The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-26
The KING IMPROVED.
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Sielans are satisfied with his nrogress
4 ne chances were then in his favor"
ne hlngs mind is entirely clear.
anu "hlle Sir Thomas was at the nal
ne received word that il was His
SioJesly wish that the ARRANGEMENTS
IoI the dinner to about SOC. coo Of the
poor OF London, July 5, should be nro-
seeued with. Before tomorrow morn
ing over half million invitations will
nave Deen sent out. The dinner involves
eiIe employment of over $500 stewards.
an army OF walters and 1000 musical
nan entertainers. All the arrangements
a. III or Ihomas Lipton's hands, and
proceed with the final arrangements
unless he and others were confident of
oelng able to carry them out.
Doctors Hazard No Opinion.
Inc King spent quiet day and the
ldcA OF unfavorable DEVELOPMENTS was
regarded as greatly in his favor. No
uenn'te prognositication, however, re-
SaIulrg MS chances of recovery is like
~ 70 De publicly ventured by the doc
' 1oIs LOT several days. Until this morn
my II was hoped that Fridays pro-
Gesslon might occur on Saturday. the
Prince of Wales taking the Kings
place. This was suggested specially
LOT the benefit of the colonial con-
tlhgents and would have been almost
purely a military display. The idea
was abandoned to-day, as the doctors
SAID the King was likely to still be
IN critical condition Saturday. and
they could not be answerable for what
any hour might bring forth, though
so Iar no specially alarming symptom
had exhibited itself
IL was practically decided this aft
efhoon that the Prince of Wales will
review the colonial troops, probably
next week. They will then return to
thelr respective countries.
favorable factor mentioned by sew
eral of those at the palace to-day was
the Kings adaptability to the severe
regime involved.
Makes an Excellent Patient.
He is an excellent patient" said
peer who had just seen one of the
members of the royal family. He
does everything he is told and does not
worry, unlike many royal personages.
Ihls considerably helps the doctors in
their efforts to pull him through.
with a younger and thinner patient
the Kings progress up to this after
noon would probably permit the doc
tors to be more optimistic, but they
are carefully avofYing any possibility
OF inspiring premature rejoicing"
Throughout the day a large crowd
of people, chiefly composed of gaily
dressed women, watched the royal car
riages driving in and out of the pail
ace enclosure, vainly endeavoring to
Identify the foreign princes, and when
any private carriage arrived the whis-
per went around, rs it a doctor?"
st. James Park was a mass of vivid
color, due to the bright apparel of
women strolling in the sunshine. AS
the hours for posting a bulletin APP
preached they converged on the pal
ace, when the police had hard work
to keep the road open for the stream
of state and private carriages bound
for the ambassadors entrance, where
the visitors book was again in great
demand.
Different From Osborne.
- The immediate surroundings of the
Kings sick bed are in striking con-
trast with the sombre, silent setting
which marked the late Queen Victoria's
last illness at Osborne, Isle of Wight.
There, all was quiet and desolate. VIM
ter reigned and those who walked up
the hill to the castle gates for the pur-
pose of scanning the bulletins were
somberly clad and overcome with
grief. This afternoon the front Of
Buckingham Palace and st. DANES
Park might have been an idle class
garden party, through which person
ages in brilliant uniforms and equip
ages of the aristocracy frequently
drove. The royal grandchildren were
taken for their usual outings in the
park and the royal gardens and were
surveyed nv the crowds with curious
grave, puzzled looks.
In the streets but slow progress was
made in taking down the decorations;
but even the few flags that had been
pulled down and the few stands which
were. undraped had the effect of max
ing the public begin to realize the
gravity of affairs.