The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-09
Throat Affection Demands Use
 of Surgeons Knife' | POLYPUS IN THE LARYNX
Announcement of Emperor's Illness Causes Much Astonishment Among Court OfficiaIs-His Condition
 Not Considered Serious.

Berlin. November s-Emperor William underwent an operation yesterday to re- move a growth from the larynx The growth was not serious. The following bulletin was issued this morning.
 The emperor spent yesterday quietly in his room. He slept throughout the night without interruption. The small wound is no pain or other discomfort in the throat. His majesty's temperature this morning was S6.2 (centigrade); pulse 60. It was announced at o'clock tonight that the surgeons expect that the em- peror will be out of doors in a week. He has arranged a hunting trip for Friday, November 2. The operation yesterday was for the removal of polypus from his larynx. He was attended by Prof. Moritz Schmidt, and the work was en- tirely successful. The only inconvenience suffered by his majesty is that he has been enjoined not to speak until the wound dAused by the operation has been healed The bulletins announcing the re- suit of the operation caused much aston ishment, even among court officials, who had no suspicion that his majesty was suffering from any affection of the throat The emperor himself appears not to have known of the growth in his larynx until few days ago. and apparently suffered no discomfort from 1t.
 The following is an authorized account of the operation as given to the North German Gazette:
 Authorized Account.
 Potsdam, November 7.-IIis majesty to- day underwent an operation for the re- moval of polypus from his larynx. The operation was performed by Prof. Moritz Schmidt. and was most successful His majesty is only enjoined not to speak until the wound caused by the operation is healed. (Sgned)
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 The North German Gazette publishes the report of Prof. Johannes Orth, the famous cancer specialist who succeeded the late Prof. Virchow in the chair of pathological anatomy in the university of Berlin. Prof. Orth made a miscroscopical examination which shows that the poly lpus consisted of a thin soft connective tissue, containing very few cells. This
 
 epithelium, sharply defined from the tis- sue. A portion of the connective tissue cells contained fine brown augmented granules which evidently were the result of former slight hemorrhages The poly pus also contained large number of thin walled corpuseles.
 Tt is therefore" says Prof Orth, ''only a question of a benign connective tissue poypus."
 The court circular this morning made the following announcement:
 Won Buelow Received.
 ''rhe emperor yesterday went for a walk. No guests were invited to luncheon or dinner yesterday, but Count von Bue- low, the imperial chancellor. will be the emperor's guest at luncheon today"
 The emperor received Count von Bue- low at noon today and afterwards lunch ed with the empress and the count in his bedroom. Countess von Buelow found the emperor as chatty and animated as usual The emperor wore a dressing gown instead of coat. He took liquid , foods and did not indulge in the courses Nserved. His general health has never fbeen so good. He has not felt the ear laffection which troubled him for years and has quite outgrown the nervous trou- ,ble that formerly impelled him to inces- sant physical activity. It is stated that lle GiIlpeTcI Will cOnllHue to receive WIS., itors on official business The growth in the larynx at once suggested that the emperor might be suffering from some- thing worse than a simple polypus, but Professors von Lenthod Ilberg. Schmidt and Orth supplemented the bulletins in replying to inquiries by the most positive personal declarations that the affection was merely a good natured polypus, which is not likely to return, or to be followed by any evil effects''
 Prince William Leaves.
 Berlin, November 8-Crown Prince Frederick William, accompanied by Count Marshal von Trotha, left Potsdam at noon today for Wernigerode.
 Progressing Favorably.
 Berlin, November s.-Tonight Emperor William was, reported as progressing fa- vorably There is no danger of compl- cations resulting from the operation
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