The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-27

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''TRENES.
Taking.
BARLOW"
An authoritative statement contained
fn dispatches to the Associated Press,
that the check in King Edwards ; prog
ress toward recovery, which was record
ed in the last official bulletin of yester-
day evening was merely temporary IN
its character. received gratifying con-
firmation in this mornings announce
ment by the attending physicians which
is as follows.
had some natural sleep His appetlte IS
improving and his wound IS much NOR NOR
condition is attended with less anxiety,
The announcement of more cQmfQrtaDie
state Of the king $ wound ana nlS "a ms
secured natural sleep is followed 9y an
indication of increasing assurance ~ tils
report 1t is contained in the last sentence.
which indicates that every ythlng Is gong
AS the time approached for the posting
Of the morning bulletin the erowd aDQut
the palace Of the king increased apprecia-
bly, When the better tenor of the news
contained by the slip Of paper aItacned
TO the baize-covered board became Nh9Wn.
something like a cheer broke forth from
Prince Henry OF Prussia and other for
eigu representatives were among the carry
inquirers at buckingham palace
Throughout the afternoon only small
crowds gathered about Bucklngha
palace. The o'clock bulletin created
the greatest satisfaction.
SATISFACTORILY a AHELuBEi UA tic 5lN Gt
ment said to representative of the
Associated Press- Really everyrn ng
going ON wonderfully well ana we
all now think the king will recover,
though of course, we are afraid of be-
ing premature or unduly optimistic
The king is proving himself gallant
chap
"A good deal of i'll feeling and mis-
directed criticism seems to have been
caused by the omission of the tempera-
ture from the bulletins I understand
the doctors avoided mention of it for
the purpose Of preventing what they be-
ieved would be an avalanche of faulty
deductions from the press and alleged
experts 1t is only natural that the
kings temperature slowly rises at night
and 1t is expected to do so for some
time. How little, however. this omission
seems. the bulletin is calculated to in
spire the public with false confidence
can be judged from the fact that Wed
nesday evening when perhaps the king
might have been expected to have been
at his most critical period. his tempera-
ture was normal yet the doctors pur-
posely refrained from mentioning it,
The latest bulletins crea ted the most
favorable impression IN parliamentary
circles. Many of the medical experts
now believe that all danger of any sep
tic process has passed and that so far
as can be seen the crisis may be re-
garded at an end.
The following bulletin was posted at
tke palace at 6.15 p m:
The king has maintained the salts
factory condition described i'm the last
bulletin His majesty shows no dis
quieting symptoms.
Ine operating table. bandages and
other appliances connected with surgical
operations were removed from the
palace this afternoon
At the adjournment Of the house of
commons at $50 p. m today A j. Bal
four, the government leader. announced
that the progress of King Edward was
quite satisfactory.
Electric haf a.,
keep the kings apartment at a suitabl
temperature, the heat in London at
present being oppressive.
Queen Alexandra continues cheerful
and is in and out of the sick room at
frequent intervals.
The Prince of Wales today again
spent a short time in his fathers bed
room.
The Associated Press learns that the
king reads and converses continually
with the queen and the Prince and
Princess of Wales. All that the doctors
insist is that he shall not be worried bv
matters requiring careful weighing
The government officials expect possi-
bly, within a week to fix the approxi-
mate date of the coronation. which Will
probably take place early in the au-
DISTINCTLY FAVORABLE
New York, June 27.-The New York
Medical Journal received today the fol-
lowing cable dispatch from the London
London, June n, noon-So far as it
Is possible yet to say anything definite.
the kings prospects are distinctly fav-
oraDle Thursday was a good day, fol-
lowed by a fair night, the patient hav-
ing refreshing sleep. The state of the
wound is satisfactory. the discharge
nealthy, the temperature Thursday
evening normal, fact which is imDort-
ant as indicating that the occasional
pain experienced in the wound has no
sinister significance. Nourishment was
"a ken and cheerfulness maintained. The
klng has seen and conversed with the
Prince Of Wales and the royal prfn-
tesses- Inc queen has visited the sick
man several times. The def1nfte state
ments ISSUED by the Lancet that the
DuAetlns are accurate. that the condi-
ZION is simply perityphHtis. that the
right medical opinion has been sought.
that the right procedure has been fol-
lowed and that no symptoms Of n7alie-
nant disease are present have much re-
assured the public. At noon TODAY the
wound is comfortable and the general
condition less anxious
CHEERS AT ROME
Rome, June Z7.-At the close of +ha
morning sitting of the Chamber of Depu-
Aes today the president of the house.