine yards was 242The stakes Persimmon won were S4Ipounds sterling The horse was trained
Marsh who trained all Edwardshones and Watts was the
Four years late IflCO Edward wonagain with DIamond Jubilee The oddsagainst this horse were small 6 to 4 forhe was indeed the favorite in the bet-ting Jones who later rode Mlnoru wasup on Diamond Jubilee The winnerstime was same 212 and the stakeswere of the same value There were
entriesIn Mifll the odfls against Mlnoru wore
7 to 2 and the Kings horse was a generalfavorite In the betting Never YM there-a more popular victory Fourteen other
were entered Minorus time was2422 antI he brought to his majestypurso 84fO pounds sterling or approxi-mately 31215
Loved British SportsEdward always took a keen Interest in
sports peculiarly British and itwa to his love for recreation that heowed his remarkable vigor and healthyappearance He was content when en
a long days trump over thestubble at Sandringham or when deerstalking in the sort Highland mist
His life as a sportaman began earlyWhen ho was quite a child b steenpanled Prince Albert on deer stalkingexpeditions at Balmoral Later he huntedwith the harriers and when he was flfteen could claim to be the best shot inthe royal family
He was astiocga d in the public mindwith the sport of kings and tire royalcolors purple gold band scarlet sleevesand black velvet cap with gold fringewere a familiar sight at British racecourses
Although he had been a member of theJockey Club for thirty years it was notuntil July 1ST that Alexandra then thePrincess of Wales honored New Market with her presence to see her husblinds colors carried for the first timeOn that occasion Edward had no luckalthough Alep a pure bred Arab startedfavorite but was beaten by Lord Strathnlrns Arab Avowal Five years laterEdward won the Household Brigade Cupat Sandown with Falrplay-
J ml ire nf Horse FleetlIe was conceded to be a great judge
of horseflesh and at Now Market madeIt a point to watch the early morninggallops His great Interest gave a bigimpetus to horse breeding In the UnitedKingdom In the early SOs he starteda thoroughbred stud a halfbreed
a shire horse studIn tire evening following the running-
of the great English classic the Derbyday dinner at the Marlborough Houseeach year was attended by Edward attlrod In full dress and not in uniformThe great silver service costing 5100000
ordered by the then Prince on his mar-riage has always been used at this elab-orate feast
Although Edward had been a pluckyand fearless rider from early childhoodhe was never specially Identified withthe hunting field and during his latteryears seldom followed the hounds
His shooting parties at Sandringhamrarely numbered more than ten gunsThe best season was during 1SS5S6 whenthe total bag was 16131 head Including7252 pheasants Edward when Princeof Wales shot more or less all over Eng-land nnd like hIs father was a keendeer stalker
As a yachtsman he was extremely for-
tunate and one of the annual events towhich he most looked forward each yearwas the regatta at Cowes He first wontho Queens cup annually presented to theRoyal Yacht Squadron at Cowes In 1S77
He wpn the cup again In 1SSO and againIn 1S95 and 1S07
PHYSICIANS PRECAUTIONS
ARE WASTED ON THE KING
Ottawa May 7 Windermore cablingthe Montreal Star says
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Thus yesterday refusing to be con-fined to a single apartment he gave twoaudiences and It was after them In thecourse of the evening that his sorlouscondition became evident even to him-self Some ardent imperialists find Itsuggestive that both these audiences in-
dicated his majestys keenest Interest Inthe overseas dominions
At one audience Lord Islington whoas Sir John Dickson Poynder recentlytoured In Canada and the West Indieswith Lord Balfour kissed hands uponhis appointment as governor of New
At the other audience the Kingaccepted from the agent general forQueensland a beautiful goldmounted cutglass Ink stand made entirely of Queensland materials as a souvenir from thegovernment of Queensland
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United States lost u good friend and hu-
manity the greatest peacemaker amongthe worlds sovereigns
The greatest interest was shown bymembers of the diplomatic colony in thenews of the lUngs death The FrenchItalian Austrian and German ambassa-dors wore out of the city but those whowere hers hurtled to express their con
Violence to Ambassador BryceBaron Uchida the Japanese Ambassa-
dor declared that King Edward wasthe foremost friend of the worlds
pence The baron added that his deathis a great loss not only to England
the United States and Japan but to theworld
poror of Japan who is visiting Washing-ton said
The death of iris majesty is a greatloss to the world ro me the news comesas a shock I had looked forward tomeeting him on my forthcoming visit toEngland It is a groat disappointmentand sorrow to me
Ambassador Uchida had arranged tohold a reception at his home last nightfor the prince In of tho Anglo
agreement this event wouldprobably have been canceled out of re-
spect to the King had UM news of hisdeath been received earlier in the eveningAs it was it cut a gloom over the bril-liant assemblage
Senor Felipe Carbo Minister of Ecua-dor said The death of Great Britainspopular and beloved King came as agreat shock to the world although hewas advanced in years and had been Inpoor health I have always been Im-
pressed with his friendliness toward allnations in the Interest of peace and gen-
