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AN ENORMOUS LOSS.
Insurance Companies Must Pay Mil
lions in Indemnities.

New York June 25.-PostponeTnent of the
coronation means enormous loss to
to the journal OF Commerce. An under
writer of prominence, estimates that the
claims which will have to be faced will
amount to from 4S50.0o0 to E9o0,e0o- For
many weeks policies have been steadily
applied for, and readily granted. insuring
the risk of the coronation not taking
place on the 10Th inst. During the past
day or two, since rumOrs of the kings ill
this kind were written and then only at
exorbitant rates, but prior to the dis
quoting reports q heavy business had
been transacted with those who had
stands on which they intended to let
seats, tradesmen whose interests would
suffer and innHmerable individuals and
corporations whose financial loss would
be serious in event OF a p0stponement
The rates charged in April were L to
Is guineas per cent Twelve and six-tenths
to fifteen and seven tenthS per cent? By
a week ago it had gotten down to five
guneas per cent Give and a quarter per
cent?
During the recent smallpox excitement
LlOyd's underwriters issued thousands Of
policies against catching the disease at
a rate of rs Sd per cent (one-eighth of
one per cent? and had only a few claims
The underwriters also came out ex-
ceedingly we'll ON their speculation as to
the queens jubilee procession in 1897
went in for the coronation premiums as
greedily as if there had been no risk to
be feared and the premium was all profit
Others held aloof from such commitments
in hungriiv on the coronation gamble.
Many of the underwriters have policies
on the life of the king for six months
The rate for this last week was ten gum
cas- per cent ften and half per cent? but
it rose on Tuesday to fifteen guineas per
cent (fifty-tWo and a half per cent?
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The Amateur PhiIosonher.

Next to the breakfast foods the worst
thing about breakfast is that it hap
pens every day.
It costs her father five or six hundred
dollars a year to send a girl away to
boarding school or college and about all
she seems to have learned when she
cones home for the summer vacation
is new way of doing her hair and that
the boys at home aren't fit for her to
wipe her feet on.
It is easier to endure the prominence
given the prospective bride when you
reflect that she will never be heard of
after her wedding day.
Sunbursts are becoming so common
that they are now given as graduating
presents. A little while ago If you saw
a young woman wearing a pearl or dia-
mond sunburst you knew that it had
recently figured in the society column
as the gift of the groom to the bride. -
but now it is as likely as not that she
is sweet girl graduate. Diamond soli-
taires, too. formerly unfailing signs of
engagements, are now popular COM
mencement gifts. A girl used to be
willing to wait for a solitaire until her
betrothaI but now she seems to realize
that that is taking pretty long chances
and prizes one cut of papa.
The average girls idea of generosity
is to pass compliment on without the
trade last" condition.
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KINGS CHANGES.
Sir Frederick Says They Are
Two to One in His Favor.
Death is Likely to Occur If Al
All From 9Th to Sth Day.
BUSINESS Is STUNNED.
Manufacturers Of Badges and
Medals Lose Heavily.
Technical Report by Cores
pondent of Medical Journal.

