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LAPORTE, SULLIVAN COUNTY PA. FRIDAY, MAY 13, 1910.
EDWARD 1 DEAD;
GEORGE 11. IS NOW
PUT ON THRONE
England Mourns Her
/ Beloved Ruler; Eu
rope Shares Grief
ONLY SON SUCCEEDS HIM;
ROYAL FAMILY AT DEATHBED
British Sovereign Expires from
Bronchial Pneumonia After
a Short Illness
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O The Life of Edward VII. at i O
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P Born in Buoklngham Palace on 8
O November 9, 1841. p
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O weeks old. a
0 Studied at Edinburgh University, W
O Oxford and at Cambridge. p
O Visited Canada and the United Q
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0 Betrothed to Princess Alexan- Q
O dra of Denmark on September n
Q 9, 1862; married on March 10, Q
Q 1863, in St. George's Chapel, p
Q Windsor. x
O Ascended the throne on the Q
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0 crowned in Westminster Ab- x
O bey on August 9, 1902. p
0 Died on May 6, 1910, aged sixty- Q
p eight years, five months and Q
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O Reigned 9 years, 3 months and p
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London, May 10. —King Edward VII.
is dead and King George V. reigns. '
The Prince of Wales succeeded to
the crown the moment of hjs father's
death, according to the laws of tb*
Kingdom, without official ceremony.
The following day the Privy Coun
cil niet, and Earl Crewe, the Lord
President, announced the death of the
Kiug, and the new monarch took the
oath of accession and declared his
title.
The King's death will transform the
London society "season" into mourn
ing. Plans for Mr. Roosevelt's visLt
will be sweepingly altered, and it is
believed the latter will shorten his
projected stay in England and deliver
his address at Oxford and visit friends
quietly.
All racing will be abandoned for
weeks and the theatres in London and
the provinces will close.
Dispatches from Berlin indicate
chat the Kaiser is preparing to leave
for England immediately.
All evening Immense crowds, silent
save for occasional sobs, were grouped
about the newspaper bulletin boards
with tear-stained faces strained to
catch the first glimpse of the dread
tidings.
The social life of the city was
stilled. The usually brilliant theatre
district was dark and lifeless.
The great restaurants were almost
deserted and in the clubs there were
but hushed groups of anxious-eyed
men gathered about the news tickers.
London, May 8. —King Edward VII.,
who returned to England from a vaca
tion ten days ago in the best of health,
died In Buckingham Palace at 11.45
p. m., in the presence of his family,
after less than a week's Illness, which
was serious hardly more than three
days.
The Prince of Wales succeeded to
the Crown Immediately, according to
the laws of the Kingdom, without offi
cial ceremony. His first official act was
to despatch to the Lord Mayor the
announcement of his father's death,
in pursuance of custom.
The physicians soon after vard is
sued their official bulletin anc uncing
the King's death.
King Edward's last words were to
Sir Edward Laklng, his body physi
cian, to whom he said:
"I know this Is the end. Tell the
Queen."
He seemed then to have reached a
full realization that his end was fast
approaching.
The King was sixty-eight years. Ore
months and twenty-seven days old. His
death was peaceful. The end came
after an UlneßS of less than a week
and which was serious less than three
days.
Pneumonia, following bronchitis. Is
believed to have been the cause of
death. Some of the King's friends are
convinced that worry over the criti
cal political situation which confront
ed him, with sleepless nights, aggra
vated, if it did not cause the fatal ill
ness.
The KtBK rtSMrfned sitting in a
c&air throughout the "day.^according'
to reports from the palace. He suffer
ed from frequent and violent attacks
of coughing. During his quiet Inter
vals, however, he was fully conscious
and made Inquiries about state en
gagement, and even asked about the
success of his horse at the Kempton
races.
As the evening advanced he experi
enced difficulty In breathing, whlcb
greatly affected the heart. • -
The new King emerges at the age
of forty-five from the obscurity of a
quiet, domestic life at Marlborough
House to rule the British Empire, a
man practically unknown to his fellow
countrymen. No other British Prince
ever ascended the throne surrounded
by so much mystery. All that Is
known is that his life has been blame
less and colorless. Whether he will
be able to meet the present crisis is
a problem.
