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THE STATE OF DADE NEWS.
VOL. X.
QUEEN VICTORIA IS DEAD.
England’s Sovereign Passes Into the Rest Pre
pared for the Faithful.
LONG AND ILLUSTRIOUS REIGN.
Mas Ruled For Mo e Than Sixty
Years—Her Life and Family—The
Succession.
Cowes, By Cable. —Queen Victoria
is dead and Edward VII reigns. The
greatest event in the memory of this
generation, the most, stupendous
change in existing conditions that
ooukl possibly be imagined, has taken
place quietly, almost gently, upon the
anniversary of the death of Queen Vic
toria’s father, the Duke of Kent. The
end of this career, never equalled by
any woman in the world’s history,
came in a simply, furnished room in
Ok borne Ho use. This most respected
of all women, living or Head, lay in a
great four-posted bed and made a
shrunken atom whose aged face and
flgu-re were a cruel mockery of the fair
gill who in 1837 began to rule over
England.
Alt exactly half past six o’clock
Tuesday, Sir James Reid held up his
hand, and the people in the room knew
that England had lost her Queen. The
bishop pronounced the benediction.
The Queen passed away quite peace
fully. She suffered no pain.
From all parte of the world poured
into Cowes messages of condolence.
They came from crowned heads, mil
lionaires, tradesmen and paupers and
are variously addressed to the Prince
of Wales and the King of England.
Official Annoufcemcnt.
Osborne Honse, By Cable. —The fol
lowing, signed by the royal physicians,
Is the official announcement of Queen
Victoria’s death:
“Her Majesty, the Queen, breathed
her last at 6:30 p. m., surrounded by
her children anti grandchildren.
(Signed)
“JAMES REID,
“R. DOUGLAS POWELL,
“THOMAS BARLOW.”
Flags at Half Mast.
Washington, D. C.. Special.—Four
days of anxiety, had in a large meas
ure, prepared oflicial Washington for
th news which was flashed across the
cable Tuesday afternoon, of the death
of the Queen of England. All was in
readiness 'for the execution of the
formalities which are indispensable
to such events When the end came
It found appropriate messages of con
dolence framed and orders ready for
half-masting the nags over the Exe
cutive Department and carrying out
the usual formalities. The half-mast
ing of the national ensign has been
done rarely on the occasion of the fu
neral of some great world's ruler, but
never befo: in the case of the death
of a monarch.
Secretaiy Hay, upon being assured
through the physicians’ certificate as
furnished him oy the Associated
Press, of the death of Queen Victoria,
promptly cabled the following mes
sage to Ambassador Choate, at Lon
don:
“Department of State,
“Washington, Jan. £2, 1901.
“Choate, Ambassador, London:
“You will express to Lord Lands
downe the profound sorrow of the gov
ernment and of the people of the
United States at -the death of the
Queen, and of the deep sympathy we
feel with the people of the British em
pire, in their great affliction.
(Signed) , “HAY.SS
Later the President sent the follow
ing message of condolence to King
Edward VIII.
“His Majesty, the King, Osborne
House, Isle cf Wight :
“1 have received with, profound sor
row the lamentable tidings of the
death of Her Majesty, the Queen, Al-
Ibw me, sir, to offer my sincere sym
pathy and that of the American people
in your personal bereavement and in
the loss Great Britain has suffered in
the death of its venerable and illustri
ous sovereign, whose noble life and
beneficent influence have promoted the
peace and won the affection of the
world.
(Signed) “WM. M’KINLEY.”
Victoria’s Life and Family.
Queen Victoria was born May 24,
1819. On June 20th, 1837, she became
queen of England, succeeding her un
cle, King William IV. On Feb. 10th,
1840, she married Prince Albert of
Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, who died Dec. 14,
1816.
Victoria has been the mother of
nine children, as follows:
1. Victoria Adelaide, Princess Royal,
who married Emperor Frederick Wil
liam of Germany. She is the motner
oi the present emperor of Germany.
2. Albert Edward, Prince of Wales,
and heir to the throne.