New York, June 25.-According to Sir
Frederick Treves. who performed the
operation on King Edward, and himself
one of the greatest living surgeons and
specialists on abdominal troubles, the
chances Of death in cases of perityphi-
Tits where assesses form, as in that
of King Edward, are about one in three.
Sir Frederick TreVes also declares
that the period when death is most like
to the eighth day. Judging from the
opinions of this distinguished physician
it m y be assumed that either the kings
condition has developed suddenly-or he
has been very sick for several days,
and the physicians have been attempt
Ing to patch up" their patient for this
weeks ceremonies, says the Times.
What physicians regard as one of the
exhaustive essays written on the sub
ject Of perityphilitis is that of Sir Fred
erIck Treves published in a medical
work known as the System of Nfedi-
cine" Every phase of the malady is
treated in that essay and many of the
typical cases cited bear remarka bic
similarity to that of King Edward. The
following are some extracts from that
essay of interest to laymen:
Perityphilitis represents the very
commonest variety Of peritonitis and
the remarkable frequency of infiamma-
ton in this position is due to the fact
that the appendix is one of the weakest
points within the abdomen. Perityphi-
Tits may be met with in patients of all
ages. Cases have been recorded in chill
dren respectively seven and thirteen
months of age. On the other hand the
greater portion of cases occur in young
adults and the period of greatest fire.
quency is between ten and twenty.
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latter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John 2.
Moon. left Tuesday for a fortnight's trip
through western Kansas and Oklahoma
Mrs G. s. Beverley and Miss Ada
Halter Of Burlingame We're in Topeka
Tuesday as guests of Mrs. Noble Prem
Mrs A. H. Thompson is in Kansas
City
Miss Louise Young of New York City
is the guest of her aunt. Mrs. M. F.
Rigby.
The following young people picnicked
at Garfield park Tuesday: Bertha Beal.
Miss Verna. Johnston, Miss May Ritchie.
Miss Lillian Natsen, Miss Mae Majors
Miss Pearl Nelson, Mr.. Archie Camp
bell, Mr. Adolph Natsen, Mr.. Tom Rag
land, Mr.. Harry Johnson, Mr.. Conway
and Mr.. Sheetz.
Mr. A. H. Johnson of Manhattan. who
was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs S. A.
Hayes, 624 Van Buren, street, has re-
turned home.
Miss Louise vogel. Mr.. Charles Ale
mann and Mr.. Albert Voge1 of st. Louis
are guests Of Mr.. and Mrs Frank Vogel,
west of Washburn college.
Mrs McA1ahon, 415 Third avenue, east
entertained a few guests Tuesday night
IN honor of Mr.. McMahon's 46th birth
day anniversary. Those present were
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Kennedy, Mr. and
Mrs. Nealy, Mr.. and Mrs Butler Miss
Carol Hanmun, Miss Eva Mitchell. Miss
Maurie Haraeek Miss Anne Mcmahon
Miss Kate A1cMahon, Mr.. Walter Wor-
lin.
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INVOKE FORAKER LAW.
Cubans Want to Know About Settle
ment of Church Claims.

New York, June 25.-President Palma
and cabinet have decided, says Herald
dispatch from Havana, to ask Minister
Quesada to obtain Washington data ex-
planatory of General Woods settlement
of the church claims. The Cubans in
woke the Foraker law and question the
right of any permanent arrangement.
Insular agricultural societies are unit
ing to send two commissioners to Eu-
rope to urge the boards Of trade in
English, German, French and Spanish
cities to establish closer relations with
Cuba.
The Planters association has petition
ed congress to free all estates from tax
alton for five years and all priyat e
mortgage loan and banking institutions
for SO years.
A proposition has been presented to
congress to grant admittance free OF
duty for the next 20 years Of all iron
and material used in the homes Of the
poorers classes.
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L1KENED TO BUFFALO.
Senator Depew Describes Effect Of
Edwards Illness.

New York, June Ex-senator Depew
who is in London, compared the effect
of the news of the kings illness here
with the effect of the news of the as
sassination of President Mckinley upon
Buffalo last year, says the London cor
respondent of the Herald
1T is an exact parallel in many re-
spects with the incidents at Buffalo,
although the element of tragedy is
wanting" said he I was in Buffalo a
the time, and the city was in just such
a state of exultation and exaltation as
was London.
Looking out of my window just when
the news was being given out I witness
ed a dramatic sight. There was a
tremendous congestion of persons and
vehicles in Pail Mall. which lasted fully
Is minutes.
Suddenly news vender was seen
who held aloft huge poster of one of
the newspapers bearing the words Cor
onation postponed: king very i'll
I'm a moment the whole crowd has
dissolved and soon the street was oceu-
pied only by ordinary traffic
zone thing that strikes one most fore
IDLY at this time is the immense per
sonal popularity of the king.
Not single discordant note and I
have talked with many distinguished
men. have I heard in the general chorus
of sorrow for the kings illness and I
am sure this is shared by every right
thinking person no matter of what ma
This is very disastrous calamity,
which will touch the hearts Of people all
over the world" said General Joseph
Wheeler.
IAN people have deep sympathy for
those who. just about receiving great
honors, are suddenly Frustrated. The
entire world hopes for the kings speedy
recovery.
Whatever may be the course of the
disease, the gaiety of London must, it
seems to me, Immediately cease. The
English people are very liberal to Amer
cans in entertainment and all the ex-
pressions we hear in London in regard
to Americans are of the most pleasing
character.
Il am sure Americans can join in
wishing King Edward an early return to
health"
Forty millions of English people are
sorrowing because of the unexpected
turn events have taken" said H. Clay
Evans, United States consul general. 81
am sure my countrymen both here and
across the sea are shocked by the news
of the kings illness and pray for him
an early recovery
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DIR. MAINS VIEW.
Operation Performed Upon the King
is a Common One.

