The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-24

Lord Fisher, the deputy governor Of
Windsor castle, made statement as
follows:
II have to make a very sad anonunce-
ment- The king is suffering from an
illness which makes an operation neces-
sary today. The coronation, therefore.
is postponed"
The bishop requested the congrega-
ton to join in the Litany out Of the
coronation service and pray for the re-
covery of the king.
During the afternoon the earl mar
shall the duke Of Norfolk, issued the
I following notice.
THE earl marshal has received the
! kings commands to express his N jes-
| tvs sorrow that owing to his serious
! illness the coronation ceremony must
be postponed. The celebrations in Lon
don will in consequence be likewise
tponed but it is- the kings earnest
hope that the celebrations in the coun-
try shall be held. as already arranged"
The king also expressed to the lord
mayor his desire that his majesty 8
dinner to the poor of London be net
postponed.
WILL ALL GO HOME.
Nothing has yet been decided regar d.
ing the movements of the foreign guests.
The first intimation which Whitelaw
Reid, the special ambassador of the
] United States to the coronation, had
that anything was wrong was contained
in a communication cancelling the state
banquet, which was to be held at Buck
/ In2Ham paiACG tonight, Dut no mention
was made OF the pOStpOnement OF tIse
great ceremonies of the week. 1t is
understood. however, that the special
ambassadors and royal guests Will re-
turn to their respective countries as
soon as more definite news is received
Of the result of the operation.
Outside of Buckingham palace enor-
nous thrOngs of people congregated
since early morning for the purpose of
Witnessing the arrival Of the special
ambassadors who We're to be received
by the king and queen today.
Large numbers Of foreign representa-
tives actually arrived, but the short
ness of their stay was noticed inquiries
were made and soon the news of his
majesty's serious state of health was
circulated among the waiting thousands
At the various places and at the Gros-
VenOr, Buckingham, Carlton, Cecil anu
other hotels where the foreign repre-
sentatives are staying the news created
the greatest dismay.
Royal carriages were already drawn
up in readiness to take the guests to
the reception at the palace, but the mo-
nent the "tickers" announced his
majesty's illness all the preparations for
the day ceased
In the streets the change which came
over the crowds was most pronounced
Traffic seemed mOmentarily paralyzed
and it was long before the full effect
of the startling intelligence was felt.
Large crowds quickly gathered around
the AMansion house, where the oficia4
notice was put up by the police in
spector, who first mounted the steps
and read out the bulletin. which was re-
ceived with respectful silence.
The streets. as the day wore on, be-
came more and more congested, and
! the holiday crowd concentrated into
groups reading the extras. Most of
the people seemingly felt dazed and
scarcely appreciated the full import Of
what they read
Work on stands erected on all sides
to enable the people to view the coro-
nation procession was gradually discon~
f tinued
STANDS TO GO DOWN
The lord mayor has instructed the
workmen to dem Olish the stands in
front Of the mansion house
In Plccadilly, along nearly the whole
length of which Workmen were COM
4 pleting the decorati tions and the road
/ way was blocked with sightseers, news
/ boys were yelling the announcement of
the pOstponement of the coronation. but
4 the workmen in that part of London
stolidly continued to finish the work
which they viii only have to take down
/ tomorrow.
At about / O'Clock in the afternoon
I three copies of the signed medical bull
I letin We're posted on different parts of
/ the ratings surrounding the front of
I buckingham palace The crowd who
/ had been SO numerous during the ear
/ her part of the day had by that TINA
/ dWlndled to a few hundred, but con-
stantly Increasing numbers of fashion
able occupants of passing carriages
T descended to read the bulletins.
In the course of the early afternoon
the bulletin from Buckingham palace
announcing that the operation had been
successful; that large abscess had
been evacuated and that the kings con-
ditiOn was satisfactory, was issued and
posted at the various points where
people congregated and shortly after
ward court official informed a repre-
sentative of the Associated Press that
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