The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-25
Continuous Procession of
Carriages Enter Gates
All Day Long.
RUM0RS FLY THICK
AMONG THE THRONG
Impossible to Trace Their Source, But
Anxiety of People Is Not Much Re-
lieved Because Statements Are Not
Given Official Confirmation.

LONDON. June 25.-ShortIy after
o'clock this morning those who were
keeping guard inside Buckingham Pal
ace heard the incongruous sounds Of
worknen hammering on the professional
stand in the Mall This was soon fol-
lowed by the CHEEKY strains Of Sousa's
King Edward March, to which the SOL
diers at st. James. Palace changed guard.
By 10 o'clock the crowd around the
gates had assumed considerable proper
tions. It was swelled largely BY fash
ionable people. mostly women. who
gazed at the continuous procession OF
carriages entering the ambassadors
court for the purpose Of allowing the
occupants TO inscribe their names.
The first callers arrived about
O'Clock. They were told in q few words
that the King had been restless during
the first portion of the night, but had
been in better condition since I Z, clock.
This message was delivered to them
verbally by servants OF the King. at
tired in their red Iiverfes
Crowd Increased Rapidly.
when the morning bulletin was post
ed the crowd began to increase rapidly.
It was evident that the anxiety OF the
people had not been much relieved By
the phrase in the bulletin 10 the eject
that under the circumstances the. Kings
condition was satisfactory. TbaakfrI-
ness that the news was no worse seemed
to be the predominant feeling.
About noon strong force Of police
arrived and Gordon around the buI-
Ietin board was Established. The officers
compelled those who desired TO read the
bulletin to move past in single file
af5@r perusfng its contents.
Many Rumors Current.
In the crowd about the palace rumors
Of all kinds we're in circulation. one
CT the most persistent Of these was that
The royal family had been summoned
at once TO the bedside CT The King. who
had expressed q desire 10 be crowned. N
his bedroom II Is inpossibIe to verify
these rumors or trace their source.
For the morning consultation Lord
Lister was the first 10 arrive and the
last TO depart. The consultation lasted
about twenty minutes. Lord Lister and
Sir Thomas Smith we're thoughtfvl
and preoeeupied expression.
Sir Francis KnoIIys. the KINGS uri-
vate secretary. was asked whether there
we're good grounds fer tho serious view
Of MS majesty's. condition that was be-
ing taken generally. He replied:
The doctors only know the truth.
Tou have their bulletins
IN response 70 request for his pri-
vats opinion he said in dubious way
that be thought the Kings chances were
very fair.
Ambassador Choste Calls.
M Joseph Caoats. the American An
5assador, was among the early callers
at the Paieee. As the day wore. on car
riages arrived continuously and the
crowd Of walters and watchers steadily
increased until it lined both sides Of
the mall.
The similarity between the Illness Of
the KinE and that OF the Igte President
Mckinley are row pointed out The
causes are different. but the danger
from foreign matter in the abdominal
cavity is the same in bis majesty's casa
IS it was in that OF President McKinIey.