IS q common QuS.
New York. June 25.-Dr. Matthew
Mann the surgeon who performed the
operation on President Mckinley has.
says a World special from Buffalo, made
the following statement:
THE operation on King Edward is
one that is performed very frequently
and is more frequent in this country
than in England. The results are sat
isfactory in very large percentage Of
cases.
1T is impossible, of course. to give an
opinion on the outcome OF the king s
illness without more data. The case of
King Edward bears no resem blance
whatever to President McKinley's. The
one is an Inflammation, the other was
a. gunshot wound. All things being
even, I should say the kings chances of
recovery are a great deal better than
were those of the president-that is. an
ordinary case of appendicitis is n UGH
more likely to get we'll than a bullet
wound in the stomach.
Taking it all together, I suppose
more than So per cent Of the appen-
dicitis cases get well, provided they are
taken in time, while in cases of bullet
wounds of the stomach. probably not
more than sixty per cent get we'll
'sTreves, who performed the operation
on King Edward is a well known man,
in abdominal surgery, and has written
on it in books of high standing. I
have been tempted to cable to Treyes
one of the many kilograms received
when President Mckinley was i'll. 1t
read: Everyone is praying for Nc
Kinley; some are praying for the doc
tors > -
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Helen Quigley Of Sterling. will go TO
Kansas City Friday for q short visit
DR.. George Grimes, of Hiawatha, is
in Topeka on his way to Philadelphia
where he was recently graduated from
a medical college and where he will en-
ter a hospital for the summer.
Mrs. Anderson, of Garrett, is the
guest of her sister. Mrs. Frederick De
Obert.
Miss Blench Wilson viii spend Thurs
day in Kansas City and leave next week
for Colorado for an extended absence
Mrs. George F. Morrow gave a lunch
con for four children at the ThrooD
Tuesday afternoon. The table was dec
GRATED in red, white and blue. the COL
ors appearing In the candles. shades.
the favors and the flowers. The little
guests We're Eleanor Stoker, Rena Pigg,
Dorothy Morrow and Arthur GetteI.
Mrs. George w Tineher Miss Bessie
Tincher Mrs. Anna Ripley and her chill
dren, Mrs. beats and Miss Helen Sterne
have gone to Louisville Springs in Pot
tawatomie county for two weeks camp
ing.
Mrs. Allen 8. Barrows. of New York
City is the guest of her sister, Mrs. L
n Paquin.
Mr. James Mcfarland is in Kansas
City for a few days
Mr.. Fred Barnes left Tuesday for a
visit in Chicago
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Haines of Sa-
betha, who have been the guests of the
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Thousands of pounds Of perishable food
Of the most expensive varieties are crowd
ing every refrigerator in London, while
ORDERS Tor many tons more were telegraph
icsIly cancelled yesterday and Will remain
source of litigation or compromise.
The caterers of the fashiona bic west end
nave already announced that they are will
ing to share the losses of their patrons
tomorrow and Friday.
Few of the caterers or hotels aVailed
themselves of insurance, the recently Of
fered IIoyd's rate of 10 per cent being
reviewing stands We're thus protected. But
the important question remains as to
whether the money paid for seats VIII
necessarily be refunded. Only a few seats
Of nearly half a million were sold with
any specific proviso on this point.
The manufacturers of medals and Sou
yenirs are badly hurt. One Of these said
that 10U93.O00 medals, dated June 26 and n
already struck, were now Valueless.
Altogether, L0ndons business loss Is in
calcuiable and the people OF Portsmouth
penditure had been made to reap d har-
vest from the naval review, are simply
crushed.
The streets of London today seem desert
week The chief points Of interest were
Buckingham Palace and Fleet street. At
both localities crowds of people surround
ed every bulletin board and anxiously
bought numerous extras"
A curious fact in this connection Is that
some Of the outlying suburbs had no gen
eral realization of the postponement of the
coronation till the residents read the Morn
city and the nearer suburbs yesterday abb
sorbed the whole supply before reaching
the outer fringe of London.
The general postoffice is overburdened
with kilograms. Many private messages
filed yesterday could not be transmitted
and were not delivered until today.
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THE WHOLE STORY.
Medical Journals Special Regarding
the Kings Illness.

