The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-06-26

a fall of half point. His majesty,
under ordinary conditions, was not
looked upon as a good subject for
operations, and though the king
passed successfully through the or
deal 1t is believed that four or five
weeks must elapse before he will be
able to undergo the arduous labors of
the coronation ceremony. There
fore, no date can yet be indicated for
carrying out the coronation.
Official announcements of the kings
serious illness were made to public
bodies as speedily as possible.
To Carry Out Country Celebrations.
During the afternoon the earl mar
shall, the duke of Norfolk, issued the
following notice:
1.-THE earl marshal has received the king s
| commands to express his majesty's deep
| sorrow that owing to his serious illness the
| coronation ceremony must be postponed.
The celebrations in London will In conse-
quence be likewise postponed, but II Is the
| kings earnest hope that the celebrations in
the country shall be held as already ar
| ranged"
The king also expressed to the lord
mayor his desire that his majesty's
dinner to the poor of London be not
postponed.
Special Ambassadors to BE Sent Home
Nothing has yet been decided re-
| garding the movements of the foreign
guests. The first intimation which
Whitelaw Reid, the special ambassa-
dor of the United States to the
| ha1
wrong was contained in communica-
tion canceling the state banquet
| which was to be held at Buckingham
| palace Tuesday night, but no mention
was then made of the postponement
| of the great ceremonies of the week
1t is understood, however, that the
special ambassadors and royal
| guests will return to their respective
couRtries as soon as more definite
news is received of the result of the
operation.
President Hears of Kings Illness.
Washington, June 25.--A cablegram
from Ambassador Choate, at London
to the state department, received
Tuesday morning, says that the
coronation has been postponed in
definitely on account of the indisposi
ton of the king. The message was
taken to the president by Acting Sec
rotary of State Hill, and the former
| laid it before the cabinet,
The president just before leaving
the white house for the railroad sta
tion sent the following cablegram tc
King Edwards:
His Majesty. Edward VII, London
| I ask your majesty 10 accept my sincere as
rurances of sympathy and wishes for speed!
| convalescence.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
Explanation of Kings Illness.
New York, June 25.-Dr. Cyrus Ed
son explains the kings illness and
| the operation as follows:
"Perityphlitis is Inflammation, including
| the formation of an abscess, of the tissues
around the veriform appendix and, hence
| perityphlitis is hard to distinguish at once
| from appendicitis Usually an operation Il
| necessary to ascertain whether the appen
| dix or the surrounding tissue is diseased
| In the kings case there is probably ar
abscess at the head of the large intestine
where the appendix begins, and the opera
| tion to-day was an immediate necessity be.
cause the abscess had to be got at and
1 emptied of its contents, or pus. OF course
| cannot say what further than the abscess
was discovered by the surgeons--that is
| to what extent the Inflammation had af
| fected that part of the kings body. I'm
| der ordinary circumstances he ought Il
| recover in three or four weeks, but after
| recovery 1t would perhaps be four week!
more before he would be able to perform
| his part in the coronation ceremony.
1.-The kings trouble is in his right side
| inv dawn"