River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-06-26
THE CORONATION.
King Edwards Health in Question:
Sensational Rumors Regard
ing 1t Denied.

London, June 23.-The reappearance
Sunday of brilliant sunshine after
weeks of rain and lnurky weather gave
to the first day of coronation week an
air of unusual gayety and gladdened
the hearts of thousands of British
subjects from all parts of the empire
and the thousands of foreigners who
are pouring into London, eager to wit
ness as much of this weeks events as
possible. The announcement that
King Edward, Queen Alexandra and
the court would return to London from
Windsor to-day at noon increased the
universal anticipations for that day
and served to quiet, to some extent,
the flood of extraordinary rumors con-
corning the kings physical condition,
varied in some quarters by wlerd tales
of plots to assassinate his majesty
and other fictions, all of which have
been promptly denied by the officials
most intimately connected with the
king
King Edwards health is authorita-
lively declared to be good at Windsor
castle, and Sunday morning his maj
esty attended divine service, accom-
panied by other members of the royal
family In the evening he enjoyed a
drive through the royal gardens of
Windsor castle in closed carriage.
The court will arrive at Buckingham
palace to-day before luncheon time.
King Edwards daily life for the past
week has been regulated to conform
very closely to his physicians advice,
and this regime has had very bene-
fetal effect in bringing about his rapid
recovery from his recent indisposition.
He retires early and rises late; he
breakfasts alone and receives the few
est possible guests. He has even failed
to attend some of the private morning
services in the chapel at Windsor
castle. All state business possible has
been putaside and his majesty has oc-
cupied the spare hours of the pastweek
in playing quiet games with members
of his own household in his own room.
Various wild rumors current in Lon
! don concerning the health of King Ed
ward were referred to Sir Francis
Knollys, private secretary to the king.
| To these queries Sir Francis has tele-
graphed the following reply from
! Windsor castle: "There is not one
word of truth in these reports
Nearly 10000 regular and auxiliary
troops and 1900 men of the metro.
politan and city police forces will be
on duty in London during the corona
ton ceremonies. The duke of Con
naught will command the soldiery
which is drawn from all parts of the
United Kingdom and the empire
With the exception of the yeomanry
and volunteers, all of them will be il
or around London on Wednesday even
! ing. They will be accommodated fol
two or three nights in tents and pub
! lie schoolrooms. The Indian troop!
will be camped at Hampton court, ex
cept the mounted men, who will camT
in the bishop of London's park, at Full
ham The colonial forces will be
CHARTERED at the Alexandra palace
Nine Thousand officers and men will
camp in Kensington gardens, 1000 in
the archbishop of Canterbury
grounds at Lambeth palace, 1000 in
Battersea park, 4,5O0 in Regents park,
and others will occupy great camps at
Woolwich and Hounslow. Those
troops not provided for in the above
quarters will be established in public
school buildings.