3. Alice Maud Mary, Grand Duchess
of Hesse. Deceased 1878
4. Alfred, Duke of Soxe-Coburg-
Go ha, Duke of Edinburgh. Married
Grand Duchess Marie, daughter of
Alexander 11., Emperor of Russia.
5. Helena, Princess Christian. Mar
ried Prince Frederick Christian of
Schlesburg-Holsten.
6. Louise, Marchoness of Lome.
7. Arthur, Duke of oonnaught.
8. Leopold, Duke of Albany.
9. Beatrice Mary Victoria Feodore.
Married Prince Henry of Battenburg,
to whom the queen was greatly at
tached.
The Prince at Wales was born in
1841, and is therefore 60 years old. In
1863 he married * Princess Alexandra
of Denmark. Their eldest child, Al
bert Victor, Duke of Clarence, born
1864. died In 1892. At the time of his
death he was engaged to Princess Mary
Victoria of Teck, who afterwards mar
ried his brother, George Frederick,
Duke of York, the second oldest living
child of the Prince and Princess of
Wales. The Duke of York is next to
his father in succession to the throne
oj the most powerful kingdom of mod
ern times. He was born in 1865 and
has two sons and one daughter.
The other children of the Prince
and Princess of Wales are: Louise
Victoria, 1867; married the Duke of
Fife; Victoria Alexandra, 1808, and
Maude Charlotte, 109, who are unmar
ried. and Alexander, born 1871 and
died in infancy.
The Czarina of Russia is the grand
daughter of Queen Victoria, being Vic
toria Alice, daughter of the Grand
Duchess ol'ifesse. By other marriages
the queen oiVGreat Br._ain is con
nected with *1 the powerful reigning
families of Ei\ope. Through these re
latives she h* often exerted her in
fluence in international affairs, es
pecially for peace^
TRENTON, GA.. DECEMBER 25. IDOL
THRONE NEVER VACANT.
Theory of English Succession Allow-
No Breaks.
The theory of the English Constitu
tion is that the throne of Great Bri
tain is never vacant. In other words,
the Sovereign never Q.es, the succes
sion of an eir being instantaneous.
Hence, as Debrett explains it, the cere
mony of coronation is merely a solemn
recognition and confirmation of royal
descent and the conseqent right of ac
cession to the throne and is unneec~
sary for the security of the title to tuc
crown.
It is customary on the death of the
Sovereign for the Archbishop of Can
terbury and the Lord Chamberlain to
notify the heir-apparent of his acces
sion, though even this is technically
superfluous. The notification to the
people is made by proclamation
through the Lord Mayors and>the Lord
Lieutenants of counties, etc.
The proclamation issued when Queen
Victoria succeeded to the throne read
as follows:
“Whereas, it has pleased Almighty
God to call to His mercy our late
Sovereign and lord, King William
IV., of blessed and glorious memory,
by whose decease t*.e Imperial Crown
of the United Kingdom of Great Bri
tain and Ireland is solely and right
fully come to the high and mighty
Princess Alexandria Victoria, it is
therefore here published and pro
claimed that the high and mighty
Princess Alexandria Victoria is now,
by the death of the late Sovereign of
happy memory, become our oniy law
ful and rightful liege, Victoria,
by the grace of God Queen of the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Ireland, Defender of the ralm, to
whom let all, therefore, acknowledge
faith and constant obedience, wLn all
hearty and humble affection, beseech- j
ing God, by whom kings and queens i
do reign, to bless the royal Princess I
Victoria witli long and happy years to
reifgn over us. God save the Queen.’’ I
The death of the Sovereign also
brings the existing government io an
end. The Premier resigns ana Parlia
ment is immediately dissolved. A
general election is ordered the
Sovereign requests the Ministers to re- !
tain their port.olios pending the re- j
suit of the election. The coronation |
is usually*deferred for some months. |
Queen Victoria was crowned a year
aM some days after her accession. j
On the day the Queen succeeded to
the throne the Privy Council met in j
the Council chamber at Westminster (
at 11 a. m. and took the oaths of of- ■
flee in her presence.
The succession of tae new Prince of
Wales to that title is quite different.
