Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-06-30
KING EDWARD
IN DIRE PERIL
BRITISH SOVEREIGN IN MOST
CRITICAL CONDITION.
London Shocked and Dazed at Sad
NeWs-Queen Has Borne STRAIN
of Last Week With Brave Spirit
dispatches from All Parts or
World Express Sorrow.

London, June 25, $3.50 a. m.-The
king passed a good night. There are
no complications.
London, June %, so a. NAT 20
this morning an officer at guard at the
palace informed the Associated Press
that he understood there were no new
developments in the kings condition
The palace is everywhere closed and
there are no signs of life about the
building except sentries outside and
messengers and reporters awaiting
possible bulletins.
London, June %, 4:45 a. m-Slr
Frederick Treves, Sir Francis F. LAX
ing and Sir Thomas Barlow remained
at Buckingham palace all night The
Associated Press learned about mid
night that his majesty enjoyed refresh
ing sleep. 1t is not likely any further
bulletin of the kings condition will be
issued before 7 o'clock this morning.
London, June 25.--At / O'Clock this
morning the Associated Press learned
expected and everything was progress
ing satisfactorily
King Edwards Strength.
London, June 25.--A bulletin issued
at 11:10 says: Kings condition as
good as could be expected after so
serious an operation. His strength |
is maintained, there is less pain and |
his majesty had taken little nour- |
ishment. 1t will be some days before
it will be possible to say King Ed
ward is out of danger. (Signed) |
Treves; Laking; Barlow"
Roosevelt COMEDIES.
Washington, June 25.-The presi- |
dent just before leaving the white
house for the railroad station sent
the following to King Edward:
81 ask that your majesty accept |
my sincere assurances of sympathy
and wishes for a speedy GONZALES
cence. (Sig.) Theodore Roosevelt
BaIfour's Announcements.
London, June 25.-Just before the
adjournment of the house of COM
mons Mr.. Balfour announced that he
condition of King Edward was not
changed and that his majesty was
progressing satisfactorily.
Brief official notice of the post
ponement of the coronation was pub I
lished in the Gazette, as a result OF
which the entire state, social and |
business arrangements throughout the
country are paralyzed. The best in
formed opinion places the date OF the
coronation in about three months |
provided the king progresses well in |
the meantime.
Will do Kings Business.
London, June ga cabinet coun- i
Gil which lasted an hour was held
last evening 1t is understood it was |
arranged to carry on as far as pos |
sible the public business requiring |
the kings approval and signature |
without reference to his majesty, in
order to insure absolute mental and |
physical rest and quietude through |
out what the ministers hope will be a |
period of convalescence.
Manitoba Depressed.
Winnipeg, Manitoba, June 25.-
Everything connected with the coro-
nation has been cancelled. A feel
ing of anxiety prevails throughout
the west and people fear that at the
kings age the worst may come.
Holiday Postponed.
Ottawa, June 25.-The public holt
day fixed for Saturday is called off |
on account of the kings illness.
Washington Hears News.
Washington, June 25.-During the
afternoon cablegrams were received
at the state department from White |
law Reid, special ambassador, and
from Henry White, secretary of the
United States embassy, there. I'M
mediately upon learning from Buck
ingham palace of the kings illness,
the ambassador went there and was
informed an operation for appendi-
citis had just been performed. The
king had fallen into a quiet sleep
after the operation, showing no signs
of sinking from the shock. The an
nouncement was made that the coro-
nation was postponed without date
and program arranged for today
bandoned The important statement
in the cablegram from Reid was that
the coronation could not take place
for at least two months, and that ex-
cept for the dinner arranged to be
given in the kings name for the poor
of London at the end Of the ceremo-
MES, all festivities connected with
the coronation had been abandoned.