The Neshoba Democrat., 1910-05-12
Can't Entertain Roosevelt.

Only ii day or two ago the king was
conducting the business of state and Civ
ing audiences, but on "Wednesday he was
compelled to submit to the orders of his
physicians. Since then until the end his
decline was rapid.
The death of his majesty will mean the
abandonment of the principal functions
of eX-Prcsident Rooscvelt's tour. The
official receptions with the court in
mourning and the embassy entertain
ments will be cancelled and the presenta-
tion of the freedom of the city and the
luncheon at the Guild Hall will probably
be given up.
Sat Up All Day.
If Mr.. Roosevclt's visit to England is
carried out it will be shorn of all dis
play. kilograms from Berlin say that
the German emperor will proceed to Eng
land, and Mr.. Roosevelt's visit must be
postponed.
According to unofficial reports, the
king remained sitting in chair through
out the day. He suffered from frequent
and violent attacks of coughing During
his quiet intervals, however, the king
was fully conscious and made inquiries
about state engagements, and even asked
about the success of his horses at the
kcmpton races.
As the evening advanced, he expert.
enced difficulty in breathing. which great
ly affected the heart, the left ventricle
failing to act, while the oxygen no longer
afforded the relief it had previously
given. His majesty soon sunk into a
eomatosc condition, from which he prac-
tically never rallied.
Later, confirmation was forthcoming
that the king refused to remain in bed.
He insisted upon getting up to transact
business Of state as usual with his sec-
retnry, facing his illness with courage
and determination. lie had numerous at
tachs OF coughing, and one badly parox-
ysm of coughing in the forenoon. The
paroXysm occurred in the afternoon until
the evening when the attacks took the
form of failure of breath. Although the
king lapsed into comatose condition,
he remained sitting up, and oxygen was
freely administered.
1t was about 10 o'clock when Drs.
Lacking and Reid conveyed to the queen,
the prince of Wales and other members
of the family who were waiting in ad-
joining rooms, the tragic tidngs that
there was no hope and that death was
a mere matter of time. The king was
then partly conscious, and soon after
wards rallied sufficiently to recognize his
wife and his son.
Worry Aggravated Illness.
Pneumonia, following bronchitis, is be-
lieved to have been the cause of death,
but the doctors have refused to make II
statement. Some of the kings friends
are convinced that worry over the curl
Gus political situation which confronted
him. with sleepless nights, aggravated, if
it did not cause, the fatal illness.
Besides the nearest relatives in Eng
land the duke of Fife and the arch
bishop of Canterbury were in the death
chamber. The kings brother, the duke
of Connaught, with his family, is at
Suez, Fastening home from Africa The
kings daughter. Queen Maud of Norway,
will start for England.
The intelligence that the end of King
Edwards reign had come was not sur
prise at the last. The people had been
expecting to hear it any hour.
The capital received it without excite
ment, but sadly, for the king with his
own people was unquestionably one of
the most popular rulers in the world.
Force for Peace.