The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-27
Pain Has Returned to Wound 1ut This is Not Se-
 IiOus Symptom
HIS MAJESTY INSISTS Oh
 ATTENDING ID BUSINESS
Display of Courage and Good Temper Is Renarfabie-Serdces Held Throughout the Empire and
 Many Prayers Offered.

London, June 76-The following bulle- tn was posted at Buckingham Palace at Ii o'clock tonight.
 "The King has passed q fairly com fortable day and has maintained his strength. There Is a returning desire for food which has been very carefully givsn There has been some return of pain ia tho wound.
 (sisrsdl TREVES,
 LEAKING.
 BARLOW" London, June 26-(Midnight.)- )-Those around King Edward continue to Do as- tonfshed at his rapid recovery, The slightly annoying symptoms mentioned in the bulletin issued at Il o'clock tonight are quite inconsequsntial, compared to the fact which the Associated Press has learned that his majesty again took food tonight and was afterward allowed to smoke a cigar.
 Queen Alexandria sat with her hus- band all the evening, and only left him after he had fallen into peaceful sleep Mention by the Kings doctors of the care with which food is administered to the royal patient and of the return of pain in the wound, can safely be taken as merely an earnest effort of their con- scientious intention to make public the slightest adverse symptoms. however un- important
 The Kings courage and good temper are remarkable and today he personally wrote several telegrams and one or two notes.
 As evidence of the Kings persistent re- fusal to efface himself from his connec- tion with state affairs and in corrobora- tion of the statement that the physicians are satisfied with their patients oondi- tion. it is learned that besides person. ally opening telegrams Wednesday even ing, King Edward then insisted upon full inspection of the honor list
 Male aOne Appointment.
 There was one appointment of consid- erable importance with which he had not been definitely decided at that time; the king approved this nomination and gave the final order to the department inter ested thus saving one of the recipients of honors from severe disappointment Tonight King Edward is better in ev- cry way than he was last night or this morning. The return of pain In his wound is not accompanied by any ap- nreciable increase of temperature. In fact King Edwards doctors are inclined to regard the patients pain and his appe- lite as healthy symptoms, although with the reserve they have maintained throughout, they refrain from comment ing thereon.
 To these hopes of a favorable issue of the kings illness no less an authority than the queen gives encouragement Writing to the lord mayor of London, Sir. Joseph c. Dimsdale today, to thank him for his expressions of the sympathy of the city of London, Queen Alexandra says:
 Queen Is Hopeful.
 ''rhe queen rejoces to think that the bulletin of this morning gives favor able report of the king"
 Following the expressed desire of the Prince of Wales, the arrangements for Illuminating the city, which involved the costly erection of set pieces for electric and gas lights, will be allowed to remain and will be utalizcd Immediately, it Is authortatively announced. when the King is out Of danger"
 By the Kings personal desire the royal pardons of offenders in the army will go Into effect just as if the coronation had occurred.
 The most striking feature of coronation day as it is still called. waE the universal substitution of services of intercession for those rejoicing. The services occurred throughout the country and on board the xroa. fleet mat lies unreviewed in Ports mouth harbor. Yet even these marked pathetic and dramatic elements. In face of todsy's favorable bulletins tears and utani-s are obviously out of place. The crowds that packed the streets of the metropolis until midnight tonight evident iy appreciated this. they did not ''naf- dck-" but there was general sense of rejoicing which even with the most un- rtriY sacfion failed to hecome inord,nate