eral welfare We of South America aredeeply grieved today because in addition-to the death of a great ruler there hasbeen a terrible disaster in one of oursister republics Costa Rica This is afitly of sadness I anticipate no importantpolitical ilevetopements because of thedeath of King Edward became the newKing by sitting Mn his fathers councilswith the ministry is well prepared forthe great ofllce Just Inherited
PAPERS
MOURN HIS DEATH
Termed Worlds Most Fa-
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May 7 All the morning papersappear with mourning borders and turnedrules All oMUiin long editorial eulogies
King Edwards clferacter as a menand sovereign All agree in calling himthe worlds most famous peacemakerAmong many the following from a rodcal newspaper may be quoted as a sumpie
He will live in the memory of hisa who w personally loved
and admired because he reflected withstrange completeness the ideate of theordinary British citizen In all his reignhe never struck a false note in appeal di-
rect or indirect to the body of the
Seriousness of purpose and delicateappreciation of the nature of hig highconstitutional office were equally remarkable in him He loaned to n partyuttered no indiscretions nor was hispurely personal inbuence over the multitude confined to his own country Hishumanity won hearts wherever it waspublicly seen
Editorial references to George Vfew and brief It is recognized thatcharacter mid ambitions are almost un-
known quantities The Times concludesits editorial by saying
We have lost a great constitutionalKing He has left us a successor Inwhom we may confidently repose trust
CORONATIONJ-UNE 12 1902
Edward the Seventh by thegrace of God of the UnitedKingdom of Great Britain andIreland and of the BritishDominions beyond the seasKing Defender of the FaithEmperor of India eldest sonof her late majesty QueenVictoria and of his late royalhighness Albert Prince Consort Born Buckingham Pal-ace 9 1841 cre-ated by patent Prince ofWales and Earl of ChesterDecember 8 1841 created bypatent Earl of Dublin Janu-ary 17 1850 all in the peerageof the United Kingdom ofGreat Britain and IrelandSucceeded to the throne Jan-uary 22 1901 Married March10 1863
Alexandra Caroline MaryCharlotte Louisa Julia QueenConsort eldest daughter ofKing Christian IX of Denmark born Copenhagen De-
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Traveled Much in Various Lands Before Taking the
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Edward VII King of the Unitedand of the Colonies and Emperor of
India was the second child antI eldestson of Queen Victoria and the PrinceConsort Albert Born November 3 1S11
he was christened Albert Edward andcreated Prince of Wales In HIShe was made Knight of the GarterAmong other titles civil military andnaval conferred upon him at this time
later were those of Duke of CornwallDuke of Rothsay Earl of Carrlck Earlof Dublin Baron Renfrew and ofthe Isles His education which was mostcarefully planned was conducted by pet
tutors Later he studied at Editsburgh University at Christ Church Col-
lege Oxford and at Trinity CambridgeIn 1S he traveled in Italy and Spain
In the following year unfler the incognitoof Lord Renfrew he visited the UnitedStates where he was received with cordiallty and Canada where he was welcorned with great enthusiasm LeavingCambridge In June HIt he entered tharmy at Ciirragh Ireland where he learned the details of military duty In 1S82
alter iris fathers death he traveled inthe Holy Land and visited Jerusalem
Enter Jloune of LordIn 1S63 as Duke of Cornwall be made
a beginning of his public life by takinghis seat in the House of Lords Theestate of Sandringham was at this timebought for him out of the savings of hisminority In March of the same year hemarried Alexandra Caroline Mary Char-lotte Louise Julia eldest daughter ofKing Christian IX of Denmark Thisprincess who was born December 1 JMwas distinguished by a stately beauty andyouthful aspect which she retained untillate In life Parliament gave the princeon the occasion of his marriage an in-
come of 9COM9 a year besides the reve-nues of the Duchy of Cornwall
Six children were born of this mar-riage Albert Victor Duke of Clarencewho died in January 1SK George Freder-ick Ernest heir to the thronewho was 1 165 and in July13M married Princess f TeckLouisa who married of FifeVictoria Maude who in July 1SH mar
Prince Charles of DenmarkFirst Dnncrrnnn illness
In November 1S72 the princes lifewas imperiled by typhoid fever con-
tracted at Scarborough A relapse earlyin brought him very near to
CtorteUnas the danger waspast and in February there publicthanksgiving at St PnuTs Cathedralwithr demonstrations of Joy throughoutthe empire Such was the feeling ofloyalty stimulated by the event that it isthought to have extinguished a republi-can agitation which had gained muchheadway His Installation in the officeof grand master of the Free Masons in-
3S74 was the occasion of elaborate cere-monies of great interest to the oraleverywhere In the same year beed his brothers marriage in SCburg to the Grand Duchess andwas with much state
Joseph ChamberlainThe visit to India in 1S574 was a great
political eventA Popular Favorite
la the years that followed the printstook the Queens place in social func-tions and won public regard by his evi-
dent interest in every worthy cease Hemeetings held to promote med
made sensible speechesand helped to inaugurate important enterprtsee The itoputartty of thearcnjr was thus strengthened at awhen radical tendencies were verymarked Art science agriculture andstock improvement were always of In-