When the present Prince of Wales
becomes King the title merges in that
of Sovereign. The King tnen confers
it by letters patent upon his son, if i
he sees fit. The Sovereign’s eldest I
son becomes the Duke of Cornwall,
automatically as it were, and is en
titled to the revenues of that duchy,
which now amount to ?50,000 per
annum for the benefit of the present
Prince of vVales.
Four Greeks Arrested.
New York, Special.—Four men have
been arrested in Yonkers in connec
tion with the stabbing of Elias Mas
uras, a Syrian, who was wounded with
a knife over the left eye, -uring an
altercation with men wno he alleges
are members of an anarch st society.
Three of the four are Parnajotis,
Louis and Christos Theophilopoius.
brothers, and the fourth is George
Vorris, who is said to be a New York
padrone. Masuras formerly worked
for Vorris, it is alleged, bull finally de
cided to start in businesta-'for himself,
which it is said led to the trouble. All
the prisoners pleaded >ot guilty.
Briefs by Wlrqfnnd Cable
A most , amusing /a=e of hero wor
ship plus fteit, is reported from Ma g-3-
burg. The Kaisepi who was shooting
in that district, Ijfad just hit a very fine
hare. Before ttJk keeper could bag it a
man was seeiy to dart from behind a
tree, pick up tlie hare, and make off as
fast as his leas could carry him. The
offer of five pounds led later to the
discovery of/{he hare-lifter, who was a
respectable/inhabitant of Berlin. He
was filled viith an ardent de ire to pos
sess some j genuine keepsake of his
much adorefa Emperor.
Ex-Secretary of War Alger is quite
sick with the grip, at Detroit, Mich.
heavy Storm in Indies.
Kingston, By Special.—Since Friday
nigh.f i violent “norther’’ has been
causing destruction of banana planta
tions on every side. In some of the
parishes hundreds cf a res of fruit
have been mined. A swollen stream
has already carried away two houses
and is now threatening to wreck a
I large, thriving fruit district.
Z'EMOCKATIC.
IN HONOR OF LEE.
'—Cr
The Great Confederate Commander is
Snored.
HOLIDAY GENERALLY OBSERVEB.
Most Southern Cities Have Be ittlng
Ceremonies in Observance of Mis
Birthday.
■Richmond, Va., Special.— Keels birth
day was celebrated here by a closing
of the State and city public offices, a
parade of the local companies of the
Virginia regiment and the firing of an
artillery salute by the Richmond
Howitzers.
Gen. Lee’s .Mother.
Charleston, S. C., Special.—Gen.
Let*s birthday was observed as usual
by the closing of all bants and many
stores during the day and at night by
the gathering of a large and enthusi
ast. • audience at Hibernian hall under
the auspices of the Daughters of the
Confederacy. The oration was de
livered by Col. Leroy F. Youmans of
Columbia, one of the most eloquent
veterans in the 'State, and attorney
general during the preater part of the
Hampton regime. Special reference
was made to the mother of Lee and the
graces of character he inherited from
her.
M r s. Jackson Present.
Charlotte, N. C., Special.—Lee's
birthday was observed here by a large
gathering of Confederate veterans.
Mrs. M. A. Jackson, widow of the
famous Confederate general, Stone
wall Jackson, pinned a bronzemedal,
known as the cross of honor, on the
coat of each veteran. The medals were
the gilt of the children of Charlotte.
A Tribute i rom Woßeley.
Norfolk, Va., Special.—At the 11th
annual banquet of the Picaett-Buch
anan camp Confederate veterans in
lmi; ir„/)f the birthday of *><;> t ri*
Lee, held at the Atlantic hotel, a letter
was read that was written by Lord
Wolseley, commander of .he British
army, in it he classed Lee with Wash
ington, as a patriot, and witu the
greatest soldiers of history as a sol
dier. The letter was a high tribute to
Gen. Lee as a man, soldier and patriot.
Wilmington, N. C., Special.—The
94th anniversary of the birth of Gen
R. E. Lee was celebrated here with a
parade of the principal streets of the
city by local military organizations.
