The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-27

London. June 25.-Anxious suspense
over the condition OF King Edward VII.
shared. as is evidenced by shoals OF
telegrams from abroad. by the whole
civilized world. was not much lessened
by the bulletin issued by the attending
physicians at 1920 O'Clock this morning
as follows:
His majesty was very restless and
had no sleep during the early part OF
the night. He obtained some sleep,
however. after l o'clock this morning;
is free from pain and no untoward
symptoms presented themselves. Con-
sidering all circumstances, His majesty
may be said to be progressing SAUSAGE
torily."
Earlier unofficial reports a been
more favorable than the official medi-
cal pronouncement. They spoke of the
king as having passed a good night
with peaceful rest, and the
ment of his majesty's restlessnesS and
lack Of sleep is regarded by the general
public as by no means ~re-assuring, al
though court officials profesSad satisfac-
ton. The absence of al. mention of the
patients temperature caused
The medical bulletins were rapidly
posted about London and the scenes
Ell Judy. IL
noon long strings Of carriages were
waiting to put down visitors At the am
bassadors and main entrances of the
palace.
AS the day progressed the crowds
around Buckingham palace augmented
anG the cautious wor ling of the early
bulletin was much discussed. Soon af-
ter 2 D. m, a second bulletin was posted
as follows:
THE king passed a comfortable morn
ing and his condition so far is salts
factory"
This was regarded as being somewhat
more favorable and the good impression
which it created was enhanced by the
arrival at the palace shortly afterwards
Of he duke n duchess Of Aosta who
came from Dorchester House to lunch
with the royal family. The observers
deduced therefrom that unless the
kings condition was fairly satisfactory,
the queen would not nave entertained
the visitors for she mas been unremit-
ting in nursing her husband and has
hitherto been constantly at his bedside.
At $3.50 p. m, today Sir Francis Knoll
lys, private secretary to King Edward
told a representative OF the Associated
Press that no particular change haG oc-
Cured but that the king was maintain
ing the improvement In his condition.
Tomorrow has been officially appoint
ed a day of intercession for the king
and in every parish church in the
Uunited Kingdom special microscopy
services will be held.
The authorities Of st. Paul's Cathe-
dral, by request, have arranged a sol
emn service Of intercession for the
kings recovery to be held tomorrow at
noon. The general public will not be
admitted. Only ticket holders to the
postponed Westminster Abbey corona
ton ceremony will be present.
A final effort was mace today to have
the naval review carried out in some
fashion, since it was considered deplor-
able that so many wdrships, home and
foreign, should disperse without any Of
fetal inspection; but the government
leader in the house of commons, A. j..
Balfour, decided that 1t was impossible.
The admiralty has that all
| entertainments planned for the officers
and crew of the ships off Spit Head
have been cancelled.
h only features OF the coronation
decorations etc, escaping demolition
| are the Illumination devices in London
and in the bonfires which had already
been laid On three hundred hill tops
throughout the United Kingdom.
These, for the present, will not be
| touched, in the hope Of using them to
| celebrate the kings
According to the Evening News there
is good foundation for The rumor that 1t
was the kings earnest desire that ha
| should be crowned in his bedroom and
that the procession Of Fziday should be
carried out without HIM.
h story of the king and The EySom
| gypsy is being retold. According to this
a gypsy who was supposed not to have
| known his majesty's identity told him
that he would rise high, to the throne
| itself, but would just fall short OF his
ambition at the last moment and would
| not be crowned king" !.
The same seer told King Edward h
he would be so unlucky en- the turf that
even If one of his horses was gong to
win a race it would fall dead at the
winning post. This prediction was full
| filled in the case of Counterpart In 1888.
Later, at Hamburg, a palmlst is said
| to have foretold hat the king would
become i'll as he started for mis- corona
ton.
Whether the stories ale true or other
| wise the coincidence of their being cur
rent this year and the went OF yester-
| day are regarded as remarkable
The kings mind is eltirely clear and
| it is his majesty's wish that the ar
| rangements for the dinner to about hve
hundred thousand of the poor of Lon
| don July 5th should be proceeded with
| Before tomorrow morning over a a
| million invitations will have been sent
| out. All the arrangements are IN Sir
| Thomas Lipton's hands and II can De
( imagined that he would not proceed
with the final arrangements unless ne
and others were confidert of being able
to carry them out.
The king spent a quiet day and the
lack of unfavorable developments was
regarded as greatly i'll his favor No
definite Representation, however. re-
gTEnf