New York, June 25.-The following spec
ial cable was today received by the New
York Medical Journal from its London
correspondent, whom they consider the
highest authority in Great Britain and
who is in intimate touch with everything
that trenspires at the bedside Of. the king:
London. June 25 70 noon.-The king s
disease is perityphilitis, following cold
contracted nine days previously. His
symptoms became rather acute a week
ago but had subsidized and it was hoped
that he would go through the coronation
ceremony. Owing to a sudden eXacerba-
ton early Tuesday morning, an operation
was decided upon at 10 O'Clock and the
operation was performed at noon on Tues
day by Sir Frederick Treves the anaes-
thetic being administered by Dr. Freder-
lex Hewitt The abscess was opened
around the caecum. the pus evacuated
and the cavity drained There was no
resection of the bowel, the newspaper re-
ports that tubing was required to preserve
the continuity of the intestine being en-
tirely misleading The recovery from
anaesthesia was satisfactory; the patient
passed a restless night, succeeded by inn
provement his condition being favorable
on Wednesday. at noon
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BOOK TRUST AN ISSUE.
Populists Win Use Ammunition in
the Campaign.

The American Book company will be
an issue in the coming campaign. One
of the planks in the Populist platform
is directed against this corporation.
The platform committee was in ses-
sion from 1 80 yesterday afternoon until
5 0 clock. and the big fight was over the
adoption OF the American Book COM
pany plank r. A. Sankey, of Sedg-
wick county. prepared it. and as it was
first introduced it reflected strongly on
Superintendent Nelson. the present Re
publican superintendent. Other menu
bers of the committee said they would
not stand for anything of that sort. be-
cause Nelson had stood out squarely
against the American Book con pany
and had fought it with all his might.
Some Of the resolutions committee
threatened if the resolution was adopt
ed in that form to make fight for Nell
son on the floor of the convention. It
was rewritten several times and finally
adopted in the form presented to the
convention.
It is claimed that some of the Popu-
lists are in possession of letters which
show the n ethods Of the American
Book company and how it attempted
to bride members of the legislature,
which will be used in the coming cam
paign.
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Notes LAD PersonaI MentIon.

Mr. and Mrs A. A. Robinson leave
this week for Boston. Miss Meta Rob-
lnson viii go to Colorado next week
Miss Reita Updegraff is IN Leaven-
worth for visit Of several weeks.
Mrs. Eugene Hagan. Mrs W J.
Black and Mrs. Arthur Capper are II
Atehison today the guests ofAIrs. Frank
Mrs w l. French and her children
left today for Ludington. Michigan. for
the summer.
Miss Louise Penny Of Hutchinson is
the guest of Mrs Edwin Fox
Mr Ellis H. Custer OF Kansas City
was in town last night.
Miss Gertrude Boughton of Lawrence.
Is the guest of Mrs. Eugene B. Stotts
Miss Anne Quigley, who has been in
C. b. Reed for the White-MfIs we'd
ding and the entertainments that pre-
ceded 1t goes to her home in Sterling
TOMORROW accompanied by Dick Reed
y ne viii spend a few weeks there.
MI and Mrs. Waiter J. TOwne Mr. and
Mrs William NJ Towne and Mr. c. F.
Io#ne are guests of their aunt, Mrs
Mary o Brien. 319 Topeka avenue
AAfs. l. NJ. Powell, Mrs. Clock and
loretta and Elizabeth Powell leave
thursday for Ludington Mich. for the
summer. They viii be Joined in July by
Or Powell, Miss Grace Powell and Miss
ROBERTA WATSON and Miss Rena Fitz-
patrick
Miss Ida Stewart. who is the guest
OF Mrs g. j. Mulvane. S-in go Saturday
to Clay Center to visit Miss Jennie
Dawson
Miss Daisy Fowkes, who was Mrs.
r. B. Hogeboom's guest. went to her
nome ia Kansas City Tuesday.
Mr- Walter Stark Of Wichita. who
L'as been the guests of the Howell Jones
Aainlly' returned home Tuesday
MISS Agnes Hanson, of Lawrence. who
les ss 2e 5ed with Mrs. Katherine OReil-
1ey, 1903 Topeka avenue. will be the
guest Of Mrs. Myrtle F'oote- Holmes the
rest of the week
MISS Dorothy Wadell Of Lexington.
Mo- is the guest Of Miss Csussie Sin mn,
son '7i-i4P
MI Howell Jones, Jr-, has gone to Ar
41o1a Q spend the summer on a ranch
MI W. Q. Roberts. OF AIedford. OK.
IS IN town for a few days.
Aliss Phil Reed ana her guest Miss
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N. K. & I. EXTENSIONS.
Doing Much Work in Texas Under
Minor Companies.