Camips of Confederate veterans and
Sons of Confederate veterans held ex
ercises in the opera house, which were
largely attended by veterans. A colla
tion was afterwards .served in the city
hall by the Daughters of the Confed
eracy to all survivors of the Civil War
and organizations participating in the
parade. The .banks, produce exchange
and other places, suspended business
for the day in honor off the occasion.
Atlanta, Ga„ Special.—Gen. Lee's
birthday was appropriately observed
here. The local chapter of the Daugh
ters of the Confederacy presented the
cross of honor. Patriotic addresses
were delivered by Governor Candler
and others.
Savannah, Ga., Special.—The birth
day of Robt. E. Lee was celebrated by
a parade off all the white military of
the city.
Macon, Ga., Special.—Gen. Lee’s
birthday was celebrated here to-day by
i parade of the military companies and
services at night. Medals of honor
were presented to veterans wno had
qualified.
Dying Fron a^durn.
New York, Special.—Leila Romer,
the dancer and chorus girl of Edna
May’s company, in London, and In
“The Girl from T T p There,” Is dying in
St. Luke's Hospital, from burns she
received at her home last week. She
had been bathing her arms for rheuma
tism and In same way the linament
caught fire. The girl’s mother, Mm®
Romer, res des at Washington.
Boers Arranging for Big Attack.
London, By Cable. —The important
report received from Johannesburg
th t Dewet has crossed the Vaal and
joined forces with the Transvaal com
mandoes. if true, probably means the
concentration of 7,000 Boers, with sev
eral guns, for another big attack.
There Is a rumor current in Cape
Town that several Boer leaders a’-e
urging an attack upon the mines'. It
has long been understood that General
Drwet has been anxious to join the n
vaders in Cape Colony and this rumor
may be spread to cover an attempt to
break southward.
Lawver Fatally Shot.
LoPorte, Ind., Special—Ellsworth E.
Weir, a prominent attorney of this
city, was shot and probably fatally in
jured Sunday night, by Jos. W. Brill,
of Cleveland, O. Brill, who had be
come estranged from his wife, who : s
well-kr.own here, had been advised
that Mrs. Brill had consulted the law
yer with reference ti bringing an ac
tion for dWorce.
NEWSY CLEANINGS.
The German coinage for 1900 was
about 535,600,000.
Germany’s Meat Inspection law will
be put iuto effect as soon as possible.
’The Japanese Government has de
cided to construct five torpedo de*
stroyers.
A British punitive expedition has
routed a force of rebels of Gambia,
West Africa.
The town of Glen Flora, Wis„ has
i just been sold for the sum of 52800 un
der the foreclosure of a mortgage.
A society to furnish legal aid gratui
tously to needy persons worthy of
such assistance has just been organ
ized in Boston.
Nearly 5-4,000,000 has been expended
on the British royal yacht Victoria and
Albert, whose defects render her prac
tically worthless.
The city of Toronto, Ont., has voted
overwhelmingly rti favor of the city’s
buying out the plant of the Consum
ers’ Gas Company.
The British Colonial Office has agreed
to pay the passage of Canadians desir
ing to go to South Africa to join Gen
eral Baden-Powell's police.
The King of Italy has granted per
mission to Captain Bresci, brother of
King Humbert's murderer, to assume
his mother’s maiden name.
The Humane Society of Illinois con
templates a series of lectures through
out the State in the interest of the
horse especially, but looking to the bet
ter treatment of all domestic animals.
When Governor M. B. McSweeney
was inaugurated Governor of South
Carolina for the second time, at Col
umbia, he called attention to the fact
that there was not a lynching in the
State during 1900.
It is estimated that debts amounting
in round numbers to $25,000,000 were
wipe*, out in Massachusetts between
> ”\.ug”st 1, 1898, and January 1, 1901.
the -ivnie in which the present National
Bankruptcy act has been in operation.
