The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-06-25

ne VIII be able TO un~sfgo the nrduous
labors OF the coronation ceremonial. There
fore no date can yet &c Indicated for carry
lug out the coronation.
Official announcements uf the king scrl-
Gus Illness were made "a public bodies us
speedily as possible. Word was sent 20 the
house Of commons an1 the acting lord
chamberlain. Lord Churchll. peTsonat.y de-
livcred to the Mansion. house the oftcinl
residence Of the lotd mayor, a message re-
garding his majcsty's Illness, and nc this
mornings rehearsal Of the coronation cere-
monies IN Westminster abbey. the bishop or
London, Rt Rev. a. +. Ingam at the re-
quest Of Lord Esherl TIE deputy governor
OF Windsor castle made a statement as
follows
have to make yc;y sad announce
ment The king Is suffering from an
Illness witch makes m operation neces.
sary today. The coronation therefore
Is postponed.
The bishop requested the congregation 70
join In the litauy out " the coronation
service aud pray for tue recovery OF the
kins.
THE KINGS UNFAILtNG COURTESY.
During tho afternoon the carl marshal
the duke OF Norfolk, lssucA the following
notice:
The carl mnrsha has received tho
kings command 10 EXPRESS bis m1j'Sty's
deep sorrow thar owing 90 blS serious
Illness the coronation crtymonf must
he postponed. Ihe celebration 10 Lon.
don In consequence vi bp likewise
postponed, hGt IL j. tho kings earnest
hope that the celebrations VA the coun-
try shnll he held rs nlIeady arranged
Tho King MISC EXPRESSED 10 the lord
mayor his desire that his mlicstF's d'u-
nor 20 the poor OF London be not post
poncd.
Nothing has been decided regarding the
movements OF the foreign guests The arst
intination Whitoaw Reid Tho special am
bassador Of the United states to the coro-
had Ns
contained III communication caucclling
the state bannuct which was 10 be he'd at
hpcklngbam paloca tonight. but no men
Of the great ceremonies Of the week 1t Is
understood, however, that the special am
bas nd0r and rocal guests win return to
their respective countries.
outside 81 Buckingham palace enormous
tnrouGS ~ people rougrcgQtrd since early
morn Ug for the purpose OF witnessing the
arrival nf the special ambassadors ao
were 10 he received by the king and queen
today
WAITING THOUSANDS DISMAYED
Large numbers o. foreign representatives
actualy arrived hut the shortness Of their
stay was noted. Inquiries were made and
soon the news Of hia muiesty's serious
state Of health VAS circulated among the
waiting thousands.
At the various palaces and hotels, where
81
,',o ''''i1n representatives. are staying tue
- 'Ne N'1'''st "'s'"uS'
IN III. "'i'"n' nav" w
crptlon an tbe p9iara 'O h,It = ,ag re-
the "tickers' announced his malesty's iii.
ness, ness "1 the preparations for the day
in Tho s,r,,,. r,o .h,,- ...,,.,.
over toe crowds was most pronounced
b bPaine seemed payalySed and II was lonS
tel,isetiGe u.s. ~ ~ 'NS Stpr mug iu,
dnv wore ON herp,us ,i,o.o n,,d -, S ,','
ge,tcd ANA tho brlji,v ,.r,,.I W. ~
into group, reading Tho nvtr,s Ma ~
the people .ccWin,gIv felt dnzcj and y,' r,,,,.
Is apprcclattd t6c mil hIn0rt "f MAJ
they read
Wogk on the stands ,racted ON ,r.. IIo.
to cnahlc reopla 10 yIetv tbn rGrnnotIn,
procession yvog GRADUALLY dtsrnpttn, ''V''
The lord mayor has instructed me WORK.
weu 10 d2muIsh tho stands In from Of tbc
Mansion house. Those I'm Plrcndiuy viii he
taken down tomorrow.
In the course of the early afternoon n
bulletin was issued from Ruckiupiain mi
ace announcing Thar the operation had been
successful that a largo absrags md hcrn
evacuated ana that the kIag's cnnditlon
was satisfactory 4 court official INFORMED
il representative Of the Associated Press
that his majesty was recovering sntIsfac.
IflH MON ARt HIS CHIEF CONCERN