The Iola register., 1902-06-27
THE KING Is BETTER
The Reports Received Yesterday are
Encouraging
81 serlpps-McRae Press Assn.

pullSIln sdlu' MS hdJeSJy Hdu u DeJ-
ter night and some refreshing sleep.
He is improved in all respects His
constitutional condition is quite fav-
orable and the state of his wound is
also satisfactory" SIGNED "Treves,
Lister, Smith and Lakiug
The King saw several members Of
his family today. The Two O'Clock
bulletin announced; "1ho Kings con-
dition still remains satisfactory"
The Prince and Princess Of Wales en-
tertained thirteen hundred orphans at
dinner today.
HIS BROTHER IS ENCOURAGED.
,sy scripps-M -McRae Press Associnuou.
London, June 26.-The kings
brother, Duke of Connaught, left
Buckingham at $3.50 and said the pa
TENTS condition was most encourage
ing, the pulse and temperature being
normal. Instead of the coronation
services, intercessionary rites we're
held in the churches all over the en-
pire today.
WHEN WILL HE BE CROWNED?
ev scr,pps-McRRe Press ANsociAtiop
London, June 26.-The evening Sun
today says it has authority for the
statement that coronation will be ap-
proximately the second week in Octo-
ber, but court officials say it is idle to
speculate till the King is out Iof dam
ger.
EDWARDS HEAVY INSURANCE.
New York, June 25.-In the event Of
the death OF King Edward VII, the in
surance companies OF England will
suffer the most staggering blow known
in the history of that branch of fin
ancial investment. 1t will cause loss
of tens of millions OF dollars to the
regularly organized life insurance
companies Of various other kinds
which have taken heavy risks on the
kings life at high rates of interest.
American life insurance companies.
however. will suffer no loss, because
in this country, to obtain life insur-
ance policies the applicant must es-
tablish an insurable interest in the per-
son insured. King Edward carries So,
600, 900 placed with English companies.
This is on personal policies, upon
which he pays premiums out of his
private purse. The total risks on his
life on policies by business men, is
placed at p million dollars.
The czar of Russia is said to carry
personal insurance of 4 million dol
lars, as well as IL million dollars on
the life OF the czarina and - million
dollars on that of Grand Duchess
Olga. The emperor of Germany car
ries million dollars personal insur-
ance.
HE WILL BE KING
London, June %. Should King
Edward lie George Frederick, now
the Prince of Wales, known as the
Sailor Prince, will be England's
king.
George was born at Marlborough
house June 3, 1865 just seventeen
months after his eldest brother, the
late duke of Clarence. The two lads
entered the navy together as cadets
June 5, 1877. They spent two years or
the training ship Britannia and then
started for. three years. voyage
around,thelworld on the, Bacchante,
They we're accompanied 10y private
tutor, the Rev. Mr.. Dalton, who 'pre'
pared for the press a work, ostensibly
written by the young princes, giving
descriptions of countries visited by
them.
In May, in 1883, Prince George was
made midshipman on the Canada anC
stationed on the North American coas
in 1885. In 1891 he was made iful
commander. He visited Ireland il
in October of the latter year, staying
with his brother, the duke of Clarence
in Dublin. He then started on The
last tour he and his brother were tC
take together In Dublin he caugh
typhoid fever and was taken home tC
Nj arlborough house, and only slowly
recovered his health.
The death of his brother, Januar!
IA, 1892, made Prince George heir tC
the throne. He took his seat in th'
house OF lords as duke Of York. TIL,
dukes engagement to the Princess
VictoriaIMay of Teck, the erstwhil
betrothed Of his brother, was'announceC
in May, 1893. The marriage tool
place July in the Chapel Royal a
St. James palace. 1t was Iattended b.
all the members of the British roya
family, by the king and queen OF Den
mark, by the c2arowitz, the presen
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