A San Frnndaco girl, engaged to
marry a bootblack baa Juat fallen
heir to $250,000. The peculiar thing in
this connection is that the girl holda
the bootblack to the engagement
“FLORIDA AND fIETROPOLITAN
\ U .!' I T ED ”
‘ aboaid Air Line Railway,
“F % and West India Short
Lin to the Winter Resorts of the
South The only ume operating
Dai y Limited Trains to Florida.
Effective January 14th, the SeabcarJ.
Air Line Railway, the only line opera
ting daily limited trains to Florida,
will put on its magnificent new train,
'Florida and Metropolitan Limited, *
>olid frcm New York via Philadelphia,
Baltimore, Washington to Richmond,
Raleigh, Columbia, Savannah, Jackson
ville and St. Augustine. Connections
t Jacksonville for Tampa and all Flor
ida points, and at St. Augustine for the
East Coast. This train also carries
drawing room sleeping car New York
to Atlanta. Leaves Boston 12:03 a. m..
New York 12:55 p. m., (from 23rd street
station Pennsylvania Railroad), Phila
delphia 3:29 p. m., Baltimore 5:45 p.
m., Washington 6:55 p. m., arriving at
Southern Pines, N. C., 5:56 a. m. Co
lumbia, S. C., 10:00 a. m., Savannah.
Ba., 12:25 p. m., Jacksonville 3:50 p. m.,
St. Augustine, 5:00 p. m., Tampa 6:30
s. m„ Charlotte 9:51 a. m., Atlanta 4:33
p. m. Connections are made both at
Miami and the east coast and Port Ta
mpa on the west coast for Key West and
Havana. The "Florida and Metropoii
tna Limited” is luxuriously equipped in
every respect, with Pullman drawing
room car, compartment car with draw
ing rooms and state rooms, observation
r’r, through day coaches and unexcell
ed Pullman dining car service.
For further Information, call on or
|v r rite to all Pennsylvania Railroad of
fices, or representatives of the Sea
board Air Line Railway at 306 Wash
ington street, Bo ton, Mass.; 1206 and
371 Broadway, New York; SO South
Third street, Philadelphia, 207 East
German street, Baltimore; 1434 New
v ork Ave., Washington, or to R. E. L.
Bun h, General Passenger Agent.Portj
mouth. Va.
“FLORIDA FAST MAIL”
By The Seaboard Air Line Railway,
“Florida and West India Short
Line” to the Winter Resorts of the
South—The Only Line Operating
Dally Limited Train® to Florida.
The "Florida Fast Mail.” another of
the Seaboard Air Line Railway’s splen-®
dldiy equipped trains, leaves New York
daily at 12:10 a. m., 23rd Street Sta
tion, Pennsylvania Railroad, with Pull
man Drawing Room Sleeping Car and
day co ches to Rile'gh,Southern Pines,
Columbia, Savannah, Jacksonville,,
where connections are made for St.
Augustine, Tampa and all Florida
points. This train connects at New
York with train leaving Boston 7:93
p. in. Leaves Philadelphia 3:59 a. m..
Baltimore 6:22 a. m., Wi shington, 10:35
a. m., Richmond 2:49 p. m., arriving
Southern Pines 9:35 p. m., Oolumb a
1:45 a. m., Savannah 5:00 a. m., Jack
sonville 9:10 a. m. 4 St 11:10
a. m., Tampa 5:30 p. m. Tb ough Pull
man drawing room sleeper New York
o Jacksonville. Through Vestibule*!
passenger coaches and perfect service.
For informal on call on or write to
all Pennsylvania Railroad offices, or
Seaboard Air Line Railway representa
tives at 306 Washington Street, Bo>Von,
Ma=s.; 1206 and 371 Broadway, New
York; 30 South Third St: r e . Philadel
phia; 207 East German Street, Ba'ii
rvore; 1434 New York Ave . Washing
ton, or to R. E. L. Bunch, General Pas
'seneer Agent, Portsmouth, Va.
FAVOR A DELAV.
Republican Caucus Opposes Early
Consideration,
CANAL BILL WILL BE KEPT BACK.
Caucus Decides Not to Set a Day For
Its Consideration—Great Britain’*
Attitude.
