Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-06-24

ham palace He said:
1T Is exceedingly distressing news
II Is impossible to say more. or at
tempt 70 forecast events We can only
wait and hope for the best
Diplomatists called at the foreign
Office 10 express their coincidence.
KING HAD APPENDICITIS.
Stripped of medical phrases, the king
was suffering from appendicitis and
the operation was entirely successful,
The kings condition up to the present
IL satisfactory, but all depends upon
the next 10 hours. OF cOutse his age
and mode Of life are against him.
Since morning. the old stories that
he Is suffering from cancer Of the
throat have been revived, but they are
authoritatiyely denied.
The postponement OF the coronation
festivities applies to the naval review
as well as to all other functions,
The members Of the American special
embassy. while officially the guests OF
the king, have established a house OF
their own and do not place much bur-
den or responsibility on anyone. They
probably VIII make no haste 10 leave.
Another probability already dis
cussed in official circles Is service
Of intercession." at Westminster abbey
TO pray for the kings recovery. unless
the worst should occur within "A TO As
hours.
THE QUEEN UPSET
Queen Alexandra Is terribly upset
and nervous. The royal grandchIld-
dren We're driven to the palace shortly
after J o'clock, The Prince and Prin-
cess Of Wales remained at Buck
ingham palace throughout the after
noon and when they left they appeared
decidedly more cheerful than on their
arrival,
Until p. M, close vigil was kept
within the palace. Nearly all the mem
bers OF the royal families with whom
were Lord Salisbury, Mr. Balfour, Lord
Roberts and other leading men of
England, anxiousy awaited word from
the sick room.
After the 4 O'Clock bulletin had been
issued the watchers, one by one, went
out, all looking more cheerful. The
Duke of Connaught, who was in full
uniform, seemed to be particularly
pleased with his brothers condition.
The best opinion seems 10 he that no
OF the coronation Is inevitable, and
even In the event Of the kings recovery
the browning of his majesty VIII GER
taing be shorn of all It's arranged for
glories,
WHO PERFORMED OPERATION.
London, June 2i.-The Lancet saws
the operation was performed by Sir
Frederick Treves. that the anaesthetic
was administered by Dr. Fredk NJ.
Hewitt and that the treatment was
borne well, his majesty recovering con-
sciousness without any III effects. No
complications attended the operation.
An abscess was found and evacuat-
BALFoUR's STATEMENT.
The house OF commons was crowded
today by members and others who were
anxious TO hear the expected state.
ment Of the government leader. A. j.
Balfour, on the subject Of the kings M
ness. Mr.. Bafour said he had intense
qualification in saying that a success
ful operation hao been performed on
the king and that his majesty was
progressing as well as possible.
That announcement" proceeded Mr.. q,
Balfour, removes a great load of our
minds. My first inclination on hearing
the melancholy news this morning was
to suggest that the house mark its
sense Of the disaster which has befallen
the whole community by adjourning.
But on more careful reflection | have
come TO the conclusion that such a
course IL Ill advised The anxiety we
feel must he great and that anxiety is
necessarily augmented by the circum-
stances under which the disaster has
befallen the royal family and the whole
country, have come 10 the concu-
sion that II the house was to take the
exceptional course to which | have ad-
verted, that which Is now anxiety in
the public mind might become panic
and a wholly exaggerated idea of the
present state OF things might go
abroad.
"The status Of things Is undoubtedly
grave. but we ought not TO use strong
er epithets in regard to It than those ]
have used and | am convinced that II
we were 20 consider the kings condl-
ton to be such that II would BE- imprOp-