Austin, Tex, June 25.@Comparatively
little of the new mileage in Texas will
be built under the name of the Missouri,
Kansas & Texas, but the work will be
done by other companies In which the
Missouri, Kansas & Texas has acquired
a controlling interest.
The most important of these compa-
MES is the Orange and Northwestern.
The latter company was organized by
a few wealthy lumber mill men of East
Texas primarily for the purpose of
building short lumber road into the
timber region north of Orange. Thirty
miles Of track, between Orange and
Buna have been completed
The authoritative announcement was
recently made that the Missouri. Kan
sas & Texas had guaranteed the bonds
OF the Orange & Northwestern, and that
it was really a controlling factor in that
project. This announcement was fol-
lowed by the Orange & Northwestern
fling in the secretary of states office
here a few days ago an amendment to
its charter, providing for the building
of $50 miles Of additional road, and it is
to be easily seen that those proposed
extensions are in the interest of the
Missouri, Kansas & Texas.
At Marshall connection will be made
with the Texas Southern railroad, which
is a Missouri, Kansas & Texas proper
ty. The Texas Southern runs north
west from Marshall to the town of Win
neboro on the Shreveport division Of the
Missouri Kansas & Texas. The last
named company also owns the Denison.
Benham & New Orleans railroad, which
runs between nenison and Benham. q
distance OF about Is miles. It IS am
nounced that this road is to be extended
southeast from Benham to Winnsboro
by way of Wolf City.
When the building of these extensions
and connecting lines the Missouri Kan
sas & Texas viii be given a new through
direct line between North Texas points
and Orange in the extreme southeastern
part.
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Train 6 Number Eight"

The Detroit and New York express of
the Grand Trunk Railway system. which
leaves Chicago daily at 11:05 a. m. for
Detroit, Mt. Clemens. Niagara Falls
New York and Philadelphia: carrying
wide vestibule coaches, cafe-parlor car
and Pullman sleeping cars, is much
sought by the experienced traveller be
cause of its quick time and unsur
passed accommodations. Information,
timetables, etc. win be furnished on
application by Geo. w Vaux, A g. F.
& T. A. room GIT. 1876 Adams st, Chi
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Portland, Ore, June 25.-FIre has des-
troyed an entire block of frame build
ings bounded by Seventh, Park. G1isan
and Hoyt streets. Thirty-fve horses
belonging to the Wakefield Horse Trans
fer company, burned to death. among
them three valuable PAGERS. A number
of people asleep IN the Park lodging
house escaped with great difficulty. The
total loss is about $4,000 and insurance
go 600
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chautauoua Lake.

On July 18th the Erie railroad will run
a special 30-day excursion to Chautau-
qua lake The fare from Chicago will
be only $14 for the round trip Tickets
will be good on all the limited trains
For detailed information apply to A. W.
Moore. travelling passenger agent, kan
sas City, Mo. Chicago ticket Office. 24Z
Clark street.
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New York, June Decentralization is
the only word which can be used to de-
scribe the feeling provoked here. says a
Berlin dispatch to the Herald by spec
ial editions of the papers containing
news of the postponement of the eoron-
alton. It is generally admitted that
King Edward is a strong connecting
link between this country and Eng
land
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Tramns Fight on a Train.

Evanston, Wyo., June 25.-A gang Of
tramps stealing a ride on Union Pacific
freight had a bloody battle with clubs
near here yesterday AS result, one man
was taken to Ogden in a dying condition,
two others received bullet wounds and
several others We're badly beaten up. A
number Of others were thrown or jumped
from the fast moving train, all receiving
more or less serious injuries. One of the
less injured came to this city and reported
the affair The cause of the trouble was
not learned.
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Construction Company Chartered.

New York. June 25.-Articles OF incor-
poration have been filed in Jersey City
by the Occidental Construction COM
pany which is capitalized at $4,000. The
incorporators include E. c. Thomas,
who is chairman of the Erie railroad:
S. r. Galloway, president of the Ameri-
Pierce, president of the Southern rail-
road and Leonard F. Loree, president Of
the Baltimore & Ohio. 1t was reported
that the company was formed to carry
out construction plans which the Erie
railway has underway. but this was de-
MED.
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BusrN Ess IS STUNNED.
Manufacturers of Medals and Badges
Badly Hurt.

London, June 25-The business section Of
London is slow in recovering from the
stunning effects of yesterdays develop
ments. While the barriers around West
minister abbey have been removed the dec
orations are being completed for the bene-
Fl tomorrow Saturday and Sunday of the
crowds. The demolition of the stands has
begun and progresses slowly. The hotels
and provision dealers are hit the hardest.