The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-06-25
ALMOST CERTAIN Death
CONFR0NTS king EDWARD
His Life Today Hangs By Thread According the Latest Announce
nnen From London

& LONDON June ss-Bullen a n NON the highest
hoy IS learned that at this hour the kings physicians
y ~ thread
The tubes described in the accounts the operation
g placed IN the sack formed by the evacuated absees
for drainage purposes this authority replace
ssction of the bowel which necessity removed.
Nobody is able to live long with placed the
@ hope the physicians have tubes draw
he bowels together and them The chances such
aton being successful under the favorable
6Son are SO slight that they barely worth considering
and that the possibility of the kings recovery
rnoe although he linger for days The third day is
viewed with grave apprehension by the physicians
Niro-gyeern is being constantly used maintain his
nasstys everdecreasing vitality Plainly but little
ope tor the royal patient His death may be of only
few hours.
The Princess Christian called to the palace shortly
after o'clock this afternoon.
BY the kings special desire the coronation honors will
- published tomorrow as previously arranged.
Notwithstanding the known gravity of the case an off,
al bulletin issued o'clock this afternoon follows:
Be- expected. HIS condition reasonably satisfactory
tSigned) 'TREvEs. LAKIN. BARLOW"
BULLETIN. p NAN OFFICIAL BULLETIN JUST ISSUED
sAvs MS MAJESTY PASSED FAIRLY COMFORTABLE DAY.
we GENERAL STRENGTHS BEING WELL MAINTAINED,
SssaE ARE Few SYMPTOMS CAUSING SPECIAL ANXIETY
NEW YORK; JUNE 2A-A LONDON SPECIAL THE STOCK.
BROKER TMgo O'CLOCK. SAYS THAT TRUSTWORTHY IN.
FORMATION Is CONDITION or the KING HAS
SvRNGo ron TIE LORD MAYOR HASTILY sum.
uoNgo THE DUKE BUCKINGHAM AT O'CLOCK.
LONDON. June as.-Between the admitted gravity of
the case the difficulty of obtaining and the
incomplete information contained in the physicians bulletins
e people OF London today tossed by doubt
ship in storm Throughout the night the
ronged with two distinct classes of people-those
wise connected with the coronation the lower
classes who care for but little beyond for registering
The gravity of the FIRST class dependent on the
love Of country the prospects for big financial
ny Offset by the hoodum element which
streets singing bosterousy wandered maudingly from
proom to taproom The great middle respectable
the city retired from the after bulletin
An London early and sought morning papers or
bn boards for the first information the condition of
he king At o'clock the morning papers told majes-
had resul sleep after midnight and that Sir Frederick
Tseves, who performed the operation Sir Francis H. Lan
nd Sir Thomas Barlow, remained in the palace night
Not until broad daylight there outward sign of life
about the palace other than the moving senes the groups
newspaper men and waiting messengers. Not light or
sound betokened anything unusual in the abode of
euwned ruler Not until o'clock the curiosity Of the
owd which had by this time increased dense throng
bw-spoken people, rewarded by any information Then an
suerry strobe forth and announced that his majesty
nssed good night that there complications and