terest to prince who did mussel
practical good by his genuine concern inmatters In pollUte he took navoiding all show of loaning to-
ward either Liberals or ConservativesAt times when the Queen manifested anundue preference for Conservative mlnister the prince restored the balanceby tactful visits to Mr Gladstone MrBright and other lenders of the opposition
The princes rather monotonous publicduties were diversified from time to timeby trips to the Continent and partlcu
to Paris where he participated Inthe gayetles of the city and became im-mensely popular with the Parisians
kind courteous tactful obligingand wellinformed be knew better petnape than any other royal personage ofhis time how to conciliate the democracy
Visits IrelandIn 1SSS though there was much pottti
cal excitement he visited Ireland andwas cordially received by the people Inthe following year he was ofthe and Colonial
Mersey tunnel laid the JtrststSme of the Tower Bridge and wasactive in making arrangements fur theQueens jubilee In the jubilee of MWhe took a leading part and presided atthe famous naval review at Spitfeead
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A Thorough SportsmanThe prince had a British taste for sport
of every His horse twice won theDerby Britannia was one of thebest yachts of her day The theater hadmuch charm for him and he took a livelyinterest in making the acquaintance ofall persons distinguished In art and let-
ters Some adverse comment was occa-sioned by his appearance a witnessin UN when Sir William Gorgon
was of cheating In a gameof
Coming to the throne January 22 1901on the death of Queen Victoria the King
that he should be known asVII In July of that year Par-
liament enlarged the Kings title to mateit Include specific mention of the colonies
follows Edward VII by the grace ofGod of the United Kingdom of GreatBritain and Ireland and of all the BritishDominions Beyond the Seas King De-fender of the Faith Emperor of India
In the May preceding the new King hada narrow escape while guest aboard SirThomas Llptons yacht Shamrock II asquall having carried away and
Ill nt Time of CoronationThe coronation was for June 26
but two days that date itwas announced that the King was III withperityphlitfe A surgical operation washad with successful results and threedays afterward he was out of danger
The Kings visits subsequently toPortugal Italy and France were creditedwith important political results namely aclose understanding among these powersand England and particularly the AngloFrench agreement all Importantdisputes between Englandwere amicably disposed of with the re-sult that England got a free hand inEgypt and France hi while thecenturyold dispute fish-ing rights in Newfoundland was virtuallyended The good understanding betweenthe United States and England was alsclargely promoted by the King who wasalways favorably dhtpoeed to Americans
COSTA RIGA QUAKE
TOTAL 1800 DEATHS
Gartago ill Ruins and Vil-
lages Swept
Scores of Snrronndinjr BuildingAlno Destroyed hj Earth TwitIns VillnRe and Humble Settle-ment and Their People STT-
Olovreil CWM of Devastation IsIlrouprht by Couriers
Port Limes Costa Rica May 6 Inte
earthquake Much of Cartapo te in ruinsConservative tabulations late thin
noon place the number of dead at
of San Jose has bees cleaved open Envillages have been undermined and
In the maw of the quake Telegraphiccommunication between here and San
was toot for twentyfour As-H to now only a feeble lineof death in the interior
Carnegie Temple RazedCartago probably has suffered the great
est pecuniary loss The temple of justiceerected by Andrew Carnegies cash wasbent to the ground just as scores of hum-ble huts surrounding it were raaed by theearths twisting-
It has been Impossible to get the fulltruth of the loss It was in the moun-tain country that the greatest damagewas done so far as lives are reckoned
Tbe earthquake smote its blow aton Wednesday In the flaeb of an eyescores of buildings went down In Cartare The Carnegie patac of Justicecrumbled into The earth openedbeneath It The Cartaon Church inthe same manner
Kttormon Plantation IonwIn the mountain country scares of vW-
mges and humble settlements droppedout of sight The loss u fining fromdamage to banana a a rubber planta-tions alone te enoraftous The lint newsof the calamity was brought to Sanby couriers From north andwest there came the sa e story of deathand devastation
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MAY 6 1910Edward the Seventh thou hast been crowwedAnd ruled uncommon wen hast downedLong standing enmities by kindly kingly tactSwayed worldwide by manly actLifted the fate of nations to a planeAnd proved the peace manifesto not in vainNow that on thy bed of illness thou art laidThy duty to thy nation and to thy mother paidThe world grieves with
it be His will you from the sick bed raiseAnd that He to you the strengthTo combat the day of illness its long length
MAY 7 1910
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When the street is the Extras cryThrough myriad hearts as to each AngloSaxonThe moments feeling to grief doth AvaxenTo thee mother country we bridge the seaAnd as a nation bow in with theeGreat as thy loss there is a greater stillWhere he did place of husband father fill JFather Thou who rtilest allGrant strength to those under this griefs great
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