Washington, D. C., Special.—The Re
publican Senators, in, caucus, have un
animously decided not to sat a day, a,t,
least for the present, for taking up tha
Nicaraguan Canal bill. After a general
exchange of views, the Senators con
cluded that so long, as Great Britain's
attitude toward the amendments to>
the Hay-Pauncefote treaty is unde
fined, it would not be wise or expedi
ent to agitate the question of the con
struction of the pioposed canal. This
decision was embodied in a resolution
presented by Senator Lodge, who stat
ed that the conclusion, as there get
forth was the result of the best de
librations of the committee’s order of
business. Several Senators, however,
gave notice that in case there should
be a motion to take up the canal bill,
they would not be bound by the reso
lution of independence, Senator Platt,
of New York, was the leader. He said
he considered the proposed canal of
prime importance and would not re
frain from voting to take it up when
ever a motion to that effect is made.
Senators Simon, Foster and Bard fol
lowed with similar declarations. They
did not, however, express determina
tion to themselves initiate a move
ment in behalf of the canal bill, and,
it was suggested that Senator Morgan
could be prevailed upon to allow the
present status to remain.
No decision was reached upon other
Questions because no formal action
cpssldsssar neeree*orr. •Tsherei .
however, considerable mscUssjoU d*
other questions. Among these were the
* ’ i %iiJ K hd-H. frhft XffeK
dnotion hill, the confirmation of Mr.
Harlan, as Attorney General of Porto
Rico, the ratification of tho treaty with
Spain for the acquisition of some of
tho Philippine Islands not included in
tho original Paris treaty, and the ap
propriation bills.
Senator Hanna expressed his desire
to have the ship subsidy bill passed
upon during the present session and
said that with the army bill out of the
way, ho should ask that the decision
arrived at early in the session to press
tho subsidy bill ahead, bo carried out.
It was not intended that the subsidy
hill should receive attention wuen the
appropriation bill* were not up for
consideration. Senator Aldrich ex
plained the necessity of getting tho
war revenue reduction bill through
this eeeoion and he stated that he
hoped to be able to report it from, tu*
committee on finance during the early
part of next week. He hoped to secure
an unanimous agreement from the
committee and urged that to secure
promptness there should be no effort
to amend It by putting on tariff amend
ments. That would, he said, open up
the entire tariff question.. There was
general assent to Liis piopoitlon and
assurance was given that the caucus
would sustain him in. tnat position.
Senator Foraker state that he
would again seek to get up the Harlan
noaniaatloo at the first opportunity
and ho naked that Republican Senators
remain in sufficient numbers to guar
antee a quorum because of Senator
PettlgseWe notice that he should re
quire a roll call on the vote to con
firm.
The Importance of the Span
ish treaty through was presented by
Senator Lodge, who said that the rati
flieatioa of me treaty was necessary to
clean up our dealings wwm Spain.
Senator Proctor also asked time for
consideration of the olemargHurine bill.
The commattee probably would be pre
pared to report next week.
Confederate Veterans Dine.
New York, Special.—The Confederate
veterans’ camp held its eleventh annual
dinner at the Waldorf-Astoria Friday
night. About 250 diners were present,
of whom about half were ladles. Ma
jor Edward Owen, the comander ef tha
•camp, presided, with Bishop Thomas
N. Dudley, of Kentucky, on his right.
Mrs. Jefferson Davis, Colonel and Mrs.
John C. Calhoun, Augustus Van Wyck,
president of the North Carolina Soci
ety; Dr. William Polk, president of the
Southern Society; William McAdoo
Thompson, Colonel T. P. Ochiltree and
'general Joseph Wheeler were present.
Signed rnd DeMvered.
Washington, D. €.. Soeelal —A raee-
Aage was receive! Friday from Minister
Conger, et Pe’in, and tel Tfc -rxiay e#n
lng, etating that the Chine e plenipo
tentiaries had signed °nd delivered the
protocol. This -removes the last doubt
that had arisen as to the ssnling of tne
agreemnt, for it won Id not have been
accepted by the So' tv'vh m.'mister un
less l.t here all the seal > awd signaturjM
uecesary to give It fall fcwwe. rig
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