George V., the new ruler of the
world's greatest empire, would rather
command a warship or collect postage
stamps than administer the affairs of
a nation. He is to-day undoubtedly
the saddest man in Great Britain, not
only because of the death of his father
to whom he was deeply and sinceiely
devoted, but even more because he
must put behind him his harmless
fads and hobbies to which he was
hitherto devoted and plunge into the
maelstrom of politics, having at the
outset of his reign the most perplex
ing and Intricate crisis that has ever
menaced an empire.
The King's death leaves the empire
in a grave political situation. It is
believed that the struggle between tile
Lords and the Commons will be tem
porarily abandoned.
Messages of grief and sympathy
have been received from all British
dominions and from foreign nations
which have heard the news of Eng
land's loss.
EXPLOSION KILLS MANY.
Fifteen Dead and Fifty Injured a t
Powder Plant Near Ottawa.
Ottawa, Ont., May 10.—Five tons
of an explosive in a maguzine explod
ed at the works of the General Ex
plosives Company near Hull and at
least fifteen persons were killed and
scores were injured. Many of the
victims had formed part of a crowd at
a ball game and persisted in watching
the fire at the works after having
been warned of the pertl If the big
magazine exploded.'
Everything within a radius of a
mile and a half of the works was torn
and shattered. Giant trees were snap
ped off close to the earth, barns and
houses were converted Into kindling
wood. Many small houses were
wrecked In Hull and larger buildings
were damaged, while in Ottawa four
miles away, the Government and other
buildings were shaken and many win
dows were smashed.
The Known Dead.
The known dead from the explosion
are:
AGH, ROBERT, 63 years old.
ANDERSON, HORACE.
BEDARD, JOSEPH.
BLASHFIELD, JOHN, struck by a
stone as he was sitting on the door
step of his home surrounded by his
family.
CARRIEREE, ROSALIE and YOLAN
DE, struck by a stone, which came
through the roof of their house.
CERVANTE, ANTOINE, 12 years old.
GAGNE, THEODORE.
JARDINE, LEONARD, badly crushed.
LAURIN. FERDINAND, 3 years old.
LEBLANCE. ALBERT.
McCANN, LOUIS, a boy, struck by a
big stone.
SABAIRIN, WILLIAM, 24 years old. J
BOY and GIRL, found together, and
too badly crushed to be recognized.
There were two stunning detona
tions. Everything within a radius of
a mile and a half was torn and shat
tered. Giant trees were snapped off
close to the earth; barns and dwelling
houses were converted into kindling
wood and even in Ottawa, four miles
from the scene, hundreds of plate
glass windows were shattered to frag
ments.
The scene where the crowd from
the ball field, stoo<* resembled a bat
tlefield. Headless, armless and leg
less bodies were lying about among
scores of unconscious forms. To the
few who retained a flicker of con
sciousness it appeared as though more
than a hundred had 1 a killed. The
strange silence which followed the
final death dealing blast was more
terrifying than the cries and moans
which came with a return to consci
ousness of the badly Injured.
The Ottawa hospitals are crowded
with injured, and It Is almost certain
that some of these are so t>adly hurt
that the list of fatalities will grow.
OVER 800 BODIES FOUND.
Cartago's Dead May Exceed 1.500 —
Paralso Suffers.
San Jose. Costa Rica, May 10. —
Eight hundred bodies have been taken
from the ruins of the houses, which
wire overthrown In the earthquake at
Cartago. The estimate of the dead
last evenittg placed the number at
fifteen hundred, but it Is possible that
this win be exceeded.
The number of sick and Injured can
not be counted, many of them having
been removed to adjoining towns and
villages, and since the disaster scores
have died from their Injuries.
INCOME TAX LOST i
BYJHE VOTE
New York Assembly Fails to In
dorse Measure Giving 75
Votes to 67
REPUBLICAN DEAL WITH TAMMANY
Perking Changes Front Friend of
Governor Hughes, Previously
Against Resolution, Acts in Its
Favor.
