Last Sad Rites.
Funeral Pageant Of The Otioen - Death
Not Unexpected - Brief History
Ot Her Career.
London, Feb ,i. Funeral pa
geant of the Queen one of unusual
grandeur. The journey from Cow
es to Portsmouth was witnessed by
half a million of her late subjects,
who lined the shores of the Solent.
Cowes, Isle of Wight, Jan.23.
The death < f the Queen occurred at
exactly at 6:30 in the presence of
the immediate members of her fam
ily. It was seen that she was dy
ing at 9 o’clock last evening. She
suffered a stroke of paralysis and
grew rapidly worse. This has been
her first serious illness in the 81
years of her life.
Queen Victoria was the daughter
and only child of the Duke of Kent
the fourth son of George III, and
was born at Kensington Palace, on
May 24, 1819. She was the first
sovereign of that name who ever
sat on the throne of Great Britain,
and the first to bear the title, Km
press of India.
On the death of the last child of
William IV, came iti direct line of
succession to the throne, and on
the death of that monarch, which
occurred June 20, 1837, she became
Queen of Eugland, and was crown
ed in Westminister, June 28, 1838.
She married Prince Albert, her
cousin, February 10, 1840, to which
union four sous and five daughters
were the issue.
| H. R. H. Albert Edward, Prince
! of Wales, the eldest son; who by
: reason of his mothers death, ascends
; the British throne, was born Nov
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19, 1841. His eldest son George,
! Duke of York, is now the heir ap
parent to the throne.
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LOCAL TEMPERATURE.
The weather report for the week
ending Mar. 14 as submitted by Mer
i eorological Observer Liebes:
Minimum ... Mar. //. -10
}laxuuuiH.mar. S'' 14
Mean.
St. Paul, Jan. 30. Mo^es Ciapp
was elected to succeed U. S. Sena
tor Davis, deceased. Knute Nel
son has been returned to the senate.
i Washington, Jan. 30. James Har
lan has been appointed attorney
general to Puerto Rico.
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I Muskogee,via Skagway, Jan. 30.
The Snake band of Indians have
defied the president and started on
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the war path.
i Springfield, 111., Jan. 17. The
I joint Republican caucus today uoni
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\ inated Cullotn for sentaor.
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! Indianapolis, Jan. 16. Retiring
; Gov. J. A.Mount was stricken with
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1 paralysis. He died from the effects
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j of the stroke.
Olympia, Wash. Jan. 16. A res
olution was introduced in the state
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! legislature here today to remove the
j capital of the State of Washington
to Everett or Tacoma.
St Louis, Jan. 21. The next G.
| A.R. encampment will be held at
] Cleveland in September.
lie -organization
Of The Army Now A Law - Admiral
Deuey And Karl Li Pass Away.
Kepublic Of Cuba.
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Washington, Feb. i. Army re
organization bill passed and will be
put into immediate execution. Im
pression prevails that Gen. Miles
will receive Lieut. Generalship;
Gen. McArthur, Wood, Wade, and
Voting, made Major Generals;
Gen. Bates. Wheaton, Chaffee,
Schawn, Arnold, and Rogers, like
ly to be commissioned Brig. Gen
erals.
Washington, Feb. 2. Omnibus
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bill aggregating nearly $400,000
was passed by the house. Bill car
ried 191 claims for sto:es taken by
1 the Union army during the rebell
ion . All beneficiaries reside South.
I London, Feb. 1. It is rumored
! that Li Hung Chang is dead
| beagle, Alaska, Peb. 7. Admiral
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j Dewey is dead, no particulars.
] Skagway, Jan. 30. Vancouver
j parties wbo arrived on the Cottage
City yesterday, say that the Canad
ian Pacific has acquired the White
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j Pass railway and the Canadian De
velopment Company. Negotiations
to such an end have been in prog
ress for some time.
Washington, Jan. 17. Matt Quay
was seated today as a member of
the Senate amid a great demonstra
tion in his honor.