Albany, N. Y., May 10. —The Mur
ray resolution pledging the Empire
State, the Incomes of whose citizens
equal the aggregate of those of all the
other States combined, to the Federal
Income tax amendment, died In the As
sembly, receiving seventy-five votes,
one l<*ss than the required majority,
to sixty-seven in the negative.
The vote was upon a motion tc re
consider .the vote of two weeks ago,
when the measure failed of passage
by seventy-four to sixty-eight. While
parliamentary procedure would per
mit the resolution to be brought up
again, its most ardent advocates con
cede that it has not a shadow of hopo
of passing in this session.
Assemblymen Delano and E. Young
Republicans, and Friend, Democrat,
who voted aye when the resolution
first was considered, changed to the
negative. Assemblymen Perkins and
Roberts, Republicans, changed from
negative to affirmative. Assembly
men Hearn, Rozan, VVendo, A. J. Levy
and Graubard, all Democrats, voted
aye. They were absent at the first
roll call. Absentees were C. F. Brown,
Garfein, Mac Donald, Parker and VV.
G. Miller, Republicans; Gerhardt anil
Herrick, Democrats. Former Lieuten
ant-Governor Chanler, Shortt and
Friend were the only Democrats re
corded In the negative.
One of the striking incidents of the
debate on the proposition was a
speech by Assemblyman Perkins, of
Broome, who fathered the anti-oral
bookmaking bill In the House and was
counted as one of Governor Hughes'
stanchest supporters.
"When this resolution was consid
ered on this floor a fortnight ago,"
> Perkins explained, "I voted against
it. But deeper consideration of the
question In all its aspects, general and
legal, has convinced me that apart
from all considerations of party it is
my hearty support. I am proud of
the privilege of changing my vote
from the negative to the affirmative."
Stung by the taunts of Minority
Leader Frisbie and other Democrats
that the leadership of the Assembly
Is out of tune with the policies of
President Taft, Republican Leader
Merrltt said:
"It makes no difference to me what
the President advocates. We are not
here to legislate for the Federal Gov
ernment. We are here in the service
of the great State of New York, and
for one I refuse absolutely and em
phatically to do anything that in my
judgment threatens to violate the
rights of its citizens and the Integrity
of its institutions. They call it an
emergency measure. That emergency
is the opportunity It gives the Nation
al Government to fatten at the ex
pense of New York State."
STANDARD OIL FINE STANDS.
Court of Appeal* Sustains View That
Company Accepted Rebates.
New York City, May 9. —The Stand
ard Oil Company of New York lost on
appeal In the Government's suits
against it for violation of the Elkins
law. The case was tried by Jury at
Buffalo. The jury found against the
company and a fine of $20,000, with
costs, was Imposed. That verdict was
I affirmed by the United States Circuit
Court of Appeals here in an opinion
written by Judge Noyes.
The indictment of forty counts
charged the acceptance of a conces
sion or rebate from the published
tariffs on shipments between Olean,
N. Y., and places in Vermont. The
allegations involved the Pennsylvania
Railroad and the New York Central,
which. It is charged, unlawfully trans
ported oil at a rate under the publish
ed rate. The defendant company
knowingly accepted the rebate.
JUDGE BARLETT IS DEAD.
Stricken with Apoplexy at Club, He
Bank Steadily.
Albany, N. Y.. May 9. —Judge Ed
ward T. Bartlett, of the Court of Ap
peals. died at the Albany Hospital
after aii illness of three days. Judge
Bartlett' suffered a stroke of apoplexy
while dining In the Albany Club, and
failed gradually until the end.
Judge Bartlett came of New Eng
land ancestry, his lather having been
a physician In New Hampshire. The
dead' jurist was born In Skaneateles
and was in his sixty-ninth year. He
was practicing law In New York City
when he was nominated for his'seat
on the Court of Appeals bench In
1893.
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WORLD NEWS OF
THE WEEK.
Cmrinf Minor Happening! Fiw
All Over the Glob*
DOMESTIC.
The Carnegie Hero Fund Commis
sion, meeting In Pittsburg, awarded
thirty-two medals and over SIB,OOO in
cash for acts of bravery.
Andrew Carnegie and his wife and
daughter sailed for Europe.
Citizens all along the New Haven
Railroad's suburban lines Joined to
fight the increase In passenger rates.
In a speech before the Farmers'
Convention at St. Louis B. F. Yoakum
urged that the farmers and the rail
roads work together to cut middel
men's profits.
Mrs. Ruth Bryan Leavitt, oldest
daughter of W. J. Bryan, was married
to Lieutenant Reginald A. Owen, of
the British army, at Lincoln, Neb.
The racetrack lobby's amendments
to Senator Agnew's bill drawn to pre
vent oral bookmaklng were lost in the
Senate at Albany, N. Y.
The Assembly at Albany, N. Y., ef
fectually killed the bill for the inspec
tion of abattoirs and meat markets.
President Taft praised Mr. Knox In
speech devoted to the State Depart
ment at banquet in Pittsburg.
George W. Wickersham told" New
York Republicans It is time for them
to get together
WASHINGTON.
The regular Republicans of the
Senate proposed to surrender on the
Taft Railway bill and head off radical
legislation by an Insurgent-Democratic
coalition.
The regular Republican leaders in
Congress still believe that a part at
least of the President's legislative
programme can be enacted.
Administration supporters assert
that only an aggressive fight by Presi
dent Taft can save his railroad bill
from defeat.
President Taft returned after spend
ing a day visiting his "home folk" In
Cincinnati.
The traffic agreement section was
stricken out and a long-and-shori-haul
clause was adopted in the House.
Charles E. Hughes, Governor of
New York, was confirmed as Associate
Justice of the United States Supreme
Court by the Senate.
Republicans lost control of Mr.
Taft"s* luilrojM bill in the Sc'nute
through efforts of "insurgent" Sena
tors.
FOREIGN.
Advices from Peking say that two
thousand rebels from Hu-Nan have
crossed the border of Hu-Peh prov
lnce; owing to the popular belief re
garding foreign interference, the Han
kow and Canton loan may meet furth
er delay.
King Haakon met Mr. Roosevelt at
the railway station in Norway's capi
tal and the two men nobnobbed most
familiarly all day.
Count Ismael de Lesseps and Count
Just de Poligny after some sword play
exchanged six shots and left the tteld
In Paris unreconciled.
Sir Christopher Furness was un
seated for Hartlepool, the London
court holding that his agents had vio
lated the election law.
The French army is reported to pos
sess a dirigible balloon of the semi
rigid type capable of making fifty
miles an hour.
J. A. Drexel, a new aerial recruit,
made successful monoplane flights in
England.
Theodore Roosevelt and his family
were welcomed to Denmark by Crown
Prince Christian, at Copenhagen.
KING'S TOMB TO BE AT WINDSOR.
Body to Lie In State In the Old Nor
man Hall of Westminster.
London, May 10. —The tomb of Ed
ward VII. will be beneath the Albeit
Memorial Chapel at Windsor, whole
the body of bis eldest son, the Duke
of Clarence, has a sepulchre. The
funeral probably will be held on May
20. It has practically been decided
that the body of the King will lie in
state in Westminster Hall, under the
houses of Parliament, which was last
the scene of a similar ceremony when
for two days and nights a constant
stream of citizens filed past the colli a
of Mr. Gladstone.
Before being taken to Westminster
the body will lie Instate in the Throne
Room at Buckingham Palace. King
Edward's coffin will be made of oak
grown In the royal forest at Windsor.
It will first be lowered to-the vault be
neath the chapel floor of St. George's
Chapel, Windsor Castle. Afterward,
when the perinunent tomb has been
prepared, It will be removed to the Al
bert Memorial Chapel, in the castle.
Foundation Bill Pasted.
Albany, N. Y.. May 9. 8y a vote of
36 to 2 the Senate passed the bill in
corporating the "Economic, and Gen
eral Foundation," for scieqtific, benev
olent and altruslßtic purposes and con
ferring on the trustees of that body al
most limitless powers of ' acquiring
holding and disposing of property and
funds. Not a hint was given of the
Identity of the mysterious philanthro
pist who bestows $2,500,000.